UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM N-PX
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY
Investment Company Act file number 811-04632
The European Equity Fund, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
345 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10154
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
John Millette
Secretary
One International Place
Boston, MA 02110
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 212-250-2500
Date of fiscal year end: 12/31
Date of reporting period: 7/1/17-6/30/18
******************************* FORM N-Px REPORT ******************************* ICA File Number: 811-04632 Reporting Period: 07/01/2017 - 06/30/2018 The European Equity Fund, Inc. ========================== The European Equity Fund, Inc. ========================== ALFA LAVAL AB Ticker: ALFA Security ID: W04008152 Meeting Date: APR 23, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 17, 2018 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Open Meeting None None Management 2 Elect Chairman of Meeting For Did Not Vote Management 3 Prepare and Approve List of For Did Not Vote Management Shareholders 4 Approve Agenda of Meeting For Did Not Vote Management 5 Designate Inspector(s) of Minutes of For Did Not Vote Management Meeting 6 Acknowledge Proper Convening of Meeting For Did Not Vote Management 7 Receive President's Report None None Management 8 Receive Board's Report; Receive None None Management Committees' Report 9 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports 10a Accept Financial Statements and For Did Not Vote Management Statutory Reports 10b Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Vote Management Dividends of SEK 4.25 Per Share 10c Approve Discharge of Board and For Did Not Vote Management President 11 Receive Nomination Committee's Report None None Management 12 Determine Number of Directors (7) and For Did Not Vote Management Deputy Directors (0) of Board; Fix Number of Auditors (2) and Deputy Auditors (2) 13 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For Did Not Vote Management the Amount of SEK 1.68 Million to the Chairman and SEK 560,000 to Other Directors; Approve Remuneration of Committee Work; Approve Remuneration of Auditors 14 Reelect Anders Narvinger (Chairman), For Did Not Vote Management Finn Rausing, Jorn Rausing, Ulf Wiinberg, Margareth Ovrum and Anna Ohlsson-Leijon as Directors; Elect Henrik Lange as New Director; Ratify Staffan Landen and Karoline Tedeval as Auditors 15 Approve Remuneration Policy And Other For Did Not Vote Management Terms of Employment For Executive Management 16 Approve Nomination Committee Procedures For Did Not Vote Management 17 Close Meeting None None Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALLIANZ SE Ticker: ALV Security ID: D03080112 Meeting Date: MAY 09, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2017 (Non-Voting) 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 8.00 per Share 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management for Fiscal 2017 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management for Fiscal 2017 5 Approve Creation of EUR 335 Million For For Management Pool of Capital with Partial Exclusion of Preemptive Rights 6 Approve Creation of EUR 15 Million For For Management Pool of Capital for Employee Stock Purchase Plan 7 Approve Issuance of Warrants/Bonds For For Management with Warrants Attached/Convertible Bonds without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 15 Billion; Approve Creation of EUR 250 Million Pool of Capital to Guarantee Conversion Rights 8 Authorize Acquisition of Repurchased For For Management Shares for Trading Purposes 9 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased Shares without Preemptive Rights 10 Authorize Use of Financial Derivatives For For Management when Repurchasing Shares 11 Approve Remuneration of Supervisory For For Management Board 12 Approve Control Agreement with Allianz For For Management Asset Management GmbH 13 Approve Affiliation Agreement with For For Management Allianz Climate Solutions GmbH -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASHTEAD GROUP PLC Ticker: AHT Security ID: G05320109 Meeting Date: SEP 12, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: SEP 08, 2017 # 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 Chris Cole as Director For Abstain Management 5 Re-elect Geoff Drabble as Director For For Management 6 Re-elect Brendan Horgan as Director For For Management 7 Re-elect Sat Dhaiwal as Director For For Management 8 Re-elect Suzanne Wood as Director For For Management 9 Re-elect Ian Sutcliffe as Director For For Management 10 Re-elect Wayne Edmunds as Director For For Management 11 Re-elect Lucinda Riches as Director For For Management 12 Re-elect Tanya Fratto as Director For For Management 13 Reappoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors For For Management 14 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management Auditors 15 Authorise Issue of Equity with For For Management Pre-emptive Rights 16 Authorise Issue of Equity without For For Management Pre-emptive Rights 17 Authorise Issue of Equity without For For Management Pre-emptive Rights in Connection with an Acquisition or Other 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASML HOLDING NV Ticker: ASML Security ID: N07059202 Meeting Date: APR 25, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 28, 2018 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Open Meeting None None Management 2 Discuss the Company's Business, None None Management Financial Situation and Sustainability 3 Discussion on Company's Corporate None None Management Governance Structure 4.a Discuss Remuneration Policy for None None Management Management Board 4.b Adopt Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 4.c Receive Clarification on Company's None None Management Reserves and Dividend Policy 4.d Approve Dividends of EUR 1.40 Per Share For For Management 5.a Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management 5.b Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management 6 Approve 200,000 Performance Shares for For For Management Board of Management 7.a Announce Intention to Reappoint Peter None None Management T.F.M. Wennink to Management Board 7.b Announce Intention to Reappoint Martin None None Management A. van den Brink to Management Board 7.c Announce Intention to Reappoint None None Management Frederic J.M. Schneider-Maunoury to Management Board 7.d Announce Intention to Appoint None None Management Christophe D. Fouquet to Management Board 7.e Announce Intention to Reappoint Roger None None Management J.M. Dassen to Management Board 8.a Reelect J.M.C. (Hans) Stork to For For Management Supervisory Board 8.b Elect T.L. (Terri) Kelly to For For Management Supervisory Board 8.c Receive Retirement Schedule of the None None Management Supervisory Board 9 Ratify KPMG as Auditors For For Management 10.a Grant Board Authority to Issue Shares For For Management up to 5 Percent of Issued Capital for General Purposes 10.b Authorize Board to Exclude Preemptive For For Management Rights from Share Issuances under Item 10.a 10.c Grant Board Authority to Issue or For For Management Grant Rights to Subscribe for Ordinary Shares up to 5 Percent in Case of Merger or Acquisition 10.d Authorize Board to Exclude Preemptive For For Management Rights from Share Issuances under Item 10.c 11.a Authorize Repurchase of up to 10 For For Management Percent of Issued Share Capital 11.b Authorize Additional Repurchase of up For For Management to 10 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BANKINTER S.A. Ticker: BKT Security ID: E2116H880 Meeting Date: MAR 22, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 16, 2018 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Consolidated and Standalone For For Management Financial Statements 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends 3 Approve Discharge of Board For For Management 4.1 Ratify Appointment of and Elect Teresa For For Management Martin-Retortillo Rubio as Director 4.2 Reelect Cartival SA as Director For Against Management 4.3 Fix Number of Directors at 12 For For Management 5 Approve Restricted Capitalization For For Management Reserve 6.1 Approve Annual Maximum Remuneration For For Management 6.2 Approve Remuneration Policy For For Management 6.3 Approve Delivery of Shares under FY For For Management 2017 Variable Pay Scheme 6.4 Fix Maximum Variable Compensation Ratio For For Management 7 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management Approved Resolutions 8 Advisory Vote on Remuneration Report For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BEIERSDORF AG Ticker: BEI Security ID: D08792109 Meeting Date: APR 25, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 03, 2018 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2017 (Non-Voting) 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 