N-PX 1 d516825dnpx.htm BLACKROCK SERIES, INC. BlackRock Series, Inc.

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-PX

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number: 811-08797

Name of Fund: BlackRock Series, Inc.

BlackRock International Fund

Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

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

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

Date of fiscal year end: 05/31

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

 

 

 


Item 1 – Proxy Voting Record –Attached hereto.



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ICA File Number: 811-08797
Reporting Period: 07/01/2022 - 06/30/2023
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AIR LIQUIDE SA

Ticker:       AI             Security ID:  FR0000120073
Meeting Date: MAY 03, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:  APR 28, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Approve Financial Statements and        For       For          Management
      Statutory Reports
2     Approve Consolidated Financial          For       For          Management
      Statements and Statutory Reports
3     Approve Allocation of Income and        For       For          Management
      Dividends of EUR 2.95 per Share
4     Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10        For       For          Management
      Percent of Issued Share Capital
5     Elect Catherine Guillouard as Director  For       For          Management
6     Elect Christina Law as Director         For       For          Management
7     Elect Alexis Perakis-Valat as Director  For       For          Management
8     Elect Michael H. Thaman as Director     For       For          Management
9     Ratify Appointment of Monica de         For       For          Management
      Virgiliis as Director
10    Approve Auditors' Special Report on     For       For          Management
      Related-Party Transactions Mentioning
      the Absence of New Transactions
11    Approve Compensation of Benoit Potier,  For       For          Management
      Chairman and CEO from January 1, 2022
      to May 31, 2022
12    Approve Compensation of Francois        For       For          Management
      Jackow, CEO from June 1, 2022 to
      December 31, 2022
13    Approve Compensation of Benoit Potier,  For       For          Management
      Chairman of the Board from June 1,
      2022 to December 31, 2022
14    Approve Compensation Report of          For       For          Management
      Corporate Officers
15    Approve Remuneration Policy of CEO      For       For          Management
16    Approve Remuneration Policy of          For       For          Management
      Chairman of the Board
17    Approve Remuneration Policy of          For       For          Management
      Directors
18    Authorize Decrease in Share Capital     For       For          Management
      via Cancellation of Repurchased Shares
19    Authorize Issuance of Equity or         For       For          Management
      Equity-Linked Securities with
      Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate
      Nominal Amount of EUR 470 Million
20    Authorize Board to Increase Capital in  For       For          Management
      the Event of Additional Demand Related
      to Delegation Submitted to Shareholder
      Vote Above
21    Authorize Capital Issuances for Use in  For       For          Management
      Employee Stock Purchase Plans
22    Authorize Capital Issuances for Use in  For       For          Management
      Employee Stock Purchase Plans Reserved
      for Employees and Corporate Officers
      of International Subsidiaries
23    Authorize Filing of Required            For       For          Management
      Documents/Other Formalities


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ASML HOLDING NV

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

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


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BAKER HUGHES COMPANY

Ticker:       BKR            Security ID:  05722G100
Meeting Date: MAY 16, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 20, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director W. Geoffrey Beattie      For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Gregory D. Brenneman     For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Cynthia B. Carroll       For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Nelda J. Connors         For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Michael R. Dumais        For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Lynn L. Elsenhans        For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director John G. Rice             For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Lorenzo Simonelli        For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director Mohsen Sohi              For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors             For       For          Management
4     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management


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BANCO DO BRASIL SA

Ticker:       BBAS3          Security ID:  P11427112
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2023   Meeting Type: Extraordinary Shareholders
Record Date:

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Authorize Capitalization of Reserves    For       For          Management
      Without Issuance of Shares and Amend
      Article 7 Accordingly
2     Amend Articles 36 and 37                For       For          Management
3     Approve Remuneration of Technology and  For       For          Management
      Innovation Committee Members
4     Approve Remuneration of Corporate       For       For          Management
      Sustainability Committee Members
5     In the Event of a Second Call, the      None      For          Management
      Voting Instructions Contained in this
      Remote Voting Card May Also be
      Considered for the Second Call?


