N-PX 1 gqg-npx2023.htm ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY gqgaiciiinpxv1.htm - Generated by SEC Publisher for SEC Filing

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM N-PX
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ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF
REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act File Number: 811-22920

The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

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101 Federal Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
 (Address of principal executive offices)

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Michael Beattie, President
The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III
c/o SEI Corp.
One Freedom Valley Drive
Oaks, PA 19456
(Name and address of agent for service)

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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-877-446-3863
Date of Fiscal Year End: March 31
Date of Reporting Period: July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023

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Item 1. Proxy Voting Record.


Attached are the proxy voting records for the following funds, each of which
is a series of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III:

GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund
GQG Partners Global Quality Equity Fund
GQG Partners Global Quality Dividend Income Fund
GQG Partners International Quality Dividend Income Fund
GQG Partners US Select Quality Equity Fund
GQG Partners US Quality Dividend Income Fund


 

 

GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
ADANI ENTERPRISES LIMITED       
Security ID: Y00106131  Ticker: 512599       
Meeting Date: 16-Jun-23  Meeting Type: Special       
1  Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked       
  Securities without Preemptive Rights  Management  For  Voted - For 
ADANI TRANSMISSION LIMITED       
Security ID: Y0R15S105 Ticker: 539254       
Meeting Date: 16-Jun-23  Meeting Type: Special       
1  Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked       
  Securities without Preemptive Rights  Management  For  Voted - For 
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED       
Security ID: 01609W102 Ticker: 9988       
Meeting Date: 30-Sep-22  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Elect Director Daniel Yong Zhang  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.2  Elect Director Jerry Yang  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.3  Elect Director Wan Ling Martello  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.4  Elect Director Weijian Shan  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.5  Elect Director Irene Yun-Lien Lee  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.6  Elect Director Albert Kong Ping Ng  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED       
Security ID: G01719114  Ticker: 9988       
Meeting Date: 30-Sep-22  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Elect Director Daniel Yong Zhang  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.2  Elect Director Jerry Yang  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.3  Elect Director Wan Ling Martello  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.4  Elect Director Weijian Shan  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.5  Elect Director Irene Yun-Lien Lee  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.6  Elect Director Albert Kong Ping Ng  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
AMERICA MOVIL SAB DE CV         
Security ID: ADPV59642 Ticker: AMXB       
Meeting Date: 14-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Approve CEO and Auditors' Report on Operations and       
  Results and Board's Opinion on CEO and Auditors'       
  Report    Management  For  Did Not Vote 
1.2  Approve Board's Report on Principal Policies and       
  Accounting Criteria Followed in Preparation of       
  Financial Information    Management  For  Did Not Vote 
1.3  Approve Report on Activities and Operations       
  Undertaken by Board    Management  For  Did Not Vote 
1.4  Approve Audit and Corporate Practices Committee's       
  Report on their Activities  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
1.5  Approve Consolidated Financial Statements,       
  Allocation of Income and Dividends  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
1.6  Approve Report on Repurchased Shares Reserve  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
2.1  Approve Discharge of Board and CEO  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
2.2a  Elect and/or Ratify Carlos Slim Domit as Board       
  Chairman    Management  For  Did Not Vote 
2.2b  Elect and/or Ratify Patrick Slim Domit as       
  Vice-Chairman    Management  For  Did Not Vote 
2.2c  Elect and/or Ratify Antonio Cosio Pando as Director  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
2.2d  Elect and/or Ratify Pablo Roberto Gonzalez Guajardo       
  as Director    Management  For  Did Not Vote 
2.2e  Elect and/or Ratify Daniel Hajj Aboumrad as Director  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
2.2f  Elect and/or Ratify Vanessa Hajj Slim as Director  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
2.2g  Elect and/or Ratify David Ibarra Munoz as Director  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
2.2h  Elect and/or Ratify Claudia Janez Sanchez as       
  Director    Management  For  Did Not Vote 
2.2i  Elect and/or Ratify Rafael Moises Kalach Mizrahi as       
  Director    Management  For  Did Not Vote 
2.2j  Elect and/or Ratify Francisco Medina Chavez as       
  Director    Management  For  Did Not Vote 
2.2k  Elect and/or Ratify Gisselle Moran Jimenez as       
  Director    Management  For  Did Not Vote 
2.2l  Elect and/or Ratify Luis Alejandro Soberon Kuri as       
  Director    Management  For  Did Not Vote 
2.2m Elect and/or Ratify Ernesto Vega Velasco as Director  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
2.2n  Elect and/or Ratify Oscar Von Hauske Solis as       
  Director    Management  For  Did Not Vote 
2.2o  Elect and/or Ratify Alejandro Cantu Jimenez as       
  Secretary (Non-Member) of Board  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
2.2p  Elect and/or Ratify Rafael Robles Miaja as Deputy       
  Secretary (Non-Member) of Board  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
2.3  Approve Remuneration of Directors  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
3.1  Approve Discharge of Executive Committee  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
3.2a  Elect and/or Ratify Carlos Slim Domit as Chairman       
  of Executive Committee  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
3.2b  Elect and/or Ratify Patrick Slim Domit as Member of       
  Executive Committee    Management  For  Did Not Vote 

 

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GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
3.2c  Elect and/or Ratify Daniel Hajj Aboumrad as Member       
  of Executive Committee  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
3.3  Approve Remuneration of Executive Committee  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
4.1  Approve Discharge of Audit and Corporate Practices       
  Committee    Management  For  Did Not Vote 
4.2a  Elect and/or Ratify Ernesto Vega Velasco as       
  Chairman of Audit and Corporate Practices Committee  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
4.2b  Elect and/or Ratify Pablo Roberto Gonzalez Guajardo       
  as Member of Audit and Corporate Practices Committee  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
4.2c  Elect and/or Ratify Rafael Moises Kalach Mizrahi as       
  Member of Audit and Corporate Practices Committee  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
4.3  Approve Remuneration of Members of Audit and       
  Corporate Practices Committee  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
5  Set Amount of Share Repurchase Reserve  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
6  Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute Approved       
  Resolutions    Management  For  Did Not Vote 
Meeting Date: 14-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Extraordinary Shareholders     
1  Authorize Cancellation of All Repurchased Shares       
  Held in Treasury    Management  For  Did Not Vote 
2  Amend Article 6 to Reflect Changes in Capital  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
3  Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute Approved       
  Resolutions    Management  For  Did Not Vote 
AMERICA MOVIL SAB DE CV       
Security ID: P0280A101  Ticker: AMXL       
Meeting Date: 20-Dec-22  Meeting Type: Special       
1  Approve Conversion of Series L Shares into Common       
  Shares of New and Single Series; Amend Articles  Management  For  Voted - Against 
2  Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute Approved       
  Resolutions    Management  For  Voted - Against 
AMERICA MOVIL SAB DE CV       
Security ID: P0280A192  Ticker: AMXB       
Meeting Date: 27-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Ordinary Shareholders     
1.1  Approve CEO and Auditors' Report on Operations and       
  Results and Board's Opinion on CEO and Auditors'       
  Report    Management  For  Voted - For 
1.2  Approve Board's Report on Principal Policies and       
  Accounting Criteria Followed in Preparation of       
  Financial Information  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.3  Approve Report on Activities and Operations       
  Undertaken by Board  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.4  Approve Audit and Corporate Practices Committee's       
  Report on their Activities  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.5  Approve Consolidated Financial Statements,       
  Allocation of Income and Dividends  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
1.6  Approve Report on Repurchased Shares Reserve  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute Approved       
  Resolutions    Management  For  Voted - For 
ASML HOLDING NV         
Security ID: N07059202  Ticker: ASML       
Meeting Date: 26-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Open Meeting    Management  For  Non-Voting 
2  Discuss the Company's Business, Financial Situation       
  and Sustainability  Management  For  Non-Voting 
3a  Approve Remuneration Report  Management  For  Voted - For 
3b  Adopt Financial Statements and Statutory Reports  Management  For  Voted - For 
3c  Receive Explanation on Company's Reserves and       
  Dividend Policy    Management  For  Non-Voting 
3d  Approve Dividends    Management  For  Voted - For 
4a  Approve Discharge of Management Board  Management  For  Voted - For 
4b  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Approve Number of Shares for Management Board  Management  For  Voted - For 
6a  Amend Remuneration Policy for the Supervisory Board  Management  For  Voted - For 
6b  Amend Remuneration of the Members of the       
  Supervisory Board  Management  For  Voted - For 
7  Receive Information on the Composition of the       
  Management Board and Announce Intention to Appoint       
  W.R. Allan to Management Board  Management  For  Non-Voting 
8  Elect N.S. Andersen to Supervisory Board  Management  For  Voted - For 
8b  Elect J.P. de Kreij to Supervisory Board  Management  For  Voted - For 
8c  Discuss Composition of the Supervisory Board  Management  For  Non-Voting 
9  Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers Accountants N.V. as       
  Auditors    Management  For  Voted - For 
10a  Grant Board Authority to Issue Shares Up to 5       
  Percent of Issued Capital Plus Additional 5 Percent       
  in Case of Merger or Acquisition  Management  For  Voted - For 
10b  Authorize Board to Exclude Preemptive Rights from       
  Share Issuances    Management  For  Voted - For 
11  Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Issued       
  Share Capital    Management  For  Voted - For 
12  Authorize Cancellation of Repurchased Shares  Management  For  Voted - For 
13  Other Business (Non-Voting)  Management  For  Non-Voting 
14  Close Meeting    Management  For  Non-Voting 
BANCO BTG PACTUAL SA       
Security ID: P1R8ZJ253  Ticker: BPAC11       
Meeting Date: 28-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports       
  for Fiscal Year Ended Dec. 31, 2022  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund     
Proposal  Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
3  Do You Wish to Adopt Cumulative Voting for the       
  Election of the Members of the Board of Directors,       
  Under the Terms of Article 141 of the Brazilian       
  Corporate Law?  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
4.1  Elect Andre Santos Esteves as Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
4.2  Elect Eduardo Henrique de Mello Motta Loyo as       
  Independent Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
4.3  Elect Guillermo Ortiz Martinez as Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
4.4  Elect John Huw Gwili Jenkins as Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
4.5  Elect Mark Clifford Maletz as Independent Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.6  Elect Nelson Azevedo Jobim as Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
4.7  Elect Roberto Balls Sallouti as Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
4.8  Elect Sofia De Fatima Esteves as Independent       
  Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.9  Elect Joao Marcello Dantas Leite as Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
5  In Case Cumulative Voting Is Adopted, Do You Wish       
  to Equally Distribute Your Votes Amongst the       
  Nominees below?  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
6.1  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Andre       
  Santos Esteves as Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
6.2  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Eduardo       
  Henrique de Mello Motta Loyo as Independent Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
6.3  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect       
  Guillermo Ortiz Martinez as Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
6.4  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect John Huw       
  Gwili Jenkins as Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
6.5  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Mark       
  Clifford Maletz as Independent Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
6.6  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Nelson       
  Azevedo Jobim as Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
6.7  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Roberto       
  Balls Sallouti as Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
6.8  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Sofia De       
  Fatima Esteves as Independent Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
6.9  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Joao       
  Marcello Dantas Leite as Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
7  As an Ordinary Shareholder, Would You 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?  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
8  As a Preferred Shareholder, Would You 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?  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
9  Approve Remuneration of Company's Management  Management  For  Voted - Against 
10  Do You Wish to Request Installation of a Fiscal       
  Council, Under the Terms of Article 161 of the       
  Brazilian Corporate Law?  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
11  In Case Neither Class of Shares Reaches the Minimum       
  Quorum Required by the Brazilian Corporate Law to       
  Elect a Board Representative in Separate Elections,       
  Would You Like to Use Your Votes to Elect the       
  Candidate with More Votes to Represent Both Classes?  Management  None  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
Meeting Date: 28-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Extraordinary Shareholders     
1  Amend Article 3 Re: Corporate Purpose  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Consolidate Bylaws  Management  For  Voted - For 
BANCO DO BRASIL SA         
Security ID: P11427112  Ticker: BBAS3       
Meeting Date: 27-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Elect Kelly Tatiane Martins Quirino as Director       
  (Employee Representative)  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1.2  Elect Tarciana Paula Gomes Medeiros as Director       
  (Company's President)  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1.3  Elect Elisa Vieira Leonel as Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1.4  Elect Marcelo Gasparino da Silva as Independent       
  Director as Minority Representative Under Majority       
  Board Election    Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
1.5  Elect Robert Juenemann as Independent Director as       
  Minority Representative Under Majority Board       
  Election    Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
1.6  Elect Analize Lenzi Ruas de Almeida as Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1.7  Elect Director    Management  For  Voted - Abstain 
1.8  Elect Director    Management  For  Voted - Abstain 
2  In Case Cumulative Voting Is Adopted, Do You Wish       
  to Equally Distribute Your Votes Amongst the       
  Nominees below?  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
3.1  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Kelly       
  Tatiane Martins Quirino as Director (Employee       
  Representative)    Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
3.2  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Tarciana       
  Paula Gomes Medeiros as Director (Company's       
  President)    Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
3.3  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Elisa       
  Vieira Leonel as Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
3.4  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Marcelo       
  Gasparino da Silva as Independent Director as       
  Minority Representative Under Majority Board       
  Election    Shareholder  None  Voted - Abstain 
3.5  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Robert       
  Juenemann as Director as Independent Minority       
  Representative Under Majority Board Election  Shareholder  None  Voted - Abstain 
3.6  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Analize       
  Lenzi Ruas de Almeida as Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
3.7  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
3.8  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
4  Do You Wish to Adopt Cumulative Voting for the       
  Election of the Members of the Board of Directors,       
  Under the Terms of Article 141 of the Brazilian       
  Corporate Law?    Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
5  As an Ordinary Shareholder, Would You like to       
  Request a Separate Minority Election of a Member of       

 

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GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
  the Board of Directors, Under the Terms of Article       
  141 of the Brazilian Corporate Law?  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
6.1  Elect Gileno Gurgeao Barreto as Fiscal Council       
  Member and Antonio Emilio Bastos Freire as       
  Alternate as Minority Representative Under Majority       
  Fiscal Council Election  Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
6.2  Elect Fernando Florencio Campos as Fiscal Council       
  Member and Andriei Jose Beber as Alternate as       
  Minority Representative Under Majority Fiscal       
  Council Election    Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
6.3  Elect Fiscal Council Member and Alternate  Management  For  Voted - Abstain 
6.4  Elect Fiscal Council Member and Alternate  Management  For  Voted - Abstain 
6.5  Elect Fiscal Council Member and Alternate  Management  For  Voted - Abstain 
7  Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports       
  for Fiscal Year Ended Dec. 31, 2022  Management  For  Voted - For 
8  Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends  Management  For  Voted - For 
9  Approve Remuneration of Company's Management  Management  For  Voted - For 
10  Approve Remuneration of Fiscal Council Members  Management  For  Voted - For 
11  Approve Remuneration of Audit Committee Members  Management  For  Voted - For 
12  Approve Remuneration of Risk and Capital Committee       
  Members    Management  For  Voted - For 
13  Approve Remuneration of People, Remuneration, and       
  Eligibility Committee Members  Management  For  Voted - For 
14  In the Event of a Second Call, the Voting       
  Instructions Contained in this Remote Voting Card       
  May Also be Considered for the Second Call?  Management  None  Voted - For 
Meeting Date: 27-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Extraordinary Shareholders     
1  Authorize Capitalization of Reserves Without       
  Issuance of Shares and Amend Article 7 Accordingly  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Amend Articles 36 and 37  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Approve Remuneration of Technology and Innovation       
  Committee Members    Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Approve Remuneration of Corporate Sustainability       
  Committee Members    Management  For  Voted - For 
5  In the Event of a Second Call, the Voting       
  Instructions Contained in this Remote Voting Card       
  May Also be Considered for the Second Call?  Management  None  Voted - For 
BANK OF NINGBO CO., LTD.         
Security ID: Y0698G104 Ticker: 002142       
Meeting Date: 27-Feb-23  Meeting Type: Special       
1  Approve Adjustment of Capital Increase Plan  Management  For  Voted - Against 

 

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GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
BAOSHAN IRON & STEEL CO., LTD.       
Security ID: Y0698U103  Ticker: 600019       
Meeting Date: 10-Oct-22  Meeting Type: Special       
1  Elect Wu Xiaodi as Non-independent Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
Meeting Date: 01-Dec-22  Meeting Type: Special       
1  Approve Repurchase and Cancellation of Performance       
  Shares    Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Matters Related to the Merger by Absorption  Management  For  Voted - For 
Meeting Date: 28-Dec-22  Meeting Type: Special       
1  Approve Provision of Guarantee  Management  For  Voted - Against 
Meeting Date: 10-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Special       
1  Approve Financial Services Agreement  Management  For  Voted - Against 
Meeting Date: 19-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Approve Report of the Board of Directors  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Report of the Board of Supervisors  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Approve Annual Report and Summary  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Approve Financial Statements  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Approve Interim Profit Distribution  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Approve Annual Budget  Management  For  Voted - For 
7  Approve Related Party Transaction  Management  For  Voted - Against 
8  Approve Reserve for Bond Issuance Quota and       
  Issuance Plan    Management  For  Voted - For 
9  Approve Remuneration of Directors, Supervisors and       
  Senior Management Members  Management  For  Voted - For 
10  Approve Amendments to Articles of Association  Management  For  Voted - For 
BEIJING ORIENTAL YUHONG WATERPROOF TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.     
Security ID: Y07729109  Ticker: 002271       
Meeting Date: 16-Sep-22  Meeting Type: Special       
1.1  Elect Li Weiguo as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.2  Elect Xu Limin as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.3  Elect Xiang Jinming as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.4  Elect Zhang Zhiping as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.5  Elect Zhang Ying as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.6  Elect Zhang Hongtao as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.7  Elect Yang Haocheng as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.8  Elect Wang Xiaoxia as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
2.1  Elect Cai Zhaoyun as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
2.2  Elect Huang Qinglin as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
2.3  Elect Chen Guangjin as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
2.4  Elect Zhu Dongqing as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
3.1  Elect Wang Jing as Supervisor  Management  For  Voted - For 
3.2  Elect Zou Menglan as Supervisor  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Approve Repurchase and Cancellation of Performance       
  Shares    Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Approve Amendments to Articles of Association to       
  Expand Business Scope  Management  For  Voted - For 
CENTRAIS ELETRICAS BRASILEIRAS SA       
Security ID: P22854122  Ticker: ELET6       
Meeting Date: 05-Aug-22  Meeting Type: Extraordinary Shareholders     
1  Do You Wish to Adopt Cumulative Voting for the       
  Election of the Members of the Board of Directors,       
  Under the Terms of Article 141 of the Brazilian       
  Corporate Law?    Management  None  Voted - Against 
2  In Case Shareholders Request the Individual       
  Election of the Board Nominees, Can Your Votes Be       
  Distributed Among All Members of the Proposed Slate?  Management  None  Voted - For 
3  Elect Directors Appointed by Shareholder  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  In Case There is Any Change to the Board Slate       
  Composition, May Your Votes Still be Counted for       
  the Proposed Slate?  Management  None  Voted - For 
5  In Case Cumulative Voting Is Adopted, Do You Wish       
  to Equally Distribute Your Votes Amongst the       
  Nominees below?  Management  None  Voted - Against 
6.1  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Carlos       
  Augusto Leone Piani as Independent Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
6.2  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Daniel       
  Alves Ferreira as Independent Director  Management  None  Voted - For 
6.3  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Felipe       
  Vilela Dias as Independent Director  Management  None  Voted - For 
6.4  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Ivan de       
  Souza Monteiro as Independent Director  Management  None  Voted - For 
6.5  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Marcelo       
  de Siqueira Freitas as Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
6.6  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Marcelo       
  Gasparino da Silva as Independent Director  Management  None  Voted - For 
6.7  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Marisete       
  Fatima Dadald Pereira as Independent Director  Management  None  Voted - For 
6.8  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Octavio       
  Cortes Pereira Lopes as Independent Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
6.9  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Vicente       
  Falconi Campos as Independent Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
7  Fix the Term of the Board of Directors Until the       
  Annual General Meeting to Be Held in 2025 as       
  Proposed by Shareholder  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
Meeting Date: 04-Nov-22  Meeting Type: Extraordinary Shareholders     
1  Amend Articles    Management  For  Voted - Against 
Meeting Date: 22-Dec-22  Meeting Type: Extraordinary Shareholders     
1  Approve Stock Option Plan    Management  For  Voted - Against 
2  Approve Restricted Stock Plan  Management  For  Voted - Against 
3  Re-Ratify Remuneration of Company's Management,       
  Advisory Committee Members, and Fiscal Council       
  Members    Management  For  Voted - For 
Meeting Date: 05-Jan-23  Meeting Type: Extraordinary Shareholders     
1  Approve Repurchase and Cancellation of All       
  Company's Preferred A Shares  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Amend Articles Re: Preferred A Shares  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Approve Stock Merger Agreement between the Company       
  and Its Subsidiary Companhia Hidro Eletrica do Sao       
  Francisco (CHESF)    Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Ratify Taticca Auditores Independentes S.S. as       
  Independent Firm to Appraise Proposed Transaction       
  (Eletrobras and CHESF Appraisals)  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Approve Independent Firm's Appraisals (Eletrobras       
  and CHESF Appraisals)    Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Ratify Ernst & Young Assessoria Empresarial Ltda.       
  as Independent Firm to Appraise Proposed       
  Transaction (Eletrobras and CHESF Article 264       
  Appraisals)    Management  For  Voted - For 
7  Approve Independent Firm's Appraisals (Eletrobras       
  and CHESF Article 264 Appraisals)  Management  For  Voted - For 
8  Approve Merger of CHESF Shares  Management  For  Voted - For 
9  Authorize Executives to Deliver the Shares Issued       
  in the Company's Capital Increase Resulting from       
  the Merger of CHESF Shares to CHESF Shareholders  Management  For  Voted - For 
10  Approve Stock Merger Agreement between the Company       
  and Its Subsidiary Companhia de Geracao e       
  Transmissao de Energia Eletrica do Sul do Brasil       
  (CGT Eletrosul)    Management  For  Voted - For 
11  Ratify Taticca Auditores Independentes S.S. as       
  Independent Firm to Appraise Proposed Transaction       
  (CGT Eletrosul Appraisal and, If Not Previously       
  Approved, Eletrobas Appraisal)  Management  For  Voted - For 
12  Approve Independent Firm's Appraisals (CGT       
  Eletrosul Appraisal and, If Not Previously       
  Approved, Eletrobas Appraisal)  Management  For  Voted - For 
13  Ratify Ernst & Young Assessoria Empresarial Ltda.       
  as Independent Firm to Appraise Proposed       
  Transaction (CGT Eletrosul Article 264 Appraisal       
  and, If Not Previously Approved, Eletrobas Article       
  264 Appraisal)    Management  For  Voted - For 
14  Approve Independent Firm's Appraisals (CGT       
  Eletrosul Article 264 Appraisal and, If Not       

 

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GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund     
Proposal  Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
  Previously Approved, Eletrobas Article 264       
  Appraisal)  Management  For  Voted - For 
15  Approve Merger of CGT Eletrosul Shares  Management  For  Voted - For 
16  Authorize Executives to Deliver the Shares Issued       
  in the Company's Capital Increase Resulting from       
  the Merger of CGT Eletrosul Shares to CGT Eletrosul       
  Shareholders  Management  For  Voted - For 
17  Approve Stock Merger Agreement between the Company       
  and Its Subsidiary Furnas - Centrais Eletricas S.A.       
  (Furnas)  Management  For  Voted - For 
18  Ratify Taticca Auditores Independentes S.S. as       
  Independent Firm to Appraise Proposed Transaction       
  (Furnas Appraisal and, If Not Previously Approved,       
  Eletrobas Appraisal)  Management  For  Voted - For 
19  Approve Independent Firm's Appraisals (Furnas       
  Appraisal and, If Not Previously Approved,       
  Eletrobas Appraisal)  Management  For  Voted - For 
20  Ratify Ernst & Young Assessoria Empresarial Ltda.       
  as Independent Firm to Appraise Proposed       
  Transaction (Furnas Article 264 Appraisal and, If       
  Not Previously Approved, Eletrobas Article 264       
  Appraisal)  Management  For  Voted - For 
21  Approve Independent Firm's Appraisals (Furnas       
  Article 264 Appraisal and, If Not Previously       
  Approved, Eletrobas Article 264 Appraisal)  Management  For  Voted - For 
22  Approve Merger of Furnas Shares  Management  For  Voted - For 
23  Authorize Executives to Deliver the Shares Issued       
  in the Company's Capital Increase Resulting from       
  the Merger of Furnas Shares to Furnas Shareholders  Management  For  Voted - For 
24  Approve Stock Merger Agreement between the Company       
  and Its Subsidiary Centrais Eletricas do Norte do       
  Brasil S.A. (Eletronorte)  Management  For  Voted - For 
25  Ratify Taticca Auditores Independentes S.S. as       
  Independent Firm to Appraise Proposed Transaction       
  (Eletronorte Appraisal and, If Not Previously       
  Approved, Eletrobas Appraisal)  Management  For  Voted - For 
26  Approve Independent Firm's Appraisals (Eletronorte       
  Appraisal and, If Not Previously Approved,       
  Eletrobas Appraisal)  Management  For  Voted - For 
27  Ratify Ernst & Young Assessoria Empresarial Ltda.       
  as Independent Firm to Appraise Proposed       
  Transaction (Eletronorte Article 264 Appraisal and,       
  If Not Previously Approved, Eletrobas Article 264       
  Appraisal)  Management  For  Voted - For 
28  Approve Independent Firm's Appraisals (Eletronorte       
  Article 264 Appraisal and, If Not Previously       
  Approved, Eletrobas Article 264 Appraisal)  Management  For  Voted - For 
29  Approve Merger of Eletronorte Shares  Management  For  Voted - For 
30  Authorize Executives to Deliver the Shares Issued       
  in the Company's Capital Increase Resulting from       
  the Merger of Eletronorte Shares to Eletronorte       
  Shareholders  Management  For  Voted - For 
31  Amend Article 4 to Reflect Changes in Capital and       
  Consolidate Bylaws  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
Meeting Date: 17-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Extraordinary Shareholders     
1  Amend Articles and Consolidate Bylaws  Management  For  Voted - For 
Meeting Date: 27-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports       
  for Fiscal Year Ended Dec. 31, 2022  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Approve Remuneration of Company's Management,       
  Fiscal Council, and Advisory Committees  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Do You Wish to Request Installation of a Fiscal       
  Council, Under the Terms of Article 161 of the       
  Brazilian Corporate Law?  Management  None  Voted - For 
5.1  Elect Olivier Michel Colas as Fiscal Council Member       
  and Marcos Tadeu de Siqueira as Alternate Appointed       
  by Shareholder    Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
5.2  Elect Jose Raimundo dos Santos as Fiscal Council       
  Member and Paulo Roberto Bellentani Brandao as       
  Alternate Appointed by Shareholder  Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
5.3  Elect Carlos Eduardo Teixeira Taveiros as Fiscal       
  Council Member and Rochana Grossi Freire as       
  Alternate Appointed by Shareholder  Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
5.4  Elect Francisco O. V. Schmitt as Fiscal Council       
  Member and Roberto Lamb as Alternate Appointed by       
  Shareholder    Shareholder  None  Voted - Abstain 
5.5  Elect Marcelo Souza Monteiro as Fiscal Council       
  Member and Ricardo Bertucci as Alternate Appointed       
  by Shareholder    Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
5.6  Elect Marcos Barbosa Pinto as Fiscal Council Member       
  and Rafael Rezende Brigolini as Alternate Appointed       
  by Shareholder    Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
Meeting Date: 29-Jun-23  Meeting Type: Extraordinary Shareholders     
1  Authorize the Extension for Up to Twelve Months of       
  the Operational Transition Term for the Management       
  of the Activities of the "Light for All Program"       
  and the "More Light for the Amazonia Program"  Management  For  Voted - For 
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION       
Security ID: Y1397N101  Ticker: 939       
Meeting Date: 20-Mar-23  Meeting Type: Extraordinary Shareholders     
1  Elect Cui Yong as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Elect Ji Zhihong as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
Meeting Date: 29-Jun-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Approve Report of the Board of Directors  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Report of the Board of Supervisors  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Approve Final Financial Accounts  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
4  Approve Profit Distribution Plan  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Approve Ernst & Young Hua Ming LLP as Domestic       
  Auditor and Ernst & Young as International Auditor       
  and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Approve Fixed Assets Investment Budget  Management  For  Voted - For 
7  Elect Tian Guoli as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
8  Elect Shao Min as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
9  Elect Liu Fang as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
10  Elect Lord Sassoon as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
11  Elect Liu Huan as Supervisor  Management  For  Voted - For 
12  Elect Ben Shenglin as Supervisor  Management  For  Voted - For 
13  Approve Capital Planning for the Period from 2024       
  to 2026    Management  For  Voted - For 
14  Approve Issuance of Qualified Write-down Tier-2       
  Capital Instruments  Management  For  Voted - For 
CHINA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED       
Security ID: Y1477R204  Ticker: 2628       
Meeting Date: 28-Jun-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Approve Report of the Board of Directors  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Report of the Board of Supervisors  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Approve Financial Report  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Approve Profit Distribution Plan  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Approve Remuneration of Directors and Supervisors  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian LLP as       
  PRC Auditor and Auditor for the Form 20-F and       
  PricewaterhouseCoopers as Hong Kong Auditor and       
  Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration  Management  For  Voted - For 
7  Approve Formulation of the Provisional Measures for       
  the Administration of Recovery and Deduction of       
  Performance-based Remuneration of Directors,       
  Supervisors, Senior Management and Personnel in Key       
  Positions    Management  For  Voted - For 
8  Approve Agreement for Entrusted Investment and       
  Management and Operating Services with Respect to       
  Alternative Investments with Insurance Funds,       
  Annual Caps and Related Transactions  Management  For  Voted - For 
CHINA SHENHUA ENERGY COMPANY LIMITED       
Security ID: Y1504C113  Ticker: 1088       
Meeting Date: 28-Oct-22  Meeting Type: Extraordinary Shareholders     
1  Approve Shareholder Return Plan  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Supplement Agreement to Amend Annual Caps       
  of Daily Balance of Deposits Under the Financial       
  Services Agreement and Revision of Certain Clauses       
  of the Financial Services Agreement  Management  For  Voted - Against 

