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 811-04873
The GAMCO Growth Fund | ||
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) | ||
One Corporate Center | ||
Rye, New York 10580-1422 | ||
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) | ||
Bruce N. Alpert | ||
Gabelli Funds, LLC | ||
One Corporate Center | ||
Rye, New York 10580-1422 | ||
(Name and address of agent for service) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 1-800-422-3554
Date of fiscal year end: December 31
Date of reporting period: July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019
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PROXY VOTING RECORD
FOR PERIOD JULY 1, 2018 TO JUNE 30, 2019
ProxyEdge | Report Date: 07/01/2019 |
Meeting Date Range: 07/01/2018 - 06/30/2019 | 1 |
The GAMCO Growth Fund |
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CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC. | |||||||||||||
Security | 21036P108 | Meeting Type | Annual | ||||||||||
Ticker Symbol | STZ | Meeting Date | 17-Jul-2018 | ||||||||||
ISIN | US21036P1084 | Agenda | 934835298 - Management | ||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Proposed by | Vote | For/Against Management | |||||||||
1. | DIRECTOR | Management | |||||||||||
1 | Jerry Fowden | For | For | ||||||||||
2 | Barry A. Fromberg | For | For | ||||||||||
3 | Robert L. Hanson | For | For | ||||||||||
4 | Ernesto M. Hernandez | For | For | ||||||||||
5 | Susan S. Johnson | For | For | ||||||||||
6 | James A. Locke III | For | For | ||||||||||
7 | Daniel J. McCarthy | For | For | ||||||||||
8 | Richard Sands | For | For | ||||||||||
9 | Robert Sands | For | For | ||||||||||
10 | Judy A. Schmeling | For | For | ||||||||||
11 | Keith E. Wandell | For | For | ||||||||||
2. | To ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending February 28, 2019 | Management | For | For | |||||||||
3. | To approve, by an advisory vote, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement | Management | For | For | |||||||||
THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY | |||||||||||||
Security | 254687106 | Meeting Type | Special | ||||||||||
Ticker Symbol | DIS | Meeting Date | 27-Jul-2018 | ||||||||||
ISIN | US2546871060 | Agenda | 934854197 - Management | ||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Proposed by | Vote | For/Against Management | |||||||||
1. | To approve the issuance of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of TWDC Holdco 613 Corp. ("New Disney"), to stockholders of Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. ("21CF") contemplated by the Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 20, 2018, as it may be amended from time to time, by and among 21CF, a Delaware corporation, Disney, a Delaware corporation, New Disney, a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Disney, WDC Merger Enterprises I, Inc., a ...(due to space limits, see proxy statement for full proposal). | Management | For | For | |||||||||
2. | To approve adjournments of the Disney special meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if there are insufficient votes at the time of the Disney special meeting to approve the share issuance proposal. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
NIKE, INC. | |||||||||||||
Security | 654106103 | Meeting Type | Annual | ||||||||||
Ticker Symbol | NKE | Meeting Date | 20-Sep-2018 | ||||||||||
ISIN | US6541061031 | Agenda | 934864237 - Management | ||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Proposed by | Vote | For/Against Management | |||||||||
1. | DIRECTOR | Management | |||||||||||
1 | Alan B. Graf, Jr. | For | For | ||||||||||
2 | John C. Lechleiter | For | For | ||||||||||
3 | Michelle A. Peluso | For | For | ||||||||||
2. | To approve executive compensation by an advisory vote. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
3. | To consider a shareholder proposal regarding political contributions disclosure. | Shareholder | Against | For | |||||||||
4. | To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
THE TJX COMPANIES, INC. | |||||||||||||
Security | 872540109 | Meeting Type | Special | ||||||||||
Ticker Symbol | TJX | Meeting Date | 22-Oct-2018 | ||||||||||
ISIN | US8725401090 | Agenda | 934884594 - Management | ||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Proposed by | Vote | For/Against Management | |||||||||
1. | An amendment to the Company's Fourth Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, from 1,200,000,000 shares to 1,800,000,000 shares. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, INC. | |||||||||||||
Security | 11133T103 | Meeting Type | Annual | ||||||||||
Ticker Symbol | BR | Meeting Date | 08-Nov-2018 | ||||||||||
ISIN | US11133T1034 | Agenda | 934880724 - Management | ||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Proposed by | Vote | For/Against Management | |||||||||
1a) | Election of Director: Leslie A. Brun | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1b) | Election of Director: Pamela L. Carter | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1c) | Election of Director: Richard J. Daly | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1d) | Election of Director: Robert N. Duelks | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1e) | Election of Director: Brett A. Keller | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1f) | Election of Director: Stuart R. Levine | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1g) | Election of Director: Maura A. Markus | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1h) | Election of Director: Thomas J. Perna | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1i) | Election of Director: Alan J. Weber | Management | For | For | |||||||||
2) | Advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers (the Say on Pay Vote). | Management | For | For | |||||||||
3) | To approve the 2018 Omnibus Award Plan. | Management | Against | Against | |||||||||
4) | To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
MICROSOFT CORPORATION | |||||||||||||
Security | 594918104 | Meeting Type | Annual | ||||||||||
Ticker Symbol | MSFT | Meeting Date | 28-Nov-2018 | ||||||||||
ISIN | US5949181045 | Agenda | 934884544 - Management | ||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Proposed by | Vote | For/Against Management | |||||||||
1a. | Election of Director: William H. Gates lll | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1b. | Election of Director: Reid G. Hoffman | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1c. | Election of Director: Hugh F. Johnston | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1d. | Election of Director: Teri L. List-Stoll | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1e. | Election of Director: Satya Nadella | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1f. | Election of Director: Charles H. Noski | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1g. | Election of Director: Helmut Panke | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1h. | Election of Director: Sandra E. Peterson | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1i. | Election of Director: Penny S. Pritzker | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1j. | Election of Director: Charles W. Scharf | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1k. | Election of Director: Arne M. Sorenson | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1l. | Election of Director: John W. Stanton | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1m. | Election of Director: John W. Thompson | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1n. | Election of Director: Padmasree Warrior | Management | For | For | |||||||||
2. | Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation | Management | For | For | |||||||||
3. | Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent auditor for fiscal year 2019 | Management | For | For | |||||||||
PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. | |||||||||||||
Security | 697435105 | Meeting Type | Annual | ||||||||||
Ticker Symbol | PANW | Meeting Date | 07-Dec-2018 | ||||||||||
ISIN | US6974351057 | Agenda | 934891599 - Management | ||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Proposed by | Vote | For/Against Management | |||||||||
1a. | Election of Class I Director: John M. Donovan | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1b. | Election of Class I Director: Mary Pat McCarthy | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1c. | Election of Class I Director: Nir Zuk | Management | For | For | |||||||||
2. | To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending July 31, 2019. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
3. | To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
4. | To approve, on an advisory basis, the frequency of holding future advisory votes on executive compensation. | Management | 1 Year | For | |||||||||
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY | |||||||||||||
Security | 075887109 | Meeting Type | Annual | ||||||||||
Ticker Symbol | BDX | Meeting Date | 22-Jan-2019 | ||||||||||
ISIN | US0758871091 | Agenda | 934913117 - Management | ||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Proposed by | Vote | For/Against Management | |||||||||