0.70 per Share 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management for Fiscal 2017 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management for Fiscal 2017 5 Ratify Ernst & Young GmbH as Auditors For For Management for Fiscal 2018 6.1 Elect Martin Hansson to the For Against Management Supervisory Board 6.2 Elect Beatrice Dreyfus as Alternate For For Management Supervisory Board Member 7 Approve Remuneration of Supervisory For For Management Board -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIOMERIEUX SA Ticker: BIM Security ID: F1149Y232 Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: MAY 14, 2018 # 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 Discharge of Directors For For Management 4 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 0.34 per Share 5 Approve Additional Pension Scheme For For Management Agreement with Alexandre Merieux 6 Approve Transaction with Institut For For Management Merieux, Merieux NutriSciences, Transgene, ABL, Thera, Merieux Developpement, SGH and Fondation Merieux Re: Management of Employee Mobility 7 Approve Transaction with Institut For For Management Merieux and Merieux Nutrisciences Re: Losses of Merieux University 8 Approve Remuneration Policy of For Against Management Chairman and CEO 9 Approve Remuneration Policy of For Against Management Vice-CEOs 10 Approve Compensation of Jean Luc For Against Management Belingard, Chairman and CEO until Dec. 15, 2017 11 Approve Compensation of Alexandre For Against Management Merieux, Vice-CEO until Dec. 15, 2017 12 Approve Compensation of Alexandre For Against Management Merieux, Chairman and CEO since Dec. 15, 2017 13 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 For For Management Percent of Issued Share Capital 14 Authorize Decrease in Share Capital For For Management via Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 15 Authorize up to 0.95 Percent of Issued For Against Management Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plans 16 Authorize up to 0.95 Percent of Issued For Against Management Capital for Use in Stock Option Plans 17 Authorize Capital Issuances for Use in For For Management Employee Stock Purchase Plans 18 Eliminate Preemptive Rights Pursuant For For Management to Item 17 Above, in Favor of Employees 19 Amend Article 13 of Bylaws Re: Board For For Management of Directors 20 Amend Articles 11 and 13 of Bylaws to For For Management Comply with Legal Changes Re: Board of Directors 21 Amend Article 18 of Bylaws to Comply For For Management with Legal Changes Re: Auditors 22 Reelect Alexandre Merieux as Director For Against Management 23 Reelect Jean-Luc Belingard as Director For For Management 24 Reelect Michele Palladino as Director For For Management 25 Reelect Philippe Archinard as Director For For Management 26 Reelect Agnes Lemarchand as Director For For Management 27 Reelect Philippe Gillet as Director For For Management 28 Renew Appointment of Ernst and Young For For Management et Autres as Auditor 29 Acknowledge End of Mandate of Auditex For For Management as Alternate Auditor and Decision to Neither Renew nor Replace 30 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHR.HANSEN HOLDINGS A/S Ticker: CHR Security ID: K1830B107 Meeting Date: NOV 28, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: NOV 21, 2017 # 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 6.33 Per Share 4 Approve Remuneration of Directors For For Management 5a Approve Creation of DKK 131.9 Million For For Management Pool of Capital without Preemptive Rights 5b Authorize Share Repurchase Program For For Management 5c Amend Articles Re: Remove Age Limit For For Management for Board Members 5d Approve Guidelines for Incentive-Based For For Management Compensation for Executive Management and Board 6a Reelect Ole Andersen (Chairman) as For For Management Director 6ba Reelect Dominique Reiniche as Director For For Management 6bb Elect Jesper brandgaard as New Director For For Management 6bc Reelect Luis Cantarell as Director For For Management 6bd Elect Heidi Kleinbach-Sauter as New For For Management Director 6be Reelect Kristian Villumsen as Director For For Management 6bf Reelect Mark Wilson as Director For For Management 7 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers as For For Management Auditors 8 Authorize Editorial Changes to Adopted For For Management Resolutions in Connection with Registration with Danish Authorities -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEUTSCHE BOERSE AG Ticker: DB1 Security ID: D1882G119 Meeting Date: MAY 16, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2017 (Non-Voting) 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 2.45 per Share 3.1 Approve Discharge of Management Board For Against Management Chairman Carsten Kengeter for Fiscal 2017 3.2 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management Vice-Chairman Andreas Preuss for Fiscal 2017 3.3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management Member Gregor Pottmeyer for Fiscal 2017 3.4 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management Member Hauke Stars for Fiscal 2017 3.5 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management Member Jeffrey Tessler for Fiscal 2017 4.1 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management Chairman Joachim Faber for Fiscal 2017 4.2 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management Vice-Chairman Richard Berliand for Fiscal 2017 4.3 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management Member Ann-Kristin Achleitner for Fiscal 2017 4.4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management Member Karl-Heinz Floether for Fiscal 2017 4.5 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management Member Marion Fornoff for Fiscal 2017 4.6 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management Member Hans-Peter Gabe for Fiscal 2017 4.7 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management Member Craig Heimark for Fiscal 2017 4.8 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management Member Monica Maechler for Fiscal 2017 4.9 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management Member Erhard Schipporeit for Fiscal 2017 4.10 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management Member Jutta Stuhlfauth for Fiscal 2017 4.11 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management Member Johannes Witt for Fiscal 2017 4.12 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management Member Amy Yok Tak Yip for Fiscal 2017 5 Approve Increase in Size of For For Management Supervisory Board to Sixteen Members 6.1 Elect Richard Berliand to the For For Management Supervisory Board 6.2 Elect Joachim Faber to the Supervisory For For Management Board 6.3 Elect Karl-Heinz Floether to the For For Management Supervisory Board 6.4 Elect Barbara Lambert to the For For Management Supervisory Board 6.5 Elect Amy Yok Tak Yip to the For For Management Supervisory Board 6.6 Elect Ann-Kristin Achleitner to the For For Management Supervisory Board 6.7 Elect Martin Jetter to the Supervisory For For Management Board 6.8 Elect Joachim Nagel to the Supervisory For For Management Board 7 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors for Fiscal For For Management 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EDENRED Ticker: EDEN Security ID: F3192L109 Meeting Date: MAY 03, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: APR 27, 2018 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Consolidated Financial For For Management Statements and Statutory Reports 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 0.85 per Share 4 Approve Stock Dividend Program For For Management 5 Ratify Appointment of Dominique For For Management D'Hinnin as Director 6 Reelect Bertrand Dumazy as Director For Against Management 7 Reelect Gabriele Galateri Di Genola as For For Management Director 8 Reelect Maelle Gavet as Director For For Management 9 Reelect Jean-Romain Lhomme as Director For For Management 10 Approve Remuneration Policy for For For Management Chairman and CEO 11 Approve Compensation of Bertrand For For Management Dumazy, Chairman and CEO 12 Approve Severance Payment Agreement For Against Management with Bertrand Dumazy 13 Approve Unemployment Insurance For For Management Agreement with Bertrand Dumazy 14 Approve Health Insurance Coverage For For Management Agreement with Bertrand Dumazy 15 Approve Additional Pension Scheme For For Management Agreement with Bertrand Dumazy 16 Approve Auditors' Special Report on For For Management Related-Party Transactions 17 Renew Appointment of Deloitte and For For Management Associes as Auditor 18 Decision Not to Renew BEAS as For For Management Alternate Auditor 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 Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 155,366,138 22 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 23,540,324 23 