 

13

 

GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
Meeting Date: 16-Jun-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Approve Report of the Board of Directors  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Report of the Supervisory Committee  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Approve Audited Financial Statements  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Approve Profit Distribution Plan and Final Dividend  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Approve Remuneration of Directors and Supervisors  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Approve Purchase of Liability Insurance for       
  Directors, Supervisors and Senior Management       
  Members and Related Transactions  Management  For  Voted - For 
7  Approve KPMG as International Auditors and KPMG       
  Huazhen LLP as PRC Auditors and Authorize       
  Directors' Committee to Fix Their Remuneration  Management  For  Voted - For 
8  Approve New Mutual Coal Supply Agreement  Management  For  Voted - For 
9  Approve New Mutual Supplies and Services Agreement  Management  For  Voted - For 
10  Approve New Financial Services Agreement  Management  For  Voted - Against 
11  Approve Amendments to the Existing Non-Competition       
  Agreement and Supplemental Agreement to the       
  Existing Non-Competition Agreement  Management  For  Voted - For 
12  Approve Grant of General Mandate to the Board to       
  Repurchase H Shares of the Company  Management  For  Voted - For 
Meeting Date: 16-Jun-23  Meeting Type: Special       
1  Approve Grant of General Mandate to the Board to       
  Repurchase H Shares of the Company  Management  For  Voted - For 
CIPLA LIMITED         
Security ID: Y1633P142  Ticker: 500087       
Meeting Date: 26-Aug-22  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Accept Standalone Financial Statements and       
  Statutory Reports    Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Accept Consolidated Financial Statements and       
  Statutory Reports    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Approve Final Dividend  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Reelect Samina Hamied as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Elect Mandar Purushottam Vaidya as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Approve Grant of Employee Stock Appreciation Rights       
  / Share-Based Benefits to Umang Vohra as Managing       
  Director and Global Chief Executive Officer  Management  For  Voted - For 
7  Approve Remuneration of Cost Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
COAL INDIA LTD.         
Security ID: Y1668L107  Ticker: 533278       
Meeting Date: 12-Feb-23  Meeting Type: Special       
1  Approve Appointment of Mukesh Choudhary as Whole       
  Time Director to Function as Director (Marketing)  Management  For  Voted - Against 

 

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GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
ENI SPA         
Security ID: T3643A145  Ticker: ENI       
Meeting Date: 10-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual/Special       
1  Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Allocation of Income  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Fix Number of Directors  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Fix Board Terms for Directors  Management  For  Voted - For 
5.1  Slate Submitted by Ministry of Economy and Finance  Shareholder  None  Voted - Against 
5.2  Slate Submitted by Institutional Investors       
  (Assogestioni)    Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
6  Elect Giuseppe Zafarana as Board Chair  Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
7  Approve Remuneration of Directors  Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
8.1  Slate Submitted by Ministry of Economy and Finance  Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
8.2  Slate Submitted by Institutional Investors       
  (Assogestioni)    Shareholder  None  Voted - Against 
9  Appoint Rosalba Casiraghi as Chairman of Internal       
  Statutory Auditors  Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
10  Approve Internal Auditors' Remuneration  Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
11  Approve Long Term Incentive Plan 2023-2025  Management  For  Voted - For 
12  Approve Remuneration Policy  Management  For  Voted - For 
13  Approve Second Section of the Remuneration Report  Management  For  Voted - Against 
14  Authorize Share Repurchase Program and Reissuance       
  of Repurchased Shares  Management  For  Voted - For 
15  Authorize Use of Available Reserves for Dividend       
  Distribution    Management  For  Voted - For 
16  Authorize Reduction and Use of the Reserve Pursuant       
  to Law 342/2000 for Dividend Distribution  Management  For  Voted - For 
17  Authorize Cancellation of Treasury Shares without       
  Reduction of Share Capital; Amend Article 5.1  Management  For  Voted - For 
18  Authorize Cancellation of Repurchased Shares       
  without Reduction of Share Capital; Amend Article 5  Management  For  Voted - For 
A  Deliberations on Possible Legal Action Against       
  Directors if Presented by Shareholders  Management  None  Voted - Against 
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION       
Security ID: 30231G102  Ticker: XOM       
Meeting Date: 31-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Elect Director Michael J. Angelakis  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.2  Elect Director Susan K. Avery  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.3  Elect Director Angela F. Braly  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.4  Elect Director Gregory J. Goff  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.5  Elect Director John D. Harris, II  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.6  Elect Director Kaisa H. Hietala  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.7  Elect Director Joseph L. Hooley  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.8  Elect Director Steven A. Kandarian  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.9  Elect Director Alexander A. Karsner  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
1.10  Elect Director Lawrence W. Kellner  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.11  Elect Director Jeffrey W. Ubben  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.12  Elect Director Darren W. Woods  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
5  Establish Board Committee on Decarbonization Risk  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
6  Reduce Executive Stock Holding Period  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
7  Report on Carbon Capture and Storage  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
8  Report on Methane Emission Disclosure Reliability  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
9  Adopt Medium-Term Scope 3 GHG Reduction Target  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
10  Issue a Report on Worst-Case Impacts of Oil Spills       
  from Operations Offshore of Guyana  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
11  Recalculate GHG Emissions Baseline to Exclude       
  Emissions from Material Divestitures  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
12  Report on Asset Retirement Obligations Under IEA       
  NZE Scenario    Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
13  Commission Audited Report on Reduced Plastics Demand  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
14  Report on Potential Costs of Environmental       
  Litigation    Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
15  Publish a Tax Transparency Report  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
16  Report on Social Impact From Plant Closure or       
  Energy Transition  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
17  Report on Benefits and Risks of Commitment to Not       
  Develop Projects in the Arctic *Withdrawn       
  Resolution*    Shareholder  Against  Non-Voting 
FIRSTRAND LTD.         
Security ID: S5202Z131  Ticker: FSR       
Meeting Date: 25-Aug-22  Meeting Type: Special       
1  Authorise Repurchase of Issued Preference Share       
  Capital    Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Scheme of Arrangement in Accordance with       
  Section 48(8)(b)    Management  For  Voted - For 
1  Authorise Ratification of Approved Resolutions  Management  For  Voted - For 
GAZPROM PJSC         
Security ID: X3123F106  Ticker: GAZP       
Meeting Date: 30-Sep-22  Meeting Type: Special       
1  Approve Interim Dividends of RUB 51.03 per Share       
  for First Six Months of Fiscal 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 

 

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GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
GRUPO FINANCIERO BANORTE SAB DE CV       
Security ID: P49501201  Ticker: GFNORTEO       
Meeting Date: 29-Nov-22  Meeting Type: Extraordinary Shareholders     
1.1  Approve Incorporation of Banco Bineo S.A.,       
  Institucion de Banca Multiple, Grupo Financiero       
  Banorte as Financial Entity Member of Grupo       
  Financiero Banorte S.A.B. de C.V.  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.2  Amend Article 2 Re: Incorporation of Banco Bineo       
  S.A., Institucion de Banca Multiple, Grupo       
  Financiero Banorte as Financial Entity Member of       
  Grupo Financiero Banorte S.A.B. de C.V.  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.3  Resolutions of Previous Item 1.1 of this Agenda       
  will be Subject to Approval from Corresponding       
  Regulatory Authorities  Management  For  Voted - For 
2.1  Approve Modifications of Sole Responsibility       
  Agreement    Management  For  Voted - For 
2.2  Resolutions of Previous Item 2.1 of this Agenda       
  will be Subject to Approval from Corresponding       
  Regulatory Authorities  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute Approved       
  Resolutions    Management  For  Voted - For 
Meeting Date: 29-Nov-22  Meeting Type: Ordinary Shareholders     
1.1  Approve Cash Dividends of MXN 5.81 Per Share  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.2  Approve Dividend to Be Paid on Dec. 8, 2022  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Set Aggregate Nominal Amount of Share Repurchase       
  Reserve    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute Approved       
  Resolutions    Management  For  Voted - For 
Meeting Date: 21-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.a  Approve CEO's Report on Financial Statements and       
  Statutory Reports    Management  For  Voted - For 
1.b  Approve Board's Report on Policies and Accounting       
  Information and Criteria Followed in Preparation of       
  Financial Information  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.c  Approve Board's Report on Operations and Activities       
  Undertaken by Board  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.d  Approve Report on Activities of Audit and Corporate       
  Practices Committee  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.e  Approve All Operations Carried out by Company and       
  Ratify Actions Carried out by Board, CEO and Audit       
  and Corporate Practices Committee  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Allocation of Income  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Receive Auditor's Report on Tax Position of Company  Management  For  Non-Voting 
4.a1  Elect Carlos Hank Gonzalez as Board Chairman  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.a2  Elect Juan Antonio Gonzalez Moreno as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.a3  Elect David Juan Villarreal Montemayor as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
4.a4  Elect Jose Marcos Ramirez Miguel as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.a5  Elect Carlos de la Isla Corry as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.a6  Elect Everardo Elizondo Almaguer as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.a7  Elect Alicia Alejandra Lebrija Hirschfeld as       
  Director    Management  For  Voted - For 
4.a8  Elect Clemente Ismael Reyes Retana Valdes as       
  Director    Management  For  Voted - For 
4.a9  Elect Mariana Banos Reynaud as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.a10Elect Federico Carlos Fernandez Senderos as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.a11Elect David Penaloza Alanis as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.a12Elect Jose Antonio Chedraui Eguia as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.a13Elect Alfonso de Angoitia Noriega as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.a14Elect Thomas Stanley Heather Rodriguez as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.a15Elect Graciela Gonzalez Moreno as Alternate Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.a16Elect Juan Antonio Gonzalez Marcos as Alternate       
  Director    Management  For  Voted - For 
4.a17Elect Alberto Halabe Hamui as Alternate Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.a18Elect Gerardo Salazar Viezca as Alternate Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.a19Elect Alberto Perez-Jacome Friscione as Alternate       
  Director    Management  For  Voted - For 
4.a20Elect Diego Martinez Rueda-Chapital as Alternate       
  Director    Management  For  Voted - For 
4.a21Elect Roberto Kelleher Vales as Alternate Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.a22Elect Cecilia Goya de Riviello Meade as Alternate       
  Director    Management  For  Voted - For 
4.a23Elect Jose Maria Garza Trevino as Alternate Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.a24Elect Manuel Francisco Ruiz Camero as Alternate       
  Director    Management  For  Voted - For 
4.a25Elect Carlos Cesarman Kolteniuk as Alternate       
  Director    Management  For  Voted - For 
4.a26Elect Humberto Tafolla Nunez as Alternate Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.a27Elect Carlos Phillips Margain as Alternate Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.a28Elect Ricardo Maldonado Yanez as Alternate Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.b  Elect Hector Avila Flores (Non-Member) as Board       
  Secretary    Management  For  Voted - For 
4.c  Approve Directors Liability and Indemnification  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Approve Remuneration of Directors  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Elect Thomas Stanley Heather Rodriguez as Chairman       
  of Audit and Corporate Practices Committee  Management  For  Voted - For 
7.1  Approve Report on Share Repurchase  Management  For  Voted - For 
7.2  Set Aggregate Nominal Amount of Share Repurchase       
  Reserve    Management  For  Voted - For 
8  Approve Certification of Company's Bylaws  Management  For  Voted - For 
9  Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute Approved       
  Resolutions    Management  For  Voted - For 
Meeting Date: 02-Jun-23  Meeting Type: Ordinary Shareholders     
1.1  Approve Cash Dividends of MXN 7.87 Per Share  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.2  Approve Dividend to Be Paid on June 12, 2023  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute Approved       
  Resolutions    Management  For  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
HEINEKEN NV         
Security ID: N39427211  Ticker: HEIA       
Meeting Date: 20-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.a  Receive Report of Executive Board (Non-Voting)  Management  For  Non-Voting 
1.b  Approve Remuneration Report  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.c  Adopt Financial Statements  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.d  Receive Explanation on Company's Dividend Policy  Management  For  Non-Voting 
1.e  Approve Dividends    Management  For  Voted - For 
1.f  Approve Discharge of Executive Directors  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.g  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  Management  For  Voted - For 
2.a  Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Issued       
  Share Capital    Management  For  Voted - For 
2.b  Grant Board Authority to Issue Shares Up To 10       
  Percent of Issued Capital  Management  For  Voted - For 
2.c  Authorize Board to Exclude Preemptive Rights from       
  Share Issuances    Management  For  Voted - For 
3.a  Reelect M.R. de Carvalho to Supervisory Board  Management  For  Voted - For 
3.b  Reelect R.L. Ripley to Supervisory Board  Management  For  Voted - For 
3.c  Elect B. Pardo to Supervisory Board  Management  For  Voted - For 
3.d  Elect L.J. Hijmans van den Bergh to Supervisory       
  Board    Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Ratify Deloitte Accountants B.V. as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FINANCE CORPORATION LIMITED       
Security ID: Y37246207  Ticker: 500010       
Meeting Date: 25-Nov-22  Meeting Type: Court       
1  Approve Scheme of Amalgamation  Management  For  Voted - For 
Meeting Date: 28-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Special       
1  Approve Borrowing Limits  Management  For  Voted - For 
ICICI BANK LIMITED         
Security ID: Y3860Z132  Ticker: 532174       
Meeting Date: 30-Aug-22  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Dividend    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Reelect Sandeep Batra as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Approve MSKA & Associates, Chartered Accountants as       
  Joint Statutory Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix       
  Their Remuneration  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Approve KKC & Associates LLP, Chartered Accountants       
  as Joint Statutory Auditors and Authorize Board to       
  Fix Their Remuneration  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
6  Reelect Neelam Dhawan as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
7  Reelect Uday Chitale as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
8  Reelect Radhakrishnan Nair as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
9  Elect Rakesh Jha as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
10  Approve Appointment and Remuneration of Rakesh Jha       
  as Whole Time Director Designated as Executive       
  Director    Management  For  Voted - For 
11  Approve Revision in the Remuneration of Sandeep       
  Bakhshi as Managing Director & ChiefExecutive       
  Officer (MD & CEO)  Management  For  Voted - For 
12  Approve Revision in the Remuneration of Anup Bagchi       
  as Executive Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
13  Approve Revision in the Remuneration of Sandeep       
  Batra as Executive Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
14  Approve Revision in the Remuneration of Vishakha       
  Mulye as Erstwhile Executive Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
15  Approve Material Related Party Transactions for       
  Current Account Deposits  Management  For  Voted - For 
16  Approve Material Related Party Transactions for       
  Subscription of Securities Issued by Related       
  Parties and Purchase of Securities from Related       
  Parties    Management  For  Voted - For 
17  Approve Material Related Party Transactions for       
  Sale of Securities to Related Parties  Management  For  Voted - For 
18  Approve Material Related Party Transactions for       
  Fund Based and Non-Fund Based Credit Facilities  Management  For  Voted - For 
19  Approve Material Related Party Transactions for       
  Repurchase Transactions and Other Permitted       
  Short-Term Borrowing Transactions  Management  For  Voted - For 
20  Approve Material Related Party Transactions for       
  Reverse Repurchase Transactions and Other Permitted       
  Short-Term Lending Transactions  Management  For  Voted - For 
21  Approve Material Related Party Transactions for       
  Availing Manpower Services for Certain Activities       
  of the Bank    Management  For  Voted - For 
22  Approve Material Related Party Transactions for       
  Availing Insurance Services  Management  For  Voted - For 
23  Approve and Adopt ICICI Bank Employees Stock Unit       
  Scheme - 2022    Management  For  Voted - Against 
24  Approve Grant of Units to Eligible Employees of       
  Select Unlisted Wholly Owned Subsidiaries Under       
  ICICI Bank Employees Stock Unit Scheme - 2022  Management  For  Voted - Against 
ITAU UNIBANCO HOLDING SA       
Security ID: P5968U113  Ticker: ITUB4       
Meeting Date: 25-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  As a Preferred Shareholder, Would You 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?  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 

 

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GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
2  Elect Igor Barenboim as Fiscal Council Member and       
  Rene Guimaraes Andrich as Alternate Appointed by       
  Preferred Shareholder  Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
ITC LIMITED         
Security ID: Y4211T171  Ticker: 500875       
Meeting Date: 20-Jul-22  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Confirm Interim Dividend and Declare Final Dividend  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Reelect David Robert Simpson as Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
4  Reelect Nakul Anand as Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
5  Approve S R B C & CO LLP, Chartered Accountants as       
  Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their       
  Remuneration    Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Elect Supratim Dutta as Director and Approve       
  Appointment and Remuneration of Supratim Dutta as       
  Whole Time Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
7  Approve Revision in the Remuneration of Sanjiv Puri       
  as Chairman & Managing Director and Nakul Anand and       
  Sumant Bhargavan as Wholetime Directors  Management  For  Voted - For 
8  Approve Material Related Party Transactions with       
  British American Tobacco (GLP) Limited, United       
  Kingdom    Management  For  Voted - For 
9  Approve Remuneration of ABK & Associates, Cost       
  Accountants as Cost Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
10  Approve Remuneration of S. Mahadevan & Co., Cost       
  Accountants as Cost Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
Meeting Date: 15-Dec-22  Meeting Type: Special       
1  Approve Reappointment and Remuneration of Nakul       
  Anand as Wholetime Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
Meeting Date: 15-Mar-23  Meeting Type: Special       
1  Approve Material Related Party Transactions  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Elect Peter Rajatilakan Chittaranjan as Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
JSW STEEL LIMITED         
Security ID: Y44680158  Ticker: 500228       
Meeting Date: 20-Jul-22  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Dividend    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Reelect Jayant Acharya as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Approve S R B C & CO. LLP, Chartered Accountants as       
  Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their       
  Remuneration    Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Approve Remuneration of Cost Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
6  Elect Fiona Jane Mary Paulus as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
7  Approve Reappointment and Remuneration of Sajjan       
  Jindal as Managing Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
8  Approve Increase in Ceiling of Remuneration of       
  Jayant Acharya as Wholetime Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
9  Approve Material Related Party Transactions with       
  JSW Energy Limited    Management  For  Voted - Against 
10  Approve Material Related Party Transactions with       
  Jindal Saw Limited    Management  For  Voted - For 
11  Approve Material Related Party Transactions with       
  JSW Ispat Special Products Limited  Management  For  Voted - For 
12  Approve Material Related Party Transactions with       
  JSW MI Steel Service Centre Private Limited  Management  For  Voted - For 
13  Approve Material Related Party Transactions with       
  Neotrex Steel Private Limited  Management  For  Voted - For 
14  Approve Material Related Party Transactions with       
  Bhushan Power & Steel Limited  Management  For  Voted - For 
15  Approve Material Related Party Transactions with       
  JSW Steel (USA), Inc.    Management  For  Voted - For 
16  Approve Material Related Party Transactions between       
  JSW Steel Coated Products Limited and JSW Paints       
  Private Limited    Management  For  Voted - For 
17  Approve Material Related Party Transactions between       
  Bhushan Power & Steel Limited and JSW Ispat Special       
  Products Limited    Management  For  Voted - For 
18  Approve Material Related Party Transactions with       
  JSW International Tradecorp Pte. Limited  Management  For  Voted - Against 
19  Approve Material Related Party Transactions between       
  Bhushan Power & Steel Limited and JSW Steel Global       
  Trade Pte. Limited    Management  For  Voted - For 
20  Approve Material Related Party Transactions between       
  JSW Steel USA Ohio, Inc. and JSW Steel (USA), Inc.  Management  For  Voted - For 
21  Approve Material Related Party Transactions between       
  JSW Steel Italy Piombino S.p.A. and JSW Ispat       
  Special Products Limited  Management  For  Voted - For 
22  Approve Issuance of Specified Securities to       
  Qualified Institutional Buyers  Management  For  Voted - For 
Meeting Date: 18-Dec-22  Meeting Type: Special       
1  Elect Marcel Fasswald as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Amend Articles of Association - Board Related  Management  For  Voted - For 
Meeting Date: 17-Mar-23  Meeting Type: Court       
1  Approve Scheme of Arrangement  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
KASIKORNBANK PUBLIC CO. LTD.       
Security ID: Y4591R118  Ticker: KBANK       
Meeting Date: 07-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Acknowledge Operations Report  Management  For  Non-Voting 
2  Approve Financial Statements  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Approve Allocation of Income and Dividend Payment  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.1  Elect Suphajee Suthumpun as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.2  Elect Chanin Donavanik as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.3  Elect Sara Lamsam as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.4  Elect Chonchanum Soonthornsaratoon as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.5  Elect Kattiya Indaravijaya as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.6  Elect Patchara Samalapa as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Approve Remuneration of Directors  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Approve KPMG Phoomchai Audit Limited as Auditors       
  and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration  Management  For  Voted - For 
7  Other Business    Management  For  Non-Voting 
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION       
Security ID: 512807108  Ticker: LRCX       
Meeting Date: 08-Nov-22  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director Sohail U. Ahmed  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director Timothy M. Archer  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director Eric K. Brandt  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director Michael R. Cannon  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director Bethany J. Mayer  Management  For  Voted - For 
1f  Elect Director Jyoti K. Mehra  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director Abhijit Y. Talwalkar  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director Lih Shyng (Rick L.) Tsai  Management  For  Voted - For 
1i  Elect Director Leslie F. Varon  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
LARSEN & TOUBRO LIMITED       
Security ID: Y5217N159  Ticker: 500510       
Meeting Date: 21-Jun-23  Meeting Type: Special       
1  Elect Jyoti Sagar as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Elect Rajnish Kumar as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Approve Material Related Party Transaction(s) with       
  Larsen Toubro Arabia LLC  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
MEITUAN         
Security ID: G59669104  Ticker: 3690       
Meeting Date: 30-Jun-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Elect Marjorie Mun Tak Yang as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Elect Wang Huiwen as Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
4  Elect Orr Gordon Robert Halyburton as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Elect Leng Xuesong as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Directors  Management  For  Voted - For 
7  Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked       
  Securities without Preemptive Rights for Class B       
  Shares    Management  For  Voted - Against 
8  Authorize Repurchase of Issued Share Capital  Management  For  Voted - For 
9  Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers as Auditor and       
  Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration  Management  For  Voted - For 
10  Approve Amendments to the Post-IPO Share Option       
  Scheme and Related Transactions  Management  For  Voted - Against 
11  Approve Amendments to the Post-IPO Share Award       
  Scheme and Related Transactions  Management  For  Voted - Against 
12  Approve the Scheme Limit  Management  For  Voted - Against 
13  Approve the Service Provider Sublimit  Management  For  Voted - Against 
14  Approve Issuance of Class B Shares to Orr Gordon       
  Robert Halyburton Under the Post-IPO Share Award       
  Scheme and Related Transactions  Management  For  Voted - Against 
15  Approve Issuance of Class B Shares to Leng Xuesong       
  Under the Post-IPO Share Award Scheme and Related       
  Transactions    Management  For  Voted - Against 
16  Approve Issuance of Class B Shares to Shum Heung       
  Yeung Harry Under the Post-IPO Share Award Scheme       
  and Related Transactions  Management  For  Voted - Against 
17  Approve Amendments to the Existing Articles of       
  Association and Adopt Seventh Amended and Restated       
  Memorandum and Articles of Association and Related       
  Transactions    Management  For  Voted - For 
MMC NORILSK NICKEL PJSC       
Security ID: X5424N118  Ticker: GMKN       
Meeting Date: 11-Aug-22  Meeting Type: Special       
1  Approve Reduction in Share Capital via Cancellation       
  of Repurchased Shares  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
NVIDIA CORPORATION         
Security ID: 67066G104  Ticker: NVDA       
Meeting Date: 22-Jun-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director Robert K. Burgess  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
1b  Elect Director Tench Coxe  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director John O. Dabiri  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director Persis S. Drell  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director Jen-Hsun Huang  Management  For  Voted - For 
1f  Elect Director Dawn Hudson  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director Harvey C. Jones  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director Michael G. McCaffery  Management  For  Voted - For 
1i  Elect Director Stephen C. Neal  Management  For  Voted - For 
1j  Elect Director Mark L. Perry  Management  For  Voted - For 
1k  Elect Director A. Brooke Seawell  Management  For  Voted - For 
1l  Elect Director Aarti Shah  Management  For  Voted - For 
1m  Elect Director Mark A. Stevens  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
4  Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
PETROCHINA COMPANY LIMITED       
Security ID: Y6883Q104  Ticker: 857       
Meeting Date: 08-Jun-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Approve Report of the Board of Directors  Management  For  Voted - Against 
2  Approve Report of the Supervisory Committee  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Approve Financial Report  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Approve Profit Distribution Scheme  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Authorize Board to Determine the Interim Profit       
  Distribution Scheme  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Approve Guarantee Scheme  Management  For  Voted - Against 
7  Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian LLP and       
  PricewaterhouseCoopers as Domestic and       
  International Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix       
  Their Remuneration  Management  For  Voted - For 
8.1  Elect Dai Houliang as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
8.2  Elect Hou Qijun as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
8.3  Elect Duan Liangwei as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
8.4  Elect Huang Yongzhang as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
8.5  Elect Ren Lixin as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
8.6  Elect Xie Jun as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
9.1  Elect Cai Jinyong as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
9.2  Elect Jiang, Simon X. as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
9.3  Elect Zhang Laibin as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
9.4  Elect Hung Lo Shan Lusan as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
9.5  Elect Ho Kevin King Lun as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
10.1  Elect Cai Anhui as Supervisor  Shareholder  For  Voted - For 
10.2  Elect Xie Haibing as Supervisor  Shareholder  For  Voted - For 
10.3  Elect Zhao Ying as Supervisor  Shareholder  For  Voted - For 
10.4  Elect Cai Yong as Supervisor  Shareholder  For  Voted - For 
10.5  Elect Jiang Shangjun as Supervisor  Shareholder  For  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
11  Approve Grant of General Mandate to the Board to       
  Repurchase Shares  Management  For  Voted - For 
12  Approve Grant of General Mandate to the Board to       
  Determine and Deal with the Issue of Debt Financing       
  Instruments    Management  For  Voted - For 
13  Amend Rules and Procedures Regarding Meetings of       
  Board of Directors  Management  For  Voted - For 
Meeting Date: 08-Jun-23  Meeting Type: Special       
1  Approve Grant of General Mandate to the Board to       
  Repurchase Shares  Management  For  Voted - For 
PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SA       
Security ID: 71654V408  Ticker: PETR4       
Meeting Date: 19-Aug-22  Meeting Type: Extraordinary Shareholders     
1  Elect Directors    Management  For  Voted - Against 
2  In Case There is Any Change to the Board Slate       
  Composition, May Your Votes Still be Counted for       
  the Proposed Slate?  Management  None  Voted - Against 
3  Do You Wish to Adopt Cumulative Voting for the       
  Election of the Members of the Board of Directors,       
  Under the Terms of Article 141 of the Brazilian       
  Corporate Law?    Management  None  Voted - For 
4.1  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Gileno       
  Gurjao Barreto as Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
4.2  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Caio       
  Mario Paes de Andrade as Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
4.3  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Edison       
  Antonio Costa Britto Garcia as Independent Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
4.4  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Ieda       
  Aparecida de Moura Cagni as Independent Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
4.5  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Marcio       
  Andrade Weber as Independent Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
4.6  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Ruy       
  Flaks Schneider as Independent Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
4.7  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Jose       
  Joao Abdalla Filho as Independent Director       
  Appointed by Minority Shareholder  Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
4.8  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Marcelo       
  Gasparino da Silva as Independent Director       
  Appointed by Minority Shareholder  Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
5  Elect Gileno Gurjao Barreto as Board Chairman  Management  For  Voted - Against 
6  In the Event of a Second Call, the Voting       
  Instructions Contained in this Remote Voting Card       
  May Also be Considered for the Second Call?  Management  None  Voted - For 
Meeting Date: 27-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports       
  for Fiscal Year Ended Dec. 31, 2022  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund     
Proposal  Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
2  Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Elect Directors  Management  For  Voted - Against 
4  In Case There is Any Change to the Board Slate       
  Composition, May Your Votes Still be Counted for       
  the Proposed Slate?  Management  None  Voted - Against 
5  Do You Wish to Adopt Cumulative Voting for the       
  Election of the Members of the Board of Directors,       
  Under the Terms of Article 141 of the Brazilian       
  Corporate Law?  Management  None  Voted - For 
6.1  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Pietro       
  Adamo Sampaio Mendes as Independent Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
6.2  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Jean       
  Paul Terra Prates as Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
6.3  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Efrain       
  Pereira da Cruz as Independent Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
6.4  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Vitor       
  Eduardo de Almeida Saback as Independent Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
6.5  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Eugenio       
  Tiago Chagas Cordeiro e Teixeira as Independent       
  Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
6.6  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Bruno       
  Moretti as Independent Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
6.7  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Sergio       
  Machado Rezende as Independent Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
6.8  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Suzana       
  Kahn Ribeiro as Independent Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
6.9  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Jose       
  Joao Abdalla Filho as Independent Director  Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
6.10  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Marcelo       
  Gasparino da Silva as Independent Director  Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
7  Elect Pietro Adamo Sampaio Mendes as Board Chairman  Management  For  Voted - Against 
8  Fix Number of Fiscal Council Members at Five  Management  For  Voted - For 
9  Elect Fiscal Council Members  Management  For  Voted - Abstain 
10  In Case One of the Nominees Leaves the Fiscal       
  Council Slate Due to a Separate Minority Election,       
  as Allowed Under Articles 161 and 240 of the       
  Brazilian Corporate Law, May Your Votes Still Be       
  Counted for the Proposed Slate?  Management  None  Voted - Against 
11  Elect Michele da Silva Gonsales Torres as Fiscal       
  Council Member and Aloisio Macario Ferreira de       
  Souza as Alternate Appointed by Minority Shareholder  Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
12  Approve Remuneration of Company's Management,       
  Fiscal Council, and Statutory Advisory Committees  Management  For  Voted - Against 
13  In the Event of a Second Call, the Voting       
  Instructions Contained in this Remote Voting Card       
  May Also be Considered for the Second Call?  Management  None  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SA       
Security ID: P78331140  Ticker: PETR4       
Meeting Date: 27-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Elect Joao Vicente Silva Machado as Fiscal Council       
  Member and Lucia Maria Guimaraes Cavalcanti as       
  Alternate Appointed by Preferred Shareholder  Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC.       
Security ID: 718172109  Ticker: PM       
Meeting Date: 03-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director Brant Bonin Bough  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director Andre Calantzopoulos  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director Michel Combes  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director Juan Jose Daboub  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director Werner Geissler  Management  For  Voted - For 
1f  Elect Director Lisa A. Hook  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director Jun Makihara  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director Kalpana Morparia  Management  For  Voted - For 
1i  Elect Director Jacek Olczak  Management  For  Voted - For 
1j  Elect Director Robert B. Polet  Management  For  Voted - For 
1k  Elect Director Dessislava Temperley  Management  For  Voted - For 
1l  Elect Director Shlomo Yanai  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - Against 
3  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
4  Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers SA as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Disclose Nicotine Level Information, and Reduce       
  Nicotine Levels in Tobacco Products  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
PICC PROPERTY AND CASUALTY COMPANY LIMITED       
Security ID: Y6975Z103  Ticker: 2328       
Meeting Date: 27-Oct-22  Meeting Type: Extraordinary Shareholders     
1  Elect Li Weibin as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Elect Qu Xiaobo as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Elect Dong Qingxiu as Supervisor  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Elect Carson Wen as Supervisor  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Approve Plan on Authorization to the Board of       
  Directors by Shareholders' General Meeting  Management  For  Voted - For 
Meeting Date: 16-Jan-23  Meeting Type: Extraordinary Shareholders     
1  Elect Hu Wei as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
Meeting Date: 19-Jun-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Approve Report of the Board of Directors  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Report of the Supervisory Committee  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Approve Audited Financial Statements and Auditor's       
  Report    Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Approve Profit Distribution Plan  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers as International       
  Auditor and PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian LLP       
  as Domestic Auditor and Authorize Board to Fix       
  Their Remuneration  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Approve Issuance of 10-Year Capital Supplementary       
  Bonds and Related Transactions  Management  For  Voted - For 
PINDUODUO INC.         
Security ID: 722304102  Ticker: PDD       
Meeting Date: 31-Jul-22  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Elect Director Lei Chen  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Elect Director Anthony Kam Ping Leung  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Elect Director Haifeng Lin  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Elect Director Qi Lu  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Elect Director Nanpeng Shen  Management  For  Voted - Against 
6  Elect Director George Yong-Boon Yeo  Management  For  Voted - Against 
POLYUS PJSC         
Security ID: X59432108  Ticker: PLZL       
Meeting Date: 30-Sep-22  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Approve Annual Report and Financial Statements  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
2  Approve Allocation of Income and Omission of       
  Dividends    Management  For  Do Not Vote 
3.1  Elect Aleksei Vostokov as Director  Management  None  Do Not Vote 
3.2  Elect Viktor Drozdov as Director  Management  None  Do Not Vote 
3.3  Elect Feliks Itskov as Director  Management  None  Do Not Vote 
3.4  Elect Anna Lobanova as Director  Management  None  Do Not Vote 
3.5  Elect Akhmet Palankoev as Director  Management  None  Do Not Vote 
3.6  Elect Stanislav Pisarenko as Director  Management  None  Do Not Vote 
3.7  Elect Vladimir Polin as Director  Management  None  Do Not Vote 
3.8  Elect Anton Rumiantsev as Director  Management  None  Do Not Vote 
3.9  Elect Mikhail Stiskin as Director  Management  None  Do Not Vote 
4  Approve New Edition of Charter  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
5  Approve New Edition of Regulations on General       
  Meetings    Management  For  Do Not Vote 
6  Ratify Finekspertiza as RAS Auditor  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
7  Ratify AO DRT as IFRS Auditor  Management  For  Do Not Vote 