1a. | Election of Director: Catherine M. Burzik | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1b. | Election of Director: R. Andrew Eckert | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1c. | Election of Director: Vincent A. Forlenza | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1d. | Election of Director: Claire M. Fraser | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1e. | Election of Director: Jeffrey W. Henderson | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1f. | Election of Director: Christopher Jones | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1g. | Election of Director: Marshall O. Larsen | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1h. | Election of Director: David F. Melcher | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1i. | Election of Director: Claire Pomeroy | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1j. | Election of Director: Rebecca W. Rimel | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1k. | Election of Director: Timothy M. Ring | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1l. | Election of Director: Bertram L. Scott | Management | For | For | |||||||||
2. | Ratification of selection of independent registered public accounting firm. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
3. | Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
4. | Amendment to BD's Restated Certificate of Incorporation. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION | |||||||||||||
Security | 22160K105 | Meeting Type | Annual | ||||||||||
Ticker Symbol | COST | Meeting Date | 24-Jan-2019 | ||||||||||
ISIN | US22160K1051 | Agenda | 934911466 - Management | ||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Proposed by | Vote | For/Against Management | |||||||||
1. | DIRECTOR | Management | |||||||||||
1 | Hamilton E. James | For | For | ||||||||||
2 | John W. Stanton | For | For | ||||||||||
3 | Mary A. Wilderotter | For | For | ||||||||||
2. | Ratification of selection of independent auditors. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
3. | Approval, on an advisory basis, of executive compensation. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
4. | Approval of adoption of the 2019 Incentive Plan. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
5. | Approval to amend Articles of Incorporation to declassify the Board and provide for annual election of directors. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
6. | Approval to amend Articles of Incorporation to eliminate supermajority vote requirement. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
7. | Shareholder proposal regarding prison labor. | Shareholder | Abstain | Against | |||||||||
VISA INC. | |||||||||||||
Security | 92826C839 | Meeting Type | Annual | ||||||||||
Ticker Symbol | V | Meeting Date | 29-Jan-2019 | ||||||||||
ISIN | US92826C8394 | Agenda | 934911074 - Management | ||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Proposed by | Vote | For/Against Management | |||||||||
1a. | Election of Director: Lloyd A. Carney | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1b. | Election of Director: Mary B. Cranston | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1c. | Election of Director: Francisco Javier Fernandez-Carbajal | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1d. | Election of Director: Alfred F. Kelly, Jr. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1e. | Election of Director: John F. Lundgren | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1f. | Election of Director: Robert W. Matschullat | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1g. | Election of Director: Denise M. Morrison | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1h. | Election of Director: Suzanne Nora Johnson | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1i. | Election of Director: John A. C. Swainson | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1j. | Election of Director: Maynard G. Webb, Jr. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
2. | Advisory vote to approve executive compensation. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
3. | Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the 2019 fiscal year. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
ACCENTURE PLC | |||||||||||||
Security | G1151C101 | Meeting Type | Annual | ||||||||||
Ticker Symbol | ACN | Meeting Date | 01-Feb-2019 | ||||||||||
ISIN | IE00B4BNMY34 | Agenda | 934912634 - Management | ||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Proposed by | Vote | For/Against Management | |||||||||
1a. | Re-Appointment of Director: Jaime Ardila | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1b. | Re-Appointment of Director: Herbert Hainer | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1c. | Re-Appointment of Director: Marjorie Magner | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1d. | Re-Appointment of Director: Nancy McKinstry | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1e. | Re-Appointment of Director: Pierre Nanterme | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1f. | Re-Appointment of Director: Gilles C. Pelisson | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1g. | Re-Appointment of Director: Paula A. Price | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1h. | Re-Appointment of Director: Venkata (Murthy) Renduchintala | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1i. | Re-Appointment of Director: Arun Sarin | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1j. | Re-Appointment of Director: Frank K. Tang | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1k. | Re-Appointment of Director: Tracey T. Travis | Management | For | For | |||||||||
2. | To approve, in a non-binding vote, the compensation of our named executive officers. |
Management | For | For | |||||||||
3. | To ratify, in a non-binding vote, the appointment of KPMG LLP ("KPMG") as independent auditors of Accenture and to authorize, in a binding vote, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors to determine KPMG's remuneration. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
4. | To grant the Board of Directors the authority to issue shares under Irish law. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
5. | To grant the Board of Directors the authority to opt-out of pre-emption rights under Irish law. | Management | Against | Against | |||||||||
6. | To determine the price range at which Accenture can re- allot shares that it acquires as treasury shares under Irish law. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
APPLE INC. | |||||||||||||
Security | 037833100 | Meeting Type | Annual | ||||||||||
Ticker Symbol | AAPL | Meeting Date | 01-Mar-2019 | ||||||||||
ISIN | US0378331005 | Agenda | 934919359 - Management | ||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Proposed by | Vote | For/Against Management | |||||||||
1a. | Election of director: James Bell | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1b. | Election of director: Tim Cook | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1c. | Election of director: Al Gore | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1d. | Election of director: Bob Iger | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1e. | Election of director: Andrea Jung | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1f. | Election of director: Art Levinson | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1g. | Election of director: Ron Sugar | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1h. | Election of director: Sue Wagner | Management | For | For | |||||||||
2. | Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Apple's independent registered public accounting firm for 2019 | Management | For | For | |||||||||
3. | Advisory vote to approve executive compensation | Management | For | For | |||||||||
4. | A shareholder proposal entitled "Shareholder Proxy Access Amendments" | Shareholder | Abstain | Against | |||||||||
5. | A shareholder proposal entitled "True Diversity Board Policy" | Shareholder | Against | For | |||||||||
THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY | |||||||||||||
Security | 254687106 | Meeting Type | Annual | ||||||||||
Ticker Symbol | DIS | Meeting Date | 07-Mar-2019 | ||||||||||
ISIN | US2546871060 | Agenda | 934921099 - Management | ||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Proposed by | Vote | For/Against Management | |||||||||
1a. | Election of Director: Susan E. Arnold | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1b. | Election of Director: Mary T. Barra | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1c. | Election of Director: Safra A. Catz | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1d. | Election of Director: Francis A. deSouza | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1e. | Election of Director: Michael Froman | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1f. | Election of Director: Robert A. Iger | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1g. | Election of Director: Maria Elena Lagomasino | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1h. | Election of Director: Mark G. Parker | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1i. | Election of Director: Derica W. Rice | Management | For | For | |||||||||