Approve Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities for Private Placements, up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 23,540,324 24 Authorize Board to Increase Capital in For For Management the Event of Additional Demand Related to Delegation Submitted to Shareholder Vote Above 25 Authorize Capital Increase of up to 10 For For Management Percent of Issued Capital for Contributions in Kind 26 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves For For Management of Up to EUR 155,366,138 for Bonus Issue or Increase in Par Value 27 Authorize Capital Issuances for Use in For For Management Employee Stock Purchase Plans 28 Authorize up to 1.5 Percent of Issued For For Management Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plans 29 Amend Article 12 of Bylaws Re: For For Management Employee Representatives 30 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL Ticker: EI Security ID: F31668100 Meeting Date: APR 24, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 19, 2018 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Consolidated Financial For For Management Statements and Statutory Reports 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 1.53 per Share 4 Reelect Antoine Bernard de For For Management Saint-Affrique as Director 5 Reelect Louise Frechette as Director For For Management 6 Reelect Bernard Hours as Director For For Management 7 Reelect Marc Onetto as Director For For Management 8 Reelect Olivier Pecoux as Director For For Management 9 Reelect Jeanette Wong as Director For For Management until Completion of Contribution in Kind Agreement of Luxottica Shares by Delfin 10 Elect Jeanette Wong as Director as of For For Management Completion of Contribution in Kind Agreement of Luxottica Shares by Delfin 11 Approve Termination Package of Laurent For Against Management Vacherot, Vice-CEO 12 Approve Compensation of Hubert For Against Management Sagnieres, Chairman and CEO 13 Approve Compensation of Laurent For Against Management Vacherot, Vice-CEO 14 Approve Remuneration Policy of For For Management Executive Corporate Officers 15 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ESSITY AB Ticker: ESSITY B Security ID: W3R06F100 Meeting Date: APR 12, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 06, 2018 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Open Meeting; Elect Chairman of Meeting For Did Not Vote Management 2 Prepare and Approve List of For Did Not Vote Management Shareholders 3 Designate Inspector(s) of Minutes of For Did Not Vote Management Meeting 4 Acknowledge Proper Convening of Meeting For Did Not Vote Management 5 Approve Agenda of Meeting For Did Not Vote Management 6 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports 7 Receive President's Report None None Management 8a Accept Financial Statements and For Did Not Vote Management Statutory Reports 8b Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Vote Management Dividends of SEK 5.75 Per Share 8c Approve Discharge of Board and For Did Not Vote Management President 9 Determine Number of Members (9) and For Did Not Vote Management Deputy Members (0) of Board 10 Determine Number of Auditors (1) and For Did Not Vote Management Deputy Auditors (0) 11 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For Did Not Vote Management the Amount of SEK 2.22 Million for Chairman and SEK 740,000 for Other Directors; Approve Remuneration for Committee Work; Approve Remuneration of Auditors 12a Reelect Ewa Bjorling as Director For Did Not Vote Management 12b Reelect Par Boman as Director For Did Not Vote Management 12c Reelect Maija-Liisa Friman as Director For Did Not Vote Management 12d Reelect Annemarie Gardshol as Director For Did Not Vote Management 12e Reelect Magnus Groth as Director For Did Not Vote Management 12f Reelect Bert Nordberg as Director For Did Not Vote Management 12g Reelect Louise Svanberg as Director For Did Not Vote Management 12h Reelect Lars Rebien Sorensen as For Did Not Vote Management Director 12i Reelect Barbara M. Thoralfsson as For Did Not Vote Management Director 13 Reelect Par Boman as Board Chairman For Did Not Vote Management 14 Ratify Ernst & Young as Auditors For Did Not Vote Management 15 Approve Remuneration Policy And Other For Did Not Vote Management Terms of Employment For Executive Management 16 Close Meeting None None Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EVONIK INDUSTRIES AG Ticker: EVK Security ID: D2R90Y117 Meeting Date: MAY 23, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2017 (Non-Voting) 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 1.15 per Share 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management for Fiscal 2017 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management for Fiscal 2017 5 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH as For For Management Auditors for Fiscal 2018 6.1 Elect Bernd Toenjes to the Supervisory For For Management Board 6.2 Elect Barbara Albert to the For For Management Supervisory Board 6.3 Elect Aldo Belloni to the Supervisory For For Management Board 6.4 Elect Barbara Grunewald to the For For Management Supervisory Board 6.5 Elect Siegfried Luther to the For For Management Supervisory Board 6.6 Elect Michael Ruediger to the For For Management Supervisory Board 6.7 Elect Peter Spuhler to the Supervisory For For Management Board 6.8 Elect Angela Titzrath to the For For Management Supervisory Board 6.9 Elect Volker Trautz to the Supervisory For For Management Board 6.10 Elect Ulrich Weber to the Supervisory For For Management Board 7 Approve Remuneration of Supervisory For For Management Board 8 Approve Creation of EUR 116.5 Million For For Management Pool of Capital with Partial Exclusion of Preemptive Rights 9 Approve Issuance of Warrants/Bonds For For Management with Warrants Attached/Convertible Bonds without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 1.25 Billion; Approve Creation of EUR 37.3 Million Pool of Capital to Guarantee Conversion Rights -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FRESENIUS SE & CO KGAA Ticker: FRE Security ID: D27348263 Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 26, 2018 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For Against Management Dividends of EUR 0.75 per Share 3 Approve Discharge of Personally Liable For For Management Partner for Fiscal 2017 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management for Fiscal 2017 5 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors for Fiscal For For Management 2018 6 Approve Remuneration System for For Against Management Management Board Members of the Personally Liable Partner 7 Approve Creation of EUR 125 Million For For Management Pool of Capital with Partial Exclusion of Preemptive Rights 8 Approve Issuance of Warrants/Bonds For For Management with Warrants Attached/Convertible Bonds without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 2.5 Billion; Approve Creation of EUR 49 Million Pool of Capital to Guarantee Conversion Rights 9 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 10 Authorize Use of Financial Derivatives For For Management when Repurchasing Shares -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GEBERIT AG Ticker: GEBN Security ID: H2942E124 Meeting Date: APR 04, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of CHF 10.40 per Share 3 Approve Discharge of Board of Directors For For Management 4.1.1 Reelect Albert Baehny as Director and For For Management Board Chairman 4.1.2 Reelect Felix Ehrat as Director For For Management 4.1.3 Reelect Thomas Huebner as Director For For Management 4.1.4 Reelect Hartmut Reuter as Director For For Management 4.1.5 Reelect Jorgen Tang-Jensen Director For For Management 4.1.6 Reelect Eunice Zehnder-Lai as Director For For Management 4.2.1 Reelect Hartmut Reuter as Member of For For Management the Nomination and Compensation Committee 4.2.2 Reelect Jorgen Tang-Jensen as Member For For Management of the Nomination and Compensation Committee 4.2.3 Reelect Eunice Zehnder-Lai as Member For For Management of the Nomination and Compensation Committee 5 Designate Roger Mueller as Independent For For Management Proxy 6 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management Auditors 7.1 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 7.2 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For For Management the Amount of CHF 2.4 Million 7.3 Approve Remuneration of Executive For For Management Committee in the Amount of CHF 11.3 Million 8 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GLENCORE PLC Ticker: GLEN Security ID: G39420107 Meeting Date: MAY 02, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 30, 2018 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Reduction of the Company's For For Management Capital Contribution Reserves 3 Re-elect Anthony Hayward as Director For For Management 4 Re-elect Ivan Glasenberg as Director For For Management 5 Re-elect Peter Coates