 

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GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
POSCO HOLDINGS INC.         
Security ID: Y70750115  Ticker: 005490       
Meeting Date: 17-Mar-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Approve Financial Statements and Allocation of       
  Income    Management  For  Voted - For 
2.1  Amend Articles of Incorporation (Company Address       
  Change)    Management  For  Voted - For 
2.2  Amend Articles of Incorporation (Written Voting)  Management  For  Voted - For 
2.3  Amend Articles of Incorporation (Record Date)  Management  For  Voted - For 
3.1  Elect Jeong Gi-seop as Inside Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
3.2  Elect Yoo Byeong-ock as Inside Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
3.3  Elect Kim Ji-yong as Inside Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
4  Elect Kim Hak-dong as Non-Independent Non-Executive       
  Director    Management  For  Voted - Against 
5  Elect Kim Jun-gi as Outside Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Approve Total Remuneration of Inside Directors and       
  Outside Directors    Management  For  Voted - For 
POSTAL SAVINGS BANK OF CHINA CO., LTD.       
Security ID: Y6988Z108  Ticker: 1658       
Meeting Date: 30-Jun-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Approve Work Report of the Board of Directors  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Work Report of the Board of Supervisors  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Approve Final Financial Accounts  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Approve Profit Distribution Plan  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Approve Budget Plan of Fixed Asset Investment  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Approve Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Certified Public       
  Accountants LLP and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu as       
  Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their       
  Remuneration    Management  For  Voted - For 
7  Approve Change of Registered Capital  Management  For  Voted - For 
8  Amend Articles of Association  Management  For  Voted - Against 
9  Amend Rules and Procedures Regarding General       
  Meetings of Shareholders  Management  For  Voted - For 
10  Amend Rules and Procedures Regarding Meetings of       
  Board of Directors  Management  For  Voted - Against 
11  Elect Huang Jie as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
12  Elect Li Chaokun as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
POWER GRID CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED       
Security ID: Y7028N105  Ticker: 532898       
Meeting Date: 03-Nov-22  Meeting Type: Extraordinary Shareholders     
1  Approve Appointment of Ravindra Kumar Tyagi as       
  Director (Operations) (Whole Time Director)  Management  For  Voted - Against 

 

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GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
2  Approve Appointment of G. Ravisankar as Director       
  (Finance) (Whole Time Director)  Management  For  Voted - Against 
3  Elect Mohammad Afzal as Government Nominee Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
PT BANK CENTRAL ASIA TBK       
Security ID: Y7123P138  Ticker: BBCA       
Meeting Date: 16-Mar-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Approve Annual Report, Financial Statements,       
  Statutory Reports and Discharge of Directors and       
  Commissioners    Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Approve Remuneration and Tantiem of Directors and       
  Commissioners    Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Approve Auditors    Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Approve Payment of Interim Dividends  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Approve Revised Recovery Plan  Management  For  Voted - For 
7  Approve Resolution Plan  Management  For  Voted - For 
PT BANK MANDIRI (PERSERO) TBK       
Security ID: Y7123S108  Ticker: BMRI       
Meeting Date: 14-Mar-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Approve Annual Report, Financial Statements,       
  Statutory Reports, Report of the Micro and Small       
  Business Funding Program (PUMK), and Discharge of       
  Directors and Commissioners  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Allocation of Income  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Approve Remuneration and Tantiem of Directors and       
  Commissioners    Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Appoint Auditors of the Company and the Micro and       
  Small Business Funding Program (PUMK)  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Approve Resolution Plan  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Approve Stock Split  Management  For  Voted - For 
7  Amend Articles of Association  Management  For  Voted - Against 
8  Approve Changes in the Boards of the Company  Management  For  Voted - Against 
PT BANK NEGARA INDONESIA (PERSERO) TBK       
Security ID: Y74568166  Ticker: BBNI       
Meeting Date: 15-Mar-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Approve Financial Statements, Statutory Reports,       
  Annual Report, Report of the Micro and Small       
  Business Funding Program (PUMK), and Discharge of       
  Directors and Commissioners  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
3  Approve Remuneration and Tantiem of Directors and       
  Commissioners    Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Approve Auditors of the Company and the Micro and       
  Small Business Funding Program (PUMK)  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Approve Share Repurchase Program and Transfer of       
  Treasury Stock    Management  For  Voted - Against 
6  Approve Resolution Plan and Recovery Plan of the       
  Company    Management  For  Voted - For 
7  Authorize Board of Commissioners to Approve the       
  Written Statement in Relation to Amending the       
  Company's Pension Fund Regulations based on the GMS       
  Decision on Deed Number 42 of 1999  Management  For  Voted - Against 
8  Approve Report on the Use of Proceeds from the       
  Public Offerings of the Green Bond I PT Bank Negara       
  Indonesia (Persero) Tbk  Management  For  Voted - For 
9  Approve Changes in the Boards of the Company  Management  For  Voted - Against 
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD.       
Security ID: Y72596102  Ticker: 500325       
Meeting Date: 29-Aug-22  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Accept Standalone Financial Statements and       
  Statutory Reports    Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Accept Consolidated Financial Statements and       
  Statutory Reports    Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Dividend    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Reelect Nita M. Ambani as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Reelect Hital R. Meswani as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Approve Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP, Chartered       
  Accountants as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix       
  Their Remuneration  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Approve Reappointment and Remuneration of Nikhil R.       
  Meswani as a Whole-time Driector  Management  For  Voted - For 
7  Elect K. V. Chowdary as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
8  Approve Remuneration of Cost Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
9  Amend Object Clause of the Memorandum of Association  Management  For  Voted - For 
10  Approve Material Related Party Transactions of the       
  Company    Management  For  Voted - For 
11  Approve Material Related Party Transactions of       
  Subsidiaries of the Company  Management  For  Voted - For 
Meeting Date: 30-Dec-22  Meeting Type: Special       
1  Elect K. V. Kamath as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Amend Objects Clause of Memorandum of Association  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
SANDS CHINA LTD.         
Security ID: G7800X107  Ticker: 1928       
Meeting Date: 19-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports  Management  For  Voted - For 
2a  Elect Robert Glen Goldstein as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
2b  Elect Charles Daniel Forman as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
2c  Elect Kenneth Patrick Chung as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
2d  Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Directors  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Approve Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu as Auditors and       
  Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Authorize Repurchase of Issued Share Capital  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked       
  Securities without Preemptive Rights  Management  For  Voted - Against 
6  Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares  Management  For  Voted - Against 
7  Approve Amendments to the Memorandum and Articles       
  of Association    Management  For  Voted - For 
SK TELECOM CO., LTD.         
Security ID: Y4935N104  Ticker: 017670       
Meeting Date: 28-Mar-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Approve Financial Statements and Allocation of       
  Income    Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Stock Option Grants  Management  For  Voted - For 
3.1  Elect Kim Yong-hak as Outside Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
3.2  Elect Kim Jun-mo as Outside Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
3.3  Elect Oh Hye-yeon as Outside Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.1  Elect Kim Yong-hak as a Member of Audit Committee  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.2  Elect Oh Hye-yeon as a Member of Audit Committee  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Approve Total Remuneration of Inside Directors and       
  Outside Directors    Management  For  Voted - For 
STATE BANK OF INDIA         
Security ID: Y8155P103  Ticker: 500112       
Meeting Date: 27-Jun-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports  Management  For  Voted - For 
SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED       
Security ID: Y8523Y158  Ticker: 524715       
Meeting Date: 29-Aug-22  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Accept Standalone Financial Statements and       
  Statutory Reports    Management  For  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
1b  Accept Consolidated Financial Statements and       
  Statutory Reports    Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Confirm Interim Dividend and Declare Final Dividend  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Reelect Sailesh T. Desai as Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
4  Approve S R B C & Co LLP, Chartered Accountants as       
  Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their       
  Remuneration    Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Approve that the Vacancy on the Board Not be Filled       
  from the Retirement of Israel Makov  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Approve Remuneration of Cost Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
7  Approve Payment of Commission to Pawan Goenka,       
  Gautam Doshi and Rama Bijapurkar as Independent       
  Directors    Management  For  Voted - For 
8  Reelect Gautam Doshi as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
9  Approve Reappointment and Remuneration of Dilip S.       
  Shanghvi as Managing Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
10  Approve Related Party Transactions Between Taro       
  Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. ("Taro USA") and Taro       
  Pharmaceuticals Inc., Canada ("Taro Canada")  Management  For  Voted - For 
Meeting Date: 27-Jan-23  Meeting Type: Special       
1  Elect Sanjay Asher as Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.       
Security ID: 874039100  Ticker: 2330       
Meeting Date: 06-Jun-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Approve Business Operations Report and Financial       
  Statements    Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Issuance of Restricted Stocks  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Amend Procedures for Endorsement and Guarantees  Management  For  Voted - Against 
4  Amend the Name of Audit Committee in the Policies       
  (I)Procedures for Acquisition or Disposal of Assets       
  (II)Procedures for Financial Derivatives       
  Transactions (III)Procedures for Lending Funds to       
  Other Parties (IV)Procedures for Endorsement and       
  Guarantee    Management  For  Voted - For 
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.       
Security ID: Y84629107  Ticker: 2330       
Meeting Date: 06-Jun-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Approve Business Operations Report and Financial       
  Statements    Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Issuance of Restricted Stocks  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Amend Procedures for Endorsement and Guarantees  Management  For  Voted - Against 
4  Amend the Name of Audit Committee in the Policies       
  (I)Procedures for Acquisition or Disposal of Assets       
  (II)Procedures for Financial Derivatives       

 

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GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
  Transactions (III)Procedures for Lending Funds to       
  Other Parties (IV)Procedures for Endorsement and       
  Guarantee    Management  For  Voted - For 
TATA STEEL LIMITED         
Security ID: Y8547N220  Ticker: 500470       
Meeting Date: 14-Sep-22  Meeting Type: Special       
1  Approve Omnibus Material Related Party Transactions       
  with Neelachal Ispat Nigam Limited - Operational       
  Transaction(s)    Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve One-Time Material Related Party       
  Transactions with Neelachal Ispat Nigam Limited -       
  Financial Transaction(s)  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Approve Omnibus Material Related Party Transactions       
  between T S Global Procurement Company Pte. Ltd.       
  and Neelachal Ispat Nigam Limited  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Approve Omnibus Material Related Party Transactions       
  between Tata Steel Limited and Tata Metaliks       
  Limited - Financial Transaction  Management  For  Voted - For 
Meeting Date: 31-Jan-23  Meeting Type: Special       
1  Approve Reappointment and Remuneration of Koushik       
  Chatterjee as Whole-time Director designated as       
  Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Elect Bharti Gupta Ramola as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Approve Material Modification in Approve Related       
  Party Transaction(s) with Neelachal Ispat Nigam       
  Limited    Management  For  Voted - For 
TOTALENERGIES SE         
Security ID: F92124100  Ticker: TTE       
Meeting Date: 26-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual/Special       
1  Approve Financial Statements and Statutory Reports  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Consolidated Financial Statements and       
  Statutory Reports    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR       
  3.81 per Share    Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Issued       
  Share Capital    Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Approve Auditors' Special Report on Related-Party       
  Transactions Mentioning the Absence of New       
  Transactions    Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Reelect Marie-Christine Coisne-Roquette as Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
7  Reelect Mark Cutifani as Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
8  Elect Dierk Paskert as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
9  Elect Anelise Lara as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
10  Approve Compensation Report of Corporate Officers  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
11  Approve Remuneration Policy of Directors; Approve       
  Remuneration of Directors in the Aggregate Amount       
  of EUR 1.95 Million    Management  For  Voted - For 
12  Approve Compensation of Patrick Pouyanne, Chairman       
  and CEO    Management  For  Voted - For 
13  Approve Remuneration Policy of Chairman and CEO  Management  For  Voted - For 
14  Approve the Company's Sustainable Development and       
  Energy Transition Plan  Management  For  Voted - For 
15  Authorize up to 1 Percent of Issued Capital for Use       
  in Restricted Stock Plans  Management  For  Voted - For 
16  Authorize Capital Issuances for Use in Employee       
  Stock Purchase Plans    Management  For  Voted - For 
17  Remove Double-Voting Rights for Long-Term       
  Registered Shareholders and Amend Article 18 of       
  Bylaws Accordingly    Management  For  Voted - For 
A  Align Targets for Indirect Scope 3 Emissions with       
  the Paris Climate Agreement (Advisory)  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
TURKIYE PETROL RAFINERILERI AS       
Security ID: M8966X108 Ticker: TUPRS.E       
Meeting Date: 08-Mar-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Open Meeting and Elect Presiding Council of Meeting  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Accept Board Report    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Accept Audit Report    Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Accept Financial Statements  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Approve Discharge of Board  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Approve Allocation of Income  Management  For  Voted - For 
7  Amend Company Articles 6, 7 and 22  Management  For  Voted - For 
8  Elect Directors    Management  For  Voted - Against 
9  Approve Remuneration Policy and Director       
  Remuneration for 2022  Management  For  Voted - For 
10  Approve Director Remuneration  Management  For  Voted - Against 
11  Ratify External Auditors    Management  For  Voted - For 
12  Approve Upper Limit of Donations for 2023 and       
  Receive Information on Donations Made in 2022  Management  For  Voted - Against 
13  Receive Information on Guarantees, Pledges and       
  Mortgages Provided to Third Parties  Management  For  Non-Voting 
14  Grant Permission for Board Members to Engage in       
  Commercial Transactions with Company and Be       
  Involved with Companies with Similar Corporate       
  Purpose in Accordance with Articles 395 and 396 of       
  Turkish Commercial Law  Management  For  Voted - For 
15  Wishes    Management  For  Non-Voting 

 

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Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
VALE SA         
Security ID: P9661Q155 Ticker: VALE3       
Meeting Date: 21-Dec-22  Meeting Type: Extraordinary Shareholders     
1  Amend Articles Re: Wording Amendments  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Amend Articles Re: Changes in Board of Directors       
  and Executive Board Meetings  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Amend Articles Re: Changes in the Authorities of       
  the Board of Directors and the Executive Board  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Amend Articles Re: Provisions about the Advisory       
  Committees to the Board of Directors  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Consolidate Bylaws    Management  For  Voted - For 
Meeting Date: 28-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports       
  for Fiscal Year Ended Dec. 31, 2022  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
2  Approve Capital Budget, Allocation of Income and       
  Dividends    Management  For  Did Not Vote 
3  Fix Number of Directors at 13  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
4  Do You Wish to Adopt Cumulative Voting for the       
  Election of the Members of the Board of Directors,       
  Under the Terms of Article 141 of the Brazilian       
  Corporate Law?    Management  Against  Did Not Vote 
5.1  Elect Daniel Andre Stieler as Director  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
5.2  Elect Douglas James Upton as Independent Director  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
5.3  Elect Fernando Jorge Buso Gomes as Director  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
5.4  Elect Joao Luiz Fukunaga as Director  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
5.5  Elect Jose Luciano Duarte Penido as Independent       
  Director    Management  For  Did Not Vote 
5.6  Elect Luis Henrique Cals de Beauclair Guimaraes as       
  Independent Director    Management  For  Did Not Vote 
5.7  Elect Manuel Lino Silva de Sousa Oliveira (Ollie)       
  as Independent Director  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
5.8  Elect Marcelo Gasparino da Silva as Independent       
  Director    Management  For  Did Not Vote 
5.9  Elect Paulo Hartung as Independent Director  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
5.10  Elect Rachel de Oliveira Maia as Independent       
  Director    Management  For  Did Not Vote 
5.11  Elect Shunji Komai as Director  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
5.12  Elect Vera Marie Inkster as Independent Director  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
6  In Case Cumulative Voting Is Adopted, Do You Wish       
  to Equally Distribute Your Votes Amongst the       
  Nominees below?    Management  For  Did Not Vote 
7.1  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Daniel       
  Andre Stieler as Director  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
7.2  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Douglas       
  James Upton as Independent Director  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
7.3  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Fernando       
  Jorge Buso Gomes as Director  Management  For  Did Not Vote 

 

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Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
7.4  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Joao       
  Luiz Fukunaga as Director  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
7.5  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Jose       
  Luciano Duarte Penido as Independent Director  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
7.6  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Luis       
  Henrique Cals de Beauclair Guimaraes as Independent       
  Director    Management  For  Did Not Vote 
7.7  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Manuel       
  Lino Silva de Sousa Oliveira (Ollie) as Independent       
  Director    Management  For  Did Not Vote 
7.8  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Marcelo       
  Gasparino da Silva as Independent Director  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
7.9  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Paulo       
  Hartung as Independent Director  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
7.10  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Rachel       
  de Oliveira Maia as Independent Director  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
7.11  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Shunji       
  Komai as Director  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
7.12  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Vera       
  Marie Inkster as Independent Director  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
8  Elect Daniel Andre Stieler as Board Chairman  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
9  Elect Marcelo Gasparino da Silva as Vice-Chairman  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
10.1  Elect Heloisa Belotti Bedicks as Fiscal Council       
  Member and Jandaraci Ferreira de Araujo as       
  Alternate Appointed by Geracao L. Par Fundo de       
  Investimento em Acoes and Other Shareholders  Shareholder  None  Did Not Vote 
10.2  Elect Marcio de Souza as Fiscal Council Member and       
  Ana Maria Loureiro Recart as Alternate Appointed by       
  Caixa de Previdencia dos Funcionarios do Banco do       
  Brasil - Previ    Shareholder  None  Did Not Vote 
10.3  Elect Paulo Clovis Ayres Filho as Fiscal Council       
  Member and Guilherme Jose de Vasconcelos Cerqueira       
  as Alternate Appointed by Cosan  Shareholder  None  Did Not Vote 
10.4  Elect Raphael Manhaes Martins as Fiscal Council       
  Member and Adriana de Andrade Sole as Alternate       
  Appointed by Geracao L. Par Fundo de Investimento       
  em Acoes and Other Shareholders  Shareholder  None  Did Not Vote 
11  Approve Remuneration of Company's Management and       
  Fiscal Council    Management  For  Did Not Vote 
Meeting Date: 28-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Extraordinary Shareholders     
1  Amend Article 5 to Reflect Changes in Capital  Management  For  Voted - For 
WAL-MART DE MEXICO SAB DE CV       
Security ID: P98180188  Ticker: WALMEX       
Meeting Date: 30-Mar-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Approve Report of Audit and Corporate Practices       
  Committees    Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Approve CEO's Report  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Approve Board Opinion on CEO's Report  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
1d  Approve Board of Directors' Report  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Approve Report Re: Employee Stock Purchase Plan  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Consolidated Financial Statements  Management  For  Voted - For 
3a  Approve Allocation of Income  Management  For  Voted - For 
3b  Approve Ordinary Dividend of MXN 1.12 Per Share  Management  For  Voted - For 
3c  Approve Extraordinary Dividend of MXN 1.57 Per Share  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Approve Report on Share Repurchase Reserves  Management  For  Voted - For 
5a1  Accept Resignation of Blanca Trevino as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5b1  Ratify Maria Teresa Arnal as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5b2  Ratify Adolfo Cerezo as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5b3  Ratify Ernesto Cervera as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5b4  Ratify Kirsten Evans as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5b5  Ratify Eric Perez Grovas as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5b6  Ratify Leigh Hopkins as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5b7  Ratify Elizabeth Kwo as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5b8  Ratify Guilherme Loureiro as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5b9  Ratify Judith McKenna as Board Chairman  Management  For  Voted - For 
5b10 Ratify Karthik Raghupathy as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5b11 Ratify Tom Ward as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5c1  Ratify Adolfo Cerezo as Chairman of Audit and       
  Corporate Practices Committees  Management  For  Voted - For 
5c2  Approve Discharge of Board of Directors and Officers  Management  For  Voted - For 
5c3  Approve Directors and Officers Liability  Management  For  Voted - For 
5d1  Approve Remuneration of Board Chairman  Management  For  Voted - For 
5d2  Approve Remuneration of Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5d3  Approve Remuneration of Chairman of Audit and       
  Corporate Practices Committees  Management  For  Voted - For 
5d4  Approve Remuneration of Member of Audit and       
  Corporate Practices Committees  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute Approved       
  Resolutions    Management  For  Voted - For 
WULIANGYE YIBIN CO., LTD.       
Security ID: Y9718N106  Ticker: 000858       
Meeting Date: 26-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Approve Annual Report  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Report of the Board of Directors  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Approve Report of the Board of Supervisors  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Approve Financial Statements  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Approve Profit Distribution  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Approve Daily Related-party Transactions  Management  For  Voted - For 
7  Approve Supplementary Agreement of Financial       
  Services Agreement  Management  For  Voted - Against 
8  Approve to Appoint Auditor  Management  For  Voted - For 
9  Approve Comprehensive Budget  Management  For  Voted - Against 