2. | To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's registered public accountants for fiscal 2019. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
3. | To approve the advisory resolution on executive compensation. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
4. | Shareholder proposal requesting an annual report disclosing information regarding the Company's lobbying policies and activities. | Shareholder | Against | For | |||||||||
5. | Shareholder proposal requesting a report on use of additional cyber security and data privacy metrics in determining compensation of senior executives. | Shareholder | Against | For | |||||||||
ADOBE INC | |||||||||||||
Security | 00724F101 | Meeting Type | Annual | ||||||||||
Ticker Symbol | ADBE | Meeting Date | 11-Apr-2019 | ||||||||||
ISIN | US00724F1012 | Agenda | 934931216 - Management | ||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Proposed by | Vote | For/Against Management | |||||||||
1a. | Election of Director: Amy Banse | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1b. | Election of Director: Frank Calderoni | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1c. | Election of Director: James Daley | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1d. | Election of Director: Laura Desmond | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1e. | Election of Director: Charles Geschke | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1f. | Election of Director: Shantanu Narayen | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1g. | Election of Director: Kathleen Oberg | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1h. | Election of Director: Dheeraj Pandey | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1i. | Election of Director: David Ricks | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1j. | Election of Director: Daniel Rosensweig | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1k. | Election of Director: John Warnock | Management | For | For | |||||||||
2. | Approve the 2019 Equity Incentive Plan to replace our 2003 Equity Incentive Plan. | Management | Against | Against | |||||||||
3. | Ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending on November 29, 2019. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
4. | Approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
5. | Consider and vote upon one stockholder proposal. | Shareholder | Abstain | Against | |||||||||
HUMANA INC. | |||||||||||||
Security | 444859102 | Meeting Type | Annual | ||||||||||
Ticker Symbol | HUM | Meeting Date | 18-Apr-2019 | ||||||||||
ISIN | US4448591028 | Agenda | 934935694 - Management | ||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Proposed by | Vote | For/Against Management | |||||||||
1a) | Election of Director: Kurt J. Hilzinger | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1b) | Election of Director: Frank J. Bisignano | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1c) | Election of Director: Bruce D. Broussard | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1d) | Election of Director: Frank A. D'Amelio | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1e) | Election of Director: Karen B. DeSalvo, M.D. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1f) | Election of Director: W. Roy Dunbar | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1g) | Election of Director: David A. Jones, Jr. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1h) | Election of Director: William J. McDonald | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1i) | Election of Director: James J. O'Brien | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1j) | Election of Director: Marissa T. Peterson | Management | For | For | |||||||||
2. | The ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
3. | The approval of the compensation of the named executive officers as disclosed in the 2019 proxy statement. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
4. | The approval of the Amended and Restated Humana Inc. Stock Incentive Plan. | Management | Against | Against | |||||||||
FISERV, INC. | |||||||||||||
Security | 337738108 | Meeting Type | Special | ||||||||||
Ticker Symbol | FISV | Meeting Date | 18-Apr-2019 | ||||||||||
ISIN | US3377381088 | Agenda | 934952688 - Management | ||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Proposed by | Vote | For/Against Management | |||||||||
1. | To approve the issuance of shares of Fiserv, Inc. common stock in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated January 16, 2019, by and among Fiserv, Inc., 300 Holdings, Inc., and First Data Corporation. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
2. | To adjourn the special meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if, immediately prior to such adjournment, sufficient votes to approve Proposal 1 have not been obtained. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | |||||||||||||
Security | 46120E602 | Meeting Type | Annual | ||||||||||
Ticker Symbol | ISRG | Meeting Date | 25-Apr-2019 | ||||||||||
ISIN | US46120E6023 | Agenda | 934941938 - Management | ||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Proposed by | Vote | For/Against Management | |||||||||
1a. | Election of Director: Craig H. Barratt, Ph.D. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1b. | Election of Director: Gary S. Guthart, Ph.D. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1c. | Election of Director: Amal M. Johnson | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1d. | Election of Director: Don R. Kania, Ph.D. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1e. | Election of Director: Keith R. Leonard, Jr. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1f. | Election of Director: Alan J. Levy, Ph.D. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1g. | Election of Director: Jami Dover Nachtsheim | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1h. | Election of Director: Mark J. Rubash | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1i. | Election of Director: Lonnie M. Smith | Management | For | For | |||||||||
2. | To approve, by advisory vote, the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
3. | The ratification of appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
4. | To approve the amendment and restatement of the 2010 Incentive Award Plan. |
Management | Against | Against | |||||||||
5. | A stockholder proposal entitled "Simple Majority Vote." | Shareholder | Against | For | |||||||||
ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |||||||||||||
Security | 002824100 | Meeting Type | Annual | ||||||||||
Ticker Symbol | ABT | Meeting Date | 26-Apr-2019 | ||||||||||
ISIN | US0028241000 | Agenda | 934941736 - Management | ||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Proposed by | Vote | For/Against Management | |||||||||
1. | DIRECTOR | Management | |||||||||||
1 | R.J. Alpern | For | For | ||||||||||
2 | R.S. Austin | For | For | ||||||||||
3 | S.E. Blount | For | For | ||||||||||
4 | M.A. Kumbier | For | For | ||||||||||
5 | E.M. Liddy | For | For | ||||||||||
6 | N. McKinstry | For | For | ||||||||||
7 | P.N. Novakovic | For | For | ||||||||||
8 | W.A. Osborn | For | For | ||||||||||
9 | S.C. Scott III | For | For | ||||||||||
10 | D.J. Starks | For | For | ||||||||||
11 | J.G. Stratton | For | For | ||||||||||
12 | G.F. Tilton | For | For | ||||||||||
13 | M.D. White | For | For | ||||||||||
2. | Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | Management | For | For | |||||||||
3. | Say on Pay - An Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation | Management | For | For | |||||||||
4. | Shareholder Proposal - Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | For | |||||||||
THE BOEING COMPANY | |||||||||||||
Security | 097023105 | Meeting Type | Annual | ||||||||||
Ticker Symbol | BA | Meeting Date | 29-Apr-2019 | ||||||||||
ISIN | US0970231058 | Agenda | 934941750 - Management | ||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Proposed by | Vote | For/Against Management | |||||||||
1a. | Election of Director: Robert A. Bradway | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1b. | Election of Director: David L. Calhoun | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1c. | Election of Director: Arthur D. Collins Jr. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1d. | Election of Director: Edmund P. Giambastiani Jr. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1e. | Election of Director: Lynn J. Good | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1f. | Election of Director: Nikki R. Haley | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1g. | Election of Director: Lawrence W. Kellner | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1h. | Election of Director: Caroline B. Kennedy | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1i. | Election of Director: Edward M. Liddy | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1j. | Election of Director: Dennis A. Muilenburg | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1k. | Election of Director: Susan C. Schwab | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1l. | Election of Director: Ronald A. Williams | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1m. | Election of Director: Mike S. Zafirovski | Management | For | For | |||||||||
