N-PX 1 d526158dnpx.htm BLACKROCK UNCONSTRAINED EQUITY FUND BlackRock Unconstrained Equity Fund

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-PX

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number: 811-21759

Name of Fund: BlackRock Unconstrained Equity Fund

Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

Name and address of agent for service: John Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Unconstrained Equity Fund, 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001.

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 441-7762

Date of fiscal year end: 04/30

Date of reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2023

 

 

 


Item 1 – Proxy Voting Record – Attached hereto.



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ICA File Number: 811-21759
Reporting Period: 07/01/2022 - 06/30/2023
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ANSYS, INC.

Ticker:       ANSS           Security ID:  03662Q105
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 14, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Robert M. Calderoni      For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Glenda M. Dorchak        For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Ajei S. Gopal            For       For          Management
2     Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as         For       For          Management
      Auditors
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
4     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management
5     Declassify the Board of Directors       For       For          Management


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ASML HOLDING NV

Ticker:       ASML           Security ID:  N07059202
Meeting Date: APR 26, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 29, 2023

#     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
3a    Approve Remuneration Report             For       For          Management
3b    Adopt Financial Statements and          For       For          Management
      Statutory Reports
3c    Receive Explanation on Company's        None      None         Management
      Reserves and Dividend Policy
3d    Approve Dividends                       For       For          Management
4a    Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
4b    Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
5     Approve Number of Shares for            For       For          Management
      Management Board
6a    Amend Remuneration Policy for the       For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
6b    Amend Remuneration of the Members of    For       For          Management
      the Supervisory Board
7     Receive Information on the Composition  None      None         Management
      of the Management Board and Announce
      Intention to Appoint W.R. Allan to
      Management Board
8     Elect N.S. Andersen to Supervisory      For       For          Management
      Board
8b    Elect J.P. de Kreij to Supervisory      For       For          Management
      Board
8c    Discuss Composition of the Supervisory  None      None         Management
      Board
9     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers           For       For          Management
      Accountants N.V. as Auditors
10a   Grant Board Authority to Issue Shares   For       For          Management
      Up to 5 Percent of Issued Capital Plus
      Additional 5 Percent in Case of Merger
      or Acquisition
10b   Authorize Board to Exclude Preemptive   For       For          Management
      Rights from Share Issuances
11    Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10        For       For          Management
      Percent of Issued Share Capital
12    Authorize Cancellation of Repurchased   For       For          Management
      Shares
13    Other Business (Non-Voting)             None      None         Management
14    Close Meeting                           None      None         Management


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AUTO TRADER GROUP PLC

Ticker:       AUTO           Security ID:  G06708104
Meeting Date: SEP 15, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  SEP 13, 2022

#     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     Re-elect Ed Williams as Director        For       For          Management
5     Re-elect Nathan Coe as Director         For       For          Management
6     Re-elect David Keens as Director        For       For          Management
7     Re-elect Jill Easterbrook as Director   For       For          Management
8     Re-elect Jeni Mundy as Director         For       For          Management
9     Re-elect Catherine Faiers as Director   For       For          Management
10    Re-elect Jamie Warner as Director       For       For          Management
11    Re-elect Sigga Sigurdardottir as        For       For          Management
      Director
12    Elect Jasvinder Gakhal 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               For       For          Management
16    Authorise Issue of Equity without       For       For          Management
      Pre-emptive Rights
17    Authorise Issue of Equity without       For       For          Management
      Pre-emptive Rights in Connection with
      an Acquisition or Specified Capital
      Investment
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


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CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC.

Ticker:       CDNS           Security ID:  127387108
Meeting Date: MAY 04, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 06, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Mark W. Adams            For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Ita Brennan              For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Lewis Chew               For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Anirudh Devgan           For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director ML Krakauer              For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Julia Liuson             For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director James D. Plummer         For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Alberto                  For       For          Management
      Sangiovanni-Vincentelli
1.9   Elect Director John B. Shoven           For       For          Management
1.10  Elect Director Young K. Sohn            For       For          Management
2     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For          Management
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
4     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management
5     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as    For       For          Management
      Auditors
6     Remove One-Year Holding Period          Against   Against      Shareholder
      Requirement to Call Special Meeting