 

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GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
ZIJIN MINING GROUP CO., LTD.       
Security ID: Y9892H115  Ticker: 2899       
Meeting Date: 30-Dec-22  Meeting Type: Extraordinary Shareholders     
1  Approve Change in Registered Share Capital and       
  Amend Articles of Association  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Provision of Guarantees  Management  For  Voted - Against 
3  Amend Working Rules for Independent Directors  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Approve Remuneration and Assessment Proposal of       
  Directors and Supervisors  Management  For  Voted - For 
5.1  Elect Chen Jinghe as Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
5.2  Elect Zou Laichang as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5.3  Elect Lin Hongfu as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5.4  Elect Lin Hongying as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5.5  Elect Xie Xionghui as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5.6  Elect Wu Jianhui as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5.7  Elect Li Jian as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
6.1  Elect He Fulong as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
6.2  Elect Mao Jingwen as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
6.3  Elect Li Changqing as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
6.4  Elect Suen Man Tak as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
6.5  Elect Bo Shao Chuan as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
6.6  Elect Wu Xiaomin as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
7.1  Elect Lin Shuiqing as Supervisor  Management  For  Voted - For 
7.2  Elect Lin Yan as Supervisor  Management  For  Voted - For 
7.3  Elect Qiu Shujin as Supervisor  Shareholder  For  Voted - For 
Meeting Date: 25-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Approve Report of the Board of Directors  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Report of the Independent Directors  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Approve Report of the Supervisory Committee  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Approve Annual Report and Its Summary Report  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Approve Financial Report  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Approve Profit Distribution Proposal  Management  For  Voted - For 
7  Approve Calculation and Distribution Proposal for       
  the Remuneration of the Executive Directors and       
  Chairman of the Supervisory Committee  Management  For  Voted - For 
8  Approve Ernst & Young Hua Ming LLP as Auditor and       
  Authorize Chairman of the Board, President and       
  Financial Controller to Fix Their Remuneration  Management  For  Voted - For 
9  Approve General Mandate to Issue Debt Financing       
  Instruments    Management  For  Voted - For 
10  Approve Arrangement of Guarantees  Management  For  Voted - Against 
11  Approve Satisfaction of the Conditions for the       
  Public Issuance of A Share Convertible Corporate       
  Bonds    Management  For  Voted - For 
12.01Approve Type of Securities to be Issued  Management  For  Voted - For 
12.02Approve Size of the Issuance  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

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Proposal  Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
12.03Approve Par Value and Issue Price  Management  For  Voted - For 
12.04Approve Term of the A Share Convertible Corporate       
  Bonds  Management  For  Voted - For 
12.05Approve Coupon Rate of the A Share Convertible       
  Corporate Bonds  Management  For  Voted - For 
12.06Approve Timing and Method of Principal Repayment       
  and Interest Payment  Management  For  Voted - For 
12.07Approve Conversion Period  Management  For  Voted - For 
12.08Approve Determination and Adjustment of the       
  Conversion Price  Management  For  Voted - For 
12.09Approve Terms of Downward Adjustment to Conversion       
  Price  Management  For  Voted - For 
12.10Approve Method for Determining the Number of A       
  Shares to be Converted and Treatment for Remaining       
  Balance of the A Share Convertible Corporate Bonds       
  which is Insufficient to be Converted into One A       
  Share  Management  For  Voted - For 
12.11Approve Terms of Redemption  Management  For  Voted - For 
12.12Approve Terms of Sale Back  Management  For  Voted - For 
12.13Approve Entitlement to Dividend in the Year of       
  Conversion  Management  For  Voted - For 
12.14Approve Method of the Issuance and Target       
  Subscribers  Management  For  Voted - For 
12.15Approve Subscription Arrangement for the Existing A       
  Shareholders  Management  For  Voted - For 
12.16Approve Relevant Matters of the Bondholders'       
  Meetings  Management  For  Voted - For 
12.17Approve Use of Proceeds Raised  Management  For  Voted - For 
12.18Approve Rating  Management  For  Voted - For 
12.19Approve Management and Deposit for the Proceeds       
  Raised  Management  For  Voted - For 
12.20Approve Guarantee and Security  Management  For  Voted - For 
12.21Approve Validity Period of the Resolution of the       
  Issuance  Management  For  Voted - For 
13  Approve Demonstration and Analysis Report in       
  Relation to the Proposal on the Public Issuance of       
  A Share Convertible Corporate Bonds of the Company  Management  For  Voted - For 
14  Approve Plan of the Public Issuance of A Share       
  Convertible Corporate Bonds of the Company (Revised       
  Draft)  Management  For  Voted - For 
15  Approve Feasibility Report on the Use of Proceeds       
  Raised in the Public Issuance of A Share       
  Convertible Corporate Bonds of the Company (Revised       
  Draft)  Management  For  Voted - For 
16  Approve Report on the Use of Proceeds Previously       
  Raised  Management  For  Voted - For 
17  Approve Recovery Measures and Undertakings by       
  Relevant Parties in Relation to Dilutive Impact on       
  Immediate Returns of the Public Issuance of A Share       
  Convertible Corporate Bonds of the Company (Revised       
  Draft)  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
18  Approve Formulation of Rules for A Share       
  Convertible Corporate Bondholders' Meetings of the       
  Company    Management  For  Voted - For 
19  Approve Possible Connected Transactions of       
  Subscriptions of A Share Convertible Corporate       
  Bonds Under the Public Issuance by the Company's       
  Connected Persons    Management  For  Voted - For 
20  Authorize Directors or Its Authorized Persons to       
  Handle All the Matters Relating to the Public       
  Issuance of A Share Convertible Corporate Bonds  Management  For  Voted - For 
Meeting Date: 25-May-23  Meeting Type: Special       
1.01  Approve Type of Securities to be Issued  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.02  Approve Size of the Issuance  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.03  Approve Par Value and Issue Price  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.04  Approve Term of the A Share Convertible Corporate       
  Bonds    Management  For  Voted - For 
1.05  Approve Coupon Rate of the A Share Convertible       
  Corporate Bonds    Management  For  Voted - For 
1.06  Approve Timing and Method of Principal Repayment       
  and Interest Payment    Management  For  Voted - For 
1.07  Approve Conversion Period  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.08  Approve Determination and Adjustment of the       
  Conversion Price    Management  For  Voted - For 
1.09  Approve Terms of Downward Adjustment to Conversion       
  Price    Management  For  Voted - For 
1.10  Approve Method for Determining the Number of A       
  Shares to be Converted and Treatment for Remaining       
  Balance of the A Share Convertible Corporate Bonds       
  which is Insufficient to be Converted into One A       
  Share    Management  For  Voted - For 
1.11  Approve Terms of Redemption  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.12  Approve Terms of Sale Back  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.13  Approve Entitlement to Dividend in the Year of       
  Conversion    Management  For  Voted - For 
1.14  Approve Method of the Issuance and Target       
  Subscribers    Management  For  Voted - For 
1.15  Approve Subscription Arrangement for the Existing A       
  Shareholders    Management  For  Voted - For 
1.16  Approve Relevant Matters of the Bondholders'       
  Meetings    Management  For  Voted - For 
1.17  Approve Use of Proceeds Raised  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.18  Approve Rating    Management  For  Voted - For 
1.19  Approve Management and Deposit for the Proceeds       
  Raised    Management  For  Voted - For 
1.20  Approve Guarantee and Security  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.21  Approve Validity Period of the Resolution of the       
  Issuance    Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Plan of the Public Issuance of A Share       
  Convertible Corporate Bonds of the Company (Revised       
  Draft)    Management  For  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund     
Proposal  Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
3  Authorize Directors or Its Authorized Persons to       
  Handle All the Matters Relating to the Public       
  Issuance of A Share Convertible Corporate Bonds  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners Global Quality Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.       
Security ID: 007903107  Ticker: AMD       
Meeting Date: 18-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director Nora M. Denzel  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director Mark Durcan  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director Michael P. Gregoire  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director Joseph A. Householder  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director John W. Marren  Management  For  Voted - For 
1f  Elect Director Jon A. Olson  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director Lisa T. Su  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director Abhi Y. Talwalkar  Management  For  Voted - For 
1i  Elect Director Elizabeth W. Vanderslice  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Omnibus Stock Plan  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.       
Security ID: 025537101  Ticker: AEP       
Meeting Date: 25-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Elect Director Nicholas K. Akins  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1.2  Elect Director J. Barnie Beasley, Jr.  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.3  Elect Director Ben Fowke  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1.4  Elect Director Art A. Garcia  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1.5  Elect Director Linda A. Goodspeed  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.6  Elect Director Donna A. James  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.7  Elect Director Sandra Beach Lin  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1.8  Elect Director Margaret M. McCarthy  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.9  Elect Director Oliver G. 'Rick' Richard, III  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.10  Elect Director Daryl Roberts  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.11  Elect Director Julia A. Sloat  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.12  Elect Director Sara Martinez Tucker  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1.13  Elect Director Lewis Von Thaer  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 

 

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GQG Partners Global Quality Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
ASML HOLDING NV         
Security ID: N07059202  Ticker: ASML       
Meeting Date: 26-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Open Meeting    Management  For  Non-Voting 
2  Discuss the Company's Business, Financial Situation       
  and Sustainability  Management  For  Non-Voting 
3a  Approve Remuneration Report  Management  For  Voted - For 
3b  Adopt Financial Statements and Statutory Reports  Management  For  Voted - For 
3c  Receive Explanation on Company's Reserves and       
  Dividend Policy    Management  For  Non-Voting 
3d  Approve Dividends    Management  For  Voted - For 
4a  Approve Discharge of Management Board  Management  For  Voted - For 
4b  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Approve Number of Shares for Management Board  Management  For  Voted - For 
6a  Amend Remuneration Policy for the Supervisory Board  Management  For  Voted - For 
6b  Amend Remuneration of the Members of the       
  Supervisory Board  Management  For  Voted - For 
7  Receive Information on the Composition of the       
  Management Board and Announce Intention to Appoint       
  W.R. Allan to Management Board  Management  For  Non-Voting 
8  Elect N.S. Andersen to Supervisory Board  Management  For  Voted - For 
8b  Elect J.P. de Kreij to Supervisory Board  Management  For  Voted - For 
8c  Discuss Composition of the Supervisory Board  Management  For  Non-Voting 
9  Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers Accountants N.V. as       
  Auditors    Management  For  Voted - For 
10a  Grant Board Authority to Issue Shares Up to 5       
  Percent of Issued Capital Plus Additional 5 Percent       
  in Case of Merger or Acquisition  Management  For  Voted - For 
10b  Authorize Board to Exclude Preemptive Rights from       
  Share Issuances    Management  For  Voted - For 
11  Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Issued       
  Share Capital    Management  For  Voted - For 
12  Authorize Cancellation of Repurchased Shares  Management  For  Voted - For 
13  Other Business (Non-Voting)  Management  For  Non-Voting 
14  Close Meeting    Management  For  Non-Voting 
ASTRAZENECA PLC         
Security ID: 046353108  Ticker: AZN       
Meeting Date: 27-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Dividends    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
5a  Re-elect Michel Demare as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5b  Re-elect Pascal Soriot as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners Global Quality Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
5c  Re-elect Aradhana Sarin as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5d  Re-elect Philip Broadley as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5e  Re-elect Euan Ashley as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5f  Re-elect Deborah DiSanzo as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5g  Re-elect Diana Layfield as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5h  Re-elect Sheri McCoy as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5i  Re-elect Tony Mok as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5j  Re-elect Nazneen Rahman as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5k  Re-elect Andreas Rummelt as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5l  Re-elect Marcus Wallenberg as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Approve Remuneration Report  Management  For  Voted - For 
7  Authorise UK Political Donations and Expenditure  Management  For  Voted - For 
8  Authorise Issue of Equity  Management  For  Voted - For 
9  Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights  Management  For  Voted - For 
10  Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive       
  Rights in Connection with an Acquisition or Other       
  Capital Investment    Management  For  Voted - For 
11  Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares  Management  For  Voted - For 
12  Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with       
  Two Weeks' Notice    Management  For  Voted - For 
13  Adopt New Articles of Association  Management  For  Voted - For 
ASTRAZENECA PLC         
Security ID: G0593M107 Ticker: AZN       
Meeting Date: 27-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Dividends    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
5a  Re-elect Michel Demare as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5b  Re-elect Pascal Soriot as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5c  Re-elect Aradhana Sarin as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5d  Re-elect Philip Broadley as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5e  Re-elect Euan Ashley as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5f  Re-elect Deborah DiSanzo as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5g  Re-elect Diana Layfield as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5h  Re-elect Sheri McCoy as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5i  Re-elect Tony Mok as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5j  Re-elect Nazneen Rahman as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5k  Re-elect Andreas Rummelt as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5l  Re-elect Marcus Wallenberg as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Approve Remuneration Report  Management  For  Voted - For 
7  Authorise UK Political Donations and Expenditure  Management  For  Voted - For 
8  Authorise Issue of Equity  Management  For  Voted - For 
9  Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners Global Quality Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
10  Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive       
  Rights in Connection with an Acquisition or Other       
  Capital Investment  Management  For  Voted - For 
11  Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares  Management  For  Voted - For 
12  Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with       
  Two Weeks' Notice  Management  For  Voted - For 
13  Adopt New Articles of Association  Management  For  Voted - For 
ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION       
Security ID: 049560105  Ticker: ATO       
Meeting Date: 08-Feb-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director John C. Ale  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director J. Kevin Akers  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director Kim R. Cocklin  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director Kelly H. Compton  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director Sean Donohue  Management  For  Voted - For 
1f  Elect Director Rafael G. Garza  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director Richard K. Gordon  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director Nancy K. Quinn  Management  For  Voted - For 
1i  Elect Director Richard A. Sampson  Management  For  Voted - For 
1j  Elect Director Diana J. Walters  Management  For  Voted - For 
1k  Elect Director Frank Yoho  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA SA       
Security ID: E11805103  Ticker: BBVA       
Meeting Date: 16-Mar-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Approve Consolidated and Standalone Financial       
  Statements    Management  For  Voted - For 
1.2  Approve Non-Financial Information Statement  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.3  Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.4  Approve Discharge of Board  Management  For  Voted - For 
2.1  Reelect Raul Catarino Galamba de Oliveira as       
  Director    Management  For  Voted - For 
2.2  Reelect Lourdes Maiz Carro as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
2.3  Reelect Ana Leonor Revenga Shanklin as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
2.4  Reelect Carlos Vicente Salazar Lomelin as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
2.5  Elect Sonia Lilia Dula as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Approve Reduction in Share Capital via Amortization       
  of Treasury Shares  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Approve Remuneration Policy  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Fix Maximum Variable Compensation Ratio  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners Global Quality Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
6  Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute Approved       
  Resolutions    Management  For  Voted - For 
7  Advisory Vote on Remuneration Report  Management  For  Voted - For 
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.       
Security ID: 084670108  Ticker: BRK.B       
Meeting Date: 06-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Elect Director Warren E. Buffett  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.2  Elect Director Charles T. Munger  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.3  Elect Director Gregory E. Abel  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.4  Elect Director Howard G. Buffett  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.5  Elect Director Susan A. Buffett  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.6  Elect Director Stephen B. Burke  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.7  Elect Director Kenneth I. Chenault  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.8  Elect Director Christopher C. Davis  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.9  Elect Director Susan L. Decker  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.10  Elect Director Charlotte Guyman  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.11  Elect Director Ajit Jain  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.12  Elect Director Thomas S. Murphy, Jr.  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.13  Elect Director Ronald L. Olson  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.14  Elect Director Wallace R. Weitz  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.15  Elect Director Meryl B. Witmer  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
2  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - Against 
3  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  Three Years  Voted - One Year 
4  Report on Physical and Transitional Climate-Related       
  Risks and Opportunities  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
5  Report on Audit Committee's Oversight on Climate       
  Risks and Disclosures  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
6  Report If and How Company Will Measure, Disclose       
  and Reduce GHG Emissions  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
7  Report on Effectiveness of Diversity, Equity, and       
  Inclusion Efforts    Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
8  Require Independent Board Chair  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
9  Encourage Senior Management Commitment to Avoid       
  Political Speech    Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.       
Security ID: 084670702  Ticker: BRK.B       
Meeting Date: 06-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Elect Director Warren E. Buffett  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.2  Elect Director Charles T. Munger  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.3  Elect Director Gregory E. Abel  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.4  Elect Director Howard G. Buffett  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.5  Elect Director Susan A. Buffett  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 

 

48

 

GQG Partners Global Quality Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
1.6  Elect Director Stephen B. Burke  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.7  Elect Director Kenneth I. Chenault  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.8  Elect Director Christopher C. Davis  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.9  Elect Director Susan L. Decker  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.10  Elect Director Charlotte Guyman  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.11  Elect Director Ajit Jain  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.12  Elect Director Thomas S. Murphy, Jr.  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.13  Elect Director Ronald L. Olson  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.14  Elect Director Wallace R. Weitz  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.15  Elect Director Meryl B. Witmer  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
2  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - Against 
3  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  Three Years  Voted - One Year 
4  Report on Physical and Transitional Climate-Related       
  Risks and Opportunities  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
5  Report on Audit Committee's Oversight on Climate       
  Risks and Disclosures  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
6  Report If and How Company Will Measure, Disclose       
  and Reduce GHG Emissions  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
7  Report on Effectiveness of Diversity, Equity, and       
  Inclusion Efforts    Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
8  Require Independent Board Chair  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
9  Encourage Senior Management Commitment to Avoid       
  Political Speech    Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC       
Security ID: 110448107  Ticker: BATS       
Meeting Date: 19-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Remuneration Report  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Reappoint KPMG LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Authorise Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration of       
  Auditors    Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Re-elect Luc Jobin as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Re-elect Jack Bowles as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
7  Re-elect Tadeu Marroco as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
8  Re-elect Kandy Anand as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
9  Re-elect Sue Farr as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
10  Re-elect Karen Guerra as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
11  Re-elect Holly Keller Koeppel as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
12  Re-elect Dimitri Panayotopoulos as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
13  Re-elect Darrell Thomas as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
14  Elect Veronique Laury as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
15  Authorise UK Political Donations and Expenditure  Management  For  Voted - For 
16  Authorise Issue of Equity  Management  For  Voted - For 
17  Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights  Management  For  Voted - For 
18  Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

49

 

GQG Partners Global Quality Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
19  Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with       
  Two Weeks' Notice  Management  For  Voted - For 
20  Adopt New Articles of Association  Management  For  Voted - For 
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC       
Security ID: G1510J102  Ticker: BATS       
Meeting Date: 19-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Remuneration Report  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Reappoint KPMG LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Authorise Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration of       
  Auditors    Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Re-elect Luc Jobin as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Re-elect Jack Bowles as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
7  Re-elect Tadeu Marroco as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
8  Re-elect Kandy Anand as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
9  Re-elect Sue Farr as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
10  Re-elect Karen Guerra as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
11  Re-elect Holly Keller Koeppel as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
12  Re-elect Dimitri Panayotopoulos as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
13  Re-elect Darrell Thomas as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
14  Elect Veronique Laury as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
15  Authorise UK Political Donations and Expenditure  Management  For  Voted - For 
16  Authorise Issue of Equity  Management  For  Voted - For 
17  Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights  Management  For  Voted - For 
18  Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares  Management  For  Voted - For 
19  Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with       
  Two Weeks' Notice  Management  For  Voted - For 
20  Adopt New Articles of Association  Management  For  Voted - For 
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG       
Security ID: D2035M136 Ticker: DTE       
Meeting Date: 05-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports       
  for Fiscal Year 2022 (Non-Voting)  Management  For  Non-Voting 
2  Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR       
  0.70 per Share    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Approve Discharge of Management Board for Fiscal       
  Year 2022    Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for Fiscal       
  Year 2022    Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Ratify Deloitte GmbH as Auditors for Fiscal Year       
  2023 and for the Review of the Interim Financial       
  Statements for Fiscal Year 2023 and First Quarter       
  of Fiscal Year 2024  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners Global Quality Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
6.1  Elect Harald Krueger to the Supervisory Board  Management  For  Voted - For 
6.2  Elect Reinhard Ploss to the Supervisory Board  Management  For  Voted - For 
6.3  Elect Margret Suckale to the Supervisory Board  Management  For  Voted - For 
7  Approve Virtual-Only Shareholder Meetings Until 2025  Management  For  Voted - For 
8  Approve Remuneration Report  Management  For  Voted - For 
ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC.       
Security ID: 036752103  Ticker: ELV       
Meeting Date: 10-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Elect Director Gail K. Boudreaux  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.2  Elect Director R. Kerry Clark  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.3  Elect Director Robert L. Dixon, Jr.  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.4  Elect Director Deanna D. Strable  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
4  Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Reduce Ownership Threshold for Shareholders to Call       
  Special Meeting    Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
6  Annually Report Third Party Political Contributions  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY       
Security ID: 532457108  Ticker: LLY       
Meeting Date: 01-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director William G. Kaelin, Jr.  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director David A. Ricks  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director Marschall S. Runge  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director Karen Walker  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
4  Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Declassify the Board of Directors  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Eliminate Supermajority Vote Requirement  Management  For  Voted - For 
7  Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
8  Adopt Simple Majority Vote  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
9  Report on Impact of Extended Patent Exclusivities       
  on Product Access  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
10  Report on Risks of Supporting Abortion  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
11  Publish Third-Party Review of Alignment of       
  Company's Lobbying Activities with its Public       
  Statements    Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
12  Report on Effectiveness of Diversity, Equity and       
  Inclusion Efforts and Metrics  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 

 

51

 

GQG Partners Global Quality Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
13  Adopt Policy to Require Third-Party Organizations       
  to Annually Report Expenditures for Political       
  Activities    Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
ENBRIDGE INC.         
Security ID: 29250N105  Ticker: ENB       
Meeting Date: 03-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Elect Director Mayank M. Ashar  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.2  Elect Director Gaurdie E. Banister  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.3  Elect Director Pamela L. Carter  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1.4  Elect Director Susan M. Cunningham  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1.5  Elect Director Gregory L. Ebel  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.6  Elect Director Jason B. Few  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.7  Elect Director Teresa S. Madden  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.8  Elect Director Stephen S. Poloz  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.9  Elect Director S. Jane Rowe  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.10  Elect Director Dan C. Tutcher  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.11  Elect Director Steven W. Williams  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors and       
  Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Re-approve Shareholder Rights Plan  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  SP 1: Report on Lobbying and Political Donations  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
6  SP 2: Disclose the Company's Scope 3 Emissions  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
EXELON CORPORATION         
Security ID: 30161N101  Ticker: EXC       
Meeting Date: 25-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director Anthony Anderson  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director W. Paul Bowers  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director Calvin G. Butler, Jr.  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director Marjorie Rodgers Cheshire  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director Linda Jojo  Management  For  Voted - For 
1f  Elect Director Charisse Lillie  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director Matthew Rogers  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director John Young  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 

 

52

 

GQG Partners Global Quality Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION       
Security ID: 30231G102  Ticker: XOM       
Meeting Date: 31-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Elect Director Michael J. Angelakis  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.2  Elect Director Susan K. Avery  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.3  Elect Director Angela F. Braly  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.4  Elect Director Gregory J. Goff  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.5  Elect Director John D. Harris, II  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.6  Elect Director Kaisa H. Hietala  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.7  Elect Director Joseph L. Hooley  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.8  Elect Director Steven A. Kandarian  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.9  Elect Director Alexander A. Karsner  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.10  Elect Director Lawrence W. Kellner  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.11  Elect Director Jeffrey W. Ubben  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.12  Elect Director Darren W. Woods  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
5  Establish Board Committee on Decarbonization Risk  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
6  Reduce Executive Stock Holding Period  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
7  Report on Carbon Capture and Storage  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
8  Report on Methane Emission Disclosure Reliability  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
9  Adopt Medium-Term Scope 3 GHG Reduction Target  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
10  Issue a Report on Worst-Case Impacts of Oil Spills       
  from Operations Offshore of Guyana  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
11  Recalculate GHG Emissions Baseline to Exclude       
  Emissions from Material Divestitures  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
12  Report on Asset Retirement Obligations Under IEA       
  NZE Scenario    Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
13  Commission Audited Report on Reduced Plastics Demand  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
14  Report on Potential Costs of Environmental       
  Litigation    Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
15  Publish a Tax Transparency Report  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
16  Report on Social Impact From Plant Closure or       
  Energy Transition  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
17  Report on Benefits and Risks of Commitment to Not       
  Develop Projects in the Arctic *Withdrawn       
  Resolution*    Shareholder  Against  Non-Voting 
GLENCORE PLC         
Security ID: G39420107  Ticker: GLEN       
Meeting Date: 26-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners Global Quality Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
2  Approve Reduction of Capital Contribution Reserves  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Re-elect Kalidas Madhavpeddi as Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
4  Re-elect Gary Nagle as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Re-elect Peter Coates as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Re-elect Martin Gilbert as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
7  Re-elect Gill Marcus as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
8  Re-elect Cynthia Carroll as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
9  Re-elect David Wormsley as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
10  Elect Liz Hewitt as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
11  Reappoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
12  Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration       
  of Auditors    Management  For  Voted - For 
13  Approve 2022 Climate Report  Management  For  Voted - For 
14  Approve Remuneration Report  Management  For  Voted - For 
15  Authorise Issue of Equity  Management  For  Voted - For 
16  Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights  Management  For  Voted - For 
17  Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive       
  Rights in Connection with an Acquisition or Other       
  Capital Investment  Management  For  Voted - For 
18  Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares  Management  For  Voted - For 
19  Resolution in Respect of the Next Climate Action       
  Transition Plan    Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
HUMANA INC.         
Security ID: 444859102  Ticker: HUM       
Meeting Date: 20-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director Raquel C. Bono  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director Bruce D. Broussard  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director Frank A. D'Amelio  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director David T. Feinberg  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director Wayne A. I. Frederick  Management  For  Voted - For 
1f  Elect Director John W. Garratt  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director Kurt J. Hilzinger  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director Karen W. Katz  Management  For  Voted - For 
1i  Elect Director Marcy S. Klevorn  Management  For  Voted - For 
1j  Elect Director William J. McDonald  Management  For  Voted - For 
1k  Elect Director Jorge S. Mesquita  Management  For  Voted - For 
1l  Elect Director Brad D. Smith  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 

 

54

 