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BANCO DO BRASIL SA

Ticker:       BBAS3          Security ID:  P11427112
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Kelly Tatiane Martins Quirino as  For       For          Management
      Director (Employee Representative)
1.2   Elect Tarciana Paula Gomes Medeiros as  For       For          Management
      Director (Company's President)
1.3   Elect Elisa Vieira Leonel as Director   For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Marcelo Gasparino da Silva as     None      For          Shareholder
      Independent Director as Minority
      Representative Under Majority Board
      Election
1.5   Elect Robert Juenemann as Independent   None      For          Shareholder
      Director as Minority Representative
      Under Majority Board Election
1.6   Elect Analize Lenzi Ruas de Almeida as  For       For          Management
      Director
1.7   Elect Director                          For       Abstain      Management
1.8   Elect Director                          For       Abstain      Management
2     In Case Cumulative Voting Is Adopted,   None      Abstain      Management
      Do You Wish to Equally Distribute Your
      Votes Amongst the Nominees below?
3.1   Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned -    None      Abstain      Management
      Elect Kelly Tatiane Martins Quirino as
      Director (Employee Representative)
3.2   Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned -    None      Abstain      Management
      Elect Tarciana Paula Gomes Medeiros as
      Director (Company's President)
3.3   Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned -    None      Abstain      Management
      Elect Elisa Vieira Leonel as Director
3.4   Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned -    None      Abstain      Shareholder
      Elect Marcelo Gasparino da Silva as
      Independent Director as Minority
      Representative Under Majority Board
      Election
3.5   Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned -    None      Abstain      Shareholder
      Elect Robert Juenemann as Director as
      Independent Minority Representative
      Under Majority Board Election
3.6   Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned -    None      Abstain      Management
      Elect Analize Lenzi Ruas de Almeida as
      Director
3.7   Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned -    None      Abstain      Management
      Elect Director
3.8   Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned -    None      Abstain      Management
      Elect Director
4     Do You Wish to Adopt Cumulative Voting  None      Abstain      Management
      for the Election of the Members of the
      Board of Directors, Under the Terms of
      Article 141 of the Brazilian Corporate
      Law?
5     As an Ordinary Shareholder, Would You   None      Abstain      Management
      like to Request a Separate Minority
      Election of a Member of the Board of
      Directors, Under the Terms of Article
      141 of the Brazilian Corporate Law?
6.1   Elect Gileno Gurgeao Barreto as Fiscal  None      For          Shareholder
      Council Member and Antonio Emilio
      Bastos Freire as Alternate as Minority
      Representative Under Majority Fiscal
      Council Election
6.2   Elect Fernando Florencio Campos as      None      For          Shareholder
      Fiscal Council Member and Andriei Jose
      Beber as Alternate as Minority
      Representative Under Majority Fiscal
      Council Election
6.3   Elect Fiscal Council Member and         For       Abstain      Management
      Alternate
6.4   Elect Fiscal Council Member and         For       Abstain      Management
      Alternate
6.5   Elect Fiscal Council Member and         For       Abstain      Management
      Alternate
7     Accept Financial Statements and         For       Abstain      Management
      Statutory Reports for Fiscal Year
      Ended Dec. 31, 2022
8     Approve Allocation of Income and        For       For          Management
      Dividends
9     Approve Remuneration of Company's       For       For          Management
      Management
10    Approve Remuneration of Fiscal Council  For       For          Management
      Members
11    Approve Remuneration of Audit           For       For          Management
      Committee Members
12    Approve Remuneration of Risk and        For       For          Management
      Capital Committee Members
13    Approve Remuneration of People,         For       For          Management
      Remuneration, and Eligibility
      Committee Members
14    In the Event of a Second Call, the      None      For          Management
      Voting Instructions Contained in this
      Remote Voting Card May Also be
      Considered for the Second Call?


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BEIERSDORF AG

Ticker:       BEI            Security ID:  D08792109
Meeting Date: APR 13, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 22, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Receive Financial Statements and        None      None         Management
      Statutory Reports for Fiscal Year 2022
      (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 Year 2022
4     Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       Against      Management
      for Fiscal Year 2022
5     Ratify Ernst & Young GmbH as Auditors   For       For          Management
      for Fiscal Year 2023
6     Approve Remuneration Report             For       Against      Management
7.1   Elect Uta Kemmerich-Keil to the         For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
7.2   Elect Beatrice Dreyfus as Alternate     For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board Member
8.1   Approve Virtual-Only Shareholder        For       For          Management
      Meetings Until 2025
8.2   Amend Articles Re: Participation of     For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board Members in the
      Annual General Meeting by Means of
      Audio and Video Transmission


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CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY COMPANY

Ticker:       CNR            Security ID:  136375102
Meeting Date: APR 25, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 03, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1A    Elect Director Shauneen Bruder          For       For          Management
1B    Elect Director Jo-ann dePass Olsovsky   For       For          Management
1C    Elect Director David Freeman            For       For          Management
1D    Elect Director Denise Gray              For       For          Management
1E    Elect Director Justin M. Howell         For       For          Management
1F    Elect Director Susan C. Jones           For       For          Management
1G    Elect Director Robert Knight            For       For          Management
1H    Elect Director Michel Letellier         For       For          Management
1I    Elect Director Margaret A. McKenzie     For       For          Management
1J    Elect Director Al Monaco                For       For          Management
1K    Elect Director Tracy Robinson           For       For          Management
2     Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors             For       For          Management
3     Advisory Vote on Executive              For       For          Management
      Compensation Approach
4     Management Advisory Vote on Climate     For       For          Management
      Change


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DAIICHI SANKYO CO., LTD.

Ticker:       4568           Security ID:  J11257102
Meeting Date: JUN 19, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 31, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Approve Allocation of Income, with a    For       For          Management
      Final Dividend of JPY 15
2.1   Elect Director Manabe, Sunao            For       For          Management
2.2   Elect Director Okuzawa, Hiroyuki        For       For          Management
2.3   Elect Director Hirashima, Shoji         For       For          Management
2.4   Elect Director Otsuki, Masahiko         For       For          Management
2.5   Elect Director Fukuoka, Takashi         For       For          Management
2.6   Elect Director Kama, Kazuaki            For       For          Management
2.7   Elect Director Nohara, Sawako           For       For          Management
2.8   Elect Director Komatsu, Yasuhiro        For       For          Management
2.9   Elect Director Nishii, Takaaki          For       For          Management
3.1   Appoint Statutory Auditor Sato, Kenji   For       For          Management
3.2   Appoint Statutory Auditor Arai, Miyuki  For       For          Management
4     Approve Trust-Type Equity Compensation  For       For          Management
      Plan


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DSM-FIRMENICH AG

Ticker:       DSFIR          Security ID:  H0245V108
Meeting Date: JUN 29, 2023   Meeting Type: Extraordinary Shareholders
Record Date:

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Accept Financial Statements and         For       For          Management
      Statutory Reports for the Period from
      Jan. 1, 2023 to May 8, 2023
2     Approve Dividends of EUR 1.60 per       For       For          Management
      Share from Capital Contribution
      Reserves
3.1   Approve Remuneration of Directors in    For       For          Management
      the Amount of EUR 3.6 Million
3.2   Approve Remuneration of Executive       For       For          Management
      Committee in the Amount of EUR 37.9
      Million
4.1   Amend Articles Re: Consultative Vote    For       For          Management
      for High Value Transactions
4.2   Amend Articles Re: Information on the   For       For          Management
      Identity of Shareholders
5     Transact Other Business (Voting)        For       Abstain      Management


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EPIROC AB

Ticker:       EPI.A          Security ID:  W25918124
Meeting Date: MAY 23, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAY 12, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Open Meeting; Elect Chairman of Meeting For       Did Not Vote Management
2     Designate Inspector(s) of Minutes of    None      None         Management
      Meeting
3     Prepare and Approve List of             None      None         Management
      Shareholders
4     Approve Agenda of Meeting               For       Did Not Vote Management
5     Acknowledge Proper Convening 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
8.a   Accept Financial Statements and         For       Did Not Vote Management
      Statutory Reports
8.b1  Approve Discharge of Anthea Bath        For       Did Not Vote Management
8.b2  Approve Discharge of Lennart Evrell     For       Did Not Vote Management
8.b3  Approve Discharge of Johan Forssell     For       Did Not Vote Management
8.b4  Approve Discharge of Helena Hedblom     For       Did Not Vote Management
      (as Board Member)
8.b5  Approve Discharge of Jeane Hull         For       Did Not Vote Management
8.b6  Approve Discharge of Ronnie Leten       For       Did Not Vote Management
8.b7  Approve Discharge of Ulla Litzen        For       Did Not Vote Management
8.b8  Approve Discharge of Sigurd Mareels     For       Did Not Vote Management
8.b9  Approve Discharge of Astrid Skarheim    For       Did Not Vote Management
      Onsum
8.b10 Approve Discharge of Anders Ullberg     For       Did Not Vote Management
8.b11 Approve Discharge of  Kristina Kanestad For       Did Not Vote Management
8.b12 Approve Discharge of Daniel Rundgren    For       Did Not Vote Management
8.b13 Approve Discharge of CEO Helena Hedblom For       Did Not Vote Management
8.c   Approve Allocation of Income and        For       Did Not Vote Management
      Dividends of SEK 3.40 Per Share
8.d   Approve Remuneration Report             For       Did Not Vote Management
9.a   Determine Number of Members (9) and     For       Did Not Vote Management
      Deputy Members of Board (0)
9.b   Determine Number of Auditors (1) and    For       Did Not Vote Management
      Deputy Auditors (0)
10.a1 Reelect Anthea Bath as Director         For       Did Not Vote Management
10.a2 Reelect Lennart Evrell as Director      For       Did Not Vote Management
10.a3 Reelect Johan Forssell as Director      For       Did Not Vote Management
10.a4 Reelect Helena Hedblom as Director      For       Did Not Vote Management
10.a5 Reelect Jeane Hull as Director          For       Did Not Vote Management
10.a6 Reelect Ronnie Leten as Director        For       Did Not Vote Management
10.a7 Reelect Ulla Litzen as Director         For       Did Not Vote Management
10.a8 Reelect Sigurd Mareels as Director      For       Did Not Vote Management
10.a9 Reelect Astrid Skarheim Onsum as        For       Did Not Vote Management
      Director
10.b  Reelect Ronnie Leten as Board Chair     For       Did Not Vote Management
10.c  Ratify Ernst & Young as Auditors        For       Did Not Vote Management
11.a  Approve Remuneration of Directors in    For       Did Not Vote Management
      the Amount of SEK 2.59 Million for
      Chair and SEK 810,000 for Other
      Directors; Approve Partly Remuneration
      in Synthetic Shares; Approve
      Remuneration for Committee Work
11.b  Approve Remuneration of Auditors        For       Did Not Vote Management
12    Approve Stock Option Plan 2023 for Key  For       Did Not Vote Management
      Employees
13.a  Approve Equity Plan Financing Through   For       Did Not Vote Management
      Repurchase of Class A Shares
13.b  Approve Repurchase of Shares to Pay 50  For       Did Not Vote Management
      Percent of Director's Remuneration in
      Synthetic Shares
13.c  Approve Equity Plan Financing Through   For       Did Not Vote Management
      Transfer of Class A Shares to
      Participants
13.d  Approve Sale of Class A Shares to       For       Did Not Vote Management
      Finance Director Remuneration in
      Synthetic Shares
13.e  Approve Sale of Class A Shares to       For       Did Not Vote Management
      Finance Stock Option Plan 2017, 2018,
      2019 and 2020
14    Close Meeting                           None      None         Management


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EQUINIX, INC.

Ticker:       EQIX           Security ID:  29444U700
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 30, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Nanci Caldwell           For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Adaire Fox-Martin        For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Ron Guerrier - Withdrawn None      None         Management
1d    Elect Director Gary Hromadko            For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Charles Meyers           For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Thomas Olinger           For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Christopher Paisley      For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Jeetu Patel              For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Sandra Rivera            For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Fidelma Russo            For       For          Management
1k    Elect Director Peter Van Camp           For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management
4     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as    For       For          Management
      Auditors
5     Submit Severance Agreement              Against   Against      Shareholder
      (Change-in-Control) to Shareholder Vote