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COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION

Ticker:       COST           Security ID:  22160K105
Meeting Date: JAN 19, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  NOV 11, 2022

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Susan L. Decker          For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Kenneth D. Denman        For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Richard A. Galanti       For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Hamilton E. James        For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director W. Craig Jelinek         For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Sally Jewell             For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Charles T. Munger        For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Jeffrey S. Raikes        For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director John W. Stanton          For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Ron M. Vachris           For       For          Management
1k    Elect Director Mary Agnes (Maggie)      For       For          Management
      Wilderotter
2     Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors             For       For          Management
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
4     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management
5     Report on Risk Due to Restrictions on   Against   Against      Shareholder
      Reproductive Rights


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FERRARI NV

Ticker:       RACE           Security ID:  N3167Y103
Meeting Date: APR 14, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 17, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Open Meeting                            None      None         Management
2.a   Receive Director's Board Report         None      None         Management
      (Non-Voting)
2.b   Receive Explanation on Company's        None      None         Management
      Reserves and Dividend Policy
2.c   Approve Remuneration Report             For       For          Management
2.d   Adopt Financial Statements and          For       For          Management
      Statutory Reports
2.e   Approve Dividends of EUR 1.810 Per      For       For          Management
      Share
2.f   Approve Discharge of Directors          For       For          Management
3.a   Reelect John Elkann as Executive        For       For          Management
      Director
3.b   Reelect Benedetto Vigna as Executive    For       For          Management
      Director
3.c   Reelect Piero Ferrari as Non-Executive  For       For          Management
      Director
3.d   Reelect Delphine Arnault  as            For       For          Management
      Non-Executive Director
3.e   Reelect Francesca Bellettini as         For       Abstain      Management
      Non-Executive Director
3.f   Reelect Eduardo H. Cue as               For       For          Management
      Non-Executive Director
3.g   Reelect Sergio Duca as Non-Executive    For       Abstain      Management
      Director
3.h   Reelect John Galantic as Non-Executive  For       For          Management
      Director
3.i   Reelect Maria Patrizia Grieco as        For       For          Management
      Non-Executive Director
3.j   Reelect Adam Keswick as Non-Executive   For       Abstain      Management
      Director
3.k   Elect Michelangelo Volpi as             For       For          Management
      Non-Executive Director
4.1   Grant Board Authority to Issue Shares   For       For          Management
      Up To 10 Percent of Issued Capital
4.2   Authorize Board to Exclude Preemptive   For       For          Management
      Rights from Share Issuances
5     Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10        For       For          Management
      Percent of Issued Common Shares
6     Approve Awards to Executive Director    For       For          Management
7     Close Meeting                           None      None         Management


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FLOOR & DECOR HOLDINGS, INC.

Ticker:       FND            Security ID:  339750101
Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 15, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Dwight L. James          For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Melissa Kersey           For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Peter M. Starrett        For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Thomas V. Taylor         For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director George Vincent West      For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Charles D. Young         For       For          Management
2     Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors    For       For          Management
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
4     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For          Management


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INTUIT INC.

Ticker:       INTU           Security ID:  461202103
Meeting Date: JAN 19, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  NOV 21, 2022

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Eve Burton               For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Scott D. Cook            For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Richard L. Dalzell       For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Sasan K. Goodarzi        For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Deborah Liu              For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Tekedra Mawakana         For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Suzanne Nora Johnson     For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Thomas Szkutak           For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Raul Vazquez             For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors    For       For          Management
4     Amend Qualified Employee Stock          For       For          Management
      Purchase Plan


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INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.

Ticker:       ISRG           Security ID:  46120E602
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 28, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Craig H. Barratt         For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Joseph C. Beery          For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Gary S. Guthart          For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Amal M. Johnson          For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Don R. Kania             For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Amy L. Ladd              For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Keith R. Leonard, Jr.    For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Alan J. Levy             For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Jami Dover Nachtsheim    For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Monica P. Reed           For       For          Management
1k    Elect Director Mark J. Rubash           For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management
4     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as    For       For          Management
      Auditors
5     Report on Gender/Racial Pay Gap         Against   Against      Shareholder