GQG Partners Global Quality Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
ITAU UNIBANCO HOLDING SA       
Security ID: P5968U113  Ticker: ITUB4       
Meeting Date: 25-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  As a Preferred Shareholder, Would You 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?  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
2  Elect Igor Barenboim as Fiscal Council Member and       
  Rene Guimaraes Andrich as Alternate Appointed by       
  Preferred Shareholder  Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION       
Security ID: 512807108  Ticker: LRCX       
Meeting Date: 08-Nov-22  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director Sohail U. Ahmed  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director Timothy M. Archer  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director Eric K. Brandt  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director Michael R. Cannon  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director Bethany J. Mayer  Management  For  Voted - For 
1f  Elect Director Jyoti K. Mehra  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director Abhijit Y. Talwalkar  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director Lih Shyng (Rick L.) Tsai  Management  For  Voted - For 
1i  Elect Director Leslie F. Varon  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION       
Security ID: 539830109  Ticker: LMT       
Meeting Date: 27-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Elect Director Daniel F. Akerson  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1.2  Elect Director David B. Burritt  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.3  Elect Director Bruce A. Carlson  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.4  Elect Director John M. Donovan  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.5  Elect Director Joseph F. Dunford, Jr.  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.6  Elect Director James O. Ellis, Jr.  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.7  Elect Director Thomas J. Falk  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.8  Elect Director Ilene S. Gordon  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.9  Elect Director Vicki A. Hollub  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.10  Elect Director Jeh C. Johnson  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.11  Elect Director Debra L. Reed-Klages  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.12  Elect Director James D. Taiclet  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners Global Quality Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
1.13  Elect Director Patricia E. Yarrington  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
4  Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Require Independent Board Chair  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
6  Report on Human Rights Impact Assessment  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
7  Report on Efforts to Reduce Full Value Chain GHG       
  Emissions in Alignment with Paris Agreement Goal  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
META PLATFORMS, INC.         
Security ID: 30303M102  Ticker: META       
Meeting Date: 31-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Elect Director Peggy Alford  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.2  Elect Director Marc L. Andreessen  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.3  Elect Director Andrew W. Houston  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.4  Elect Director Nancy Killefer  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.5  Elect Director Robert M. Kimmitt  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.6  Elect Director Sheryl K. Sandberg  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.7  Elect Director Tracey T. Travis  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.8  Elect Director Tony Xu  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.9  Elect Director Mark Zuckerberg  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
2  Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Report on Government Take Down Requests  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
4  Approve Recapitalization Plan for all Stock to Have       
  One-vote per Share  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
5  Report on Human Rights Impact Assessment of       
  Targeted Advertising  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
6  Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
7  Report on Allegations of Political Entanglement and       
  Content Management Biases in India  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
8  Report on Framework to Assess Company Lobbying       
  Alignment with Climate Goals  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
9  Report on Data Privacy regarding Reproductive       
  Healthcare    Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
10  Report on Enforcement of Community Standards and       
  User Content    Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
11  Report on Child Safety and Harm Reduction  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
12  Report on Executive Pay Calibration to Externalized       
  Costs    Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
13  Commission Independent Review of Audit & Risk       
  Oversight Committee  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners Global Quality Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
MICROSOFT CORPORATION       
Security ID: 594918104  Ticker: MSFT       
Meeting Date: 13-Dec-22  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Elect Director Reid G. Hoffman  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.2  Elect Director Hugh F. Johnston  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.3  Elect Director Teri L. List  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.4  Elect Director Satya Nadella  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.5  Elect Director Sandra E. Peterson  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.6  Elect Director Penny S. Pritzker  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.7  Elect Director Carlos A. Rodriguez  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.8  Elect Director Charles W. Scharf  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.9  Elect Director John W. Stanton  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.10  Elect Director John W. Thompson  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.11  Elect Director Emma N. Walmsley  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.12  Elect Director Padmasree Warrior  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Report on Cost/Benefit Analysis of Diversity and       
  Inclusion    Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
5  Report on Hiring of Persons with Arrest or       
  Incarceration Records  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
6  Assess and Report on the Company's Retirement       
  Funds' Management of Systemic Climate Risk  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
7  Report on Government Use of Microsoft Technology  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
8  Report on Development of Products for Military  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
9  Report on Tax Transparency  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
NESTLE SA         
Security ID: H57312649  Ticker: NESN       
Meeting Date: 20-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.2  Approve Remuneration Report  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Discharge of Board and Senior Management  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of CHF       
  2.95 per Share    Management  For  Voted - For 
4.1.a Reelect Paul Bulcke as Director and Board Chair  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.1.b Reelect Ulf Schneider as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.1.c Reelect Henri de Castries as Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
4.1.d Reelect Renato Fassbind as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.1.e Reelect Pablo Isla as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.1.f Reelect Patrick Aebischer as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.1.g Reelect Kimberly Ross as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.1.h Reelect Dick Boer as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners Global Quality Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
4.1.i  Reelect Dinesh Paliwal as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.1.j  Reelect Hanne Jimenez de Mora as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.1.k Reelect Lindiwe Sibanda as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.1.l  Reelect Chris Leong as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.1.mReelect Luca Maestri as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.2.1 Elect Rainer Blair as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.2.2 Elect Marie-Gabrielle Ineichen-Fleisch as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.3.1 Reappoint Pablo Isla as Member of the Compensation       
  Committee    Management  For  Voted - For 
4.3.2 Reappoint Patrick Aebischer as Member of the       
  Compensation Committee  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.3.3 Reappoint Dick Boer as Member of the Compensation       
  Committee    Management  For  Voted - For 
4.3.4 Reappoint Dinesh Paliwal as Member of the       
  Compensation Committee  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.4  Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.5  Designate Hartmann Dreyer as Independent Proxy  Management  For  Voted - For 
5.1  Approve Remuneration of Directors in the Amount of       
  CHF 10.5 Million  Management  For  Voted - For 
5.2  Approve Remuneration of Executive Committee in the       
  Amount of CHF 72 Million  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Approve CHF 8 Million Reduction in Share Capital as       
  Part of the Share Buyback Program via Cancellation       
  of Repurchased Shares  Management  For  Voted - For 
7.1  Amend Articles Re: General Meeting (Incl.       
  Virtual-Only or Hybrid Shareholder Meetings)  Management  For  Voted - For 
7.2  Amend Articles of Association  Management  For  Voted - For 
8  Transact Other Business (Voting)  Management  Against  Voted - Against 
NOVO NORDISK A/S         
Security ID: K72807132  Ticker: NOVO.B       
Meeting Date: 23-Mar-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Receive Report of Board  Management  For  Non-Voting 
2  Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of DKK       
  8.15 Per Share    Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Approve Remuneration Report (Advisory Vote)  Management  For  Voted - For 
5.1  Approve Remuneration of Directors in the Aggregate       
  Amount of DKK 20.2 Million  Management  For  Voted - For 
5.2  Approve Remuneration of Directors in 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  Management  For  Voted - For 
5.3  Amendment to Remuneration Policy for Board of       
  Directors and Executive Management  Management  For  Voted - For 
6.1  Reelect Helge Lund as Board Chairman  Management  For  Voted - For 
6.2  Reelect Henrik Poulsen as Vice Chairman  Management  For  Voted - For 
6.3a  Reelect Laurence Debroux as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners Global Quality Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
6.3b  Reelect Andreas Fibig as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
6.3c  Reelect Sylvie Gregoire as Director  Management  For  Voted - Abstain 
6.3d  Reelect Kasim Kutay as Director  Management  For  Voted - Abstain 
6.3e  Reelect Christina Law as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
6.3f  Reelect Martin Mackay as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
7  Ratify Deloitte as Auditor  Management  For  Voted - For 
8.1  Approve DKK 5 Million Reduction in Share Capital       
  via Share Cancellation of B Shares  Management  For  Voted - For 
8.2  Authorize Share Repurchase Program  Management  For  Voted - For 
8.3  Approve Creation of DKK 45.1 Million 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  Management  For  Voted - For 
8.4  Product Pricing Proposal  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
9  Other Business    Management  For  Non-Voting 
NVIDIA CORPORATION         
Security ID: 67066G104  Ticker: NVDA       
Meeting Date: 22-Jun-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director Robert K. Burgess  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director Tench Coxe  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director John O. Dabiri  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director Persis S. Drell  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director Jen-Hsun Huang  Management  For  Voted - For 
1f  Elect Director Dawn Hudson  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director Harvey C. Jones  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director Michael G. McCaffery  Management  For  Voted - For 
1i  Elect Director Stephen C. Neal  Management  For  Voted - For 
1j  Elect Director Mark L. Perry  Management  For  Voted - For 
1k  Elect Director A. Brooke Seawell  Management  For  Voted - For 
1l  Elect Director Aarti Shah  Management  For  Voted - For 
1m  Elect Director Mark A. Stevens  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
4  Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SA       
Security ID: 71654V408  Ticker: PETR4       
Meeting Date: 19-Aug-22  Meeting Type: Extraordinary Shareholders     
1  Elect Directors    Management  For  Voted - Against 
2  In Case There is Any Change to the Board Slate       
  Composition, May Your Votes Still be Counted for       
  the Proposed Slate?  Management  None  Voted - Against 

 

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GQG Partners Global Quality Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
3  Do You Wish to Adopt Cumulative Voting for the       
  Election of the Members of the Board of Directors,       
  Under the Terms of Article 141 of the Brazilian       
  Corporate Law?    Management  None  Voted - For 
4.1  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Gileno       
  Gurjao Barreto as Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
4.2  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Caio       
  Mario Paes de Andrade as Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
4.3  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Edison       
  Antonio Costa Britto Garcia as Independent Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
4.4  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Ieda       
  Aparecida de Moura Cagni as Independent Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
4.5  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Marcio       
  Andrade Weber as Independent Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
4.6  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Ruy       
  Flaks Schneider as Independent Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
4.7  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Jose       
  Joao Abdalla Filho as Independent Director       
  Appointed by Minority Shareholder  Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
4.8  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Marcelo       
  Gasparino da Silva as Independent Director       
  Appointed by Minority Shareholder  Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
5  Elect Gileno Gurjao Barreto as Board Chairman  Management  For  Voted - Against 
6  In the Event of a Second Call, the Voting       
  Instructions Contained in this Remote Voting Card       
  May Also be Considered for the Second Call?  Management  None  Voted - For 
Meeting Date: 27-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports       
  for Fiscal Year Ended Dec. 31, 2022  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Elect Directors    Management  For  Voted - Against 
4  In Case There is Any Change to the Board Slate       
  Composition, May Your Votes Still be Counted for       
  the Proposed Slate?    Management  None  Voted - Against 
5  Do You Wish to Adopt Cumulative Voting for the       
  Election of the Members of the Board of Directors,       
  Under the Terms of Article 141 of the Brazilian       
  Corporate Law?    Management  None  Voted - For 
6.1  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Pietro       
  Adamo Sampaio Mendes as Independent Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
6.2  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Jean       
  Paul Terra Prates as Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
6.3  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Efrain       
  Pereira da Cruz as Independent Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
6.4  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Vitor       
  Eduardo de Almeida Saback as Independent Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
6.5  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Eugenio       
  Tiago Chagas Cordeiro e Teixeira as Independent       
  Director    Management  None  Voted - Abstain 

 

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GQG Partners Global Quality Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
6.6  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Bruno       
  Moretti as Independent Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
6.7  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Sergio       
  Machado Rezende as Independent Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
6.8  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Suzana       
  Kahn Ribeiro as Independent Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
6.9  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Jose       
  Joao Abdalla Filho as Independent Director  Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
6.10  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Marcelo       
  Gasparino da Silva as Independent Director  Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
7  Elect Pietro Adamo Sampaio Mendes as Board Chairman  Management  For  Voted - Against 
8  Fix Number of Fiscal Council Members at Five  Management  For  Voted - For 
9  Elect Fiscal Council Members  Management  For  Voted - Abstain 
10  In Case One of the Nominees Leaves the Fiscal       
  Council Slate Due to a Separate Minority Election,       
  as Allowed Under Articles 161 and 240 of the       
  Brazilian Corporate Law, May Your Votes Still Be       
  Counted for the Proposed Slate?  Management  None  Voted - Against 
11  Elect Michele da Silva Gonsales Torres as Fiscal       
  Council Member and Aloisio Macario Ferreira de       
  Souza as Alternate Appointed by Minority Shareholder  Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
12  Approve Remuneration of Company's Management,       
  Fiscal Council, and Statutory Advisory Committees  Management  For  Voted - Against 
13  In the Event of a Second Call, the Voting       
  Instructions Contained in this Remote Voting Card       
  May Also be Considered for the Second Call?  Management  None  Voted - For 
PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SA       
Security ID: P78331140  Ticker: PETR4       
Meeting Date: 27-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Elect Joao Vicente Silva Machado as Fiscal Council       
  Member and Lucia Maria Guimaraes Cavalcanti as       
  Alternate Appointed by Preferred Shareholder  Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC.       
Security ID: 718172109  Ticker: PM       
Meeting Date: 03-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director Brant Bonin Bough  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director Andre Calantzopoulos  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director Michel Combes  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director Juan Jose Daboub  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director Werner Geissler  Management  For  Voted - For 
1f  Elect Director Lisa A. Hook  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director Jun Makihara  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director Kalpana Morparia  Management  For  Voted - For 
1i  Elect Director Jacek Olczak  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners Global Quality Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
1j  Elect Director Robert B. Polet  Management  For  Voted - For 
1k  Elect Director Dessislava Temperley  Management  For  Voted - For 
1l  Elect Director Shlomo Yanai  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - Against 
3  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
4  Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers SA as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Disclose Nicotine Level Information, and Reduce       
  Nicotine Levels in Tobacco Products  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
SCHLUMBERGER N.V.         
Security ID: 806857108  Ticker: SLB       
Meeting Date: 05-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Elect Director Peter Coleman  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.2  Elect Director Patrick de La Chevardiere  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.3  Elect Director Miguel Galuccio  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.4  Elect Director Olivier Le Peuch  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.5  Elect Director Samuel Leupold  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.6  Elect Director Tatiana Mitrova  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.7  Elect Director Maria Moraeus Hanssen  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.8  Elect Director Vanitha Narayanan  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.9  Elect Director Mark Papa  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.10  Elect Director Jeff Sheets  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.11  Elect Director Ulrich Spiesshofer  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
3  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Adopt and Approve Financials and Dividends  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
SERVICENOW, INC.         
Security ID: 81762P102  Ticker: NOW       
Meeting Date: 01-Jun-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director Susan L. Bostrom  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director Teresa Briggs  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director Jonathan C. Chadwick  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director Paul E. Chamberlain  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director Lawrence J. Jackson, Jr.  Management  For  Voted - For 
1f  Elect Director Frederic B. Luddy  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director William R. McDermott  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director Jeffrey A. Miller  Management  For  Voted - For 
1i  Elect Director Joseph 'Larry' Quinlan  Management  For  Voted - For 
1j  Elect Director Anita M. Sands  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners Global Quality Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
2  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - Against 
3  Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Amend Omnibus Stock Plan  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Elect Director Deborah Black  Management  For  Voted - For 
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.       
Security ID: 874039100  Ticker: 2330       
Meeting Date: 06-Jun-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Approve Business Operations Report and Financial       
  Statements    Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Issuance of Restricted Stocks  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Amend Procedures for Endorsement and Guarantees  Management  For  Voted - Against 
4  Amend the Name of Audit Committee in the Policies       
  (I)Procedures for Acquisition or Disposal of Assets       
  (II)Procedures for Financial Derivatives       
  Transactions (III)Procedures for Lending Funds to       
  Other Parties (IV)Procedures for Endorsement and       
  Guarantee    Management  For  Voted - For 
THE CIGNA GROUP         
Security ID: 125523100  Ticker: CI       
Meeting Date: 26-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director David M. Cordani  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director William J. DeLaney  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director Eric J. Foss  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director Elder Granger  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director Neesha Hathi  Management  For  Voted - For 
1f  Elect Director George Kurian  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director Kathleen M. Mazzarella  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director Mark B. McClellan  Management  For  Voted - For 
1i  Elect Director Kimberly A. Ross  Management  For  Voted - For 
1j  Elect Director Eric C. Wiseman  Management  For  Voted - For 
1k  Elect Director Donna F. Zarcone  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
4  Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Amend Certificate of Incorporation to Limit the       
  Liability of Certain Officers  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Reduce Ownership Threshold for Shareholders to Call       
  Special Meeting    Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
7  Report on Congruency of Political Spending with       
  Company Values and Priorities  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners Global Quality Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY       
Security ID: 742718109  Ticker: PG       
Meeting Date: 11-Oct-22  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director B. Marc Allen  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director Angela F. Braly  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1c  Elect Director Amy L. Chang  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director Joseph Jimenez  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director Christopher Kempczinski  Management  For  Voted - For 
1f  Elect Director Debra L. Lee  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director Terry J. Lundgren  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director Christine M. McCarthy  Management  For  Voted - For 
1i  Elect Director Jon R. Moeller  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1j  Elect Director Rajesh Subramaniam  Management  For  Voted - For 
1k  Elect Director Patricia A. Woertz  Management  For  Voted - Against 
2  Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
TOTALENERGIES SE         
Security ID: F92124100  Ticker: TTE       
Meeting Date: 26-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual/Special       
1  Approve Financial Statements and Statutory Reports  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Consolidated Financial Statements and       
  Statutory Reports    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR       
  3.81 per Share    Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Issued       
  Share Capital    Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Approve Auditors' Special Report on Related-Party       
  Transactions Mentioning the Absence of New       
  Transactions    Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Reelect Marie-Christine Coisne-Roquette as Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
7  Reelect Mark Cutifani as Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
8  Elect Dierk Paskert as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
9  Elect Anelise Lara as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
10  Approve Compensation Report of Corporate Officers  Management  For  Voted - For 
11  Approve Remuneration Policy of Directors; Approve       
  Remuneration of Directors in the Aggregate Amount       
  of EUR 1.95 Million  Management  For  Voted - For 
12  Approve Compensation of Patrick Pouyanne, Chairman       
  and CEO    Management  For  Voted - For 
13  Approve Remuneration Policy of Chairman and CEO  Management  For  Voted - For 
14  Approve the Company's Sustainable Development and       
  Energy Transition Plan  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners Global Quality Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
15  Authorize up to 1 Percent of Issued Capital for Use       
  in Restricted Stock Plans  Management  For  Voted - For 
16  Authorize Capital Issuances for Use in Employee       
  Stock Purchase Plans  Management  For  Voted - For 
17  Remove Double-Voting Rights for Long-Term       
  Registered Shareholders and Amend Article 18 of       
  Bylaws Accordingly  Management  For  Voted - For 
A  Align Targets for Indirect Scope 3 Emissions with       
  the Paris Climate Agreement (Advisory)  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED       
Security ID: 91324P102  Ticker: UNH       
Meeting Date: 05-Jun-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director Timothy Flynn  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director Paul Garcia  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director Kristen Gil  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director Stephen Hemsley  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director Michele Hooper  Management  For  Voted - For 
1f  Elect Director F. William McNabb, III  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director Valerie Montgomery Rice  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director John Noseworthy  Management  For  Voted - For 
1i  Elect Director Andrew Witty  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
4  Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Report on Third-Party Racial Equity Audit  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
6  Report on Congruency of Political Spending with       
  Company Values and Priorities  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
7  Submit Severance Agreement (Change-in-Control) to       
  Shareholder Vote    Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
VALE SA         
Security ID: P9661Q155  Ticker: VALE3       
Meeting Date: 21-Dec-22  Meeting Type: Extraordinary Shareholders     
1  Amend Articles Re: Wording Amendments  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Amend Articles Re: Changes in Board of Directors       
  and Executive Board Meetings  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Amend Articles Re: Changes in the Authorities of       
  the Board of Directors and the Executive Board  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Amend Articles Re: Provisions about the Advisory       
  Committees to the Board of Directors  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Consolidate Bylaws  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners Global Quality Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
Meeting Date: 28-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports       
  for Fiscal Year Ended Dec. 31, 2022  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
2  Approve Capital Budget, Allocation of Income and       
  Dividends    Management  For  Did Not Vote 
3  Fix Number of Directors at 13  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
4  Do You Wish to Adopt Cumulative Voting for the       
  Election of the Members of the Board of Directors,       
  Under the Terms of Article 141 of the Brazilian       
  Corporate Law?    Management  Against  Did Not Vote 
5.1  Elect Daniel Andre Stieler as Director  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
5.2  Elect Douglas James Upton as Independent Director  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
5.3  Elect Fernando Jorge Buso Gomes as Director  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
5.4  Elect Joao Luiz Fukunaga as Director  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
5.5  Elect Jose Luciano Duarte Penido as Independent       
  Director    Management  For  Did Not Vote 
5.6  Elect Luis Henrique Cals de Beauclair Guimaraes as       
  Independent Director    Management  For  Did Not Vote 
5.7  Elect Manuel Lino Silva de Sousa Oliveira (Ollie)       
  as Independent Director  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
5.8  Elect Marcelo Gasparino da Silva as Independent       
  Director    Management  For  Did Not Vote 
5.9  Elect Paulo Hartung as Independent Director  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
5.10  Elect Rachel de Oliveira Maia as Independent       
  Director    Management  For  Did Not Vote 
5.11  Elect Shunji Komai as Director  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
5.12  Elect Vera Marie Inkster as Independent Director  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
6  In Case Cumulative Voting Is Adopted, Do You Wish       
  to Equally Distribute Your Votes Amongst the       
  Nominees below?    Management  For  Did Not Vote 
7.1  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Daniel       
  Andre Stieler as Director  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
7.2  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Douglas       
  James Upton as Independent Director  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
7.3  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Fernando       
  Jorge Buso Gomes as Director  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
7.4  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Joao       
  Luiz Fukunaga as Director  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
7.5  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Jose       
  Luciano Duarte Penido as Independent Director  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
7.6  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Luis       
  Henrique Cals de Beauclair Guimaraes as Independent       
  Director    Management  For  Did Not Vote 
7.7  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Manuel       
  Lino Silva de Sousa Oliveira (Ollie) as Independent       
  Director    Management  For  Did Not Vote 
7.8  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Marcelo       
  Gasparino da Silva as Independent Director  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
7.9  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Paulo       
  Hartung as Independent Director  Management  For  Did Not Vote 

 

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GQG Partners Global Quality Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
7.10  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Rachel       
  de Oliveira Maia as Independent Director  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
7.11  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Shunji       
  Komai as Director  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
7.12  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Vera       
  Marie Inkster as Independent Director  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
8  Elect Daniel Andre Stieler as Board Chairman  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
9  Elect Marcelo Gasparino da Silva as Vice-Chairman  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
10.1  Elect Heloisa Belotti Bedicks as Fiscal Council       
  Member and Jandaraci Ferreira de Araujo as       
  Alternate Appointed by Geracao L. Par Fundo de       
  Investimento em Acoes and Other Shareholders  Shareholder  None  Did Not Vote 
10.2  Elect Marcio de Souza as Fiscal Council Member and       
  Ana Maria Loureiro Recart as Alternate Appointed by       
  Caixa de Previdencia dos Funcionarios do Banco do       
  Brasil - Previ    Shareholder  None  Did Not Vote 
10.3  Elect Paulo Clovis Ayres Filho as Fiscal Council       
  Member and Guilherme Jose de Vasconcelos Cerqueira       
  as Alternate Appointed by Cosan  Shareholder  None  Did Not Vote 
10.4  Elect Raphael Manhaes Martins as Fiscal Council       
  Member and Adriana de Andrade Sole as Alternate       
  Appointed by Geracao L. Par Fundo de Investimento       
  em Acoes and Other Shareholders  Shareholder  None  Did Not Vote 
11  Approve Remuneration of Company's Management and       
  Fiscal Council    Management  For  Did Not Vote 
Meeting Date: 28-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Extraordinary Shareholders     
1  Amend Article 5 to Reflect Changes in Capital  Management  For  Voted - For 
VISA INC.         
Security ID: 92826C839  Ticker: V       
Meeting Date: 24-Jan-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director Lloyd A. Carney  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director Kermit R. Crawford  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director Francisco Javier Fernandez-Carbajal  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director Alfred F. Kelly, Jr.  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director Ramon Laguarta  Management  For  Voted - For 
1f  Elect Director Teri L. List  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director John F. Lundgren  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director Denise M. Morrison  Management  For  Voted - For 
1i  Elect Director Linda J. Rendle  Management  For  Voted - For 
1j  Elect Director Maynard G. Webb, Jr.  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
4  Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Require Independent Board Chair  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners Global Quality Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
WORKDAY, INC.         
Security ID: 98138H101  Ticker: WDAY       
Meeting Date: 22-Jun-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director Christa Davies  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1b  Elect Director Wayne A.I. Frederick  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director Mark J. Hawkins  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director George J. Still, Jr.  Management  For  Voted - Against 
2  Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - Against 
4  Amend Bylaws to Require Shareholder Approval of       
  Certain Provisions Related to Director Nominations       
  by Shareholders    Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 

 