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HEINEKEN NV

Ticker:       HEIA           Security ID:  N39427211
Meeting Date: APR 20, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 23, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.a   Receive Report of Executive Board       None      None         Management
      (Non-Voting)
1.b   Approve Remuneration Report             For       For          Management
1.c   Adopt Financial Statements              For       For          Management
1.d   Receive Explanation on Company's        None      None         Management
      Dividend Policy
1.e   Approve Dividends                       For       For          Management
1.f   Approve Discharge of Executive          For       For          Management
      Directors
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
3.a   Reelect M.R. de Carvalho to             For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
3.b   Reelect R.L. Ripley to Supervisory      For       Against      Management
      Board
3.c   Elect B. Pardo to Supervisory Board     For       For          Management
3.d   Elect L.J. Hijmans van den Bergh to     For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
4     Ratify Deloitte Accountants B.V. as     For       For          Management
      Auditors


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INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG

Ticker:       IFX            Security ID:  D35415104
Meeting Date: FEB 16, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 09, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Receive Financial Statements and        None      None         Management
      Statutory Reports for Fiscal Year 2022
      (Non-Voting)
2     Approve Allocation of Income and        For       For          Management
      Dividends of EUR 0.32 per Share
3.1   Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
      Member Jochen Hanebeck for Fiscal Year
      2022
3.2   Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
      Member Constanze Hufenbecher for
      Fiscal Year 2022
3.3   Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
      Member Sven Schneider for Fiscal Year
      2022
3.4   Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
      Member Andreas Urschitz (from June 1,
      2022) for Fiscal Year 2022
3.5   Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
      Member Rutger Wijburg (from April 1,
      2022) for Fiscal Year 2022
3.6   Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
      Member Reinhard Ploss (until March 31,
      2022) for Fiscal Year 2022
3.7   Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
      Member Helmut Gassel (until May 31,
      2022) for Fiscal Year 2022
4.1   Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Wolfgang Eder for Fiscal Year
      2022
4.2   Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Xiaoqun Clever for Fiscal Year
      2022
4.3   Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Johann Dechant for Fiscal Year
      2022
4.4   Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Friedrich Eichiner for Fiscal
      Year 2022
4.5   Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Annette Engelfried for Fiscal
      Year 2022
4.6   Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Peter Gruber for Fiscal Year
      2022
4.7   Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Hans-Ulrich Holdenried for
      Fiscal Year 2022
4.8   Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Susanne Lachenmann for Fiscal
      Year 2022
4.9   Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Geraldine Picaud for Fiscal
      Year 2022
4.10  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Manfred Puffer for Fiscal Year
      2022
4.11  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Melanie Riedl for Fiscal Year
      2022
4.12  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Juergen Scholz for Fiscal Year
      2022
4.13  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Ulrich Spiesshofer for Fiscal
      Year 2022
4.14  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Margret Suckale for Fiscal Year
      2022
4.15  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Mirco Synde (from June 1, 2023)
      for Fiscal Year 2022
4.16  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Diana Vitale for Fiscal Year
      2022
4.17  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Kerstin Schulzendorf (until May
      31, 2022) for Fiscal Year 2022
5     Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors for Fiscal   For       For          Management
      Year 2023 and for the Review of
      Interim Financial Reports for the
      First Half of Fiscal Year 2023
6.1   Elect Herbert Diess to the Supervisory  For       For          Management
      Board
6.2   Elect Klaus Helmrich to the             For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
7     Authorize Share Repurchase Program and  For       For          Management
      Reissuance or Cancellation of
      Repurchased Shares
8     Authorize Use of Financial Derivatives  For       For          Management
      when Repurchasing Shares
9.1   Amend Article Re: Location of Annual    For       For          Management
      Meeting
9.2   Approve Virtual-Only Shareholder        For       For          Management
      Meetings Until 2028
9.3   Amend Articles Re: Participation of     For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board Members in the
      Annual General Meeting by Means of
      Audio and Video Transmission
10    Approve Remuneration Policy             For       For          Management
11    Approve Remuneration Report             For       For          Management


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INTESA SANPAOLO SPA

Ticker:       ISP            Security ID:  T55067101
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 19, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Accept Financial Statements and         For       For          Management
      Statutory Reports
1b    Approve Allocation of Income            For       For          Management
2a    Approve Remuneration Policy             For       For          Management
2b    Approve Second Section of the           For       For          Management
      Remuneration Report
2c    Approve Annual Incentive Plan           For       For          Management
3a    Authorize Share Repurchase Program and  For       For          Management
      Reissuance of Repurchased Shares to
      Service Incentive Plans
3b    Authorize Share Repurchase Program and  For       For          Management
      Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
A     Deliberations on Possible Legal Action  None      Against      Management
      Against Directors if Presented by
      Shareholders


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KERING SA

Ticker:       KER            Security ID:  FR0000121485
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:  APR 25, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Approve Financial Statements and        For       For          Management
      Statutory Reports
2     Approve Consolidated Financial          For       For          Management
      Statements and Statutory Reports
3     Approve Allocation of Income and        For       For          Management
      Dividends of EUR 14 per Share
4     Approve Compensation Report of          For       For          Management
      Corporate Officers
5     Approve Compensation of Francois-Henri  For       Against      Management
      Pinault, Chairman and CEO
6     Approve Compensation of Jean-Francois   For       For          Management
      Palus, Vice-CEO
7     Approve Remuneration Policy of          For       For          Management
      Executive Corporate Officers
8     Approve Remuneration Policy of          For       For          Management
      Directors
9     Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10        For       For          Management
      Percent of Issued Share Capital
10    Authorize Decrease in Share Capital     For       For          Management
      via Cancellation of Repurchased Shares
11    Authorize Issuance of Equity or         For       For          Management
      Equity-Linked Securities with
      Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate
      Nominal Amount of EUR 200 Million
12    Authorize Capitalization of Reserves    For       For          Management
      of Up to EUR 200 Million for Bonus
      Issue or Increase in Par Value
13    Authorize Issuance of Equity or         For       For          Management
      Equity-Linked Securities without
      Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate
      Nominal Amount of EUR 50 Million
14    Approve Issuance of Equity or           For       For          Management
      Equity-Linked Securities Reserved for
      Qualified Investors or Restricted
      Number of Investors, up to Aggregate
      Nominal Amount of EUR 50 Million
15    Authorize Board to Set Issue Price for  For       For          Management
      5 Percent Per Year of Issued Capital
      Pursuant to Issue Authority without
      Preemptive Rights Under Items 13 and 14
16    Authorize Board to Increase Capital in  For       For          Management
      the Event of Additional Demand Related
      to Delegation Submitted to Shareholder
      Vote Under Items 11, 13 and 14
17    Authorize Capital Increase of up to 10  For       For          Management
      Percent of Issued Capital for
      Contributions in Kind
18    Authorize Capital Issuances for Use in  For       For          Management
      Employee Stock Purchase Plans
19    Authorize Capital Issuances for Use in  For       For          Management
      Employee Stock Purchase Plans Reserved
      for Employees and Corporate Officers
      of International Subsidiaries
20    Authorize Filing of Required            For       For          Management
      Documents/Other Formalities