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LONZA GROUP AG

Ticker:       LONN           Security ID:  H50524133
Meeting Date: MAY 05, 2023   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 3.50 per Share
5.1.1 Reelect Albert Baehny as Director       For       For          Management
5.1.2 Reelect Marion Helmes as Director       For       For          Management
5.1.3 Reelect Angelica Kohlmann as Director   For       For          Management
5.1.4 Reelect Christoph Maeder as Director    For       For          Management
5.1.5 Reelect Roger Nitsch as Director        For       For          Management
5.1.6 Reelect Barbara Richmond as Director    For       For          Management
5.1.7 Reelect Juergen Steinemann as Director  For       For          Management
5.1.8 Reelect Olivier Verscheure as Director  For       For          Management
5.2   Reelect Albert Baehny as Board Chair    For       For          Management
5.3.1 Reappoint Angelica Kohlmann as Member   For       For          Management
      of the Nomination and Compensation
      Committee
5.3.2 Reappoint Christoph Maeder as Member    For       For          Management
      of the Nomination and Compensation
      Committee
5.3.3 Reappoint Juergen Steinemann as Member  For       For          Management
      of the Nomination and Compensation
      Committee
6     Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors for Fiscal   For       For          Management
      Year 2023
7     Ratify Deloitte AG as Auditors for      For       For          Management
      Fiscal Year 2024
8     Designate ThomannFischer as             For       For          Management
      Independent Proxy
9.1   Amend Corporate Purpose                 For       For          Management
9.2   Approve Creation of Capital Band        For       For          Management
      within the Upper Limit of CHF 86.6
      Million and the Lower Limit of CHF 67.
      1 Million with or without Exclusion of
      Preemptive Rights
9.3   Amend Articles Re: Voting on the        For       For          Management
      Executive Committee Compensation
9.4   Amend Articles of Association           For       For          Management
10    Approve Remuneration of Directors in    For       For          Management
      the Amount of CHF 2.9 Million
11.1  Approve Variable Short-Term             For       For          Management
      Remuneration of Executive Committee in
      the Amount of CHF 3.5 Million for
      Fiscal Year 2022
11.2  Approve Variable Long-Term              For       For          Management
      Remuneration of Executive Committee in
      the Amount of CHF 12.1 Million for
      Fiscal Year 2023
11.3  Approve Fixed Remuneration of           For       For          Management
      Executive Committee in the Amount of
      CHF 3.3 Million for the Period July 1,
      2023 - December 31, 2023
11.4  Approve Fixed and Variable Long-Term    For       For          Management
      Remuneration of Executive Committee in
      the Amount of CHF 19.6 Million for the
      Period January 1, 2024 - December 31,
      2024
12    Transact Other Business (Voting)        For       Abstain      Management


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LVMH MOET HENNESSY LOUIS VUITTON SE

Ticker:       MC             Security ID:  F58485115
Meeting Date: APR 20, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:  APR 18, 2023

