NEST Voting Report for the period 01 Jan 2026 to 01 Apr 2026

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Vote summary by region

AGM Class Court EGM GM OGM SGM Total
Africa 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
Asia & Oceania : Developed 110 0 0 0 0 0 0 125
Asia & Oceania : Emerging 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 240
Europe : Developed 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 67
Europe : Emerging 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
Japan 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 33
Latin America & Caribbean 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
North America 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 44
South & Central America 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 31
UK & Ireland 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 22
 

Vote summary by issues: Columbia Threadneedle

  For Abstain Against Case-by-case Withhold Refer
Audit & Reporting 5 0 0 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0 0 0 0
Board 46 0 0 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 2 0 0 0 0 0
Remuneration 7 0 0 0 0 0
Charitable Activity 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sustainability 1 0 3 0 0 0
 

Vote summary by issues: Lombard Odier Thematic Equity

  For Abstain Against Case-by-case Withhold Refer
Audit & Reporting 18 0 9 0 0 0
Other 0 0 1 0 0 0
Board 135 5 16 0 2 0
Capital 22 0 1 0 0 0
Consent Solicitation 0 0 0 0 0 0
Corporate Actions 1 0 0 0 0 0
Political Activity 1 0 0 0 0 0
Shareholder Rights 14 0 1 0 0 0
Remuneration 27 0 1 0 0 0
Charitable Activity 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sustainability 1 0 3 0 0 0
 

Votes against management - by region

Region Resolutions
Asia & Oceania : Developed 2
Europe : Developed 11
Japan 1
North America 23
UK & Ireland 1
 