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KONINKLIJKE DSM NV

Ticker:       DSM            Security ID:  N5017D122
Meeting Date: JAN 23, 2023   Meeting Type: Extraordinary Shareholders
Record Date:  DEC 26, 2022

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Open Meeting                            None      None         Management
2     Presentation on the Transaction         None      None         Management
3     Approve Transaction, the Exchange       For       For          Management
      Offer, Conditional Statutory
      Triangular Merger and Authorize
      Managing Board to Repurchase the DSM
      Preference Shares A and Conditional
      Cancellation of the DSM Preference
      Shares A
4     Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
5     Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
6     Close Meeting                           None      None         Management


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LONZA GROUP AG

Ticker:       LONN           Security ID:  H50524133
Meeting Date: MAY 05, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Accept Financial Statements and         For       Did Not Vote Management
      Statutory Reports
2     Approve Remuneration Report             For       Did Not Vote Management
3     Approve Discharge of Board and Senior   For       Did Not Vote Management
      Management
4     Approve Allocation of Income and        For       Did Not Vote Management
      Dividends of CHF 3.50 per Share
5.1.1 Reelect Albert Baehny as Director       For       Did Not Vote Management
5.1.2 Reelect Marion Helmes as Director       For       Did Not Vote Management
5.1.3 Reelect Angelica Kohlmann as Director   For       Did Not Vote Management
5.1.4 Reelect Christoph Maeder as Director    For       Did Not Vote Management
5.1.5 Reelect Roger Nitsch as Director        For       Did Not Vote Management
5.1.6 Reelect Barbara Richmond as Director    For       Did Not Vote Management
5.1.7 Reelect Juergen Steinemann as Director  For       Did Not Vote Management
5.1.8 Reelect Olivier Verscheure as Director  For       Did Not Vote Management
5.2   Reelect Albert Baehny as Board Chair    For       Did Not Vote Management
5.3.1 Reappoint Angelica Kohlmann as Member   For       Did Not Vote Management
      of the Nomination and Compensation
      Committee
5.3.2 Reappoint Christoph Maeder as Member    For       Did Not Vote Management
      of the Nomination and Compensation
      Committee
5.3.3 Reappoint Juergen Steinemann as Member  For       Did Not Vote Management
      of the Nomination and Compensation
      Committee
6     Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors for Fiscal   For       Did Not Vote Management
      Year 2023
7     Ratify Deloitte AG as Auditors for      For       Did Not Vote Management
      Fiscal Year 2024
8     Designate ThomannFischer as             For       Did Not Vote Management
      Independent Proxy
9.1   Amend Corporate Purpose                 For       Did Not Vote Management
9.2   Approve Creation of Capital Band        For       Did Not Vote Management
      within the Upper Limit of CHF 86.6
      Million and the Lower Limit of CHF 67.
      1 Million with or without Exclusion of
      Preemptive Rights
9.3   Amend Articles Re: Voting on the        For       Did Not Vote Management
      Executive Committee Compensation
9.4   Amend Articles of Association           For       Did Not Vote Management
10    Approve Remuneration of Directors in    For       Did Not Vote Management
      the Amount of CHF 2.9 Million
11.1  Approve Variable Short-Term             For       Did Not Vote Management
      Remuneration of Executive Committee in
      the Amount of CHF 3.5 Million for
      Fiscal Year 2022
11.2  Approve Variable Long-Term              For       Did Not Vote Management
      Remuneration of Executive Committee in
      the Amount of CHF 12.1 Million for
      Fiscal Year 2023
11.3  Approve Fixed Remuneration of           For       Did Not Vote Management
      Executive Committee in the Amount of
      CHF 3.3 Million for the Period July 1,
      2023 - December 31, 2023
11.4  Approve Fixed and Variable Long-Term    For       Did Not Vote Management
      Remuneration of Executive Committee in
      the Amount of CHF 19.6 Million for the
      Period January 1, 2024 - December 31,
      2024
12    Transact Other Business (Voting)        For       Did Not Vote Management


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MAKITA CORP.