2. | Approve, on an Advisory Basis, Named Executive Officer Compensation. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
3. | Ratify the Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Independent Auditor for 2019. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
4. | Additional Report on Lobbying Activities. | Shareholder | Abstain | Against | |||||||||
5. | Impact of Share Repurchases on Performance Metrics. | Shareholder | Against | For | |||||||||
6. | Independent Board Chairman. | Shareholder | Against | For | |||||||||
7. | Remove Size Limit on Proxy Access Group. | Shareholder | Abstain | Against | |||||||||
8. | Mandatory Retention of Significant Stock by Executives | Shareholder | Against | For | |||||||||
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. | |||||||||||||
Security | 92343V104 | Meeting Type | Annual | ||||||||||
Ticker Symbol | VZ | Meeting Date | 02-May-2019 | ||||||||||
ISIN | US92343V1044 | Agenda | 934943261 - Management | ||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Proposed by | Vote | For/Against Management | |||||||||
1a. | Election of Director: Shellye L. Archambeau | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1b. | Election of Director: Mark T. Bertolini | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1c. | Election of Director: Vittorio Colao | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1d. | Election of Director: Melanie L. Healey | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1e. | Election of Director: Clarence Otis, Jr. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1f. | Election of Director: Daniel H. Schulman | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1g. | Election of Director: Rodney E. Slater | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1h. | Election of Director: Kathryn A. Tesija | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1i. | Election of Director: Hans E. Vestberg | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1j. | Election of Director: Gregory G. Weaver | Management | For | For | |||||||||
2. | Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | Management | For | For | |||||||||
3. | Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation | Management | For | For | |||||||||
4. | Nonqualified Savings Plan Earnings | Shareholder | Against | For | |||||||||
5. | Independent Chair | Shareholder | Against | For | |||||||||
6. | Report on Online Child Exploitation | Shareholder | Abstain | Against | |||||||||
7. | Cybersecurity and Data Privacy | Shareholder | Abstain | Against | |||||||||
8. | Severance Approval Policy | Shareholder | Against | For | |||||||||
DANAHER CORPORATION | |||||||||||||
Security | 235851102 | Meeting Type | Annual | ||||||||||
Ticker Symbol | DHR | Meeting Date | 07-May-2019 | ||||||||||
ISIN | US2358511028 | Agenda | 934957347 - Management | ||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Proposed by | Vote | For/Against Management | |||||||||
1A. | Election of Director: Donald J. Ehrlich | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1B. | Election of Director: Linda Hefner Filler | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1C. | Election of Director: Thomas P. Joyce, Jr. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1D. | Election of Director: Teri List-Stoll | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1E. | Election of Director: Walter G. Lohr, Jr. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1F. | Election of Director: Mitchell P. Rales | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1G. | Election of Director: Steven M. Rales | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1H. | Election of Director: John T. Schwieters | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1I. | Election of Director: Alan G. Spoon | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1J. | Election of Director: Raymond C. Stevens, Ph.D. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1K. | Election of Director: Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
2. | To ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as Danaher's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2019. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
3. | To approve on an advisory basis the Company's named executive officer compensation. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
4. | To act upon a shareholder proposal requesting adoption of a policy requiring an independent Board Chair whenever possible. | Shareholder | Against | For | |||||||||
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION | |||||||||||||
Security | 28176E108 | Meeting Type | Annual | ||||||||||
Ticker Symbol | EW | Meeting Date | 08-May-2019 | ||||||||||
ISIN | US28176E1082 | Agenda | 934960394 - Management | ||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Proposed by | Vote | For/Against Management | |||||||||
1a. | Election of Director: Michael A. Mussallem | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1b. | Election of Director: Kieran T. Gallahue | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1c. | Election of Director: Leslie S. Heisz | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1d. | Election of Director: William J. Link, Ph.D. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1e. | Election of Director: Steven R. Loranger | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1f. | Election of Director: Martha H. Marsh | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1g. | Election of Director: Wesley W. von Schack | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1h. | Election of Director: Nicholas J. Valeriani | Management | For | For | |||||||||
2. | ADVISORY VOTE TO APPROVE COMPENSATION OF NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS | Management | For | For | |||||||||
3. | RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM | Management | For | For | |||||||||
4. | ADVISORY VOTE ON A STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL REGARDING AN INDEPENDENT CHAIR POLICY | Shareholder | Against | For | |||||||||
AMERICAN WATER WORKS COMPANY, INC. | |||||||||||||
Security | 030420103 | Meeting Type | Annual | ||||||||||
Ticker Symbol | AWK | Meeting Date | 10-May-2019 | ||||||||||
ISIN | US0304201033 | Agenda | 934958894 - Management | ||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Proposed by | Vote | For/Against Management | |||||||||
1a. | Election of Director: Jeffrey N. Edwards | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1b. | Election of Director: Martha Clark Goss | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1c. | Election of Director: Veronica M. Hagen | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1d. | Election of Director: Julia L. Johnson | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1e. | Election of Director: Karl F. Kurz | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1f. | Election of Director: George MacKenzie | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1g. | Election of Director: James G. Stavridis | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1h. | Election of Director: Susan N. Story | Management | For | For | |||||||||
2. | Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
3. | Ratification of the appointment, by the Audit, Finance and Risk Committee of the Board of Directors, of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2019. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
4. | Shareholder proposal on political contributions as described in the proxy statement. | Shareholder | Abstain | Against | |||||||||
5. | Shareholder proposal on lobbying expenditures as described in the proxy statement. | Shareholder | Abstain | Against | |||||||||
ZOETIS INC. | |||||||||||||
Security | 98978V103 | Meeting Type | Annual | ||||||||||
Ticker Symbol | ZTS | Meeting Date | 15-May-2019 | ||||||||||
ISIN | US98978V1035 | Agenda | 934962110 - Management | ||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Proposed by | Vote | For/Against Management | |||||||||
1.1 | Election of Director: Juan Ramon Alaix | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1.2 | Election of Director: Paul M. Bisaro | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1.3 | Election of Director: Frank A. D'Amelio | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1.4 | Election of Director: Michael B. McCallister | Management | For | For | |||||||||
2. | Advisory vote to approve our executive compensation (Say on Pay) | Management | For | For | |||||||||
3. | Ratification of appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2019. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL CORP | |||||||||||||
Security | 22822V101 | Meeting Type | Annual | ||||||||||
Ticker Symbol | CCI | Meeting Date | 16-May-2019 | ||||||||||
ISIN | US22822V1017 | Agenda | 934969330 - Management | ||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Proposed by | Vote | For/Against Management | |||||||||