as Director For For Management 6 Re-elect Leonhard Fischer as Director For For Management 7 Elect Martin Gilbert as a Director For For Management 8 Re-elect John Mack as Director For For Management 9 Elect Gill Marcus as a Director For For Management 10 Re-elect Patrice Merrin as Director For For Management 11 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 12 Reappoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors For For Management 13 Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix For For Management Remuneration of Auditors 14 Authorise Issue of Equity with For For Management Pre-emptive Rights 15 Authorise Issue of Equity without For For Management Pre-emptive Rights 16 Authorise Issue of Equity without For For Management Pre-emptive Rights in Connection with an Acquisition or Other Capital Investment 17 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary For For Management Shares -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HEINEKEN NV Ticker: HEIA Security ID: N39427211 Meeting Date: APR 19, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 22, 2018 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.a Receive Report of Management Board None None Management (Non-Voting) 1.b Discuss Remuneration Report Containing None None Management Remuneration Policy for Management Board Members 1.c Adopt Financial Statements For For Management 1.d Receive Explanation on Dividend Policy None None Management 1.e Approve Dividends of EUR 1.47 per Share For For Management 1.f Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management 1.g Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management 2.a Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 For For Management Percent of Issued Share Capital 2.b Grant Board Authority to Issue Shares For For Management Up To 10 Percent of Issued Capital 2.c Authorize Board to Exclude Preemptive For For Management Rights from Share Issuances under Item 2b 3 Discussion on Company's Corporate None None Management Governance Structure 4 Amend Articles 4, 9, 10, 12, 13 and 16 For For Management of the Articles of Association 5.a Reelect Jose Antonio Fernandez For Against Management Carbajal to Supervisory Board 5.b Reelect Javier Gerardo Astaburuaga For For Management Sanjines to Supervisory Board 5.c Reelect Jean-Marc Huet to Supervisory For For Management Board 5.d Elect Marion Helmes to Supervisory For For Management Board -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HEXAGON AB Ticker: HEXA B Security ID: W40063104 Meeting Date: MAY 04, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 27, 2018 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Open Meeting None None Management 2 Elect Chairman of Meeting For Did Not Vote Management 3 Prepare and Approve List of For Did Not Vote Management Shareholders 4 Approve Agenda of Meeting For Did Not Vote Management 5 Designate Inspector(s) of Minutes of For Did Not Vote Management Meeting 6 Acknowledge Proper Convening of Meeting For Did Not Vote Management 7 Receive President's Report None None Management 8a Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports 8b Receive Auditor's Report on None None Management Application of Guidelines for Remuneration for Executive Management 8c Receive the Board's Dividend Proposal None None Management 9a Accept Financial Statements and For Did Not Vote Management Statutory Reports 9b Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Vote Management Dividends of EUR 0.53 Per Share 9c Approve Discharge of Board and For Did Not Vote Management President 10 Determine Number of Members (8) and For Did Not Vote Management Deputy Members (0) of Board 11 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For Did Not Vote Management the Amount of SEK 1.48 Million for Chairman, SEK 890,000 for Vice Chairman, and SEK 575,000 for Other Directors; Approve Remuneration for Committee Work; Approve Remuneration of Auditors 12 Reelect Ola Rollen, Gun Nilsson For Did Not Vote Management (Chair), Ulrika Francke, John Brandon, Henrik Henriksson, Hans Vestberg, Sofia Schorling Hogberg and Marta Schorling Andreen as Directors; Ratify Ernst & Young as Auditors 13 Reelect Mikael Ekdahl, Jan Andersson, For Did Not Vote Management Anders Oscarsson and Ossian Ekdahl as Members of Nominating Committee 14 Approve Remuneration Policy And Other For Did Not Vote Management Terms of Employment For Executive Management 15 Close Meeting None None Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ING GROEP NV Ticker: INGA Security ID: N4578E595 Meeting Date: APR 23, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 26, 2018 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Open Meeting None None Management 2.a Receive Report of Management Board None None Management (Non-Voting) 2.b Receive Announcements on Sustainability None None Management 2.c Receive Report of Supervisory Board None None Management (Non-Voting) 2.d Discuss Remuneration Report None None Management 2.e Adopt Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 3.a Receive Explanation on Profit None None Management Retention and Distribution Policy 3.b Approve Dividends of EUR 0.67 Per Share For For Management 4.a Discussion on Company's Corporate None None Management Governance Structure 4.b Discussion of Executive Board Profile None None Management 4.c Discussion of Supervisory Board Profile None None Management 5.a Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management 5.b Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management 6 Amend the Remuneration Policy of the None None Management Executive Board (Withdrawn Resolution) 7 Reelect Eric Boyer de la Giroday to For For Management Supervisory Board 8.a Grant Board Authority to Issue Shares For For Management 8.b Grant Board Authority to Issue Shares For For Management Up To 10 Percent of Issued Capital and Restricting/Excluding Preemptive Rights 9 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 For For Management Percent of Issued Share Capital 10 Close Meeting None None Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTESA SANPAOLO SPA Ticker: ISP Security ID: T55067101 Meeting Date: APR 27, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: APR 18, 2018 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.a Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 1.b Approve Allocation of Income For For Management 2 Integrate Remuneration of External For For Management Auditors 3.a Approve Remuneration Policy For For Management 3.b Approve Fixed-Variable Compensation For For Management Ratio 3.c Approve Annual Incentive Plan For For Management 3.d Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management Reissuance of Repurchased Shares to Service Annual Incentive Plan 3.e Approve POP Long-Term Incentive Plan For For Management 3.f Approve LECOIP 2.0 Long-Term Incentive For Against Management Plan 1 Approve Conversion of Saving Shares For For Management into Ordinary Shares 2 Authorize Board to Increase Capital to For Against Management Service LECOIP 2.0 Long-Term Incentive Plan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KBC GROEP NV Ticker: KBC Security ID: B5337G162 Meeting Date: MAY 03, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: APR 19, 2018 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Directors' Report (Non-Voting) None None Management 2 Receive Auditors' Report (Non-Voting) None None Management 3 Receive Consolidated Financial None None Management Statements and Statutory Reports (Non-Voting) 4 Adopt Financial Statements For For Management 5 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 2.00 per Share 6 Approve Auditors' Remuneration For For Management 7 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 8 Approve Discharge of Directors For For Management 9 Approve Discharge of Auditors For For Management 10a Reelect Marc Wittemans as Director For Against Management 10b Reelect Christine Van Rijsseghem as For Against Management Director 10c Relect Julia Kiraly as Independent For For Management Director 11 Transact Other Business None None Management 1 Approve Special Board Report Re: For For Management Renewal of Authorization to Increase Share Capital 2 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management Article 5 3 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management Article 5bis 4 Renew Authorization to Increase Share For Against Management Capital within the Framework of Authorized Capital 5 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management Article 7C 6 Amend Article 8 to Reflect Changes in For For Management Capital 7 Amend Article 10bis Re: Statutory For For Management Thresholds 8 Amend Article 11: Authorize Repurchase For For Management of Shares 9 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management Article 11bis 10 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management Article 20bis 11 Amend Article 34 Re: Approval of For For Management