Votes withheld by manager

Company Event Date Res Num SH Res Resolution Columbia Threadneedle Lombard Odier Thematic Equity
Micron Technology Inc AGM 15-Jan-26 2 - To approve an advisory vote on the remuneration of the Company's named executive officers
Micron Technology Inc AGM 15-Jan-26 4 - To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors
Micron Technology Inc AGM 15-Jan-26 5 Y To request the Board to take the steps necessary to amend the Bylaws so that a lower threshold is required for shareholders to call a special shareholder meeting
Intuit Inc AGM 22-Jan-26 1e - To re-elect as a director, Deborah Liu Against
Intuit Inc AGM 22-Jan-26 3 - To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as auditors Against
Visa Inc AGM 27-Jan-26 2 - To approve an advisory vote on the remuneration of the Company's named executive officers
Visa Inc AGM 27-Jan-26 5 Y To request that the Board establish a policy of separating the roles of Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer For
Visa Inc AGM 27-Jan-26 6 Y To request the Board to take the steps necessary to amend the Bylaws so that shareholders may act by written consent For
Visa Inc AGM 27-Jan-26 7 Y To request the Board to prepare a report on online sexual exploitation For
Accenture plc AGM 28-Jan-26 2 - To approve an advisory vote on the remuneration of the Company's named executive officers
Accenture plc AGM 28-Jan-26 3 - To approve the amended and restated Company’s 2010 Share Incentive Plan
Accenture plc AGM 28-Jan-26 4 - To appoint KPMG LLP as auditors and to authorise the Audit Committee to determine their remuneration
Accenture plc AGM 28-Jan-26 6 - To approve an authority to the directors to dis-apply pre-emption rights on the issue of shares for cash
Pricesmart Inc AGM 05-Feb-26 1.05 - To re-elect as a director, Leon Janks Withhold
Pricesmart Inc AGM 05-Feb-26 3 - To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as auditors Against
Compass Group plc AGM 05-Feb-26 9 - To re-elect as a director, John Bryant Against
Rockwell Automation Inc AGM 10-Feb-26 C - To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as auditors Against
PTC Inc AGM 11-Feb-26 1.04 - To re-elect as a director, Janice Chaffin Withhold
PTC Inc AGM 11-Feb-26 3 - To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors Against
Siemens AG AGM 12-Feb-26 6 - To approve the remuneration report Against
Siemens AG AGM 12-Feb-26 8 - To authorise the holding of virtual shareholders' meetings Against
Tetra Tech Inc AGM 19-Feb-26 1d - To re-elect as a director, Prashant Gandhi Against
Tetra Tech Inc AGM 19-Feb-26 1f - To re-elect as a director, Kirsten Volpi Against
Tetra Tech Inc AGM 19-Feb-26 4 - To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors Against
Apple Inc AGM 24-Feb-26 3 - To approve an advisory vote on the remuneration of the Company's named executive officers Against
Deere & Co Inc AGM 25-Feb-26 1a - To re-elect as a director, Leanne Caret Against
Deere & Co Inc AGM 25-Feb-26 1g - To re-elect as a director, Gregory Page Against
Deere & Co Inc AGM 25-Feb-26 5 Y To request the Board to take the steps necessary to amend the Bylaws so that shareholders may act by written consent For
Aecom AGM 03-Mar-26 1.06 - To re-elect as a director, Daniel Tishman Against
Aecom AGM 03-Mar-26 2 - To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as auditors Against
Novartis AG AGM 06-Mar-26 5.02 - To approve the maximum aggregate remuneration for the Executive Committee
Novartis AG AGM 06-Mar-26 5.03 - To approve the advisory vote on the remuneration report for the year ended 31 December 2025
Novartis AG AGM 06-Mar-26 10 - To conduct any other business
Applied Materials Inc AGM 12-Mar-26 1g - To re-elect as a director, Thomas Iannotti Against
Applied Materials Inc AGM 12-Mar-26 1h - To re-elect as a director, Alexander Karsner Against
Applied Materials Inc AGM 12-Mar-26 1i - To re-elect as a director, Kevin March Against
Applied Materials Inc AGM 12-Mar-26 2 - To approve an advisory vote on the remuneration of the Company's named executive officers
Applied Materials Inc AGM 12-Mar-26 3 - To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as auditors Against
Qualcomm Inc AGM 17-Mar-26 2 - To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors
Qualcomm Inc AGM 17-Mar-26 3 - To approve an advisory vote on the remuneration of the Company's named executive officers
Qualcomm Inc AGM 17-Mar-26 5 - To amend the Long Term Incentive Plan so as to increase the number of shares that may be issued under the plan
Qualcomm Inc AGM 17-Mar-26 6 Y To request the Board to take the steps necessary to amend the Bylaws so that a lower threshold is required for shareholders to call a special shareholder meeting
Samsung Electronics Company Ltd AGM 18-Mar-26 4 - To elect a member of the Audit Committee, Eunnyeong Heo Against
ABB Ltd AGM 19-Mar-26 11 - To conduct any other business
Novonesis AS AGM 23-Mar-26 7 - To re-elect as vice chair, Heine Dalsgaard Abstain
Novonesis AS AGM 23-Mar-26 8c - To re-elect as a director, Kasim Kutay Abstain
Shimano Inc AGM 24-Mar-26 3.02 - To re-elect as a director of the Audit & Supervisory Board, Kanako Nozue Against
Sika AG AGM 24-Mar-26 4.01.03 - To re-elect as a director, Lucrèce Foufopoulos-De Ridder Against
Sika AG AGM 24-Mar-26 4.01.07 - To re-elect as a director, Kwok Wang Ng Against
Sika AG AGM 24-Mar-26 7 - To conduct any other business Against
SK Hynix Inc AGM 25-Mar-26 4.01 - To re-elect Jeong Deok-kyun as an Outside Director Against
Neste Oyj AGM 25-Mar-26 13 - To elect the Chair, the Vice Chair, and Board members Against
Novo Nordisk AS AGM 26-Mar-26 6.01 - To re-elect as chair Lars Rebien Sørensen Abstain
Novo Nordisk AS AGM 26-Mar-26 6.03.01 - To re-elect as a director Britt Meelby Jensen Abstain
Novo Nordisk AS AGM 26-Mar-26 6.03.02 - To re-elect as a director Kasim Kutay Abstain
 

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.