NEST Voting Report for the period 01 Jan 2025 to 01 Apr 2025

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Vote summary by region

AGM Class Court EGM GM OGM SGM Total
Africa 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Asia & Oceania : Developed 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
Asia & Oceania : Emerging 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 167
Europe : Developed 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 26
Europe : Emerging 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Japan 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Latin America & Caribbean 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
North America 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 43
South & Central America 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
UK & Ireland 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
 

Vote summary by issues: Active Monitoring List

  For Abstain Against Case-by-case Withhold Refer
Audit & Reporting 0 0 2 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0 0 0 0
Board 18 0 5 0 0 0
Capital 0 0 0 0 0 0
Consent Solicitation 0 0 0 0 0 0
Corporate Actions 0 0 0 0 0 0
Political Activity 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shareholder Rights 1 0 0 0 0 0
Remuneration 1 0 1 0 0 0
Charitable Activity 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sustainability 0 0 1 0 0 0
 

Vote summary by issues: Commodities Fund

  For Abstain Against Case-by-case Withhold Refer
Audit & Reporting 0 0 5 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0 0 0 0
Board 44 0 15 0 10 0
Capital 2 0 1 0 0 0
Consent Solicitation 0 0 0 0 0 0
Corporate Actions 1 0 2 0 0 0
Political Activity 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shareholder Rights 6 0 0 0 0 0
Remuneration 2 0 9 0 0 0
Charitable Activity 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sustainability 0 0 1 0 0 0
 

Votes against management - by region

Region Resolutions
Asia & Oceania : Developed 4
Asia & Oceania : Emerging 10
Europe : Developed 1
North America 28
 

Votes withheld by manager

Company Event Date Res Num SH Res Resolution Active Monitoring List Commodities Fund
Boliden AB EGM 23-Jan-25 7 - To approve a general authority to the directors to issue new shares Against
Hormel Foods Corp AGM 28-Jan-25 1a - To re-elect as a director, Gary Bhojwani Against
Hormel Foods Corp AGM 28-Jan-25 1g - To re-elect as a director, Sally Smith Against
Hormel Foods Corp AGM 28-Jan-25 1h - To re-elect as a director, James Snee Against
Hormel Foods Corp AGM 28-Jan-25 2 - To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as auditors Against
Tyson Foods Inc AGM 06-Feb-25 1a - To re-elect as a director, John Tyson Against
Tyson Foods Inc AGM 06-Feb-25 1h - To re-elect as a director, Kevin McNamara Against
Tyson Foods Inc AGM 06-Feb-25 2 - To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors Against
Tyson Foods Inc AGM 06-Feb-25 3 - To approve the amendments to the 2000 stock incentive plan Against
Tyson Foods Inc AGM 06-Feb-25 4 Y To approve the shareholder proposal regarding the disaggregation of shareholder voting results For
Zhaojin Mining Industry Company Ltd EGM 26-Feb-25 1a - To re-elect as a director, Guipeng Jiang Against
Zhaojin Mining Industry Company Ltd EGM 26-Feb-25 1c - To re-elect as a director, Liqang Wang Against
Zhaojin Mining Industry Company Ltd EGM 26-Feb-25 1d - To re-elect as a director, Peiwu Wang Against
Zhaojin Mining Industry Company Ltd EGM 26-Feb-25 1e - To re-elect as a director, Yi Long Against
Zhaojin Mining Industry Company Ltd EGM 26-Feb-25 1f - To re-elect as a director, Guanghui Li Against
Zhaojin Mining Industry Company Ltd EGM 26-Feb-25 1g - To re-elect as a director, Wenjing Luan Against
Zhaojin Mining Industry Company Ltd EGM 26-Feb-25 1h - To re-elect as a director, Jinrong Chen Against
Zhaojin Mining Industry Company Ltd EGM 26-Feb-25 1i - To re-elect as a director, Sze Chung Choy Against
Zhaojin Mining Industry Company Ltd EGM 26-Feb-25 4a - To approve the provision of guarantee for the financing of 7 subsidiaries Against
Zhaojin Mining Industry Company Ltd EGM 26-Feb-25 4b - To approve the provision of guarantee for the supply chain finance business Against
ICL Group Ltd EGM 06-Mar-25 1 - To approve the Compensation terms for Elad Aharonson Against
ICL Group Ltd EGM 06-Mar-25 2 - To approve an equity based award to Elad Aharonson Against
ICL Group Ltd EGM 06-Mar-25 3 - To approve the Compensation terms for Yoav Doppelt Against
ICL Group Ltd EGM 06-Mar-25 4 - To approve an equity based award to Yoav Doppelt Against
Compass Minerals International Inc AGM 06-Mar-25 1e - To re-elect as a director, Melissa Miller Against
Compass Minerals International Inc AGM 06-Mar-25 1f - To re-elect as a director, Joseph Reece Against
Compass Minerals International Inc AGM 06-Mar-25 2 - To approve an advisory vote on the remuneration of the Company's named executive officers Against
Compass Minerals International Inc AGM 06-Mar-25 3 - To adopt the amended 2020 incentive award plan Against
Compass Minerals International Inc AGM 06-Mar-25 4 - To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as auditors Against
National Fuel Gas Co AGM 13-Mar-25 1.07 - To re-elect as a director, Rebecca Ranich Withhold
National Fuel Gas Co AGM 13-Mar-25 1.08 - To re-elect as a director, Jeffrey Shaw Withhold
National Fuel Gas Co AGM 13-Mar-25 2 - To approve an advisory vote on the remuneration of the Company's named executive officers Against
National Fuel Gas Co AGM 13-Mar-25 3 - To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors Against
Fluence Energy Inc AGM 17-Mar-25 1.01 - To re-elect as a director, Cynthia Arnold Withhold
Fluence Energy Inc AGM 17-Mar-25 1.02 - To re-elect as a director, Herman Bulls Withhold
Fluence Energy Inc AGM 17-Mar-25 1.03 - To re-elect as a director, Ricardo Falu Withhold
Fluence Energy Inc AGM 17-Mar-25 1.06 - To re-elect as a director, Barbara Humpton Withhold
Fluence Energy Inc AGM 17-Mar-25 1.08 - To re-elect as a director, Axel Meier Withhold
Fluence Energy Inc AGM 17-Mar-25 1.09 - To re-elect as a director, Letitia Mendoza Withhold
Fluence Energy Inc AGM 17-Mar-25 1.11 - To re-elect as a director, John Christopher Shelton Withhold
Fluence Energy Inc AGM 17-Mar-25 1.12 - To re-elect as a director, Simon James Smith Withhold
Fluence Energy Inc AGM 17-Mar-25 2 - To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as auditors Against
Fluence Energy Inc AGM 17-Mar-25 3 - To approve an advisory vote on the remuneration of the Company's named executive officers Against
 