Financial Statements 12 Amend Article 37.2 Re: Profit Share For For Management and Dividend Pay 13 Amend Article 38 Re: Interim Dividend For For Management Pay 14 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management Deletion of All References to Profit-Sharing Certificates 15 Amend Article 42 Re: Increase Share For Against Management Capital 16 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management Annex A 17 Approve Coordination of Articles of For For Management Association 18 Authorize Implementation of Approved For For Management Resolutions 19 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Formalities at Trade Registry -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KERRY GROUP PLC Ticker: KRZ Security ID: G52416107 Meeting Date: MAY 03, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAY 01, 2018 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Final Dividend For For Management 3a Elect Gerard Culligan as Director For For Management 3b Elect Cornelius Murphy as Director For For Management 3c Elect Edmond Scanlon as Director For For Management 4a Re-elect Gerry Behan as Director For For Management 4b Re-elect Dr Hugh Brady as Director For For Management 4c Re-elect Dr Karin Dorrepaal as Director For For Management 4d Re-elect Joan Garahy as Director For For Management 4e Re-elect James Kenny as Director For For Management 4f Re-elect Brian Mehigan as Director For For Management 4g Re-elect Tom Moran as Director For For Management 4h Re-elect Philip Toomey as Director For For Management 5 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management Auditors 6 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 7 Approve Remuneration Policy For For Management 8 Authorise Issue of Equity with For For Management Pre-emptive Rights 9 Authorise Issue of Equity without For For Management Pre-emptive Rights 10 Authorise Issue of Equity without For For Management Pre-emptive Rights in Connection with an Acquisition or Specified Capital Investment 11 Authorise Market Purchase of A For For Management Ordinary Shares 12 Adopt Articles of Association For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LONZA GROUP LTD. Ticker: LONN Security ID: H50524133 Meeting Date: MAY 04, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 4 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of CHF 2.75 per Share from Capital Contribution Reserves 5.1.1 Reelect Patrick Aebischer as Director For For Management 5.1.2 Reelect Werner Bauer as Director For For Management 5.1.3 Reelect Albert Baehny as Director For For Management 5.1.4 Reelect Christoph Maeder as Director For For Management 5.1.5 Reelect Barbara Richmond as Director For For Management 5.1.6 Reelect Margot Scheltema as Director For For Management 5.1.7 Reelect Juergen Steinemann as Director For For Management 5.1.8 Reelect Antonio Trius as Director For For Management 5.2.1 Elect Angelica Kohlmann as Director For For Management 5.2.2 Elect Olivier Verscheure as Director For For Management 5.3 Elect Albert Baehny as Board Chairman For For Management 5.4.1 Reappoint Christoph Maeder as Member For For Management of the Nomination and Compensation Committee 5.4.2 Reappoint Juergen Steinmann as Member For For Management of the Nomination and Compensation Committee 5.5 Appoint Angelica Kohlmann as Member of For For Management the Nomination and Compensation Committee 6 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors For For Management 7 Designate Daniel Pluess as Independent For For Management Proxy 8 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For For Management the Amount of CHF 3.1 Million 9.1 Approve Fixed Remuneration of For For Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 5.5 Million 9.2 Approve Variable Short-Term For For Management Remuneration of Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 6.1 Million 9.3 Approve Variable Long-Term For Against Management Remuneration of Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 10.3 Million 10 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LUNDIN PETROLEUM AB Ticker: LUPE Security ID: W64566107 Meeting Date: MAY 03, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 26, 2018 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Open Meeting None None Management 2 Elect Chairman of Meeting For Did Not Vote Management 3 Prepare and Approve List of For Did Not Vote Management Shareholders 4 Approve Agenda of Meeting For Did Not Vote Management 5 Designate Inspector(s) of Minutes of For Did Not Vote Management Meeting 6 Acknowledge Proper Convening of Meeting For Did Not Vote Management 7 Receive President's Report None None Management 8 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports 9 Accept Financial Statements and For Did Not Vote Management Statutory Reports 10 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Vote Management Dividends of SEK 4.00 Per Share 11 Approve Discharge of Board and For Did Not Vote Management President 12 Receive Nomination Committee's Report None None Management 13 Determine Number of Members (9) and For Did Not Vote Management Deputy Members (0) of Board 14a Reelect Peggy Bruzelius as Director For Did Not Vote Management 14b Reelect Ashley Heppenstall as Director For Did Not Vote Management 14c Reelect Ian Lundin as Director For Did Not Vote Management 14d Reelect Lukas Lundin as Director For Did Not Vote Management 14e Reelect Grace Skaugen as Director For Did Not Vote Management 14f Reelect Alex Schneiter as Director For Did Not Vote Management 14g Reelect Cecilia Vieweg as Director For Did Not Vote Management 14h Reelect Jakob Thomasen as Director For Did Not Vote Management 14i Elect Torstein Sanness as New Director For Did Not Vote Management 14j Reelect Ian Lundin as Board Chairman For Did Not Vote Management 15 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For Did Not Vote Management the Amount of SEK 1.1 Million for the Chairman and SEK 525,000 for Other Directors; Approve Remuneration for Committee Work 16 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers as For Did Not Vote Management Auditors 17 Approve Remuneration of Auditors For Did Not Vote Management 18 Approve Remuneration Policy And Other For Did Not Vote Management Terms of Employment For Executive Management 19 Approve Restricted Stock Plan LTIP 2018 For Did Not Vote Management 20 Approve Issuance of up to 34 Million For Did Not Vote Management Shares without Preemptive Rights 21 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For Did Not Vote Management Reissuance of Repurchased Shares 22 Close Meeting None None Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MTU AERO ENGINES AG Ticker: MTX Security ID: D5565H104 Meeting Date: APR 11, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2017 (Non-Voting) 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 2.30 per Share 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management for Fiscal 2017 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management for Fiscal 2017 5 Ratify Ernst & Young GmbH as Auditors For For Management for Fiscal 2018 6.1 Elect Christine Bortenlaenger to the For For Management Supervisory Board 6.2 Elect Klaus Eberhardt to the For For Management Supervisory Board 6.3 Elect Juergen Geissinger to the For For Management Supervisory Board 6.4 Elect Klaus Steffens to the For For Management Supervisory Board 6.5 Elect Marion Weissenberger-Eibl to the For For Management Supervisory Board 7 Approve Remuneration System for For For Management Management Board Members -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NH HOTEL GROUP SA Ticker: NHH Security ID: E7650V112 Meeting Date: JUN 21, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JUN 15, 2018 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Consolidated and Standalone For For Management Financial Statements 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends 3 Approve Discharge of Board For For Management 4 Renew Appointment of Deloitte as For For Management Auditor 5.1 Elect Carmen Artigas as Director For For Management 5.2 Elect Guillermo Sagnier Guimon as For For Management Director 5.3 Elect Maria Soto Osborne as Director For For Management 5.4 Reelect Jose Antonio Castro Sousa as For For Management Director 5.5 Reelect Alfredo Fernandez Agras as For For Management Director 5.6 Ratify Appointment of and Elect Jose For For Management Maria Cantero Montes-Jovellar as Director 5.7 Ratify Appointment of and Elect Maria For For Management Grecna as Director 5.8 Ratify Appointment of and Elect Paul For For Management Johnson as Director 5.9 Ratify Appointment of and Elect For For Management Fernando Lacadena Azpeitia as Director 6 Fix Number of Directors at 12 For For Management 7 Approve Annual Maximum Remuneration For For Management 8 Approve Remuneration Policy For For Management 9 Advisory Vote on Remuneration Report For For Management 10 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management