1a. | Election of Director: P. Robert Bartolo | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1b. | Election of Director: Jay A. Brown | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1c. | Election of Director: Cindy Christy | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1d. | Election of Director: Ari Q. Fitzgerald | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1e. | Election of Director: Robert E. Garrison II | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1f. | Election of Director: Andrea J. Goldsmith | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1g. | Election of Director: Lee W. Hogan | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1h. | Election of Director: Edward C. Hutcheson, Jr. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1i. | Election of Director: J. Landis Martin | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1j. | Election of Director: Robert F. McKenzie | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1k. | Election of Director: Anthony J. Melone | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1l. | Election of Director: W. Benjamin Moreland | Management | For | For | |||||||||
2. | The ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accountants for fiscal year 2019. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
3. | The non-binding, advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
TABLEAU SOFTWARE, INC. | |||||||||||||
Security | 87336U105 | Meeting Type | Annual | ||||||||||
Ticker Symbol | DATA | Meeting Date | 21-May-2019 | ||||||||||
ISIN | US87336U1051 | Agenda | 934976195 - Management | ||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Proposed by | Vote | For/Against Management | |||||||||
1. | DIRECTOR | Management | |||||||||||
1 | Adam Selipsky | For | For | ||||||||||
2 | Christian Chabot | For | For | ||||||||||
3 | Christopher Stolte | For | For | ||||||||||
2. | Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of Tableau's named executive officers. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
3. | Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Tableau's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION | |||||||||||||
Security | 03027X100 | Meeting Type | Annual | ||||||||||
Ticker Symbol | AMT | Meeting Date | 21-May-2019 | ||||||||||
ISIN | US03027X1000 | Agenda | 934978860 - Management | ||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Proposed by | Vote | For/Against Management | |||||||||
1a. | Election of Director: Raymond P. Dolan | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1b. | Election of Director: Robert D. Hormats | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1c. | Election of Director: Gustavo Lara Cantu | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1d. | Election of Director: Grace D. Lieblein | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1e. | Election of Director: Craig Macnab | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1f. | Election of Director: JoAnn A. Reed | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1g. | Election of Director: Pamela D.A. Reeve | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1h. | Election of Director: David E. Sharbutt | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1i. | Election of Director: James D. Taiclet | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1j. | Election of Director: Samme L. Thompson | Management | For | For | |||||||||
2. | To ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2019. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
3. | To approve, on an advisory basis, the Company's executive compensation. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
4. | To adopt a policy requiring an independent Board Chairman. | Shareholder | Against | For | |||||||||
5. | To require periodic reports on political contributions and expenditures. | Shareholder | Abstain | Against | |||||||||
FISERV, INC. | |||||||||||||
Security | 337738108 | Meeting Type | Annual | ||||||||||
Ticker Symbol | FISV | Meeting Date | 22-May-2019 | ||||||||||
ISIN | US3377381088 | Agenda | 934978264 - Management | ||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Proposed by | Vote | For/Against Management | |||||||||
1. | DIRECTOR | Management | |||||||||||
1 | Alison Davis | For | For | ||||||||||
2 | Harry F. DiSimone | For | For | ||||||||||
3 | John Y. Kim | For | For | ||||||||||
4 | Dennis F. Lynch | For | For | ||||||||||
5 | Denis J. O'Leary | For | For | ||||||||||
6 | Glenn M. Renwick | For | For | ||||||||||
7 | Kim M. Robak | For | For | ||||||||||
8 | JD Sherman | For | For | ||||||||||
9 | Doyle R. Simons | For | For | ||||||||||
10 | Jeffery W. Yabuki | For | For | ||||||||||
2. | To approve the Fiserv, Inc. Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
3. | To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers of Fiserv, Inc. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
4. | To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of Fiserv, Inc. for 2019. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
5. | A shareholder proposal requesting the company provide a political contribution report. | Shareholder | Abstain | Against | |||||||||
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC. | |||||||||||||
Security | 883556102 | Meeting Type | Annual | ||||||||||
Ticker Symbol | TMO | Meeting Date | 22-May-2019 | ||||||||||
ISIN | US8835561023 | Agenda | 934979519 - Management | ||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Proposed by | Vote | For/Against Management | |||||||||
1a. | Election of Director: Marc N. Casper | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1b. | Election of Director: Nelson J. Chai | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1c. | Election of Director: C. Martin Harris | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1d. | Election of Director: Tyler Jacks | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1e. | Election of Director: Judy C. Lewent | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1f. | Election of Director: Thomas J. Lynch | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1g. | Election of Director: Jim P. Manzi | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1h. | Election of Director: James C. Mullen | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1i. | Election of Director: Lars R. Sørensen | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1j. | Election of Director: Scott M. Sperling | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1k. | Election of Director: Elaine S. Ullian | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1l. | Election of Director: Dion J. Weisler | Management | For | For | |||||||||
2. | An advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
3. | Ratification of the Audit Committee's selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent auditors for 2019. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
NVIDIA CORPORATION | |||||||||||||
Security | 67066G104 | Meeting Type | Annual | ||||||||||
Ticker Symbol | NVDA | Meeting Date | 22-May-2019 | ||||||||||
ISIN | US67066G1040 | Agenda | 934982807 - Management | ||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Proposed by |
Vote | For/Against Management |
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1a | Election of Director: Robert K. Burgess | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1b. | Election of Director: Tench Coxe | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1c. | Election of Director: Persis S. Drell | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1d. | Election of Director: James C. Gaither | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1e. | Election of Director: Jen-Hsun Huang | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1f. | Election of Director: Dawn Hudson | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1g. | Election of Director: Harvey C. Jones | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1h. | Election of Director: Michael G. McCaffery | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1i. | Election of Director: Stephen C. Neal | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1j. | Election of Director: Mark L. Perry | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1k. | Election of Director: A. Brooke Seawell | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1l. | Election of Director: Mark A. Stevens | Management | For | For | |||||||||
2. | Approval of our executive compensation. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
3. | Ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2020. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
4. | Approval of an amendment and restatement of our Certificate of Incorporation to eliminate supermajority voting to remove a director without cause. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
PAYPAL HOLDINGS, INC. | |||||||||||||
Security | 70450Y103 | Meeting Type | Annual | ||||||||||
Ticker Symbol | PYPL | Meeting Date | 22-May-2019 | ||||||||||
ISIN | US70450Y1038 | Agenda | 934983316 - Management | ||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Proposed by | Vote | For/Against Management | |||||||||