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GQG Partners Global Quality Dividend Income Fund   
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
ABBVIE INC.         
Security ID: 00287Y109  Ticker: ABBV       
Meeting Date: 05-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Elect Director Robert J. Alpern  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.2  Elect Director Melody B. Meyer  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.3  Elect Director Frederick H. Waddell  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Eliminate Supermajority Vote Requirement  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Adopt Simple Majority Vote  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
6  Report on Congruency of Political Spending with       
  Company Values and Priorities  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
7  Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
8  Report on Impact of Extended Patent Exclusivities       
  on Product Access  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
ALTRIA GROUP, INC.         
Security ID: 02209S103  Ticker: MO       
Meeting Date: 18-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director Ian L.T. Clarke  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director Marjorie M. Connelly  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director R. Matt Davis  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director William F. Gifford, Jr.  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director Jacinto J. Hernandez  Management  For  Voted - For 
1f  Elect Director Debra J. Kelly-Ennis  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director Kathryn B. McQuade  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director George Munoz  Management  For  Voted - For 
1i  Elect Director Nabil Y. Sakkab  Management  For  Voted - For 
1j  Elect Director Virginia E. Shanks  Management  For  Voted - For 
1k  Elect Director Ellen R. Strahlman  Management  For  Voted - For 
1l  Elect Director M. Max Yzaguirre  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
5  Report on Congruency of Political Spending with       
  Company Values and Priorities  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
6  Report on Third-Party Civil Rights Audit  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners Global Quality Dividend Income Fund   
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
ASCENDAS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST       
Security ID: Y0205X103  Ticker: A17U       
Meeting Date: 06-Jul-22  Meeting Type: Extraordinary Shareholders     
1  Approve Entry into New Management Agreements  Management  For  Voted - For 
ASTRAZENECA PLC         
Security ID: 046353108  Ticker: AZN       
Meeting Date: 27-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Dividends    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
5a  Re-elect Michel Demare as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5b  Re-elect Pascal Soriot as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5c  Re-elect Aradhana Sarin as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5d  Re-elect Philip Broadley as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5e  Re-elect Euan Ashley as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5f  Re-elect Deborah DiSanzo as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5g  Re-elect Diana Layfield as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5h  Re-elect Sheri McCoy as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5i  Re-elect Tony Mok as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5j  Re-elect Nazneen Rahman as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5k  Re-elect Andreas Rummelt as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5l  Re-elect Marcus Wallenberg as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Approve Remuneration Report  Management  For  Voted - For 
7  Authorise UK Political Donations and Expenditure  Management  For  Voted - For 
8  Authorise Issue of Equity  Management  For  Voted - For 
9  Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights  Management  For  Voted - For 
10  Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive       
  Rights in Connection with an Acquisition or Other       
  Capital Investment  Management  For  Voted - For 
11  Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares  Management  For  Voted - For 
12  Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with       
  Two Weeks' Notice  Management  For  Voted - For 
13  Adopt New Articles of Association  Management  For  Voted - For 
ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION       
Security ID: 049560105  Ticker: ATO       
Meeting Date: 08-Feb-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director John C. Ale  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director J. Kevin Akers  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director Kim R. Cocklin  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners Global Quality Dividend Income Fund   
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
1d  Elect Director Kelly H. Compton  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director Sean Donohue  Management  For  Voted - For 
1f  Elect Director Rafael G. Garza  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director Richard K. Gordon  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director Nancy K. Quinn  Management  For  Voted - For 
1i  Elect Director Richard A. Sampson  Management  For  Voted - For 
1j  Elect Director Diana J. Walters  Management  For  Voted - For 
1k  Elect Director Frank Yoho  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA SA       
Security ID: E11805103  Ticker: BBVA       
Meeting Date: 16-Mar-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Approve Consolidated and Standalone Financial       
  Statements    Management  For  Voted - For 
1.2  Approve Non-Financial Information Statement  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.3  Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.4  Approve Discharge of Board  Management  For  Voted - For 
2.1  Reelect Raul Catarino Galamba de Oliveira as       
  Director    Management  For  Voted - For 
2.2  Reelect Lourdes Maiz Carro as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
2.3  Reelect Ana Leonor Revenga Shanklin as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
2.4  Reelect Carlos Vicente Salazar Lomelin as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
2.5  Elect Sonia Lilia Dula as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Approve Reduction in Share Capital via Amortization       
  of Treasury Shares  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Approve Remuneration Policy  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Fix Maximum Variable Compensation Ratio  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute Approved       
  Resolutions    Management  For  Voted - For 
7  Advisory Vote on Remuneration Report  Management  For  Voted - For 
BNP PARIBAS SA         
Security ID: F1058Q238  Ticker: BNP       
Meeting Date: 16-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual/Special       
1  Approve Financial Statements and Statutory Reports  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Consolidated Financial Statements and       
  Statutory Reports    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR       
  3.90 per Share    Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Approve Auditors' Special Report on Related-Party       
  Transactions    Management  For  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners Global Quality Dividend Income Fund   
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
5  Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Issued       
  Share Capital    Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Reelect Jean Lemierre as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
7  Reelect Jacques Aschenbroich as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
8  Reelect Monique Cohen as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
9  Reelect Daniela Schwarzer as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
10  Approve Remuneration Policy of Directors  Management  For  Voted - For 
11  Approve Remuneration Policy of Chairman of the Board  Management  For  Voted - For 
12  Approve Remuneration Policy of CEO and Vice-CEOs  Management  For  Voted - For 
13  Approve Compensation Report of Corporate Officers  Management  For  Voted - For 
14  Approve Compensation of Jean Lemierre, Chairman of       
  the Board    Management  For  Voted - For 
15  Approve Compensation of Jean-Laurent Bonnafe, CEO  Management  For  Voted - For 
16  Approve Compensation of Yann Gerardin, Vice-CEO  Management  For  Voted - For 
17  Approve Compensation of Thierry Laborde, Vice-CEO  Management  For  Voted - For 
18  Approve the Overall Envelope of Compensation of       
  Certain Senior Management, Responsible Officers and       
  the Risk-takers    Management  For  Voted - For 
19  Approve Issuance of Super-Subordinated Contigent       
  Convertible Bonds without Preemptive Rights for       
  Private Placements, up to 10 Percent of Issued       
  Capital    Management  For  Voted - For 
20  Authorize Capital Issuances for Use in Employee       
  Stock Purchase Plans  Management  For  Voted - For 
21  Authorize Decrease in Share Capital via       
  Cancellation of Repurchased Shares  Management  For  Voted - For 
22  Amend Article 14 of Bylaws Re: Age Limit of       
  Chairman of the Board  Management  For  Voted - For 
23  Authorize Filing of Required Documents/Other       
  Formalities    Management  For  Voted - For 
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC       
Security ID: 110448107  Ticker: BATS       
Meeting Date: 19-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Remuneration Report  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Reappoint KPMG LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Authorise Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration of       
  Auditors    Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Re-elect Luc Jobin as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Re-elect Jack Bowles as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
7  Re-elect Tadeu Marroco as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
8  Re-elect Kandy Anand as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
9  Re-elect Sue Farr as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
10  Re-elect Karen Guerra as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
11  Re-elect Holly Keller Koeppel as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
12  Re-elect Dimitri Panayotopoulos as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
13  Re-elect Darrell Thomas as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners Global Quality Dividend Income Fund   
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
14  Elect Veronique Laury as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
15  Authorise UK Political Donations and Expenditure  Management  For  Voted - For 
16  Authorise Issue of Equity  Management  For  Voted - For 
17  Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights  Management  For  Voted - For 
18  Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares  Management  For  Voted - For 
19  Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with       
  Two Weeks' Notice  Management  For  Voted - For 
20  Adopt New Articles of Association  Management  For  Voted - For 
BROADCOM INC.         
Security ID: 11135F101  Ticker: AVGO       
Meeting Date: 03-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director Diane M. Bryant  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director Gayla J. Delly  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director Raul J. Fernandez  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director Eddy W. Hartenstein  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director Check Kian Low  Management  For  Voted - For 
1f  Elect Director Justine F. Page  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director Henry Samueli  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director Hock E. Tan  Management  For  Voted - For 
1i  Elect Director Harry L. You  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Amend Omnibus Stock Plan  Management  For  Voted - Against 
4  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - Against 
5  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
CAIXABANK SA         
Security ID: E2427M123 Ticker: CABK       
Meeting Date: 30-Mar-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Approve Consolidated and Standalone Financial       
  Statements    Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Non-Financial Information Statement  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Approve Discharge of Board  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Renew Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers as       
  Auditor    Management  For  Voted - For 
6.1  Reelect Gonzalo Gortazar Rotaeche as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
6.2  Reelect Cristina Garmendia Mendizabal as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
6.3  Reelect Amparo Moraleda Martinez as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
6.4  Elect Peter Loscher as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
7  Amend Remuneration Policy  Management  For  Voted - For 
8  Approve Remuneration of Directors  Management  For  Voted - For 
9  Approve 2023 Variable Remuneration Scheme  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners Global Quality Dividend Income Fund   
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
10  Fix Maximum Variable Compensation Ratio  Management  For  Voted - For 
11  Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute Approved       
  Resolutions    Management  For  Voted - For 
12  Advisory Vote on Remuneration Report  Management  For  Voted - For 
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION       
Security ID: Y1397N101  Ticker: 939       
Meeting Date: 29-Jun-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Approve Report of the Board of Directors  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Report of the Board of Supervisors  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Approve Final Financial Accounts  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Approve Profit Distribution Plan  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Approve Ernst & Young Hua Ming LLP as Domestic       
  Auditor and Ernst & Young as International Auditor       
  and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Approve Fixed Assets Investment Budget  Management  For  Voted - For 
7  Elect Tian Guoli as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
8  Elect Shao Min as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
9  Elect Liu Fang as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
10  Elect Lord Sassoon as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
11  Elect Liu Huan as Supervisor  Management  For  Voted - For 
12  Elect Ben Shenglin as Supervisor  Management  For  Voted - For 
13  Approve Capital Planning for the Period from 2024       
  to 2026    Management  For  Voted - For 
14  Approve Issuance of Qualified Write-down Tier-2       
  Capital Instruments  Management  For  Voted - For 
CHINA SHENHUA ENERGY COMPANY LIMITED       
Security ID: Y1504C113  Ticker: 1088       
Meeting Date: 16-Jun-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Approve Report of the Board of Directors  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Report of the Supervisory Committee  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Approve Audited Financial Statements  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Approve Profit Distribution Plan and Final Dividend  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Approve Remuneration of Directors and Supervisors  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Approve Purchase of Liability Insurance for       
  Directors, Supervisors and Senior Management       
  Members and Related Transactions  Management  For  Voted - For 
7  Approve KPMG as International Auditors and KPMG       
  Huazhen LLP as PRC Auditors and Authorize       
  Directors' Committee to Fix Their Remuneration  Management  For  Voted - For 
8  Approve New Mutual Coal Supply Agreement  Management  For  Voted - For 
9  Approve New Mutual Supplies and Services Agreement  Management  For  Voted - For 
10  Approve New Financial Services Agreement  Management  For  Voted - Against 

 

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GQG Partners Global Quality Dividend Income Fund   
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
11  Approve Amendments to the Existing Non-Competition       
  Agreement and Supplemental Agreement to the       
  Existing Non-Competition Agreement  Management  For  Voted - For 
12  Approve Grant of General Mandate to the Board to       
  Repurchase H Shares of the Company  Management  For  Voted - For 
Meeting Date: 16-Jun-23  Meeting Type: Special       
1  Approve Grant of General Mandate to the Board to       
  Repurchase H Shares of the Company  Management  For  Voted - For 
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG       
Security ID: D2035M136 Ticker: DTE       
Meeting Date: 05-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports       
  for Fiscal Year 2022 (Non-Voting)  Management  For  Non-Voting 
2  Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR       
  0.70 per Share    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Approve Discharge of Management Board for Fiscal       
  Year 2022    Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for Fiscal       
  Year 2022    Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Ratify Deloitte GmbH as Auditors for Fiscal Year       
  2023 and for the Review of the Interim Financial       
  Statements for Fiscal Year 2023 and First Quarter       
  of Fiscal Year 2024  Management  For  Voted - For 
6.1  Elect Harald Krueger to the Supervisory Board  Management  For  Voted - For 
6.2  Elect Reinhard Ploss to the Supervisory Board  Management  For  Voted - For 
6.3  Elect Margret Suckale to the Supervisory Board  Management  For  Voted - For 
7  Approve Virtual-Only Shareholder Meetings Until 2025  Management  For  Voted - For 
8  Approve Remuneration Report  Management  For  Voted - For 
ENBRIDGE INC.         
Security ID: 29250N105  Ticker: ENB       
Meeting Date: 03-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Elect Director Mayank M. Ashar  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.2  Elect Director Gaurdie E. Banister  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.3  Elect Director Pamela L. Carter  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1.4  Elect Director Susan M. Cunningham  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1.5  Elect Director Gregory L. Ebel  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.6  Elect Director Jason B. Few  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.7  Elect Director Teresa S. Madden  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.8  Elect Director Stephen S. Poloz  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.9  Elect Director S. Jane Rowe  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.10  Elect Director Dan C. Tutcher  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

75

 

GQG Partners Global Quality Dividend Income Fund   
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
1.11  Elect Director Steven W. Williams  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors and       
  Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Re-approve Shareholder Rights Plan  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  SP 1: Report on Lobbying and Political Donations  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
6  SP 2: Disclose the Company's Scope 3 Emissions  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
ENI SPA         
Security ID: 26874R108  Ticker: ENI       
Meeting Date: 10-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual/Special       
1  Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Allocation of Income  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Fix Number of Directors  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Fix Board Terms for Directors  Management  For  Voted - For 
5a  Slate Submitted by Ministry of Economy and Finance  Shareholder  None  Voted - Against 
5b  Slate Submitted by Institutional Investors       
  (Assogestioni)    Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
6  Elect Giuseppe Zafarana as Board Chair  Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
7  Approve Remuneration of Directors  Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
8a  Slate Submitted by Ministry of Economy and Finance  Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
8b  Slate Submitted by Institutional Investors       
  (Assogestioni)    Shareholder  None  Voted - Against 
9  Appoint Rosalba Casiraghi as Chairman of Internal       
  Statutory Auditors  Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
10  Approve Internal Auditors' Remuneration  Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
11  Approve Long Term Incentive Plan 2023-2025  Management  For  Voted - For 
12  Approve Remuneration Policy  Management  For  Voted - For 
13  Approve Second Section of the Remuneration Report  Management  For  Voted - Against 
14  Authorize Share Repurchase Program and Reissuance       
  of Repurchased Shares  Management  For  Voted - For 
15  Authorize Use of Available Reserves for Dividend       
  Distribution    Management  For  Voted - For 
16  Authorize Reduction and Use of the Reserve Pursuant       
  to Law 342/2000 for Dividend Distribution  Management  For  Voted - For 
17  Authorize Cancellation of Treasury Shares without       
  Reduction of Share Capital; Amend Article 5.1  Management  For  Voted - For 
18  Authorize Cancellation of Repurchased Shares       
  without Reduction of Share Capital; Amend Article 5  Management  For  Voted - For 
EXELON CORPORATION         
Security ID: 30161N101  Ticker: EXC       
Meeting Date: 25-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director Anthony Anderson  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director W. Paul Bowers  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

76

 

GQG Partners Global Quality Dividend Income Fund   
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
1c  Elect Director Calvin G. Butler, Jr.  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director Marjorie Rodgers Cheshire  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director Linda Jojo  Management  For  Voted - For 
1f  Elect Director Charisse Lillie  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director Matthew Rogers  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director John Young  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION       
Security ID: 30231G102  Ticker: XOM       
Meeting Date: 31-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Elect Director Michael J. Angelakis  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.2  Elect Director Susan K. Avery  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.3  Elect Director Angela F. Braly  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.4  Elect Director Gregory J. Goff  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.5  Elect Director John D. Harris, II  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.6  Elect Director Kaisa H. Hietala  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.7  Elect Director Joseph L. Hooley  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.8  Elect Director Steven A. Kandarian  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.9  Elect Director Alexander A. Karsner  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.10  Elect Director Lawrence W. Kellner  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.11  Elect Director Jeffrey W. Ubben  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.12  Elect Director Darren W. Woods  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
5  Establish Board Committee on Decarbonization Risk  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
6  Reduce Executive Stock Holding Period  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
7  Report on Carbon Capture and Storage  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
8  Report on Methane Emission Disclosure Reliability  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
9  Adopt Medium-Term Scope 3 GHG Reduction Target  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
10  Issue a Report on Worst-Case Impacts of Oil Spills       
  from Operations Offshore of Guyana  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
11  Recalculate GHG Emissions Baseline to Exclude       
  Emissions from Material Divestitures  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
12  Report on Asset Retirement Obligations Under IEA       
  NZE Scenario    Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
13  Commission Audited Report on Reduced Plastics Demand  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
14  Report on Potential Costs of Environmental       
  Litigation    Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
15  Publish a Tax Transparency Report  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
16  Report on Social Impact From Plant Closure or       
  Energy Transition  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 

 

77

 

GQG Partners Global Quality Dividend Income Fund   
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
17  Report on Benefits and Risks of Commitment to Not       
  Develop Projects in the Arctic *Withdrawn       
  Resolution*    Shareholder  Against  Non-Voting 
FORTIS INC.         
Security ID: 349553107  Ticker: FTS       
Meeting Date: 04-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Elect Director Tracey C. Ball  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.2  Elect Director Pierre J. Blouin  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.3  Elect Director Lawrence T. Borgard  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.4  Elect Director Maura J. Clark  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.5  Elect Director Lisa Crutchfield  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.6  Elect Director Margarita K. Dilley  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.7  Elect Director Julie A. Dobson  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.8  Elect Director Lisa L. Durocher  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.9  Elect Director David G. Hutchens  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.10  Elect Director Gianna M. Manes  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.11  Elect Director Donald R. Marchand  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.12  Elect Director Jo Mark Zurel  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Deloitte LLP as Auditors and Authorize       
  Board to Fix Their Remuneration  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach  Management  For  Voted - For 
GAZPROM PJSC         
Security ID: X3123F106  Ticker: GAZP       
Meeting Date: 30-Sep-22  Meeting Type: Special       
1  Approve Interim Dividends of RUB 51.03 per Share       
  for First Six Months of Fiscal 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
GLENCORE PLC         
Security ID: G39420107  Ticker: GLEN       
Meeting Date: 26-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Reduction of Capital Contribution Reserves  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Re-elect Kalidas Madhavpeddi as Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
4  Re-elect Gary Nagle as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Re-elect Peter Coates as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Re-elect Martin Gilbert as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
7  Re-elect Gill Marcus as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
8  Re-elect Cynthia Carroll as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
9  Re-elect David Wormsley as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
10  Elect Liz Hewitt as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

78

 

GQG Partners Global Quality Dividend Income Fund   
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
11  Reappoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
12  Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration       
  of Auditors    Management  For  Voted - For 
13  Approve 2022 Climate Report  Management  For  Voted - For 
14  Approve Remuneration Report  Management  For  Voted - For 
15  Authorise Issue of Equity  Management  For  Voted - For 
16  Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights  Management  For  Voted - For 
17  Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive       
  Rights in Connection with an Acquisition or Other       
  Capital Investment  Management  For  Voted - For 
18  Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares  Management  For  Voted - For 
19  Resolution in Respect of the Next Climate Action       
  Transition Plan    Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
GRUPO FINANCIERO BANORTE SAB DE CV       
Security ID: P49501201  Ticker: GFNORTEO       
Meeting Date: 02-Jun-23  Meeting Type: Ordinary Shareholders     
1.1  Approve Cash Dividends of MXN 7.87 Per Share  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.2  Approve Dividend to Be Paid on June 12, 2023  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute Approved       
  Resolutions    Management  For  Voted - For 
HUMANA INC.         
Security ID: 444859102  Ticker: HUM       
Meeting Date: 20-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director Raquel C. Bono  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director Bruce D. Broussard  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director Frank A. D'Amelio  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director David T. Feinberg  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director Wayne A. I. Frederick  Management  For  Voted - For 
1f  Elect Director John W. Garratt  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director Kurt J. Hilzinger  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director Karen W. Katz  Management  For  Voted - For 
1i  Elect Director Marcy S. Klevorn  Management  For  Voted - For 
1j  Elect Director William J. McDonald  Management  For  Voted - For 
1k  Elect Director Jorge S. Mesquita  Management  For  Voted - For 
1l  Elect Director Brad D. Smith  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 

 

79

 

GQG Partners Global Quality Dividend Income Fund   
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
INFOSYS LIMITED         
Security ID: 456788108  Ticker: 500209       
Meeting Date: 02-Dec-22  Meeting Type: Special       
1  Approve Buyback of Equity Shares  Management  For  Voted - For 
Meeting Date: 31-Mar-23  Meeting Type: Special       
1  Elect Govind Vaidiram Iyer as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
ITC LIMITED         
Security ID: Y4211T171  Ticker: 500875       
Meeting Date: 15-Mar-23  Meeting Type: Special       
1  Approve Material Related Party Transactions  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Elect Peter Rajatilakan Chittaranjan as Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.       
Security ID: 502431109  Ticker: LHX       
Meeting Date: 21-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director Sallie B. Bailey  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director Peter W. Chiarelli  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director Thomas A. Dattilo  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director Roger B. Fradin  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director Joanna L. Geraghty  Management  For  Voted - For 
1f  Elect Director Harry B. Harris, Jr.  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director Lewis Hay, III  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director Christopher E. Kubasik  Management  For  Voted - For 
1i  Elect Director Rita S. Lane  Management  For  Voted - For 
1j  Elect Director Robert B. Millard  Management  For  Voted - For 
1k  Elect Director Edward A. Rice, Jr.  Management  For  Voted - For 
1l  Elect Director Christina L. Zamarro  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
4  Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 

 

80

 

GQG Partners Global Quality Dividend Income Fund   
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION       
Security ID: 512807108  Ticker: LRCX       
Meeting Date: 08-Nov-22  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director Sohail U. Ahmed  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director Timothy M. Archer  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director Eric K. Brandt  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director Michael R. Cannon  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director Bethany J. Mayer  Management  For  Voted - For 
1f  Elect Director Jyoti K. Mehra  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director Abhijit Y. Talwalkar  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director Lih Shyng (Rick L.) Tsai  Management  For  Voted - For 
1i  Elect Director Leslie F. Varon  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION       
Security ID: 539830109  Ticker: LMT       
Meeting Date: 27-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Elect Director Daniel F. Akerson  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1.2  Elect Director David B. Burritt  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.3  Elect Director Bruce A. Carlson  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.4  Elect Director John M. Donovan  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.5  Elect Director Joseph F. Dunford, Jr.  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.6  Elect Director James O. Ellis, Jr.  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.7  Elect Director Thomas J. Falk  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.8  Elect Director Ilene S. Gordon  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.9  Elect Director Vicki A. Hollub  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.10  Elect Director Jeh C. Johnson  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.11  Elect Director Debra L. Reed-Klages  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.12  Elect Director James D. Taiclet  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.13  Elect Director Patricia E. Yarrington  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
4  Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Require Independent Board Chair  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
6  Report on Human Rights Impact Assessment  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
7  Report on Efforts to Reduce Full Value Chain GHG       
  Emissions in Alignment with Paris Agreement Goal  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 

 

81

 

GQG Partners Global Quality Dividend Income Fund   
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
MMC NORILSK NICKEL PJSC       
Security ID: X5424N118  Ticker: GMKN       
Meeting Date: 11-Aug-22  Meeting Type: Special       
1  Approve Reduction in Share Capital via Cancellation       
  of Repurchased Shares  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
MUENCHENER RUECKVERSICHERUNGS-GESELLSCHAFT AG       
Security ID: D55535104  Ticker: MUV2       
Meeting Date: 05-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports       
  for Fiscal Year 2022 (Non-Voting)  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
2  Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR       
  11.60 per Share    Management  For  Do Not Vote 
3.1  Approve Discharge of Management Board Member       
  Joachim Wenning for Fiscal Year 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
3.2  Approve Discharge of Management Board Member Thomas       
  Blunck for Fiscal Year 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
3.3  Approve Discharge of Management Board Member       
  Nicholas Gartside for Fiscal Year 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
3.4  Approve Discharge of Management Board Member Stefan       
  Golling for Fiscal Year 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
3.5  Approve Discharge of Management Board Member Doris       
  Hoepke (until April 30, 2022) for Fiscal Year 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
3.6  Approve Discharge of Management Board Member       
  Christoph Jurecka for Fiscal Year 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
3.7  Approve Discharge of Management Board Member       
  Torsten Jeworrek for Fiscal Year 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
3.8  Approve Discharge of Management Board Member Achim       
  Kassow for Fiscal Year 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
3.9  Approve Discharge of Management Board Member       
  Clarisse Kopf (from Dec. 1, 2022) for Fiscal Year       
  2022    Management  For  Do Not Vote 
3.10  Approve Discharge of Management Board Member Markus       
  Riess for Fiscal Year 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
4.1  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member       
  Nikolaus von Bomhard for Fiscal Year 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
4.2  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member Anne       
  Horstmann for Fiscal Year 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
4.3  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member       
  Ann-Kristin Achleitner for Fiscal Year 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
4.4  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member       
  Clement Booth for Fiscal Year 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
4.5  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member Ruth       
  Brown for Fiscal Year 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
4.6  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member       
  Stephan Eberl for Fiscal Year 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 

 

82

 

GQG Partners Global Quality Dividend Income Fund   
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
4.7  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member Frank       
  Fassin for Fiscal Year 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
4.8  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member       
  Ursula Gather for Fiscal Year 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
4.9  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member Gerd       
  Haeusler for Fiscal Year 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
4.10  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member       
  Angelika Herzog for Fiscal Year 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
4.11  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member       
  Renata Bruengger for Fiscal Year 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
4.12  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member       
  Stefan Kaindl for Fiscal Year 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
4.13  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member       
  Carinne Knoche-Brouillon for Fiscal Year 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
4.14  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member       
  Gabriele Muecke for Fiscal Year 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
4.15  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member       
  Ulrich Plottke for Fiscal Year 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
4.16  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member       
  Manfred Rassy for Fiscal Year 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
4.17  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member       
  Gabriele Sinz-Toporzysek (until Jan. 31, 2022) for       
  Fiscal Year 2022    Management  For  Do Not Vote 
4.18  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member       
  Carsten Spohr for Fiscal Year 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
4.19  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member       
  Karl-Heinz Streibich for Fiscal Year 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
4.20  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member       
  Markus Wagner (from Feb. 1, 2022) for Fiscal Year       
  2022    Management  For  Do Not Vote 
4.21  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member       
  Maximilian Zimmerer for Fiscal Year 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
5  Ratify Ernst & Young GmbH as Auditors for Fiscal       
  Year 2023 and for the Review of the Interim       
  Financial Statements for Fiscal Year 2023 and First       
  Quarter of Fiscal Year 2024  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
6  Approve Remuneration Report  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
7.1  Approve Virtual-Only Shareholder Meetings Until 2025  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
7.2  Amend Articles Re: Participation of Supervisory       
  Board Members in the Annual General Meeting by       
  Means of Audio and Video Transmission  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
7.3  Amend Articles Re: Editorial Changes  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
8  Amend Articles Re: Registration in the Share       
  Register    Management  For  Do Not Vote 
NESTLE SA         
Security ID: H57312649  Ticker: NESN       
Meeting Date: 20-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners Global Quality Dividend Income Fund   
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
1.2  Approve Remuneration Report  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Discharge of Board and Senior Management  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of CHF       
  2.95 per Share    Management  For  Voted - For 
4.1.a Reelect Paul Bulcke as Director and Board Chair  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.1.b Reelect Ulf Schneider as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.1.c Reelect Henri de Castries as Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
4.1.d Reelect Renato Fassbind as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.1.e Reelect Pablo Isla as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.1.f Reelect Patrick Aebischer as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.1.g Reelect Kimberly Ross as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.1.h Reelect Dick Boer as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.1.i  Reelect Dinesh Paliwal as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.1.j  Reelect Hanne Jimenez de Mora as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.1.k Reelect Lindiwe Sibanda as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.1.l  Reelect Chris Leong as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.1.mReelect Luca Maestri as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.2.1 Elect Rainer Blair as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.2.2 Elect Marie-Gabrielle Ineichen-Fleisch as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.3.1 Reappoint Pablo Isla as Member of the Compensation       
  Committee    Management  For  Voted - For 
4.3.2 Reappoint Patrick Aebischer as Member of the       
  Compensation Committee  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.3.3 Reappoint Dick Boer as Member of the Compensation       
  Committee    Management  For  Voted - For 
4.3.4 Reappoint Dinesh Paliwal as Member of the       
  Compensation Committee  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.4  Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.5  Designate Hartmann Dreyer as Independent Proxy  Management  For  Voted - For 
5.1  Approve Remuneration of Directors in the Amount of       
  CHF 10.5 Million  Management  For  Voted - For 
5.2  Approve Remuneration of Executive Committee in the       
  Amount of CHF 72 Million  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Approve CHF 8 Million Reduction in Share Capital as       
  Part of the Share Buyback Program via Cancellation       
  of Repurchased Shares  Management  For  Voted - For 
7.1  Amend Articles Re: General Meeting (Incl.       
  Virtual-Only or Hybrid Shareholder Meetings)  Management  For  Voted - For 
7.2  Amend Articles of Association  Management  For  Voted - For 
8  Transact Other Business (Voting)  Management  Against  Voted - Against 
ONEOK, INC.         
Security ID: 682680103  Ticker: OKE       
Meeting Date: 24-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Elect Director Brian L. Derksen  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.2  Elect Director Julie H. Edwards  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.3  Elect Director Mark W. Helderman  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners Global Quality Dividend Income Fund   
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
1.4  Elect Director Randall J. Larson  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.5  Elect Director Steven J. Malcolm  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.6  Elect Director Jim W. Mogg  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.7  Elect Director Pattye L. Moore  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.8  Elect Director Pierce H. Norton, II  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.9  Elect Director Eduardo A. Rodriguez  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.10  Elect Director Gerald D. Smith  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
ORACLE CORPORATION         
Security ID: 68389X105  Ticker: ORCL       
Meeting Date: 16-Nov-22  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Elect Director Awo Ablo  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.2  Elect Director Jeffrey S. Berg  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.3  Elect Director Michael J. Boskin  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.4  Elect Director Safra A. Catz  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.5  Elect Director Bruce R. Chizen  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.6  Elect Director George H. Conrades  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.7  Elect Director Lawrence J. Ellison  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.8  Elect Director Rona A. Fairhead  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.9  Elect Director Jeffrey O. Henley  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.10  Elect Director Renee J. James  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.11  Elect Director Charles W. Moorman  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.12  Elect Director Leon E. Panetta  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.13  Elect Director William G. Parrett  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.14  Elect Director Naomi O. Seligman  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.15  Elect Director Vishal Sikka  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
2  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - Against 
3  Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SA       
Security ID: 71654V408  Ticker: PETR4       
Meeting Date: 19-Aug-22  Meeting Type: Extraordinary Shareholders     
1  Elect Directors    Management  For  Voted - Against 
2  In Case There is Any Change to the Board Slate       
  Composition, May Your Votes Still be Counted for       
  the Proposed Slate?  Management  None  Voted - Against 
3  Do You Wish to Adopt Cumulative Voting for the       
  Election of the Members of the Board of Directors,       

 