Approved Resolutions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOVO NORDISK A/S Ticker: NOVO B Security ID: K72807132 Meeting Date: MAR 22, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 15, 2018 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Report of Board None None Management 2 Accept Financial Statements and For Did Not Vote Management Statutory Reports 3.1 Approve Remuneration of Directors for For Did Not Vote Management 2017 3.2 Approve Remuneration of Directors for For Did Not Vote Management 2018 in the Amount of DKK 2.1 Million for the Chairman, DKK 1.4 Million for the Vice Chairman, and DKK 700,000 for Other Directors; Approve Remuneration for Committee Work; 4 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Vote Management Dividends of DKK 7.85 Per Share 5.1 Reelect Helge Lund as Director and New For Did Not Vote Management Chairman 5.2 Reelect Jeppe Christiansen as Director For Did Not Vote Management and Deputy Chairman 5.3a Reelect Brian Daniels as Director For Did Not Vote Management 5.3b Elect Andreas Fibig as New Director For Did Not Vote Management 5.3c Reelect Sylvie Gregoire as Director For Did Not Vote Management 5.3d Reelect Liz Hewitt as Director For Did Not Vote Management 5.3e Reelect Kasim Kutay as Director For Did Not Vote Management 5.3f Elect Martin Mackay as New Director For Did Not Vote Management 6 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers as For Did Not Vote Management Auditors 7.1 Approve DKK 10 Million Reduction in For Did Not Vote Management Share Capital via B Share Cancellation 7.2 Authorize Share Repurchase Program For Did Not Vote Management 7.3 Approve Guidelines for Incentive-Based For Did Not Vote Management Compensation for Executive Management and Board 8 Other Business None None Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ORSTED A/S Ticker: ORSTED Security ID: K7653Q105 Meeting Date: MAR 08, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 01, 2018 # 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 Discharge of Management and For For Management Board 4 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of DKK 9 Per Share 5 Authorize Share Repurchase Program None None Management (The Board is Not Requesting Any Authorization) 6a Amend Articles Re: Editorial Changes For For Management 6b Amend Articles Re: Discontinuation of For For Management the Nomination Committee 6c Approve Financial Reporting in English For For Management 6d Approve Guidelines for Incentive-Based For For Management Compensation for Executive Management and Board 6e Authorize Editorial Changes to Adopted For For Management Resolutions in Connection with Registration with Danish Authorities 7a Determine Number of Members (8) and For For Management Deputy Members (0) of Board 7b Reelect Thomas Andersen (Chairman) as For For Management Director 7c Reelect Lene Skole (Vice Chairman) as For For Management Director 7d Reelect Lynda Armstrong as Director For For Management 7e Reelect Pia Gjellerup as Director For For Management 7f Reelect Benny Loft as Director For For Management 7g Reelect Peter Korsholm as Director For For Management 7h Elect Dieter Wemmer as New Director For For Management 7i Elect Jorgen Kildahl as New Director For For Management 8 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For For Management the Amount of DKK 960,000 for Chairman, DKK 640,000 for Vice Chairman, and DKK 320,000 for Other Directors; Approve Remuneration for Committee Work 9 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers as For For Management Auditors 10 Other Business None None Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PARTNERS GROUP HOLDING Ticker: PGHN Security ID: H6120A101 Meeting Date: MAY 09, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of CHF 19.00 per Share 3 Approve Remuneration Report For Against Management 4 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 5 Amend Articles Re: Composition of For For Management Board Committees 6.1 Approve Revised Compensation Budget For For Management for Remuneration of Directors 6.2 Approve Maximum Remuneration of For For Management Directors in the Amount of CHF 8 Million 6.3 Approve Revised Compensation Budget For For Management for Remuneration of Executive Management for Fiscal 2017 and Fiscal 2018 6.4 Approve Remuneration of Executive For For Management Committee in the Amount of CHF 30 Million 7.1.a Reelect Steffen Meister as Director For For Management and Board Chairman 7.1.b Reelect Charles Dallara as Director For For Management 7.1.c Reelect Grace del Rosario-Castano as For For Management Director 7.1.d Reelect Marcel Erni as Director For For Management 7.1.e Reelect Michelle Felman as Director For For Management 7.1.f Reelect Alfred Gantner as Director For For Management 7.1.g Reelect Eric Strutz as Director For For Management 7.1.h Reelect Patrick Ward as Director For For Management 7.1.i Reelect Urs Wietlisbach as Director For For Management 7.1.j Reelect Peter Wuffli as Director For For Management 7.2.1 Appoint Grace del Rosario-Castano as For For Management Member of the Compensation Committee 7.2.2 Appoint Peter Wuffli as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 7.3 Designate Hotz & Goldmann as For For Management Independent Proxy 7.4 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors For For Management 8 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RANDGOLD RESOURCES LTD Ticker: RRS Security ID: G73740113 Meeting Date: MAY 08, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAY 04, 2018 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Final Dividend For For Management 3 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 4 Approve Remuneration Policy For For Management 5 Re-elect Safiatou Ba-N'Daw as Director For For Management 6 Re-elect Mark Bristow as Director For For Management 7 Re-elect Christopher Coleman as For For Management Director 8 Re-elect Jamil Kassum as Director For For Management 9 Re-elect Olivia Kirtley as Director For For Management 10 Re-elect Jeanine Mabunda Lioko as For For Management Director 11 Re-elect Andrew Quinn as Director For For Management 12 Re-elect Graham Shuttleworth as For For Management Director 13 Reappoint BDO LLP as Auditors For For Management 14 Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix For For Management Remuneration of Auditors 15 Authorise Issue of Equity with For For Management Pre-emptive Rights 16 Approve Awards of Ordinary Shares to For For Management Non-executive Directors 17 Approve Award of Ordinary Shares to For For Management the Senior Independent Director 18 Approve Award of Ordinary Shares to For For Management the Chairman 19 Approve Long Term Incentive Plan For For Management 20 Authorise Issue of Equity without For For Management Pre-emptive Rights 21 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary For For Management Shares and American Depositary Shares -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC Ticker: RDSA Security ID: G7690A118 Meeting Date: MAY 22, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAY 18, 2018 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Report For Against Management 3 Elect Ann Godbehere as Director For For Management 4 Re-elect Ben van Beurden as Director For For Management 5 Re-elect Euleen Goh as Director For For Management 6 Re-elect Charles Holliday as Director For For Management 7 Re-elect Catherine Hughes as Director For For Management 8 Re-elect Gerard Kleisterlee as Director For For Management 9 Re-elect Roberto Setubal as Director For For Management 10 Re-elect Sir Nigel Sheinwald as For For Management Director 11 Re-elect Linda Stuntz as Director For For Management 12 Re-elect Jessica Uhl as Director For For Management 13 Re-elect Gerrit Zalm as Director For For Management 14 Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management 15 Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix For For Management Remuneration of Auditors 16 Authorise Issue of Equity with For For Management Pre-emptive Rights 17 Authorise Issue of Equity without For For Management Pre-emptive Rights 18 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary For For Management Shares 19 Request Shell to Set and Publish Against Against Shareholder Targets for Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC Ticker: RY4C Security ID: G7727C186 Meeting Date: SEP 21, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: SEP 19, 2017 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Report For Against Management 3a Re-elect David Bonderman as Director For Against Management 3b Re-elect Michael Cawley as Director For For Management 3c Re-elect Charlie McCreevy as Director For For Management 3d Re-elect Declan McKeon as Director For For Management 3e Re-elect Kyran McLaughlin as Director For For Management 3f Re-elect Howard Millar as Director For For Management 3g Re-elect Dick Milliken as Director For For Management 