Glossary

Definitions for all tables

Fund Names
BMO BMO Responsible Global Equity Fund.
HSBC HSBC Economic Scale Index Emerging Markets Equity Fund and HSBC Amanah Global Equity Index Fund.
LGIM FTSE LGIM FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Global Developed Index Fund
LGIM Global LGIM Global Real Estate Equity Index Fund.
NTIF Northern Trust Emerging Markets ESG Equity Index Fund.
UBS UBS Life World Equity Tracker Fund and UBS Life Climate Aware World Equity Fund.
Meeting Types
AGM Annual General Meeting: meeting normally required by law taking place on an annual basis.
Class Class Meeting: shareholders holding a class of share are required to make a decision binding on the company.
Court Court meeting: shareholders can either order an annual meeting or a special meeting.
EGM Extraordinary General Meeting: meeting is required to conduct business of an urgent or extra-ordinary nature. Such business may require a special quorum or approval level.
GM General Meeting: term often used interchangeably with the term EGM,OGM, SGM, depending on the term used by the company in question.
OGM Ordinary General Meeting: term often used interchangeably with the term EGM,GM, SGM, depending on the term used by the company in question.
SGM Special General Meeting: term often used interchangeably with the term EGM,GM, OGM, depending on the term used.
Other Items
SH Shareholder resolution, resolution proposed by shareholders for ratifying or requesting a specified action by a corporate board
Vote withheld Shareholder votes not supporting management recommendations.
Vote Types
Abstain Shareholder's vote not in favour or against the proposed resolution, but shareholder demonstrates lack of confidence towards the rationale behind the resolution.
Against Shareholder's vote against the resolution proposed.
For Shareholder's vote in favour of the resolution proposed.
Withhold For US- board resolutions, shareholder vote not in favour the board election.