1a. | Election of Director: Rodney C. Adkins | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1b. | Election of Director: Wences Casares | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1c. | Election of Director: Jonathan Christodoro | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1d. | Election of Director: John J. Donahoe | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1e. | Election of Director: David W. Dorman | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1f. | Election of Director: Belinda J. Johnson | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1g. | Election of Director: Gail J. McGovern | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1h. | Election of Director: Deborah M. Messemer | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1i. | Election of Director: David M. Moffett | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1j. | Election of Director: Ann M. Sarnoff | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1k. | Election of Director: Daniel H. Schulman | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1l. | Election of Director: Frank D. Yeary | Management | For | For | |||||||||
2. | Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
3. | Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent auditor for 2019. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
4. | Stockholder proposal regarding political disclosure. | Shareholder | Abstain | Against | |||||||||
5. | Stockholder proposal regarding human and indigenous peoples' rights. | Shareholder | Abstain | Against | |||||||||
AMAZON.COM, INC. | |||||||||||||
Security | 023135106 | Meeting Type | Annual | ||||||||||
Ticker Symbol | AMZN | Meeting Date | 22-May-2019 | ||||||||||
ISIN | US0231351067 | Agenda | 934985954 - Management | ||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Proposed by | Vote | For/Against Management | |||||||||
1a. | Election of Director: Jeffrey P. Bezos | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1b. | Election of Director: Rosalind G. Brewer | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1c. | Election of Director: Jamie S. Gorelick | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1d. | Election of Director: Daniel P. Huttenlocher | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1e. | Election of Director: Judith A. McGrath | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1f. | Election of Director: Indra K. Nooyi | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1g. | Election of Director: Jonathan J. Rubinstein | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1h. | Election of Director: Thomas O. Ryder | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1i. | Election of Director: Patricia Q. Stonesifer | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1j. | Election of Director: Wendell P. Weeks | Management | For | For | |||||||||
2. | RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS INDEPENDENT AUDITORS. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
3. | ADVISORY VOTE TO APPROVE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
4. | SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL REQUESTING AN ANNUAL REPORT ON MANAGEMENT OF FOOD WASTE. | Shareholder | Abstain | Against | |||||||||
5. | SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL REQUESTING A REDUCTION IN THE OWNERSHIP THRESHOLD FOR CALLING SPECIAL SHAREHOLDER MEETINGS. |
Shareholder | Against | For | |||||||||
6. | SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL REQUESTING A BAN ON GOVERNMENT USE OF CERTAIN TECHNOLOGIES. | Shareholder | Abstain | Against | |||||||||
7. | SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL REQUESTING A REPORT ON THE IMPACT OF GOVERNMENT USE OF CERTAIN TECHNOLOGIES. | Shareholder | Abstain | Against | |||||||||
8. | SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL REQUESTING A REPORT ON CERTAIN PRODUCTS. | Shareholder | Abstain | Against | |||||||||
9. | SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL REQUESTING AN INDEPENDENT BOARD CHAIR POLICY. | Shareholder | Against | For | |||||||||
10. | SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL REQUESTING A REPORT ON CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT POLICIES. | Shareholder | Abstain | Against | |||||||||
11. | SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL REQUESTING A REPORT ON CLIMATE CHANGE TOPICS. | Shareholder | Abstain | Against | |||||||||
12. | SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL REQUESTING A BOARD IDEOLOGY DISCLOSURE POLICY. | Shareholder | Abstain | Against | |||||||||
13. | SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL REQUESTING CHANGES TO THE COMPANY'S GENDER PAY REPORTING. | Shareholder | Abstain | Against | |||||||||
14. | SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL REQUESTING A REPORT ON INTEGRATING CERTAIN METRICS INTO EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. | Shareholder | Against | For | |||||||||
15. | SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL REGARDING VOTE- COUNTING PRACTICES FOR SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS. | Shareholder | Against | For | |||||||||
MCDONALD'S CORPORATION | |||||||||||||
Security | 580135101 | Meeting Type | Annual | ||||||||||
Ticker Symbol | MCD | Meeting Date | 23-May-2019 | ||||||||||
ISIN | US5801351017 | Agenda | 934980473 - Management | ||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Proposed by | Vote | For/Against Management | |||||||||
1a. | Election of Director: Lloyd Dean | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1b. | Election of Director: Stephen Easterbrook | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1c. | Election of Director: Robert Eckert | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1d. | Election of Director: Margaret Georgiadis | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1e. | Election of Director: Enrique Hernandez, Jr. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1f. | Election of Director: Richard Lenny | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1g. | Election of Director: John Mulligan | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1h. | Election of Director: Sheila Penrose | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1i. | Election of Director: John Rogers, Jr. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1j. | Election of Director: Paul Walsh | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1k. | Election of Director: Miles White | Management | For | For | |||||||||
2. | Advisory vote to approve executive compensation. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
3. | Advisory vote to approve the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditor for 2019. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
4. | Vote to approve an amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation to lower the authorized range of the number of Directors on the Board to 7 to 15 Directors. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
5. | Advisory vote on a shareholder proposal requesting the ability for shareholders to act by written consent, if properly presented. | Shareholder | Against | For | |||||||||
NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. | |||||||||||||
Security | 65339F101 | Meeting Type | Annual | ||||||||||
Ticker Symbol | NEE | Meeting Date | 23-May-2019 | ||||||||||
ISIN | US65339F1012 | Agenda | 934983710 - Management | ||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Proposed by | Vote | For/Against Management | |||||||||
1a. | Election of Director: Sherry S. Barrat | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1b. | Election of Director: James L. Camaren | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1c. | Election of Director: Kenneth B. Dunn | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1d. | Election of Director: Naren K. Gursahaney | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1e. | Election of Director: Kirk S. Hachigian | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1f. | Election of Director: Toni Jennings | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1g. | Election of Director: Amy B. Lane | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1h. | Election of Director: James L. Robo | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1i. | Election of Director: Rudy E. Schupp | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1j. | Election of Director: John L. Skolds | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1k. | Election of Director: William H. Swanson | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1l. | Election of Director: Hansel E. Tookes, II | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1m. | Election of Director: Darryl L. Wilson | Management | For | For | |||||||||
2. | Ratification of appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as NextEra Energy's independent registered public accounting firm for 2019 |
Management | For | For | |||||||||
3. | Approval, by non-binding advisory vote, of NextEra Energy's compensation of its named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement | Management | For | For | |||||||||
4. | A proposal by the Comptroller of the State of New York, Thomas P. DiNapoli, entitled "Political Contributions Disclosure" to request semiannual reports disclosing political contribution policies and expenditures | Shareholder | Abstain | Against | |||||||||
ILLUMINA, INC. | |||||||||||||
Security | 452327109 | Meeting Type | Annual | ||||||||||
Ticker Symbol | ILMN | Meeting Date | 29-May-2019 | ||||||||||