3h Re-elect Michael O'Brien as Director For For Management 3i Re-elect Michael O'Leary as Director For For Management 3j Re-elect Julie O'Neill as Director For For Management 3k Re-elect James Osborne as Director For Abstain Management 3l Re-elect Louise Phelan as Director For For Management 3m Elect Stan McCarthy as Director For For Management 4 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management Auditors 5 Authorise Issue of Equity with For For Management Pre-emptive Rights 6 Authorise Issue of Equity without For For Management Pre-emptive Rights 7 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary For For Management Shares -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAP SE Ticker: SAP Security ID: D66992104 Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 25, 2018 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2017 (Non-Voting) 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 1.40 per Share 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management for Fiscal 2017 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management for Fiscal 2017 5 Approve Remuneration System for For For Management Management Board Members 6 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors for Fiscal For For Management 2018 7.1 Elect Aicha Evans to the Supervisory For For Management Board 7.2 Elect Friederike Rotsch to the For For Management Supervisory Board 7.3 Elect Gerhard Oswald to the For For Management Supervisory Board 7.4 Elect Diane Greene to the Supervisory For For Management Board 8 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 9 Amend Articles Re: Supervisory Board For For Management Term -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SECURITAS AB Ticker: SECU B Security ID: W7912C118 Meeting Date: MAY 02, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 25, 2018 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Open Meeting None None Management 2 Elect Chairman of Meeting For Did Not Vote Management 3 Prepare and Approve List of For Did Not Vote Management Shareholders 4 Approve Agenda of Meeting For Did Not Vote Management 5 Designate Inspector(s) of Minutes of For Did Not Vote Management Meeting 6 Acknowledge Proper Convening of Meeting For Did Not Vote Management 7 Receive President's Report None None Management 8a Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports 8b Receive Auditor's Report on None None Management Application of Guidelines for Remuneration for Executive Management 8c Receive Board's Dividend Proposal None None Management 9a Accept Financial Statements and For Did Not Vote Management Statutory Reports 9b Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Vote Management Dividends of SEK 4.00 Per Share 9c Approve May 4, 2018, as Record Date For Did Not Vote Management for Dividend Payment 9d Approve Discharge of Board and For Did Not Vote Management President 10 Determine Number of Directors (8) and For Did Not Vote Management Deputy Directors (0) of Board 11 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For Did Not Vote Management the Amount of SEK 2 Million for Chairman, SEK 845,000 for Vice Chairman, and SEK 580,000 for Other Directors; Approve Remuneration for Committee Work; Approve Remuneration of Auditors 12 Reelect Ingrid Bonde, John Brandon, For Did Not Vote Management Anders Boos, Fredrik Cappelen, Carl Douglas, Marie Ehrling (Chairman), Sofia Schorling Hogberg and Dick Seger as Directors 13 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers as For Did Not Vote Management Auditors 14 Authorize Chairman of Board and For Did Not Vote Management Representatives of Five of Company's Largest Shareholders to Serve on Nominating Committee 15 Approve Remuneration Policy And Other For Did Not Vote Management Terms of Employment For Executive Management 16 Authorize Share Repurchase Program For Did Not Vote Management 17 Approve 2018 Incentive Scheme and For Did Not Vote Management Related Hedging Measures 18 Close Meeting None None Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SKF AB Ticker: SKF B Security ID: W84237143 Meeting Date: MAR 27, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 21, 2018 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Open Meeting None None Management 2 Elect Chairman of Meeting For Did Not Vote Management 3 Prepare and Approve List of For Did Not Vote Management Shareholders 4 Approve Agenda of Meeting For Did Not Vote Management 5 Designate Inspector(s) of Minutes of For Did Not Vote Management Meeting 6 Acknowledge Proper Convening of Meeting For Did Not Vote Management 7 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports 8 Receive President's Report None None Management 9 Accept Financial Statements and For Did Not Vote Management Statutory Reports 10 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Vote Management Dividends of SEK 5.50 Per Share 11 Approve Discharge of Board and For Did Not Vote Management President 12 Determine Number of Members (9) and For Did Not Vote Management Deputy Members (0) of Board 13 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For Did Not Vote Management the Amount of SEK 2.07 Million for Chairman and SEK 710,000 for Other Directors; Approve Remuneration for Committee Work 14.1 Reelect Peter Grafoner as Director For Did Not Vote Management 14.2 Reelect Lars Wedenborn as Director For Did Not Vote Management 14.3 Reelect Hock Goh as Director For Did Not Vote Management 14.4 Reelect Nancy Gougarty as Director For Did Not Vote Management 14.5 Reelect Alrik Danielson as Director For Did Not Vote Management 14.6 Reelect Ronnie Leten as Director For Did Not Vote Management 14.7 Reelect Barb Samardzich as Director For Did Not Vote Management 14.8 Elect Hans Straberg as New Director For Did Not Vote Management 14.9 Elect Colleen Repplier as New Director For Did Not Vote Management 15 Elect Hans Straberg as Board Chairman For Did Not Vote Management 16 Approve Remuneration Policy And Other For Did Not Vote Management Terms of Employment For Executive Management 17 Approve 2018 Performance Share Program For Did Not Vote Management 18 Authorize Chairman of Board and For Did Not Vote Management Representatives of Four of Company's Largest Shareholders to Serve on Nominating Committee -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TELECOM ITALIA SPA Ticker: TIT Security ID: T92778108 Meeting Date: APR 24, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 13, 2018 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Revoke Six Directors from the Current None For Shareholder Board of Directors 2 Elect Six Directors (Bundled) None For Shareholder 3 Elect Director For For Management 4 Approve Financial Statements, For For Management Statutory Reports, and Allocation of Income 5 Approve Remuneration Policy For Against Management 6 Approve Incentive Plan Reserved to the For Against Management Chief Executive Officer of TIM SpA 7 Approve Incentive Plan Reserved to For For Management Members of the Management of TIM SpA and Its Subsidiaries 8 Approve Auditors and Authorize Board For For Management to Fix Their Remuneration 9.1 Slate Submitted by Vivendi SA None For Shareholder 9.2 Slate Submitted by Institutional None Did Not Vote Shareholder Investors (Assogestioni) 10 Appoint Chairman of Internal Statutory None For Shareholder Auditors 11 Approve Internal Auditors' Remuneration For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TELECOM ITALIA SPA Ticker: TIT Security ID: T92778108 Meeting Date: MAY 04, 2018 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: APR 24, 2018 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Fix Number of Directors None For Shareholder 2 Fix Board Terms for Directors None For Shareholder 3.1 Slate Submitted by Vivendi SA None Did Not Vote Shareholder 3.2 Slate Submitted by Elliott None For Shareholder lnternational LP, Elliott Associates LP, and The Liverpool Limited Partnership 4 Approve Remuneration of Directors None For Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THALES Ticker: HO Security ID: F9156M108 Meeting Date: MAY 23, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: MAY 18, 2018 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Consolidated Financial For For Management Statements and Statutory Reports 2 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 1.75 per Share 4 Approve Transaction with TSA Re: For For Management Addendum to the Assistance Agreement 5 Ratify Appointment of Armelle de Madre For For Management as Director 6 Ratify Appointment of French For Against Management Government as Director 7 Ratify Appointment of Bernard Fontana For Against Management as Director 8 Reelect Charles Edelstenne as Director For Against Management 9 Reelect Loik Segalen as Director For Against Management 10 Reelect Anne-Claire Taittinger as For For Management Director 11 Reelect Ann Taylor as Director For For Management 12 Reelect Eric Trappier as Director For Against Management 13 