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GQG Partners Global Quality Dividend Income Fund   
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
  Under the Terms of Article 141 of the Brazilian       
  Corporate Law?    Management  None  Voted - For 
4.1  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Gileno       
  Gurjao Barreto as Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
4.2  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Caio       
  Mario Paes de Andrade as Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
4.3  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Edison       
  Antonio Costa Britto Garcia as Independent Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
4.4  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Ieda       
  Aparecida de Moura Cagni as Independent Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
4.5  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Marcio       
  Andrade Weber as Independent Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
4.6  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Ruy       
  Flaks Schneider as Independent Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
4.7  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Jose       
  Joao Abdalla Filho as Independent Director       
  Appointed by Minority Shareholder  Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
4.8  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Marcelo       
  Gasparino da Silva as Independent Director       
  Appointed by Minority Shareholder  Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
5  Elect Gileno Gurjao Barreto as Board Chairman  Management  For  Voted - Against 
6  In the Event of a Second Call, the Voting       
  Instructions Contained in this Remote Voting Card       
  May Also be Considered for the Second Call?  Management  None  Voted - For 
Meeting Date: 27-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports       
  for Fiscal Year Ended Dec. 31, 2022  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Elect Directors    Management  For  Voted - Against 
4  In Case There is Any Change to the Board Slate       
  Composition, May Your Votes Still be Counted for       
  the Proposed Slate?    Management  None  Voted - Against 
5  Do You Wish to Adopt Cumulative Voting for the       
  Election of the Members of the Board of Directors,       
  Under the Terms of Article 141 of the Brazilian       
  Corporate Law?    Management  None  Voted - For 
6.1  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Pietro       
  Adamo Sampaio Mendes as Independent Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
6.2  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Jean       
  Paul Terra Prates as Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
6.3  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Efrain       
  Pereira da Cruz as Independent Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
6.4  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Vitor       
  Eduardo de Almeida Saback as Independent Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
6.5  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Eugenio       
  Tiago Chagas Cordeiro e Teixeira as Independent       
  Director    Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
6.6  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Bruno       
  Moretti as Independent Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 

 

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GQG Partners Global Quality Dividend Income Fund   
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
6.7  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Sergio       
  Machado Rezende as Independent Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
6.8  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Suzana       
  Kahn Ribeiro as Independent Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
6.9  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Jose       
  Joao Abdalla Filho as Independent Director  Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
6.10  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Marcelo       
  Gasparino da Silva as Independent Director  Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
7  Elect Pietro Adamo Sampaio Mendes as Board Chairman  Management  For  Voted - Against 
8  Fix Number of Fiscal Council Members at Five  Management  For  Voted - For 
9  Elect Fiscal Council Members  Management  For  Voted - Abstain 
10  In Case One of the Nominees Leaves the Fiscal       
  Council Slate Due to a Separate Minority Election,       
  as Allowed Under Articles 161 and 240 of the       
  Brazilian Corporate Law, May Your Votes Still Be       
  Counted for the Proposed Slate?  Management  None  Voted - Against 
11  Elect Michele da Silva Gonsales Torres as Fiscal       
  Council Member and Aloisio Macario Ferreira de       
  Souza as Alternate Appointed by Minority Shareholder  Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
12  Approve Remuneration of Company's Management,       
  Fiscal Council, and Statutory Advisory Committees  Management  For  Voted - Against 
13  In the Event of a Second Call, the Voting       
  Instructions Contained in this Remote Voting Card       
  May Also be Considered for the Second Call?  Management  None  Voted - For 
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC.       
Security ID: 718172109  Ticker: PM       
Meeting Date: 03-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director Brant Bonin Bough  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director Andre Calantzopoulos  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director Michel Combes  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director Juan Jose Daboub  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director Werner Geissler  Management  For  Voted - For 
1f  Elect Director Lisa A. Hook  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director Jun Makihara  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director Kalpana Morparia  Management  For  Voted - For 
1i  Elect Director Jacek Olczak  Management  For  Voted - For 
1j  Elect Director Robert B. Polet  Management  For  Voted - For 
1k  Elect Director Dessislava Temperley  Management  For  Voted - For 
1l  Elect Director Shlomo Yanai  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - Against 
3  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
4  Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers SA as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Disclose Nicotine Level Information, and Reduce       
  Nicotine Levels in Tobacco Products  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 

 

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GQG Partners Global Quality Dividend Income Fund   
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
POLYUS PJSC         
Security ID: X59432108  Ticker: PLZL       
Meeting Date: 30-Sep-22  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Approve Annual Report and Financial Statements  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
2  Approve Allocation of Income and Omission of       
  Dividends    Management  For  Do Not Vote 
3.1  Elect Aleksei Vostokov as Director  Management  None  Do Not Vote 
3.2  Elect Viktor Drozdov as Director  Management  None  Do Not Vote 
3.3  Elect Feliks Itskov as Director  Management  None  Do Not Vote 
3.4  Elect Anna Lobanova as Director  Management  None  Do Not Vote 
3.5  Elect Akhmet Palankoev as Director  Management  None  Do Not Vote 
3.6  Elect Stanislav Pisarenko as Director  Management  None  Do Not Vote 
3.7  Elect Vladimir Polin as Director  Management  None  Do Not Vote 
3.8  Elect Anton Rumiantsev as Director  Management  None  Do Not Vote 
3.9  Elect Mikhail Stiskin as Director  Management  None  Do Not Vote 
4  Approve New Edition of Charter  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
5  Approve New Edition of Regulations on General       
  Meetings    Management  For  Do Not Vote 
6  Ratify Finekspertiza as RAS Auditor  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
7  Ratify AO DRT as IFRS Auditor  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
POSTAL SAVINGS BANK OF CHINA CO., LTD.       
Security ID: Y6988Z108  Ticker: 1658       
Meeting Date: 30-Jun-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Approve Work Report of the Board of Directors  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Work Report of the Board of Supervisors  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Approve Final Financial Accounts  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Approve Profit Distribution Plan  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Approve Budget Plan of Fixed Asset Investment  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Approve Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Certified Public       
  Accountants LLP and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu as       
  Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their       
  Remuneration    Management  For  Voted - For 
7  Approve Change of Registered Capital  Management  For  Voted - For 
8  Amend Articles of Association  Management  For  Voted - Against 
9  Amend Rules and Procedures Regarding General       
  Meetings of Shareholders  Management  For  Voted - For 
10  Amend Rules and Procedures Regarding Meetings of       
  Board of Directors  Management  For  Voted - Against 
11  Elect Huang Jie as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
12  Elect Li Chaokun as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners Global Quality Dividend Income Fund   
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
RIO TINTO PLC         
Security ID: 767204100  Ticker: RIO       
Meeting Date: 25-Oct-22  Meeting Type: Special       
1  Approve Proposed Joint Venture with China Baowu       
  Steel Group Co., Ltd  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Any Acquisition or Disposal of a       
  Substantial Asset from or to China Baowu Steel       
  Group Co., Ltd or its Associates Pursuant to a       
  Future Transaction  Management  For  Voted - For 
Meeting Date: 06-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Remuneration Report for UK Law Purposes  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Approve Remuneration Report for Australian Law       
  Purposes    Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Approve the Potential Termination of Benefits for       
  Australian Law Purposes  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Elect Kaisa Hietala as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Re-elect Dominic Barton as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
7  Re-elect Megan Clark as Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
8  Re-elect Peter Cunningham as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
9  Re-elect Simon Henry as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
10  Re-elect Sam Laidlaw as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
11  Re-elect Simon McKeon as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
12  Re-elect Jennifer Nason as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
13  Re-elect Jakob Stausholm as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
14  Re-elect Ngaire Woods as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
15  Re-elect Ben Wyatt as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
16  Reappoint KPMG LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
17  Authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to Fix       
  Remuneration of Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
18  Authorise UK Political Donations and Expenditure  Management  For  Voted - For 
19  Authorise Issue of Equity  Management  For  Voted - For 
20  Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights  Management  For  Voted - For 
21  Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares  Management  For  Voted - For 
22  Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with       
  Two Weeks' Notice  Management  For  Voted - For 
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.       
Security ID: 874039100  Ticker: 2330       
Meeting Date: 06-Jun-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Approve Business Operations Report and Financial       
  Statements    Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Issuance of Restricted Stocks  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners Global Quality Dividend Income Fund   
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
3  Amend Procedures for Endorsement and Guarantees  Management  For  Voted - Against 
4  Amend the Name of Audit Committee in the Policies       
  (I)Procedures for Acquisition or Disposal of Assets       
  (II)Procedures for Financial Derivatives       
  Transactions (III)Procedures for Lending Funds to       
  Other Parties (IV)Procedures for Endorsement and       
  Guarantee    Management  For  Voted - For 
THE COCA-COLA COMPANY       
Security ID: 191216100  Ticker: KO       
Meeting Date: 25-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Elect Director Herb Allen  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.2  Elect Director Marc Bolland  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.3  Elect Director Ana Botin  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.4  Elect Director Christopher C. Davis  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.5  Elect Director Barry Diller  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.6  Elect Director Carolyn Everson  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.7  Elect Director Helene D. Gayle  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.8  Elect Director Alexis M. Herman  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1.9  Elect Director Maria Elena Lagomasino  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.10  Elect Director Amity Millhiser  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.11  Elect Director James Quincey  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.12  Elect Director Caroline J. Tsay  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.13  Elect Director David B. Weinberg  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
4  Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Report on Third-Party Civil Rights Audit  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
6  Issue Transparency Report on Global Public Policy       
  and Political Influence  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
7  Report on Congruency of Political Spending with       
  Company Values and Priorities  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
8  Require Independent Board Chair  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
9  Report on Risk Due to Restrictions on Reproductive       
  Rights    Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY       
Security ID: 742718109  Ticker: PG       
Meeting Date: 11-Oct-22  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director B. Marc Allen  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director Angela F. Braly  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1c  Elect Director Amy L. Chang  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director Joseph Jimenez  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director Christopher Kempczinski  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners Global Quality Dividend Income Fund   
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
1f  Elect Director Debra L. Lee  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director Terry J. Lundgren  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director Christine M. McCarthy  Management  For  Voted - For 
1i  Elect Director Jon R. Moeller  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1j  Elect Director Rajesh Subramaniam  Management  For  Voted - For 
1k  Elect Director Patricia A. Woertz  Management  For  Voted - Against 
2  Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
TOKIO MARINE HOLDINGS, INC.       
Security ID: J86298106  Ticker: 8766       
Meeting Date: 26-Jun-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend       
  of JPY 50    Management  For  Voted - For 
2.1  Elect Director Nagano, Tsuyoshi  Management  For  Voted - Against 
2.2  Elect Director Komiya, Satoru  Management  For  Voted - Against 
2.3  Elect Director Okada, Kenji  Management  For  Voted - For 
2.4  Elect Director Moriwaki, Yoichi  Management  For  Voted - For 
2.5  Elect Director Ishii, Yoshinori  Management  For  Voted - For 
2.6  Elect Director Wada, Kiyoshi  Management  For  Voted - For 
2.7  Elect Director Hirose, Shinichi  Management  For  Voted - For 
2.8  Elect Director Mitachi, Takashi  Management  For  Voted - For 
2.9  Elect Director Endo, Nobuhiro  Management  For  Voted - For 
2.10  Elect Director Katanozaka, Shinya  Management  For  Voted - For 
2.11  Elect Director Osono, Emi  Management  For  Voted - For 
2.12  Elect Director Shindo, Kosei  Management  For  Voted - For 
2.13  Elect Director Robert Alan Feldman  Management  For  Voted - For 
2.14  Elect Director Yamamoto, Kichiichiro  Management  For  Voted - For 
2.15  Elect Director Matsuyama, Haruka  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Appoint Statutory Auditor Shimizu, Junko  Management  For  Voted - For 
TOTALENERGIES SE         
Security ID: F92124100  Ticker: TTE       
Meeting Date: 26-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual/Special       
1  Approve Financial Statements and Statutory Reports  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Consolidated Financial Statements and       
  Statutory Reports    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR       
  3.81 per Share    Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Issued       
  Share Capital    Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Approve Auditors' Special Report on Related-Party       
  Transactions Mentioning the Absence of New       
  Transactions    Management  For  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners Global Quality Dividend Income Fund   
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
6  Reelect Marie-Christine Coisne-Roquette as Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
7  Reelect Mark Cutifani as Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
8  Elect Dierk Paskert as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
9  Elect Anelise Lara as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
10  Approve Compensation Report of Corporate Officers  Management  For  Voted - For 
11  Approve Remuneration Policy of Directors; Approve       
  Remuneration of Directors in the Aggregate Amount       
  of EUR 1.95 Million  Management  For  Voted - For 
12  Approve Compensation of Patrick Pouyanne, Chairman       
  and CEO    Management  For  Voted - For 
13  Approve Remuneration Policy of Chairman and CEO  Management  For  Voted - For 
14  Approve the Company's Sustainable Development and       
  Energy Transition Plan  Management  For  Voted - For 
15  Authorize up to 1 Percent of Issued Capital for Use       
  in Restricted Stock Plans  Management  For  Voted - For 
16  Authorize Capital Issuances for Use in Employee       
  Stock Purchase Plans  Management  For  Voted - For 
17  Remove Double-Voting Rights for Long-Term       
  Registered Shareholders and Amend Article 18 of       
  Bylaws Accordingly  Management  For  Voted - For 
A  Align Targets for Indirect Scope 3 Emissions with       
  the Paris Climate Agreement (Advisory)  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC.       
Security ID: 911312106  Ticker: UPS       
Meeting Date: 04-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director Carol Tome  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director Rodney Adkins  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director Eva Boratto  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director Michael Burns  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director Wayne Hewett  Management  For  Voted - For 
1f  Elect Director Angela Hwang  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director Kate Johnson  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1h  Elect Director William Johnson  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1i  Elect Director Franck Moison  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1j  Elect Director Christiana Smith Shi  Management  For  Voted - For 
1k  Elect Director Russell Stokes  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1l  Elect Director Kevin Warsh  Management  For  Voted - Against 
2  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
4  Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Approve Recapitalization Plan for all Stock to Have       
  One-vote per Share  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
6  Adopt Independently Verified Science-Based       
  Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Targets in Line       
  with the Paris Climate Agreement  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 

 

92

 

GQG Partners Global Quality Dividend Income Fund   
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
7  Report on Integrating GHG Emissions Reductions       
  Targets into Executive Compensation  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
8  Report on Just Transition  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
9  Report on Risk Due to Restrictions on Reproductive       
  Rights    Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
10  Oversee and Report a Civil Rights Audit  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
11  Report on Effectiveness of Diversity, Equity, and       
  Inclusion Efforts    Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED       
Security ID: 91324P102  Ticker: UNH       
Meeting Date: 05-Jun-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director Timothy Flynn  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director Paul Garcia  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director Kristen Gil  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director Stephen Hemsley  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director Michele Hooper  Management  For  Voted - For 
1f  Elect Director F. William McNabb, III  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director Valerie Montgomery Rice  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director John Noseworthy  Management  For  Voted - For 
1i  Elect Director Andrew Witty  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
4  Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Report on Third-Party Racial Equity Audit  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
6  Report on Congruency of Political Spending with       
  Company Values and Priorities  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
7  Submit Severance Agreement (Change-in-Control) to       
  Shareholder Vote    Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
VALE SA         
Security ID: 91912E105  Ticker: VALE3       
Meeting Date: 21-Dec-22  Meeting Type: Extraordinary Shareholders     
1  Amend Articles Re: Wording Amendments  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Amend Articles Re: Changes in Board of Directors       
  and Executive Board Meetings  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Amend Articles Re: Changes in the Authorities of       
  the Board of Directors and the Executive Board  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Amend Articles Re: Provisions about the Advisory       
  Committees to the Board of Directors  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Consolidate Bylaws  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

93

 

GQG Partners Global Quality Dividend Income Fund   
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
Meeting Date: 28-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual/Special       
1  Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports       
  for Fiscal Year Ended Dec. 31, 2022  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Capital Budget, Allocation of Income and       
  Dividends    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Fix Number of Directors at 13  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Do You Wish to Adopt Cumulative Voting for the       
  Election of the Members of the Board of Directors,       
  Under the Terms of Article 141 of the Brazilian       
  Corporate Law?    Management  Against  Voted - Abstain 
5.1  Elect Daniel Andre Stieler as Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
5.2  Elect Douglas James Upton as Independent Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5.3  Elect Fernando Jorge Buso Gomes as Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
5.4  Elect Joao Luiz Fukunaga as Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
5.5  Elect Jose Luciano Duarte Penido as Independent       
  Director    Management  For  Voted - For 
5.6  Elect Luis Henrique Cals de Beauclair Guimaraes as       
  Independent Director    Management  For  Voted - For 
5.7  Elect Manuel Lino Silva de Sousa Oliveira (Ollie)       
  as Independent Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5.8  Elect Marcelo Gasparino da Silva as Independent       
  Director    Management  For  Voted - For 
5.9  Elect Paulo Hartung as Independent Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5.10  Elect Rachel de Oliveira Maia as Independent       
  Director    Management  For  Voted - For 
5.11  Elect Shunji Komai as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5.12  Elect Vera Marie Inkster as Independent Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  In Case Cumulative Voting Is Adopted, Do You Wish       
  to Equally Distribute Your Votes Amongst the       
  Nominees below?    Management  For  Non-Voting 
7.1  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Daniel       
  Andre Stieler as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
7.2  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Douglas       
  James Upton as Independent Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
7.3  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Fernando       
  Jorge Buso Gomes as Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
7.4  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Joao       
  Luiz Fukunaga as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
7.5  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Jose       
  Luciano Duarte Penido as Independent Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
7.6  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Luis       
  Henrique Cals de Beauclair Guimaraes as Independent       
  Director    Management  For  Voted - For 
7.7  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Manuel       
  Lino Silva de Sousa Oliveira (Ollie) as Independent       
  Director    Management  For  Voted - For 
7.8  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Marcelo       
  Gasparino da Silva as Independent Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
7.9  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Paulo       
  Hartung as Independent Director  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

94

 

GQG Partners Global Quality Dividend Income Fund   
Proposal  Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
7.10  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Rachel       
  de Oliveira Maia as Independent Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
7.11  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Shunji       
  Komai as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
7.12  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Vera       
  Marie Inkster as Independent Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
8.1  Elect Daniel Andre Stieler as Board Chairman  Management  For  Voted - For 
9.1  Elect Marcelo Gasparino da Silva as Vice-Chairman  Management  For  Voted - Against 
10.1  Elect Heloisa Belotti Bedicks as Fiscal Council       
  Member and Jandaraci Ferreira de Araujo as       
  Alternate Appointed by Geracao L. Par Fundo de       
  Investimento em Acoes and Other Shareholders  Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
10.2  Elect Marcio de Souza as Fiscal Council Member and       
  Ana Maria Loureiro Recart as Alternate Appointed by       
  Caixa de Previdencia dos Funcionarios do Banco do       
  Brasil - Previ  Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
10.3  Elect Paulo Clovis Ayres Filho as Fiscal Council       
  Member and Guilherme Jose de Vasconcelos Cerqueira       
  as Alternate Appointed by Cosan  Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
10.4  Elect Raphael Manhaes Martins as Fiscal Council       
  Member and Adriana de Andrade Sole as Alternate       
  Appointed by Geracao L. Par Fundo de Investimento       
  em Acoes and Other Shareholders  Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
11  Approve Remuneration of Company's Management and       
  Fiscal Council  Management  For  Voted - For 
1  Amend Article 5 to Reflect Changes in Capital  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

95

 

GQG Partners International Quality Dividend Income Fund 
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
ASCENDAS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST       
Security ID: Y0205X103  Ticker: A17U       
Meeting Date: 06-Jul-22  Meeting Type: Extraordinary Shareholders     
1  Approve Entry into New Management Agreements  Management  For  Voted - For 
ASTRAZENECA PLC         
Security ID: G0593M107 Ticker: AZN       
Meeting Date: 27-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Dividends    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
5a  Re-elect Michel Demare as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5b  Re-elect Pascal Soriot as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5c  Re-elect Aradhana Sarin as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5d  Re-elect Philip Broadley as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5e  Re-elect Euan Ashley as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5f  Re-elect Deborah DiSanzo as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5g  Re-elect Diana Layfield as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5h  Re-elect Sheri McCoy as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5i  Re-elect Tony Mok as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5j  Re-elect Nazneen Rahman as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5k  Re-elect Andreas Rummelt as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5l  Re-elect Marcus Wallenberg as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Approve Remuneration Report  Management  For  Voted - For 
7  Authorise UK Political Donations and Expenditure  Management  For  Voted - For 
8  Authorise Issue of Equity  Management  For  Voted - For 
9  Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights  Management  For  Voted - For 
10  Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive       
  Rights in Connection with an Acquisition or Other       
  Capital Investment  Management  For  Voted - For 
11  Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares  Management  For  Voted - For 
12  Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with       
  Two Weeks' Notice  Management  For  Voted - For 
13  Adopt New Articles of Association  Management  For  Voted - For 
BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA SA       
Security ID: E11805103  Ticker: BBVA       
Meeting Date: 16-Mar-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Approve Consolidated and Standalone Financial       
  Statements    Management  For  Voted - For 

 

96

 

GQG Partners International Quality Dividend Income Fund 
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
1.2  Approve Non-Financial Information Statement  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.3  Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.4  Approve Discharge of Board  Management  For  Voted - For 
2.1  Reelect Raul Catarino Galamba de Oliveira as       
  Director    Management  For  Voted - For 
2.2  Reelect Lourdes Maiz Carro as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
2.3  Reelect Ana Leonor Revenga Shanklin as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
2.4  Reelect Carlos Vicente Salazar Lomelin as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
2.5  Elect Sonia Lilia Dula as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Approve Reduction in Share Capital via Amortization       
  of Treasury Shares  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Approve Remuneration Policy  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Fix Maximum Variable Compensation Ratio  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute Approved       
  Resolutions    Management  For  Voted - For 
7  Advisory Vote on Remuneration Report  Management  For  Voted - For 
BNP PARIBAS SA         
Security ID: F1058Q238  Ticker: BNP       
Meeting Date: 16-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual/Special       
1  Approve Financial Statements and Statutory Reports  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Consolidated Financial Statements and       
  Statutory Reports    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR       
  3.90 per Share    Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Approve Auditors' Special Report on Related-Party       
  Transactions    Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Issued       
  Share Capital    Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Reelect Jean Lemierre as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
7  Reelect Jacques Aschenbroich as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
8  Reelect Monique Cohen as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
9  Reelect Daniela Schwarzer as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
10  Approve Remuneration Policy of Directors  Management  For  Voted - For 
11  Approve Remuneration Policy of Chairman of the Board  Management  For  Voted - For 
12  Approve Remuneration Policy of CEO and Vice-CEOs  Management  For  Voted - For 
13  Approve Compensation Report of Corporate Officers  Management  For  Voted - For 
14  Approve Compensation of Jean Lemierre, Chairman of       
  the Board    Management  For  Voted - For 
15  Approve Compensation of Jean-Laurent Bonnafe, CEO  Management  For  Voted - For 
16  Approve Compensation of Yann Gerardin, Vice-CEO  Management  For  Voted - For 
17  Approve Compensation of Thierry Laborde, Vice-CEO  Management  For  Voted - For 
18  Approve the Overall Envelope of Compensation of       
  Certain Senior Management, Responsible Officers and       
  the Risk-takers    Management  For  Voted - For 
19  Approve Issuance of Super-Subordinated Contigent       
  Convertible Bonds without Preemptive Rights for       

 

97

 

GQG Partners International Quality Dividend Income Fund 
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
  Private Placements, up to 10 Percent of Issued       
  Capital    Management  For  Voted - For 
20  Authorize Capital Issuances for Use in Employee       
  Stock Purchase Plans  Management  For  Voted - For 
21  Authorize Decrease in Share Capital via       
  Cancellation of Repurchased Shares  Management  For  Voted - For 
22  Amend Article 14 of Bylaws Re: Age Limit of       
  Chairman of the Board  Management  For  Voted - For 
23  Authorize Filing of Required Documents/Other       
  Formalities    Management  For  Voted - For 
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC       
Security ID: G1510J102  Ticker: BATS       
Meeting Date: 19-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Remuneration Report  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Reappoint KPMG LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Authorise Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration of       
  Auditors    Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Re-elect Luc Jobin as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Re-elect Jack Bowles as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
7  Re-elect Tadeu Marroco as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
8  Re-elect Kandy Anand as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
9  Re-elect Sue Farr as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
10  Re-elect Karen Guerra as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
11  Re-elect Holly Keller Koeppel as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
12  Re-elect Dimitri Panayotopoulos as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
13  Re-elect Darrell Thomas as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
14  Elect Veronique Laury as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
15  Authorise UK Political Donations and Expenditure  Management  For  Voted - For 
16  Authorise Issue of Equity  Management  For  Voted - For 
17  Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights  Management  For  Voted - For 
18  Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares  Management  For  Voted - For 
19  Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with       
  Two Weeks' Notice  Management  For  Voted - For 
20  Adopt New Articles of Association  Management  For  Voted - For 
BROADCOM INC.         
Security ID: 11135F101  Ticker: AVGO       
Meeting Date: 03-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director Diane M. Bryant  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director Gayla J. Delly  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director Raul J. Fernandez  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director Eddy W. Hartenstein  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director Check Kian Low  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

98

 

GQG Partners International Quality Dividend Income Fund 
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
1f  Elect Director Justine F. Page  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director Henry Samueli  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director Hock E. Tan  Management  For  Voted - For 
1i  Elect Director Harry L. You  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Amend Omnibus Stock Plan  Management  For  Voted - Against 
4  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - Against 
5  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION       
Security ID: Y1397N101  Ticker: 939       
Meeting Date: 29-Jun-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Approve Report of the Board of Directors  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Report of the Board of Supervisors  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Approve Final Financial Accounts  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Approve Profit Distribution Plan  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Approve Ernst & Young Hua Ming LLP as Domestic       
  Auditor and Ernst & Young as International Auditor       
  and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Approve Fixed Assets Investment Budget  Management  For  Voted - For 
7  Elect Tian Guoli as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
8  Elect Shao Min as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
9  Elect Liu Fang as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
10  Elect Lord Sassoon as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
11  Elect Liu Huan as Supervisor  Management  For  Voted - For 
12  Elect Ben Shenglin as Supervisor  Management  For  Voted - For 
13  Approve Capital Planning for the Period from 2024       
  to 2026    Management  For  Voted - For 
14  Approve Issuance of Qualified Write-down Tier-2       
  Capital Instruments  Management  For  Voted - For 
CHINA SHENHUA ENERGY COMPANY LIMITED       
Security ID: Y1504C113  Ticker: 1088       
Meeting Date: 16-Jun-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Approve Report of the Board of Directors  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Report of the Supervisory Committee  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Approve Audited Financial Statements  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Approve Profit Distribution Plan and Final Dividend  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Approve Remuneration of Directors and Supervisors  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Approve Purchase of Liability Insurance for       
  Directors, Supervisors and Senior Management       
  Members and Related Transactions  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

99

 

GQG Partners International Quality Dividend Income Fund 
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
7  Approve KPMG as International Auditors and KPMG       
  Huazhen LLP as PRC Auditors and Authorize       
  Directors' Committee to Fix Their Remuneration  Management  For  Voted - For 
8  Approve New Mutual Coal Supply Agreement  Management  For  Voted - For 
9  Approve New Mutual Supplies and Services Agreement  Management  For  Voted - For 
10  Approve New Financial Services Agreement  Management  For  Voted - Against 
11  Approve Amendments to the Existing Non-Competition       
  Agreement and Supplemental Agreement to the       
  Existing Non-Competition Agreement  Management  For  Voted - For 
12  Approve Grant of General Mandate to the Board to       
  Repurchase H Shares of the Company  Management  For  Voted - For 
Meeting Date: 16-Jun-23  Meeting Type: Special       
1  Approve Grant of General Mandate to the Board to       
  Repurchase H Shares of the Company  Management  For  Voted - For 
COAL INDIA LTD.         
Security ID: Y1668L107  Ticker: 533278       
Meeting Date: 12-Feb-23  Meeting Type: Special       
1  Approve Appointment of Mukesh Choudhary as Whole       
  Time Director to Function as Director (Marketing)  Management  For  Voted - Against 
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG       
Security ID: D2035M136 Ticker: DTE       
Meeting Date: 05-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports       
  for Fiscal Year 2022 (Non-Voting)  Management  For  Non-Voting 
2  Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR       
  0.70 per Share    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Approve Discharge of Management Board for Fiscal       
  Year 2022    Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for Fiscal       
  Year 2022    Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Ratify Deloitte GmbH as Auditors for Fiscal Year       
  2023 and for the Review of the Interim Financial       
  Statements for Fiscal Year 2023 and First Quarter       
  of Fiscal Year 2024  Management  For  Voted - For 
6.1  Elect Harald Krueger to the Supervisory Board  Management  For  Voted - For 
6.2  Elect Reinhard Ploss to the Supervisory Board  Management  For  Voted - For 
6.3  Elect Margret Suckale to the Supervisory Board  Management  For  Voted - For 
7  Approve Virtual-Only Shareholder Meetings Until 2025  Management  For  Voted - For 
8  Approve Remuneration Report  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