ISIN | US4523271090 | Agenda | 934985067 - Management | ||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Proposed by | Vote | For/Against Management | |||||||||
1A. | Election of Director: Frances Arnold, Ph.D. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1B. | Election of Director: Francis A. deSouza | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1C. | Election of Director: Susan E. Siegel | Management | For | For | |||||||||
2. | To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 29, 2019. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
3. | To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
4. | To approve an amendment to our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to declassify our Board of Directors. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
5. | To approve, on an advisory basis, a stockholder proposal to enhance election-related disclosures. | Shareholder | Abstain | Against | |||||||||
FACEBOOK, INC. | |||||||||||||
Security | 30303M102 | Meeting Type | Annual | ||||||||||
Ticker Symbol | FB | Meeting Date | 30-May-2019 | ||||||||||
ISIN | US30303M1027 | Agenda | 934995082 - Management | ||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Proposed by | Vote | For/Against Management | |||||||||
1. | DIRECTOR | Management | |||||||||||
1 | Peggy Alford | For | For | ||||||||||
2 | Marc L. Andreessen | For | For | ||||||||||
3 | Kenneth I. Chenault | For | For | ||||||||||
4 | S. D. Desmond-Hellmann | For | For | ||||||||||
5 | Sheryl K. Sandberg | For | For | ||||||||||
6 | Peter A. Thiel | For | For | ||||||||||
7 | Jeffrey D. Zients | For | For | ||||||||||
8 | Mark Zuckerberg | For | For | ||||||||||
2. | To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Facebook, Inc.'s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
3. | To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation program for Facebook, Inc.'s named executive officers as disclosed in Facebook, Inc.'s proxy statement. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
4. | To vote, on a non-binding advisory basis, whether a non- binding advisory vote on the compensation program for Facebook, Inc.'s named executive officers should be held every one, two or three years. | Management | 3 Years | For | |||||||||
5. | A stockholder proposal regarding change in stockholder voting. | Shareholder | Against | For | |||||||||
6. | A stockholder proposal regarding an independent chair. | Shareholder | Against | For | |||||||||
7. | A stockholder proposal regarding majority voting for directors. | Shareholder | Against | For | |||||||||
8. | A stockholder proposal regarding true diversity board policy. | Shareholder | Abstain | Against | |||||||||
9. | A stockholder proposal regarding a content governance report. | Shareholder | Abstain | Against | |||||||||
10. | A stockholder proposal regarding median gender pay gap. | Shareholder | Abstain | Against | |||||||||
11. | A stockholder proposal regarding workforce diversity. | Shareholder | Abstain | Against | |||||||||
12. | A stockholder proposal regarding strategic alternatives. | Shareholder | Against | For | |||||||||
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED | |||||||||||||
Security | 91324P102 | Meeting Type | Annual | ||||||||||
Ticker Symbol | UNH | Meeting Date | 03-Jun-2019 | ||||||||||
ISIN | US91324P1021 | Agenda | 934998963 - Management | ||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Proposed by | Vote | For/Against Management | |||||||||
1a. | Election of Director: William C. Ballard, Jr. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1b. | Election of Director: Richard T. Burke | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1c. | Election of Director: Timothy P. Flynn | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1d. | Election of Director: Stephen J. Hemsley | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1e. | Election of Director: Michele J. Hooper | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1f. | Election of Director: F. William McNabb III | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1g. | Election of Director: Valerie C. Montgomery Rice, M.D. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1h. | Election of Director: John H. Noseworthy, M.D. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1i. | Election of Director: Glenn M. Renwick | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1j. | Election of Director: David S. Wichmann | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1k. | Election of Director: Gail R. Wilensky, Ph.D. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
2. | Advisory approval of the Company's executive compensation. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
3. | Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the year ending December 31, 2019. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
4. | The shareholder proposal set forth in the proxy statement requesting an amendment to the proxy access bylaw, if properly presented at the 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. | Shareholder | Abstain | Against | |||||||||
NETFLIX, INC. | |||||||||||||
Security | 64110L106 | Meeting Type | Annual | ||||||||||
Ticker Symbol | NFLX | Meeting Date | 06-Jun-2019 | ||||||||||
ISIN | US64110L1061 | Agenda | 934997252 - Management | ||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Proposed by | Vote | For/Against Management | |||||||||
1a. | Election of Class II Director: Timothy M. Haley | Management | Abstain | Against | |||||||||
1b. | Election of Class II Director: Leslie Kilgore | Management | Abstain | Against | |||||||||
1c. | Election of Class II Director: Ann Mather | Management | Abstain | Against | |||||||||
1d. | Election of Class II Director: Susan Rice | Management | Abstain | Against | |||||||||
2. | To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2019. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
3. | Advisory approval of the Company's executive officer compensation. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
4. | Stockholder proposal regarding political disclosure, if properly presented at the meeting. | Shareholder | Abstain | Against | |||||||||
5. | Stockholder proposal regarding simple majority vote, if properly presented at the meeting. | Shareholder | For | Against | |||||||||
SALESFORCE.COM, INC. | |||||||||||||
Security | 79466L302 | Meeting Type | Annual | ||||||||||
Ticker Symbol | CRM | Meeting Date | 06-Jun-2019 | ||||||||||
ISIN | US79466L3024 | Agenda | 935003878 - Management | ||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Proposed by | Vote | For/Against Management | |||||||||
1a. | Election of Director: Marc Benioff | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1b. | Election of Director: Keith Block | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1c. | Election of Director: Parker Harris | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1d. | Election of Director: Craig Conway | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1e. | Election of Director: Alan Hassenfeld | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1f. | Election of Director: Neelie Kroes | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1g. | Election of Director: Colin Powell | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1h. | Election of Director: Sanford Robertson | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1i. | Election of Director: John V. Roos | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1j. | Election of Director: Bernard Tyson | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1k. | Election of Director: Robin Washington | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1l. | Election of Director: Maynard Webb | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1m. | Election of Director: Susan Wojcicki | Management | For | For | |||||||||
2a. | Amendment and restatement of our Certificate of Incorporation to remove supermajority voting provisions relating to: Amendments to the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
2b. | Amendment and restatement of our Certificate of Incorporation to remove supermajority voting provisions relating to: Removal of directors. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
3. | Amendment and restatement of our 2013 Equity Incentive Plan to, among other things, increase the number of shares authorized for issuance by 35.5 million shares. | Management | Against | Against | |||||||||
4. | Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2020. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
5. | An advisory vote to approve the fiscal 2019 compensation of our named executive officers. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
6. | A stockholder proposal regarding a "true diversity" board policy. |
Shareholder | Abstain | Against | |||||||||
SERVICENOW, INC. | |||||||||||||
Security | 81762P102 | Meeting Type | Annual | ||||||||||
Ticker Symbol | NOW | Meeting Date | 12-Jun-2019 | ||||||||||
ISIN | US81762P1021 | Agenda | 935000911 - Management | ||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Proposed by | Vote | For/Against Management | |||||||||
1a. | Election of director: Teresa Briggs | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1b. | Election of director: Paul E. Chamberlain | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1c. | Election of director: Tamar O. Yehoshua | Management | For | For | |||||||||