Ticker:       6586           Security ID:  J39584107
Meeting Date: JUN 28, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 31, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Approve Allocation of Income, with a    For       For          Management
      Final Dividend of JPY 11
2.1   Elect Director Goto, Masahiko           For       For          Management
2.2   Elect Director Goto, Munetoshi          For       For          Management
2.3   Elect Director Tomita, Shinichiro       For       For          Management
2.4   Elect Director Kaneko, Tetsuhisa        For       For          Management
2.5   Elect Director Ota, Tomoyuki            For       For          Management
2.6   Elect Director Tsuchiya, Takashi        For       For          Management
2.7   Elect Director Yoshida, Masaki          For       For          Management
2.8   Elect Director Omote, Takashi           For       For          Management
2.9   Elect Director Otsu, Yukihiro           For       For          Management
2.10  Elect Director Sugino, Masahiro         For       For          Management
2.11  Elect Director Iwase, Takahiro          For       For          Management
3.1   Elect Director and Audit Committee      For       For          Management
      Member Wakayama, Mitsuhiko
3.2   Elect Director and Audit Committee      For       For          Management
      Member Inoue, Shoji
3.3   Elect Director and Audit Committee      For       For          Management
      Member Nishikawa, Koji
3.4   Elect Director and Audit Committee      For       For          Management
      Member Ujihara, Ayumi
4     Approve Annual Bonus                    For       For          Management


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MAREL HF

Ticker:       MAREL          Security ID:  X5187X105
Meeting Date: MAR 22, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 22, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Open Meeting; Elect Chairman and        None      None         Management
      Secretary of Meeting
2     Receive Report of Board                 None      None         Management
3     Receive President's Report              None      None         Management
4     Approve Financial Statements and        For       Did Not Vote Management
      Statutory Reports
5     Approve Allocation of Income and        For       Did Not Vote Management
      Dividends of EUR 0.0156 Per Share
6     Receive Remuneration Report             None      None         Management
7     Approve Remuneration Policy And Other   For       Did Not Vote Management
      Terms of Employment For Executive
      Management
8     Approve Performance Share Plan for Key  For       Did Not Vote Management
      Employees
9     Approve Remuneration of Directors       For       Did Not Vote Management
10    Approve Remuneration of Auditors for    For       Did Not Vote Management
      2023
11.1  Amend Articles Re: Participation at     For       Did Not Vote Management
      Shareholders Meetings
11.2  Amend Articles Re: Notice of            For       Did Not Vote Management
      Electronic Participation
11.3  Amend Articles Re: Record Date          For       Did Not Vote Management
11.4  Amend Articles Re: Add Shareholders     For       Did Not Vote Management
      Discussion Topic
11.5  Amend Articles Re: Share Capital        For       Did Not Vote Management
12.1  Elect Ann Elizabeth Savage as Director  For       Did Not Vote Management
12.2  Elect Arnar Thor Masson as Director     For       Did Not Vote Management
12.3  Elect Astvaldur Johannsson as Director  For       Did Not Vote Management
12.4  Elect Lillie Li Valeur as Director      For       Did Not Vote Management
12.5  Elect Olafur Steinn Gudmundsson as      For       Did Not Vote Management
      Director
12.6  Elect Svafa Gronfeldt as Director       For       Did Not Vote Management
12.7  Elect Ton van der Laan as Director      For       Did Not Vote Management
13    Ratify KPMG as Auditor                  For       Did Not Vote Management
14    Authorize Repurchase of Shares          For       Did Not Vote Management
15    Other Business (Non-Voting)             None      None         Management


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MELROSE INDUSTRIES PLC

Ticker:       MRO            Security ID:  G5973J210
Meeting Date: JUN 08, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  JUN 06, 2023

#     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 Remuneration Policy             For       For          Management
4     Re-elect Christopher Miller as Director For       For          Management
5     Re-elect Simon Peckham as Director      For       For          Management
6     Re-elect Geoffrey Martin as Director    For       For          Management
7     Re-elect Peter Dilnot as Director       For       For          Management
8     Re-elect Justin Dowley as Director      For       For          Management
9     Re-elect David Lis as Director          For       For          Management
10    Re-elect Charlotte Twyning as Director  For       For          Management
11    Re-elect Funmi Adegoke as Director      For       For          Management
12    Re-elect Heather Lawrence as Director   For       For          Management
13    Re-elect Victoria Jarman as Director    For       For          Management
14    Reappoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors      For       For          Management
15    Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix    For       For          Management
      Remuneration of Auditors
16    Authorise Issue of Equity               For       For          Management
17    Authorise Issue of Equity without       For       For          Management
      Pre-emptive Rights
18    Authorise Issue of Equity without       For       For          Management
      Pre-emptive Rights in Connection with
      an Acquisition or Other Capital
      Investment
19    Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary   For       For          Management
      Shares
20    Authorise the Company to Call General   For       For          Management
      Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice
21    Amend Articles of Association           For       For          Management


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MTU AERO ENGINES AG

Ticker:       MTX            Security ID:  D5565H104
Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAY 04, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Receive Financial Statements and        None      None         Management
      Statutory Reports for Fiscal Year 2022
      (Non-Voting)
2     Approve Allocation of Income and        For       For          Management
      Dividends of EUR 3.20 per Share
3     Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
      for Fiscal Year 2022
4     Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       Against      Management
      for Fiscal Year 2022
5     Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors for Fiscal   For       For          Management
      Year 2023
6     Approve Virtual-Only Shareholder        For       For          Management
      Meetings Until 2025
7     Amend Articles Re: Participation of     For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board Members in the
      Annual General Meeting by Means of
      Audio and Video Transmission
8.1   Elect Christine Bortenlaenger to the    For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
8.2   Elect Marion Weissenberger-Eibl to the  For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
8.3   Elect Ute Wolf to the Supervisory Board For       For          Management
9     Approve Remuneration Report             For       For          Management


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NIDEC CORP.