#     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 12.00 per Share
4     Approve Auditors' Special Report on     For       Against      Management
      Related-Party Transactions
5     Reelect Delphine Arnault as Director    For       For          Management
6     Reelect Antonio Belloni as Director     For       For          Management
7     Reelect Marie-Josee Kravis as Director  For       Against      Management
8     Reelect Marie-Laure Sauty de Chalon as  For       For          Management
      Director
9     Reelect Natacha Valla as Director       For       For          Management
10    Elect Laurent Mignon as Director        For       Against      Management
11    Renew Appointment of Lord Powell of     For       Against      Management
      Bayswater as Censor
12    Appoint Diego Della Valle as Censor     For       Against      Management
13    Approve Compensation Report of          For       Against      Management
      Corporate Officers
14    Approve Compensation of Bernard         For       Against      Management
      Arnault, Chairman and CEO
15    Approve Compensation of Antonio         For       Against      Management
      Belloni, Vice-CEO
16    Approve Remuneration Policy of          For       For          Management
      Directors
17    Approve Remuneration Policy of          For       Against      Management
      Chairman and CEO
18    Approve Remuneration Policy of Vice-CEO For       Against      Management
19    Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10        For       For          Management
      Percent of Issued Share Capital
20    Authorize Decrease in Share Capital     For       For          Management
      via Cancellation of Repurchased Shares
21    Authorize Capitalization of Reserves    For       For          Management
      of Up to EUR 20 Million for Bonus
      Issue or Increase in Par Value
22    Authorize Issuance of Equity or         For       For          Management
      Equity-Linked Securities with
      Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate
      Nominal Amount of EUR 20 Million
23    Authorize Issuance of Equity or         For       Against      Management
      Equity-Linked Securities without
      Preemptive Rights With Binding
      Priority Right up to Aggregate Nominal
      Amount of EUR 20 Million
24    Approve Issuance of Equity or           For       Against      Management
      Equity-Linked Securities for Qualified
      Investors, up to Aggregate Nominal
      Amount of EUR 20 Million
25    Authorize Board to Increase Capital in  For       Against      Management
      the Event of Additional Demand Related
      to Delegation Submitted to Shareholder
      Vote Above
26    Authorize Capital Increase of Up to     For       Against      Management
      EUR 20 Million for Future Exchange
      Offers
27    Authorize Capital Increase of up to 10  For       For          Management
      Percent of Issued Capital for
      Contributions in Kind
28    Authorize up to 1 Percent of Issued     For       Against      Management
      Capital for Use in Stock Option Plans
      Reserved for Employees and Corporate
      Officers
29    Authorize Capital Issuances for Use in  For       For          Management
      Employee Stock Purchase Plans
30    Set Total Limit for Capital Increase    For       For          Management
      to Result from All Issuance Requests
      at EUR 20 Million


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MASIMO CORPORATION

Ticker:       MASI           Security ID:  574795100
Meeting Date: JUN 26, 2023   Meeting Type: Proxy Contest
Record Date:  MAY 11, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
      Management Universal Proxy (White
      Proxy Card)
#     Proposal                                Diss Rec  Vote Cast    Sponsor
      From the Combined List of Management &
      Dissident Nominees - Elect 2 Directors
1a    Elect Management Nominee Director H     For       Withhold     Management
      Michael Cohen
1b    Elect Management Nominee Director       For       For          Management
      Julie A. Shimer
1c    Elect Dissident Nominee Director        Withhold  For          Shareholder
      Michelle Brennan
1d    Elect Dissident Nominee Director        Withhold  Withhold     Shareholder
      Quentin Koffey
2     Ratify Grant Thornton LLP as Auditors   For       For          Management
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
4     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management
5     Declassify the Board of Directors       For       For          Management
6     Approve Increase in Size of Board from  For       For          Management
      Five to Seven
7     Approve Repeal Any Provision of or      Against   For          Shareholder
      Amendment to Bylaws of the Company
      Adopted Without the Approval of
      Shareholders after April 20, 2023 and
      Through the Conclusion of the Annual
      Meeting
#     Proposal                                Diss Rec  Vote Cast    Sponsor
      Dissident Universal Proxy (Blue Proxy
      Card)
#     Proposal                                Diss Rec  Vote Cast    Sponsor
      From the Combined List of Management &
      Dissident Nominees - Elect 2 Directors
      Politan Nominees
1a    Elect Dissident Nominee Director        For       Did Not Vote Shareholder
      Michelle Brennan
1b    Elect Dissident Nominee Director        For       Did Not Vote Shareholder
      Quentin Koffey
      Company Nominees Opposed by Politan
1a    Elect Management Nominee Director H     Withhold  Did Not Vote Management
      Michael Cohen
1b    Elect Management Nominee Director       Withhold  Did Not Vote Management
      Julie A. Shimer
2     Ratify Grant Thornton LLP as Auditors   For       Did Not Vote Management
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           Against   Did Not Vote Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
4     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  Did Not Vote Management
5     Declassify the Board of Directors       For       Did Not Vote Management
6     Approve Increase in Size of Board from  Abstain   Did Not Vote Management
      Five to Seven
7     Approve Repeal Any Provision of or      For       Did Not Vote Shareholder
      Amendment to Bylaws of the Company
      Adopted Without the Approval of
      Shareholders after April 20, 2023 and
      Through the Conclusion of the Annual
      Meeting