2. | To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our Named Executive Officers ("Say-on-Pay"). | Management | For | For | |||||||||
3. | Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for 2019. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
AUTODESK, INC. | |||||||||||||
Security | 052769106 | Meeting Type | Annual | ||||||||||
Ticker Symbol | ADSK | Meeting Date | 12-Jun-2019 | ||||||||||
ISIN | US0527691069 | Agenda | 935010140 - Management | ||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Proposed by | Vote | For/Against Management | |||||||||
1a. | Election of Director: Andrew Anagnost | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1b. | Election of Director: Karen Blasing | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1c. | Election of Director: Reid French | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1d. | Election of Director: Blake Irving | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1e. | Election of Director: Mary T. McDowell | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1f. | Election of Director: Stephen Milligan | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1g. | Election of Director: Lorrie M. Norrington | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1h. | Election of Director: Betsy Rafael | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1i. | Election of Director: Stacy J. Smith | Management | For | For | |||||||||
2. | Ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Autodesk, Inc.'s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2020. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
3. | Approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis,the compensation of Autodesk, Inc.'s named executive officers. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
IAC/INTERACTIVECORP | |||||||||||||
Security | 44919P508 | Meeting Type | Annual | ||||||||||
Ticker Symbol | IAC | Meeting Date | 12-Jun-2019 | ||||||||||
ISIN | US44919P5089 | Agenda | 935017194 - Management | ||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Proposed by | Vote | For/Against Management | |||||||||
1. | DIRECTOR | Management | |||||||||||
1 | Edgar Bronfman, Jr. | For | For | ||||||||||
2 | Chelsea Clinton | For | For | ||||||||||
3 | Barry Diller | For | For | ||||||||||
4 | Michael D. Eisner | For | For | ||||||||||
5 | Bonnie S. Hammer | For | For | ||||||||||
6 | Victor A. Kaufman | For | For | ||||||||||
7 | Joseph Levin | For | For | ||||||||||
8 | Bryan Lourd | For | For | ||||||||||
9 | David Rosenblatt | For | For | ||||||||||
10 | Alan G. Spoon | For | For | ||||||||||
11 | A. von Furstenberg | For | For | ||||||||||
12 | Richard F. Zannino | For | For | ||||||||||
2. | Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as IAC's independent registered public accounting firm for 2019. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
WORKDAY, INC. | |||||||||||||
Security | 98138H101 | Meeting Type | Annual | ||||||||||
Ticker Symbol | WDAY | Meeting Date | 18-Jun-2019 | ||||||||||
ISIN | US98138H1014 | Agenda | 935009868 - Management | ||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Proposed by | Vote | For/Against Management | |||||||||
1. | DIRECTOR | Management | |||||||||||
1 | Carl M. Eschenbach | For | For | ||||||||||
2 | Michael M. McNamara | For | For | ||||||||||
3 | Jerry Yang | For | For | ||||||||||
2. | To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Workday, Inc.'s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2020. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
3. | Advisory vote on named executive officer compensation. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
ALPHABET INC. | |||||||||||||
Security | 02079K305 | Meeting Type | Annual | ||||||||||
Ticker Symbol | GOOGL | Meeting Date | 19-Jun-2019 | ||||||||||
ISIN | US02079K3059 | Agenda | 935018956 - Management | ||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Proposed by | Vote | For/Against Management | |||||||||
1. | DIRECTOR | Management | |||||||||||
1 | Larry Page | For | For | ||||||||||
2 | Sergey Brin | For | For | ||||||||||
3 | John L. Hennessy | For | For | ||||||||||
4 | L. John Doerr | For | For | ||||||||||
5 | Roger W. Ferguson, Jr. | For | For | ||||||||||
6 | Ann Mather | For | For | ||||||||||
7 | Alan R. Mulally | For | For | ||||||||||
8 | Sundar Pichai | For | For | ||||||||||
9 | K. Ram Shriram | For | For | ||||||||||
10 | Robin L. Washington | For | For | ||||||||||
2. | Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Alphabet's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
3. | The amendment and restatement of Alphabet's 2012 Stock Plan to increase the share reserve by 3,000,000 shares of Class C capital stock. | Management | For | For | |||||||||
4. | A stockholder proposal regarding equal shareholder voting, if properly presented at the meeting. | Shareholder | Against | For | |||||||||
5. | A stockholder proposal regarding inequitable employment practices, if properly presented at the meeting. | Shareholder | Abstain | Against | |||||||||
6. | A stockholder proposal regarding the establishment of a societal risk oversight committee, if properly presented at the meeting. | Shareholder | Against | For | |||||||||
7. | A stockholder proposal regarding a report on sexual harassment risk management, if properly presented at the meeting. | Shareholder | Abstain | Against | |||||||||
8. | A stockholder proposal regarding majority vote for the election of directors, if properly presented at the meeting. | Shareholder | Against | For | |||||||||
9. | A stockholder proposal regarding a report on gender pay, if properly presented at the meeting. | Shareholder | Abstain | Against | |||||||||
10. | A stockholder proposal regarding strategic alternatives, if properly presented at the meeting. | Shareholder | Against | For | |||||||||
11. | A stockholder proposal regarding the nomination of an employee representative director, if properly presented at the meeting. | Shareholder | Against | For | |||||||||
12. | A stockholder proposal regarding simple majority vote, if properly presented at the meeting. | Shareholder | Against | For | |||||||||
13. | A stockholder proposal regarding a sustainability metrics report, if properly presented at the meeting. | Shareholder | Abstain | Against | |||||||||
14. | A stockholder proposal regarding Google Search in China, if properly presented at the meeting. | Shareholder | Abstain | Against | |||||||||
15. | A stockholder proposal regarding a clawback policy, if properly presented at the meeting. | Shareholder | Against | For | |||||||||
16. | A stockholder proposal regarding a report on content governance, if properly presented at the meeting. | Shareholder | Abstain | Against | |||||||||
MASTERCARD INCORPORATED | |||||||||||||
Security | 57636Q104 | Meeting Type | Annual | ||||||||||
Ticker Symbol | MA | Meeting Date | 25-Jun-2019 | ||||||||||
ISIN | US57636Q1040 | Agenda | 935017233 - Management | ||||||||||
Item | Proposal | Proposed by | Vote | For/Against Management | |||||||||
1a. | Election of director: Richard Haythornthwaite | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1b. | Election of director: Ajay Banga | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1c. | Election of director: David R. Carlucci | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1d. | Election of director: Richard K. Davis | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1e. | Election of director: Steven J. Freiberg | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1f. | Election of director: Julius Genachowski | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1g. | Election of director: Choon Phong Goh | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1h. | Election of director: Merit E. Janow | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1i. | Election of director: Oki Matsumoto | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1j. | Election of director: Youngme Moon | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1k. | Election of director: Rima Qureshi | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1l. | Election of director: José Octavio Reyes Lagunes | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1m. | Election of director: Gabrielle Sulzberger | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1n. | Election of director: Jackson Tai | Management | For | For | |||||||||
1o. | Election of director: Lance Uggla | Management | For | For | |||||||||
2. | Advisory approval of Mastercard's executive compensation |
Management | For | For | |||||||||
3. | Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for Mastercard for 2019 | Management | For | For | |||||||||
4. | Consideration of a stockholder proposal on gender pay gap | Shareholder | Abstain | Against | |||||||||
5. | Consideration of a stockholder proposal on creation of a human rights committee | Shareholder | Against | For |
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 GAMCO Growth Fund |
By (Signature and Title)* | /s/ Bruce N. Alpert | |
Bruce N. Alpert, Principal Executive Officer |
Date | August 23, 2019 |
*Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.