Ticker:       6594           Security ID:  J52968104
Meeting Date: JUN 20, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 31, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Nagamori, Shigenobu      For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Kobe, Hiroshi            For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Sato, Shinichi           For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Komatsu, Yayoi           For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Sakai, Takako            For       For          Management
2     Elect Director and Audit Committee      For       For          Management
      Member Toyoshima, Hiroe
3     Elect Alternate Director and Audit      For       For          Management
      Committee Member Takiguchi, Hiroko


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NOVO NORDISK A/S

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

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


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PAYPAL HOLDINGS, INC.

Ticker:       PYPL           Security ID:  70450Y103
Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 30, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Rodney C. Adkins         For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Jonathan Christodoro     For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director John J. Donahoe          For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director David W. Dorman          For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Belinda J. Johnson       For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Enrique Lores            For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Gail J. McGovern         For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Deborah M. Messemer      For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director David M. Moffett         For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Ann M. Sarnoff           For       For          Management
1k    Elect Director Daniel H. Schulman       For       For          Management
1l    Elect Director Frank D. Yeary           For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For          Management
4     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as    For       For          Management
      Auditors
5     Adopt a Policy on Services in Conflict  Against   Against      Shareholder
      Zones
6     Report on Risks Related to Fulfilling   Against   Against      Shareholder
      Information Requests for Enforcing
      Laws Criminalizing Abortion Access
7     Report on PayPal's Nondiscriminatory    None      None         Shareholder
      Provision of Financial Services -
      Withdrawn
8     Report on Ensuring Respect for Civil    Against   Against      Shareholder
      Liberties
9     Adopt Majority Vote Standard for        Against   Against      Shareholder
      Director Elections


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RECRUIT HOLDINGS CO., LTD.

Ticker:       6098           Security ID:  J6433A101
Meeting Date: JUN 26, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 31, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Minegishi, Masumi        For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Idekoba, Hisayuki        For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Senaha, Ayano            For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Rony Kahan               For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Izumiya, Naoki           For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Totoki, Hiroki           For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Honda, Keiko             For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Katrina Lake             For       For          Management
2     Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor     For       For          Management
      Tanaka, Miho
3     Approve Compensation Ceiling for        For       For          Management
      Directors


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SMITH & NEPHEW PLC

Ticker:       SN             Security ID:  G82343164
Meeting Date: APR 26, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 24, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Accept Financial Statements and         For       For          Management
      Statutory Reports
2     Approve Remuneration Policy             For       For          Management
3     Approve Remuneration Report             For       For          Management
4     Approve Final Dividend                  For       For          Management
5     Elect Rupert Soames as Director         For       For          Management
6     Re-elect Erik Engstrom as Director      For       For          Management
7     Re-elect Jo Hallas as Director          For       For          Management
8     Re-elect John Ma as Director            For       For          Management
9     Re-elect Katarzyna Mazur-Hofsaess as    For       For          Management
      Director
10    Re-elect Rick Medlock as Director       For       For          Management
11    Re-elect Deepak Nath as Director        For       For          Management
12    Re-elect Anne-Francoise Nesmes as       For       For          Management
      Director
13    Re-elect Marc Owen as Director          For       For          Management
14    Re-elect Roberto Quarta as Director     For       For          Management
15    Re-elect Angie Risley as Director       For       For          Management
16    Re-elect Bob White as Director          For       For          Management
17    Reappoint KPMG LLP as Auditors          For       For          Management
18    Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of  For       For          Management
      Auditors
19    Authorise Issue of Equity               For       For          Management
20    Authorise Issue of Equity without       For       For          Management
      Pre-emptive Rights
21    Authorise Issue of Equity without       For       For          Management
      Pre-emptive Rights in Connection with
      an Acquisition or Other Capital
      Investment
22    Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary   For       For          Management
      Shares
23    Authorise the Company to Call General   For       For          Management
      Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice


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SONY GROUP CORP.

Ticker:       6758           Security ID:  J76379106
Meeting Date: JUN 20, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 31, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Yoshida, Kenichiro       For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Totoki, Hiroki           For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Hatanaka, Yoshihiko      For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Oka, Toshiko             For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Akiyama, Sakie           For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Wendy Becker             For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Kishigami, Keiko         For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Joseph A. Kraft Jr       For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director Neil Hunt                For       For          Management
1.10  Elect Director William Morrow           For       For          Management
2     Approve Stock Option Plan               For       For          Management


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STANDARD CHARTERED PLC

Ticker:       STAN           Security ID:  G84228157
Meeting Date: MAY 03, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAY 01, 2023

#     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     Elect Jackie Hunt as Director           For       For          Management
5     Elect Linda Yueh as Director            For       For          Management
6     Re-elect Shirish Apte as Director       For       For          Management
7     Re-elect David Conner as Director       For       For          Management
8     Re-elect Andy Halford as Director       For       For          Management
9     Re-elect Gay Huey Evans as Director     For       For          Management
10    Re-elect Robin Lawther as Director      For       For          Management
11    Re-elect Maria Ramos as Director        For       For          Management
12    Re-elect Phil Rivett as Director        For       For          Management
13    Re-elect David Tang as Director         For       For          Management
14    Re-elect Carlson Tong as Director       For       For          Management
15    Re-elect Jose Vinals as Director        For       For          Management
16    Re-elect Bill Winters as Director       For       For          Management
17    Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For       For          Management
18    Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix    For       For          Management
      Remuneration of Auditors
19    Authorise UK Political Donations and    For       For          Management
      Expenditure
20    Authorise Board to Offer Scrip Dividend For       For          Management
21    Approve Sharesave Plan                  For       For          Management
22    Authorise Issue of Equity               For       For          Management
23    Extend the Authority to Allot Shares    For       For          Management
      by Such Number of Shares Repurchased
      by the Company under the Authority
      Granted Pursuant to Resolution 28
24    Authorise Issue of Equity in Relation   For       For          Management
      to Equity Convertible Additional Tier
      1 Securities
25    Authorise Issue of Equity without       For       For          Management
      Pre-emptive Rights
26    Authorise Issue of Equity without       For       For          Management
      Pre-emptive Rights in Connection with
      an Acquisition or Other Capital
      Investment
27    Authorise Issue of Equity without       For       For          Management
      Pre-emptive Rights in Relation to
      Equity Convertible Additional Tier 1
      Securities
28    Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary   For       For          Management
      Shares
29    Authorise Market Purchase of            For       For          Management
      Preference Shares
30    Authorise the Company to Call General   For       For          Management
      Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice
31    Adopt New Articles of Association       For       For          Management