Reelect Marie-Francoise Walbaum as For Against Management Director 14 Reelect Patrice Caine as Director For Against Management 15 Approve Compensation of Patrice Caine, For For Management Chairman and CEO 16 Approve Severance Payment Agreement For For Management with Patrice Caine 17 Deferred Incremental and Conditional For For Management Compensation of Patrice Caine 18 Approve Unemployment Private Insurance For For Management Agreement with Patrice Caine 19 Approve Remuneration Policy of For For Management Chairman and CEO 20 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 For For Management Percent of Issued Share Capital 21 Authorize up to 1 Percent of Issued For Against Management Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plans 22 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For Against Management Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 159 Million 23 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For Against Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 60 Million 24 Approve Issuance of Equity or For Against Management Equity-Linked Securities for Private Placements, up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 60 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 10 For Against Management Percent of Issued Capital for Contributions in Kind 27 Set Total Limit for Capital Increase For For Management to Result from Requests under Items 23-26 at EUR 60 Million; Set Total Limit for Capital Increase to Result from Requests under Items 22-26 at EUR 180 Million 28 Authorize Capital Issuances for Use in For For Management Employee Stock Purchase Plans 29 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities 30 Ratify Appointment of Delphine de For Against Management Sahuguet d Amarzit as Director -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VINCI Ticker: DG Security ID: F5879X108 Meeting Date: APR 17, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: APR 12, 2018 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Consolidated Financial For For Management Statements and Statutory Reports 2 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 2.45 per Share 4 Reelect Xavier Huillard as Director For Against Management 5 Reelect Yves-Thibault de Silguy as For For Management Director 6 Reelect Marie-Christine Lombard as For For Management Director 7 Reelect Qatar Holding LLC as Director For For Management 8 Elect Rene Medori as Director For For Management 9 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 For For Management Percent of Issued Share Capital 10 Approve Additional Pension Scheme For For Management Agreement with Xavier Huillard 11 Approve Termination Package of Xavier For For Management Huillard 12 Approve Transaction with For Against Management YTSeuropaconsultants Re: Services Agreement 13 Approve Remuneration Policy for For Against Management Chairman and CEO 14 Approve Compensation of Xavier For Against Management Huillard, Chairman and CEO 15 Authorize Decrease in Share Capital For For Management via Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 16 Authorize up to 1 Percent of Issued For For Management Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plans 17 Authorize Capital Issuances for Use in For For Management Employee Stock Purchase Plans 18 Authorize Capital Issuances for Use in For For Management Employee Stock Purchase Plans Reserved for Employees of International Subsidiaries 19 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VODAFONE GROUP PLC Ticker: VOD Security ID: G93882192 Meeting Date: JUL 28, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JUL 26, 2017 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Re-elect Gerard Kleisterlee as Director For For Management 3 Re-elect Vittorio Colao as Director For For Management 4 Re-elect Nick Read as Director For For Management 5 Re-elect Sir Crispin Davis as Director For For Management 6 Re-elect Dr Mathias Dopfner as Director For For Management 7 Re-elect Dame Clara Furse as Director For For Management 8 Re-elect Valerie Gooding as Director For For Management 9 Re-elect Renee James as Director For For Management 10 Re-elect Samuel Jonah as Director For For Management 11 Elect Maria Amparo Moraleda Martinez For For Management as Director 12 Re-elect David Nish as Director For For Management 13 Approve Final Dividend For For Management 14 Approve Remuneration Policy For For Management 15 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 16 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP For For Management as Auditors 17 Authorise the Audit and Risk Committee For For Management to Fix Remuneration of Auditors 18 Authorise Issue of Equity with For For Management Pre-emptive Rights 19 Authorise Issue of Equity without For For Management Pre-emptive Rights 20 Authorise Issue of Equity without For For Management Pre-emptive Rights in Connection with an Acquisition or Other Capital Investment 21 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary For For Management Shares 22 Authorise EU Political Donations and For For Management Expenditure 23 Authorise the Company to Call General For For Management Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VOLVO AB Ticker: VOLV B Security ID: 928856301 Meeting Date: APR 05, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 28, 2018 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Open Meeting None None Management 2 Elect Chairman of Meeting For Did Not Vote Management 3 Prepare and Approve List of For Did Not Vote Management Shareholders 4 Approve Agenda of Meeting For Did Not Vote Management 5 Designate Inspector(s) of Minutes of For Did Not Vote Management Meeting 6 Acknowledge Proper Convening of Meeting For Did Not Vote Management 7 Receive Board and Board Committee None None Management Reports 8 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports; Receive President's Report 9 Accept Financial Statements and For Did Not Vote Management Statutory Reports 10 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Vote Management Dividends of SEK 4.25 Per Share 11 Approve Discharge of Board and For Did Not Vote Management President 12 Determine Number of Members (10) and For Did Not Vote Management Deputy Members (0) of Board 13 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For Did Not Vote Management the Amount of SEK 3.5 Million for Chairman and SEK 1.03 Million for Other Directors; Approve Remuneration for Committee Work 14a Reelect Matti Alahuhta as Director For Did Not Vote Management 14b Reelect Eckhard Cordes as Director For Did Not Vote Management 14c Elect Eric Elzvik as New Director For Did Not Vote Management 14d Reelect James Griffith as Director For Did Not Vote Management 14e Reelect Martin Lundstedt as Director For Did Not Vote Management 14f Reelect Kathryn Marinello as Director For Did Not Vote Management 14g Reelect Martina Merz as Director For Did Not Vote Management 14h Reelect Hanne de Mora as Director For Did Not Vote Management 14i Reelect Helena Stjernholm as Director For Did Not Vote Management 14j Reelect Carl-Henric Svenberg as For Did Not Vote Management Director 15 Reelect Carl-Henric Svanberg as Board For Did Not Vote Management Chairman 16 Approve Remuneration of Auditors For Did Not Vote Management 17 Ratify Deloitte as Auditors For Did Not Vote Management 18 Elect Bengt Kjell, Ramsay Brufer, For Did Not Vote Management Yngve Slungstad, Par Boman and Chairman of the Board to Serve on Election Committee 19 Approve Remuneration Policy And Other For Did Not Vote Management Terms of Employment For Executive Management 20 Limit Contributions to Chalmers None Did Not Vote Shareholder University of Technology Foundation to a Maximum of SEK 3 Million Per Year -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ZALANDO SE Ticker: ZAL Security ID: D98423102 Meeting Date: MAY 23, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAY 01, 2018 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2017 (Non-Voting) 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Omission of Dividends 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management for Fiscal 2017 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management for Fiscal 2017 5.1 Ratify Ernst & Young GmbH as Auditors For For Management for Fiscal 2018 5.2 Ratify Ernst & Young GmbH as Auditors For For Management Until the 2019 AGM 6 Approve Remuneration System for For Against Management Management Board Members 7.1 Elect Anthony Brew as Employee For For Management Representative to the Supervisory Board 7.2 Elect Javier Perez as Employee For For Management Representative Substitute to the Supervisory Board 8 Approve Affiliation Agreement with For For Management Subsidiary zLabels GmbH ========== END NPX REPORT
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
(Registrant) The European Equity Fund, Inc.
By (Signature and Title) /s/ Hepsen Uzcan
Hepsen
Uzcan, Chief Executive Officer and President
Date 8/15/18