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MASTERCARD INCORPORATED

Ticker:       MA             Security ID:  57636Q104
Meeting Date: JUN 27, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 28, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Merit E. Janow           For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Candido Bracher          For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Richard K. Davis         For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Julius Genachowski       For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Choon Phong Goh          For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Oki Matsumoto            For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Michael Miebach          For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Youngme Moon             For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Rima Qureshi             For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Gabrielle Sulzberger     For       For          Management
1k    Elect Director Harit Talwar             For       For          Management
1l    Elect Director Lance Uggla              For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management
4     Approve Qualified Employee Stock        For       For          Management
      Purchase Plan
5     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as    For       For          Management
      Auditors
6     Report on Overseeing Risks Related to   Against   Against      Shareholder
      Discrimination
7     Report on Establishing Merchant         Against   Against      Shareholder
      Category Code for Gun and Ammunition
      Stores
8     Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy  Against   Against      Shareholder
9     Amend Bylaws to Require Shareholder     Against   Against      Shareholder
      Approval of Certain Provisions Related
      to Director Nominations by Shareholders
10    Report on Cost-Benefit Analysis of      Against   Against      Shareholder
      Diversity and Inclusion Efforts


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MICROSOFT CORPORATION

Ticker:       MSFT           Security ID:  594918104
Meeting Date: DEC 13, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  OCT 12, 2022

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Reid G. Hoffman          For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Hugh F. Johnston         For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Teri L. List             For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Satya Nadella            For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Sandra E. Peterson       For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Penny S. Pritzker        For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Carlos A. Rodriguez      For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Charles W. Scharf        For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director John W. Stanton          For       For          Management
1.10  Elect Director John W. Thompson         For       For          Management
1.11  Elect Director Emma N. Walmsley         For       For          Management
1.12  Elect Director Padmasree Warrior        For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as         For       For          Management
      Auditors
4     Report on Cost/Benefit Analysis of      Against   Against      Shareholder
      Diversity and Inclusion
5     Report on Hiring of Persons with        Against   Against      Shareholder
      Arrest or Incarceration Records
6     Assess and Report on the Company's      Against   Against      Shareholder
      Retirement Funds' Management of
      Systemic Climate Risk
7     Report on Government Use of Microsoft   Against   Against      Shareholder
      Technology
8     Report on Development of Products for   Against   Against      Shareholder
      Military
9     Report on Tax Transparency              Against   Against      Shareholder


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NIKE, INC.

Ticker:       NKE            Security ID:  654106103
Meeting Date: SEP 09, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  JUL 08, 2022

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Alan B. Graf, Jr.        For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Peter B. Henry           For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Michelle A. Peluso       For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       Against      Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as    For       For          Management
      Auditors
4     Amend Qualified Employee Stock          For       For          Management
      Purchase Plan
5     Adopt a Policy on China Sourcing        Against   Against      Shareholder


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NOVO NORDISK A/S

Ticker:       NOVO.B         Security ID:  K72807132
Meeting Date: MAR 23, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 16, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Receive Report of Board                 None      None         Management
2     Accept Financial Statements and         For       For          Management
      Statutory Reports
3     Approve Allocation of Income and        For       For          Management
      Dividends of DKK 8.15 Per Share
4     Approve Remuneration Report (Advisory   For       For          Management
      Vote)
5.1   Approve Remuneration of Directors in    For       For          Management
      the Aggregate Amount of DKK 20.2
      Million
5.2   Approve Remuneration of Directors in    For       For          Management
      the Amount of DKK 3.1 Million for the
      Chairman, DKK 1.56 Million for the
      Vice Chairman, and DKK 784,000 for
      Other Directors; Approve Remuneration
      for Committee Work
5.3   Amendment to Remuneration Policy for    For       For          Management
      Board of Directors and Executive
      Management
6.1   Reelect Helge Lund as Board Chairman    For       Abstain      Management
6.2   Reelect Henrik Poulsen as Vice Chairman For       For          Management
6.3a  Reelect Laurence Debroux as Director    For       For          Management
6.3b  Reelect Andreas Fibig as Director       For       For          Management
6.3c  Reelect Sylvie Gregoire as Director     For       For          Management
6.3d  Reelect Kasim Kutay as Director         For       For          Management
6.3e  Reelect Christina Law as Director       For       For          Management
6.3f  Reelect Martin Mackay as Director       For       Abstain      Management
7     Ratify Deloitte as Auditor              For       For          Management
8.1   Approve DKK 5 Million Reduction in      For       For          Management
      Share Capital via Share Cancellation
      of B Shares
8.2   Authorize Share Repurchase Program      For       For          Management
8.3   Approve Creation of DKK 45.1 Million    For       For          Management
      Pool of Capital with Preemptive
      Rights; Approve Creation of DKK 45.1
      Million Pool of Capital without
      Preemptive Rights; Maximum Increase in
      Share Capital under Both
      Authorizations up to DKK 45.1 Million
8.4   Product Pricing Proposal                Against   Against      Shareholder
9     Other Business                          None      None         Management