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SUNCOR ENERGY INC.

Ticker:       SU             Security ID:  867224107
Meeting Date: MAY 09, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 14, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Ian R. Ashby             For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Patricia M. Bedient      For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Russell K. Girling       For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Jean Paul (JP) Gladu     For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Dennis M. Houston        For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Richard M. Kruger        For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Brian P. MacDonald       For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Lorraine Mitchelmore     For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director Daniel Romasko           For       For          Management
1.10  Elect Director Christopher R. Seasons   For       For          Management
1.11  Elect Director M. Jacqueline Sheppard   For       For          Management
1.12  Elect Director Eira M. Thomas           For       For          Management
1.13  Elect Director Michael M. Wilson        For       For          Management
2     Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors             For       For          Management
3     Advisory Vote on Executive              For       For          Management
      Compensation Approach
4     SP 1: Report on Alignment of Capital    Against   Against      Shareholder
      Expenditure Plans with 2030 Emissions
      Reductions Target and 2050 Net Zero
      Pledge


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TENCENT HOLDINGS LIMITED

Ticker:       700            Security ID:  G87572163
Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAY 11, 2023

#     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 Jacobus Petrus (Koos) Bekker as   For       For          Management
      Director
3b    Elect Zhang Xiulan as Director          For       For          Management
3c    Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of  For       For          Management
      Directors
4     Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers as       For       For          Management
      Auditor and Authorize Board to Fix
      Their Remuneration
5     Approve Issuance of Equity or           For       Against      Management
      Equity-Linked Securities without
      Preemptive Rights
6     Authorize Repurchase of Issued Share    For       For          Management
      Capital


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TENCENT HOLDINGS LIMITED

Ticker:       700            Security ID:  G87572163
Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2023   Meeting Type: Extraordinary Shareholders
Record Date:  MAY 11, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Adopt 2023 Share Option Scheme          For       Against      Management
1b    Approve Transfer of Share Options       For       Against      Management
1c    Approve Termination of the Existing     For       Against      Management
      Share Option Scheme
2     Approve Scheme Mandate Limit (Share     For       Against      Management
      Option) under the 2023 Share Option
      Scheme
3     Approve Service Provider Sublimit       For       Against      Management
      (Share Option) under the 2023 Share
      Option Scheme
4a    Adopt 2023 Share Award Scheme           For       Against      Management
4b    Approve Transfer of Share Awards        For       Against      Management
4c    Approve Termination of the Existing     For       Against      Management
      Share Award Schemes
5     Approve Scheme Mandate Limit (Share     For       Against      Management
      Award) under the 2023 Share Award
      Scheme
6     Approve Scheme Mandate Limit (New       For       Against      Management
      Shares Share Award) under the 2023
      Share Award Scheme
7     Approve Service Provider Sublimit (New  For       Against      Management
      Shares Share Award) under the 2023
      Share Award Scheme


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THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC.

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

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


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UNICREDIT SPA

Ticker:       UCG            Security ID:  T9T23L642
Meeting Date: SEP 14, 2022   Meeting Type: Extraordinary Shareholders
Record Date:  SEP 05, 2022

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Amend Share Repurchase Program          For       For          Management
1     Authorize Cancellation of Treasury      For       For          Management
      Shares without Reduction of Share
      Capital; Amend Article 5


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UNICREDIT SPA

Ticker:       UCG            Security ID:  T9T23L642
Meeting Date: MAR 31, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:  MAR 22, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Accept Financial Statements and         For       For          Management
      Statutory Reports
2     Approve Allocation of Income            For       For          Management
3     Approve Elimination of Negative         For       For          Management
      Reserves
4     Authorize Share Repurchase Program      For       For          Management
5     Approve Remuneration Policy             For       For          Management
6     Approve Second Section of the           For       For          Management
      Remuneration Report
7     Approve 2023 Group Incentive System     For       For          Management
8     Approve Fixed-Variable Compensation     For       For          Management
      Ratio
9     Approve Decrease in Size of Board from  For       For          Management
      13 to 12
1     Authorize Board to Increase Capital to  For       For          Management
      Service the 2017-2019 LTI Plan and
      Amend Capital Increases Authorizations
      to Service the 2018 to 2021 Group
      Incentive Systems
2     Authorize Board to Increase Capital to  For       For          Management
      Service the 2022 Group Incentive System
3     Authorize Cancellation of Treasury      For       For          Management
      Shares without Reduction of Share
      Capital
A     Deliberations on Possible Legal Action  None      Against      Management
      Against Directors if Presented by
      Shareholders

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

BlackRock Series, Inc.

 

By:  

/s/ John Perlowski

  John Perlowski
  Chief Executive Officer of
  BlackRock Series, Inc.
Date:   August 25, 2023