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S&P GLOBAL INC.

Ticker:       SPGI           Security ID:  78409V104
Meeting Date: MAY 03, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 13, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Marco Alvera             For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Jacques Esculier         For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Gay Huey Evans           For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director William D. Green         For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Stephanie C. Hill        For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Rebecca Jacoby           For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Robert P. Kelly          For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Ian Paul Livingston      For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director Deborah D. McWhinney     For       For          Management
1.10  Elect Director Maria R. Morris          For       For          Management
1.11  Elect Director Douglas L. Peterson      For       For          Management
1.12  Elect Director Richard E. Thornburgh    For       For          Management
1.13  Elect Director Gregory Washington       For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management
4     Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors    For       For          Management


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SPIRAX-SARCO ENGINEERING PLC

Ticker:       SPX            Security ID:  G83561129
Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAY 05, 2023

#     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     Reappoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors      For       For          Management
6     Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of  For       For          Management
      Auditors
7     Re-elect Jamie Pike as Director         For       For          Management
8     Re-elect Nicholas Anderson as Director  For       For          Management
9     Re-elect Nimesh Patel as Director       For       For          Management
10    Re-elect Angela Archon as Director      For       For          Management
11    Re-elect Peter France as Director       For       For          Management
12    Re-elect Richard Gillingwater as        For       For          Management
      Director
13    Re-elect Caroline Johnstone as Director For       For          Management
14    Re-elect Jane Kingston as Director      For       For          Management
15    Re-elect Kevin Thompson as Director     For       For          Management
16    Authorise Issue of Equity               For       For          Management
17    Approve Scrip Dividend Program          For       For          Management
18    Approve Performance Share Plan          For       For          Management
19    Authorise Issue of Equity without       For       For          Management
      Pre-emptive Rights
20    Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary   For       For          Management
      Shares


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THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC.

Ticker:       TMO            Security ID:  883556102
Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 27, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Marc N. Casper           For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Nelson J. Chai           For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Ruby R. Chandy           For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director C. Martin Harris         For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Tyler Jacks              For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director R. Alexandra Keith       For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director James C. Mullen          For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Lars R. Sorensen         For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Debora L. Spar           For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Scott M. Sperling        For       For          Management
1k    Elect Director Dion J. Weisler          For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management
4     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as    For       For          Management
      Auditors
5     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For          Management
6     Approve Qualified Employee Stock        For       For          Management
      Purchase Plan


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VERISIGN, INC.

Ticker:       VRSN           Security ID:  92343E102
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 31, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director D. James Bidzos          For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Courtney D. Armstrong    For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Yehuda Ari Buchalter     For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Kathleen A. Cote         For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Thomas F. Frist, III     For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Jamie S. Gorelick        For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Roger H. Moore           For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Timothy Tomlinson        For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management
4     Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors             For       For          Management
5     Require Independent Board Chair         Against   Against      Shareholder


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VERISK ANALYTICS, INC.

Ticker:       VRSK           Security ID:  92345Y106
Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 20, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Vincent K. Brooks        For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Jeffrey Dailey           For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Wendy Lane               For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Lee M. Shavel            For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Kimberly S. Stevenson    For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Olumide Soroye           For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management
4     Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as         For       For          Management
      Auditors

========== END NPX REPORT


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.

 

BlackRock Unconstrained Equity Fund
By:  

/s/ John Perlowski

  John Perlowski
  Chief Executive Officer of
  BlackRock Unconstrained Equity Fund
Date:   August 25, 2023