100

 

GQG Partners International Quality Dividend Income Fund 
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
EMERA INC.         
Security ID: 290876101  Ticker: EMA       
Meeting Date: 24-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Elect Director Scott C. Balfour  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.2  Elect Director James V. Bertram  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.3  Elect Director Henry E. Demone  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.4  Elect Director Paula Y. Gold-Williams  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.5  Elect Director Kent M. Harvey  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.6  Elect Director B. Lynn Loewen  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.7  Elect Director Ian E. Robertson  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.8  Elect Director Andrea S. Rosen  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.9  Elect Director M. Jacqueline Sheppard  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.10  Elect Director Karen H. Sheriff  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.11  Elect Director Jochen E. Tilk  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Amend Stock Option Plan  Management  For  Voted - For 
ENBRIDGE INC.         
Security ID: 29250N105  Ticker: ENB       
Meeting Date: 03-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Elect Director Mayank M. Ashar  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.2  Elect Director Gaurdie E. Banister  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.3  Elect Director Pamela L. Carter  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1.4  Elect Director Susan M. Cunningham  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1.5  Elect Director Gregory L. Ebel  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.6  Elect Director Jason B. Few  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.7  Elect Director Teresa S. Madden  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.8  Elect Director Stephen S. Poloz  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.9  Elect Director S. Jane Rowe  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.10  Elect Director Dan C. Tutcher  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.11  Elect Director Steven W. Williams  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors and       
  Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Re-approve Shareholder Rights Plan  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  SP 1: Report on Lobbying and Political Donations  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
6  SP 2: Disclose the Company's Scope 3 Emissions  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 

 

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GQG Partners International Quality Dividend Income Fund 
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
ENI SPA         
Security ID: T3643A145  Ticker: ENI       
Meeting Date: 10-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual/Special       
1  Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Allocation of Income  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Fix Number of Directors  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Fix Board Terms for Directors  Management  For  Voted - For 
5.1  Slate Submitted by Ministry of Economy and Finance  Shareholder  None  Voted - Against 
5.2  Slate Submitted by Institutional Investors       
  (Assogestioni)    Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
6  Elect Giuseppe Zafarana as Board Chair  Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
7  Approve Remuneration of Directors  Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
8.1  Slate Submitted by Ministry of Economy and Finance  Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
8.2  Slate Submitted by Institutional Investors       
  (Assogestioni)    Shareholder  None  Voted - Against 
9  Appoint Rosalba Casiraghi as Chairman of Internal       
  Statutory Auditors  Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
10  Approve Internal Auditors' Remuneration  Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
11  Approve Long Term Incentive Plan 2023-2025  Management  For  Voted - For 
12  Approve Remuneration Policy  Management  For  Voted - For 
13  Approve Second Section of the Remuneration Report  Management  For  Voted - Against 
14  Authorize Share Repurchase Program and Reissuance       
  of Repurchased Shares  Management  For  Voted - For 
15  Authorize Use of Available Reserves for Dividend       
  Distribution    Management  For  Voted - For 
16  Authorize Reduction and Use of the Reserve Pursuant       
  to Law 342/2000 for Dividend Distribution  Management  For  Voted - For 
17  Authorize Cancellation of Treasury Shares without       
  Reduction of Share Capital; Amend Article 5.1  Management  For  Voted - For 
18  Authorize Cancellation of Repurchased Shares       
  without Reduction of Share Capital; Amend Article 5  Management  For  Voted - For 
A  Deliberations on Possible Legal Action Against       
  Directors if Presented by Shareholders  Management  None  Voted - Against 
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION       
Security ID: 30231G102  Ticker: XOM       
Meeting Date: 31-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Elect Director Michael J. Angelakis  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.2  Elect Director Susan K. Avery  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.3  Elect Director Angela F. Braly  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.4  Elect Director Gregory J. Goff  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.5  Elect Director John D. Harris, II  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.6  Elect Director Kaisa H. Hietala  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.7  Elect Director Joseph L. Hooley  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.8  Elect Director Steven A. Kandarian  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners International Quality Dividend Income Fund 
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
1.9  Elect Director Alexander A. Karsner  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.10  Elect Director Lawrence W. Kellner  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.11  Elect Director Jeffrey W. Ubben  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.12  Elect Director Darren W. Woods  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
5  Establish Board Committee on Decarbonization Risk  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
6  Reduce Executive Stock Holding Period  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
7  Report on Carbon Capture and Storage  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
8  Report on Methane Emission Disclosure Reliability  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
9  Adopt Medium-Term Scope 3 GHG Reduction Target  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
10  Issue a Report on Worst-Case Impacts of Oil Spills       
  from Operations Offshore of Guyana  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
11  Recalculate GHG Emissions Baseline to Exclude       
  Emissions from Material Divestitures  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
12  Report on Asset Retirement Obligations Under IEA       
  NZE Scenario    Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
13  Commission Audited Report on Reduced Plastics Demand  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
14  Report on Potential Costs of Environmental       
  Litigation    Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
15  Publish a Tax Transparency Report  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
16  Report on Social Impact From Plant Closure or       
  Energy Transition  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
17  Report on Benefits and Risks of Commitment to Not       
  Develop Projects in the Arctic *Withdrawn       
  Resolution*    Shareholder  Against  Non-Voting 
FORTIS INC.         
Security ID: 349553107  Ticker: FTS       
Meeting Date: 04-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Elect Director Tracey C. Ball  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.2  Elect Director Pierre J. Blouin  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.3  Elect Director Lawrence T. Borgard  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.4  Elect Director Maura J. Clark  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.5  Elect Director Lisa Crutchfield  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.6  Elect Director Margarita K. Dilley  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.7  Elect Director Julie A. Dobson  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.8  Elect Director Lisa L. Durocher  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.9  Elect Director David G. Hutchens  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.10  Elect Director Gianna M. Manes  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.11  Elect Director Donald R. Marchand  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.12  Elect Director Jo Mark Zurel  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Deloitte LLP as Auditors and Authorize       
  Board to Fix Their Remuneration  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

103

 

GQG Partners International Quality Dividend Income Fund 
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
GAZPROM PJSC         
Security ID: X3123F106  Ticker: GAZP       
Meeting Date: 30-Sep-22  Meeting Type: Special       
1  Approve Interim Dividends of RUB 51.03 per Share       
  for First Six Months of Fiscal 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
GLENCORE PLC         
Security ID: G39420107  Ticker: GLEN       
Meeting Date: 26-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Reduction of Capital Contribution Reserves  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Re-elect Kalidas Madhavpeddi as Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
4  Re-elect Gary Nagle as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Re-elect Peter Coates as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Re-elect Martin Gilbert as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
7  Re-elect Gill Marcus as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
8  Re-elect Cynthia Carroll as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
9  Re-elect David Wormsley as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
10  Elect Liz Hewitt as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
11  Reappoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
12  Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration       
  of Auditors    Management  For  Voted - For 
13  Approve 2022 Climate Report  Management  For  Voted - For 
14  Approve Remuneration Report  Management  For  Voted - For 
15  Authorise Issue of Equity  Management  For  Voted - For 
16  Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights  Management  For  Voted - For 
17  Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive       
  Rights in Connection with an Acquisition or Other       
  Capital Investment  Management  For  Voted - For 
18  Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares  Management  For  Voted - For 
19  Resolution in Respect of the Next Climate Action       
  Transition Plan    Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
IMPERIAL BRANDS PLC         
Security ID: G4720C107 Ticker: IMB       
Meeting Date: 01-Feb-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Remuneration Report  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Approve Final Dividend  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Re-elect Stefan Bomhard as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Re-elect Susan Clark as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Re-elect Ngozi Edozien as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners International Quality Dividend Income Fund 
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
7  Re-elect Therese Esperdy as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
8  Re-elect Alan Johnson as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
9  Re-elect Robert Kunze-Concewitz as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
10  Re-elect Lukas Paravicini as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
11  Re-elect Diane de Saint Victor as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
12  Re-elect Jonathan Stanton as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
13  Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
14  Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration       
  of Auditors    Management  For  Voted - For 
15  Approve Share Matching Scheme  Management  For  Voted - For 
16  Authorise UK Political Donations and Expenditure  Management  For  Voted - For 
17  Authorise Issue of Equity  Management  For  Voted - For 
18  Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights  Management  For  Voted - For 
19  Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares  Management  For  Voted - For 
20  Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with       
  Two Weeks' Notice  Management  For  Voted - For 
ITC LIMITED         
Security ID: Y4211T171  Ticker: 500875       
Meeting Date: 15-Dec-22  Meeting Type: Special       
1  Approve Reappointment and Remuneration of Nakul       
  Anand as Wholetime Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
Meeting Date: 15-Mar-23  Meeting Type: Special       
1  Approve Material Related Party Transactions  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Elect Peter Rajatilakan Chittaranjan as Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
JAPAN TOBACCO, INC.         
Security ID: J27869106  Ticker: 2914       
Meeting Date: 24-Mar-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend       
  of JPY 113    Management  For  Voted - For 
2.1  Elect Director Iwai, Mutsuo  Management  For  Voted - For 
2.2  Elect Director Okamoto, Shigeaki  Management  For  Voted - For 
2.3  Elect Director Terabatake, Masamichi  Management  For  Voted - For 
2.4  Elect Director Hirowatari, Kiyohide  Management  For  Voted - For 
2.5  Elect Director Nakano, Kei  Management  For  Voted - For 
2.6  Elect Director Koda, Main  Management  For  Voted - For 
2.7  Elect Director Nagashima, Yukiko  Management  For  Voted - For 
2.8  Elect Director Kitera, Masato  Management  For  Voted - For 
2.9  Elect Director Shoji, Tetsuya  Management  For  Voted - For 
3.1  Appoint Statutory Auditor Kashiwakura, Hideaki  Management  For  Voted - For 
3.2  Appoint Statutory Auditor Hashimoto, Tsutomu  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

105

 

GQG Partners International Quality Dividend Income Fund 
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
3.3  Appoint Statutory Auditor Taniuchi, Shigeru  Management  For  Voted - Against 
3.4  Appoint Statutory Auditor Inada, Nobuo  Management  For  Voted - For 
3.5  Appoint Statutory Auditor Yamashina, Hiroko  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Approve Fixed Cash Compensation Ceiling and       
  Performance-Based Cash Compensation Ceiling for       
  Directors, Restricted Stock Plan and Performance       
  Share Plan    Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Amend Articles to Introduce Provision on Management       
  of Subsidiaries    Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
6  Amend Articles to Prohibit Appointments of       
  Officials of Japan Tobacco or its Affiliated       
  Companies to the Board of Japan Tobacco's Listed       
  Subsidiary    Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
7  Amend Articles to Ban Borrowing and Lending with       
  Japan Tobacco's Listed Subsidiary via Cash       
  Management System  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
8  Initiate Share Repurchase Program  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
MMC NORILSK NICKEL PJSC       
Security ID: X5424N118  Ticker: GMKN       
Meeting Date: 11-Aug-22  Meeting Type: Special       
1  Approve Reduction in Share Capital via Cancellation       
  of Repurchased Shares  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
MUENCHENER RUECKVERSICHERUNGS-GESELLSCHAFT AG       
Security ID: D55535104  Ticker: MUV2       
Meeting Date: 05-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports       
  for Fiscal Year 2022 (Non-Voting)  Management  For  Did Not Vote 
2  Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR       
  11.60 per Share    Management  For  Do Not Vote 
3.1  Approve Discharge of Management Board Member       
  Joachim Wenning for Fiscal Year 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
3.2  Approve Discharge of Management Board Member Thomas       
  Blunck for Fiscal Year 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
3.3  Approve Discharge of Management Board Member       
  Nicholas Gartside for Fiscal Year 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
3.4  Approve Discharge of Management Board Member Stefan       
  Golling for Fiscal Year 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
3.5  Approve Discharge of Management Board Member Doris       
  Hoepke (until April 30, 2022) for Fiscal Year 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
3.6  Approve Discharge of Management Board Member       
  Christoph Jurecka for Fiscal Year 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
3.7  Approve Discharge of Management Board Member       
  Torsten Jeworrek for Fiscal Year 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 

 

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GQG Partners International Quality Dividend Income Fund 
Proposal  Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
3.8  Approve Discharge of Management Board Member Achim       
  Kassow for Fiscal Year 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
3.9  Approve Discharge of Management Board Member       
  Clarisse Kopf (from Dec. 1, 2022) for Fiscal Year       
  2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
3.10  Approve Discharge of Management Board Member Markus       
  Riess for Fiscal Year 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
4.1  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member       
  Nikolaus von Bomhard for Fiscal Year 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
4.2  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member Anne       
  Horstmann for Fiscal Year 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
4.3  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member       
  Ann-Kristin Achleitner for Fiscal Year 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
4.4  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member       
  Clement Booth for Fiscal Year 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
4.5  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member Ruth       
  Brown for Fiscal Year 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
4.6  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member       
  Stephan Eberl for Fiscal Year 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
4.7  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member Frank       
  Fassin for Fiscal Year 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
4.8  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member       
  Ursula Gather for Fiscal Year 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
4.9  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member Gerd       
  Haeusler for Fiscal Year 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
4.10  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member       
  Angelika Herzog for Fiscal Year 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
4.11  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member       
  Renata Bruengger for Fiscal Year 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
4.12  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member       
  Stefan Kaindl for Fiscal Year 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
4.13  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member       
  Carinne Knoche-Brouillon for Fiscal Year 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
4.14  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member       
  Gabriele Muecke for Fiscal Year 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
4.15  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member       
  Ulrich Plottke for Fiscal Year 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
4.16  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member       
  Manfred Rassy for Fiscal Year 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
4.17  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member       
  Gabriele Sinz-Toporzysek (until Jan. 31, 2022) for       
  Fiscal Year 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
4.18  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member       
  Carsten Spohr for Fiscal Year 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
4.19  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member       
  Karl-Heinz Streibich for Fiscal Year 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
4.20  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member       
  Markus Wagner (from Feb. 1, 2022) for Fiscal Year       
  2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
4.21  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member       
  Maximilian Zimmerer for Fiscal Year 2022  Management  For  Do Not Vote 

 

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GQG Partners International Quality Dividend Income Fund 
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
5  Ratify Ernst & Young GmbH as Auditors for Fiscal       
  Year 2023 and for the Review of the Interim       
  Financial Statements for Fiscal Year 2023 and First       
  Quarter of Fiscal Year 2024  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
6  Approve Remuneration Report  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
7.1  Approve Virtual-Only Shareholder Meetings Until 2025  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
7.2  Amend Articles Re: Participation of Supervisory       
  Board Members in the Annual General Meeting by       
  Means of Audio and Video Transmission  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
7.3  Amend Articles Re: Editorial Changes  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
8  Amend Articles Re: Registration in the Share       
  Register    Management  For  Do Not Vote 
NESTLE SA         
Security ID: H57312649  Ticker: NESN       
Meeting Date: 20-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.2  Approve Remuneration Report  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Discharge of Board and Senior Management  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of CHF       
  2.95 per Share    Management  For  Voted - For 
4.1.a Reelect Paul Bulcke as Director and Board Chair  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.1.b Reelect Ulf Schneider as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.1.c Reelect Henri de Castries as Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
4.1.d Reelect Renato Fassbind as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.1.e Reelect Pablo Isla as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.1.f Reelect Patrick Aebischer as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.1.g Reelect Kimberly Ross as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.1.h Reelect Dick Boer as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.1.i  Reelect Dinesh Paliwal as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.1.j  Reelect Hanne Jimenez de Mora as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.1.k Reelect Lindiwe Sibanda as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.1.l  Reelect Chris Leong as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.1.mReelect Luca Maestri as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.2.1 Elect Rainer Blair as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.2.2 Elect Marie-Gabrielle Ineichen-Fleisch as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.3.1 Reappoint Pablo Isla as Member of the Compensation       
  Committee    Management  For  Voted - For 
4.3.2 Reappoint Patrick Aebischer as Member of the       
  Compensation Committee  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.3.3 Reappoint Dick Boer as Member of the Compensation       
  Committee    Management  For  Voted - For 
4.3.4 Reappoint Dinesh Paliwal as Member of the       
  Compensation Committee  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.4  Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.5  Designate Hartmann Dreyer as Independent Proxy  Management  For  Voted - For 
5.1  Approve Remuneration of Directors in the Amount of       
  CHF 10.5 Million  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners International Quality Dividend Income Fund 
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
5.2  Approve Remuneration of Executive Committee in the       
  Amount of CHF 72 Million  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Approve CHF 8 Million Reduction in Share Capital as       
  Part of the Share Buyback Program via Cancellation       
  of Repurchased Shares  Management  For  Voted - For 
7.1  Amend Articles Re: General Meeting (Incl.       
  Virtual-Only or Hybrid Shareholder Meetings)  Management  For  Voted - For 
7.2  Amend Articles of Association  Management  For  Voted - For 
8  Transact Other Business (Voting)  Management  Against  Voted - Against 
NEW HOPE CORPORATION LIMITED       
Security ID: Q66635105  Ticker: NHC       
Meeting Date: 24-Nov-22  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Approve Remuneration Report  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Elect Ian Williams as Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
3  Elect Jacqueline McGill as Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
4  Elect Steven Boulton as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Approve New Hope Corporation Limited Rights Plan  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Approve Issuance of Performance Rights and Service       
  Rights to Robert Bishop  Management  For  Voted - For 
7  Approve the Amendments to the Company's Constitution  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
8  Approve Capital Protection  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
NOVARTIS AG         
Security ID: H5820Q150 Ticker: NOVN       
Meeting Date: 07-Mar-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Discharge of Board and Senior Management  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of CHF       
  3.20 per Share    Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Approve CHF 63.1 Million Reduction in Share Capital       
  via Cancellation of Repurchased Shares  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Authorize Repurchase of up to CHF 10 Billion in       
  Issued Share Capital  Management  For  Voted - For 
6.1  Amend Articles Re: Electronic Participation;       
  Virtual-Only Shareholder Meetings  Management  For  Voted - For 
6.2  Amend Articles of Association  Management  For  Voted - For 
6.3  Amend Articles of Association  Management  For  Voted - For 
7.1  Approve Remuneration of Directors in the Amount of       
  CHF 8.8 Million    Management  For  Voted - For 
7.2  Approve Maximum Remuneration of Executive Committee       
  in the Amount of CHF 90 Million  Management  For  Voted - For 
7.3  Approve Remuneration Report  Management  For  Voted - For 
8.1  Reelect Joerg Reinhardt as Director and Board Chair  Management  For  Voted - For 
8.2  Reelect Nancy Andrews as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners International Quality Dividend Income Fund 
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
8.3  Reelect Ton Buechner as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
8.4  Reelect Patrice Bula as Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
8.5  Reelect Elizabeth Doherty as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
8.6  Reelect Bridgette Heller as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
8.7  Reelect Daniel Hochstrasser as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
8.8  Reelect Frans van Houten as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
8.9  Reelect Simon Moroney as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
8.10  Reelect Ana de Pro Gonzalo as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
8.11  Reelect Charles Sawyers as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
8.12  Reelect William Winters as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
8.13  Elect John Young as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
9.1  Reappoint Patrice Bula as Member of the       
  Compensation Committee  Management  For  Voted - Against 
9.2  Reappoint Bridgette Heller as Member of the       
  Compensation Committee  Management  For  Voted - For 
9.3  Reappoint Simon Moroney as Member of the       
  Compensation Committee  Management  For  Voted - For 
9.4  Reappoint William Winters as Member of the       
  Compensation Committee  Management  For  Voted - For 
10  Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
11  Designate Peter Zahn as Independent Proxy  Management  For  Voted - For 
12  Transact Other Business (Voting)  Management  For  Voted - Against 
NOVO NORDISK A/S         
Security ID: K72807132  Ticker: NOVO.B       
Meeting Date: 23-Mar-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Receive Report of Board  Management  For  Non-Voting 
2  Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of DKK       
  8.15 Per Share    Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Approve Remuneration Report (Advisory Vote)  Management  For  Voted - For 
5.1  Approve Remuneration of Directors in the Aggregate       
  Amount of DKK 20.2 Million  Management  For  Voted - For 
5.2  Approve Remuneration of Directors in 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  Management  For  Voted - For 
5.3  Amendment to Remuneration Policy for Board of       
  Directors and Executive Management  Management  For  Voted - For 
6.1  Reelect Helge Lund as Board Chairman  Management  For  Voted - For 
6.2  Reelect Henrik Poulsen as Vice Chairman  Management  For  Voted - For 
6.3a  Reelect Laurence Debroux as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
6.3b  Reelect Andreas Fibig as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
6.3c  Reelect Sylvie Gregoire as Director  Management  For  Voted - Abstain 
6.3d  Reelect Kasim Kutay as Director  Management  For  Voted - Abstain 
6.3e  Reelect Christina Law as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
6.3f  Reelect Martin Mackay as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners International Quality Dividend Income Fund 
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
7  Ratify Deloitte as Auditor  Management  For  Voted - For 
8.1  Approve DKK 5 Million Reduction in Share Capital       
  via Share Cancellation of B Shares  Management  For  Voted - For 
8.2  Authorize Share Repurchase Program  Management  For  Voted - For 
8.3  Approve Creation of DKK 45.1 Million 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  Management  For  Voted - For 
8.4  Product Pricing Proposal  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
9  Other Business    Management  For  Non-Voting 
PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SA       
Security ID: 71654V408  Ticker: PETR4       
Meeting Date: 19-Aug-22  Meeting Type: Extraordinary Shareholders     
1  Elect Directors    Management  For  Voted - Against 
2  In Case There is Any Change to the Board Slate       
  Composition, May Your Votes Still be Counted for       
  the Proposed Slate?  Management  None  Voted - Against 
3  Do You Wish to Adopt Cumulative Voting for the       
  Election of the Members of the Board of Directors,       
  Under the Terms of Article 141 of the Brazilian       
  Corporate Law?    Management  None  Voted - For 
4.1  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Gileno       
  Gurjao Barreto as Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
4.2  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Caio       
  Mario Paes de Andrade as Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
4.3  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Edison       
  Antonio Costa Britto Garcia as Independent Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
4.4  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Ieda       
  Aparecida de Moura Cagni as Independent Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
4.5  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Marcio       
  Andrade Weber as Independent Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
4.6  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Ruy       
  Flaks Schneider as Independent Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
4.7  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Jose       
  Joao Abdalla Filho as Independent Director       
  Appointed by Minority Shareholder  Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
4.8  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Marcelo       
  Gasparino da Silva as Independent Director       
  Appointed by Minority Shareholder  Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
5  Elect Gileno Gurjao Barreto as Board Chairman  Management  For  Voted - Against 
6  In the Event of a Second Call, the Voting       
  Instructions Contained in this Remote Voting Card       
  May Also be Considered for the Second Call?  Management  None  Voted - For 

 

111

 

GQG Partners International Quality Dividend Income Fund 
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
Meeting Date: 27-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports       
  for Fiscal Year Ended Dec. 31, 2022  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Elect Directors    Management  For  Voted - Against 
4  In Case There is Any Change to the Board Slate       
  Composition, May Your Votes Still be Counted for       
  the Proposed Slate?    Management  None  Voted - Against 
5  Do You Wish to Adopt Cumulative Voting for the       
  Election of the Members of the Board of Directors,       
  Under the Terms of Article 141 of the Brazilian       
  Corporate Law?    Management  None  Voted - For 
6.1  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Pietro       
  Adamo Sampaio Mendes as Independent Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
6.2  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Jean       
  Paul Terra Prates as Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
6.3  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Efrain       
  Pereira da Cruz as Independent Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
6.4  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Vitor       
  Eduardo de Almeida Saback as Independent Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
6.5  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Eugenio       
  Tiago Chagas Cordeiro e Teixeira as Independent       
  Director    Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
6.6  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Bruno       
  Moretti as Independent Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
6.7  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Sergio       
  Machado Rezende as Independent Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
6.8  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Suzana       
  Kahn Ribeiro as Independent Director  Management  None  Voted - Abstain 
6.9  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Jose       
  Joao Abdalla Filho as Independent Director  Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
6.10  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Marcelo       
  Gasparino da Silva as Independent Director  Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
7  Elect Pietro Adamo Sampaio Mendes as Board Chairman  Management  For  Voted - Against 
8  Fix Number of Fiscal Council Members at Five  Management  For  Voted - For 
9  Elect Fiscal Council Members  Management  For  Voted - Abstain 
10  In Case One of the Nominees Leaves the Fiscal       
  Council Slate Due to a Separate Minority Election,       
  as Allowed Under Articles 161 and 240 of the       
  Brazilian Corporate Law, May Your Votes Still Be       
  Counted for the Proposed Slate?  Management  None  Voted - Against 
11  Elect Michele da Silva Gonsales Torres as Fiscal       
  Council Member and Aloisio Macario Ferreira de       
  Souza as Alternate Appointed by Minority Shareholder  Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
12  Approve Remuneration of Company's Management,       
  Fiscal Council, and Statutory Advisory Committees  Management  For  Voted - Against 
13  In the Event of a Second Call, the Voting       
  Instructions Contained in this Remote Voting Card       
  May Also be Considered for the Second Call?  Management  None  Voted - For 

 

112

 

GQG Partners International Quality Dividend Income Fund 
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SA       
Security ID: P78331140  Ticker: PETR4       
Meeting Date: 27-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Elect Joao Vicente Silva Machado as Fiscal Council       
  Member and Lucia Maria Guimaraes Cavalcanti as       
  Alternate Appointed by Preferred Shareholder  Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC.       
Security ID: 718172109  Ticker: PM       
Meeting Date: 03-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director Brant Bonin Bough  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director Andre Calantzopoulos  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director Michel Combes  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director Juan Jose Daboub  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director Werner Geissler  Management  For  Voted - For 
1f  Elect Director Lisa A. Hook  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director Jun Makihara  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director Kalpana Morparia  Management  For  Voted - For 
1i  Elect Director Jacek Olczak  Management  For  Voted - For 
1j  Elect Director Robert B. Polet  Management  For  Voted - For 
1k  Elect Director Dessislava Temperley  Management  For  Voted - For 
1l  Elect Director Shlomo Yanai  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - Against 
3  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
4  Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers SA as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Disclose Nicotine Level Information, and Reduce       
  Nicotine Levels in Tobacco Products  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
PICC PROPERTY AND CASUALTY COMPANY LIMITED       
Security ID: Y6975Z103  Ticker: 2328       
Meeting Date: 27-Oct-22  Meeting Type: Extraordinary Shareholders     
1  Elect Li Weibin as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Elect Qu Xiaobo as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Elect Dong Qingxiu as Supervisor  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Elect Carson Wen as Supervisor  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Approve Plan on Authorization to the Board of       
  Directors by Shareholders' General Meeting  Management  For  Voted - For 
Meeting Date: 16-Jan-23  Meeting Type: Extraordinary Shareholders     
1  Elect Hu Wei as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

113

 

GQG Partners International Quality Dividend Income Fund 
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
Meeting Date: 19-Jun-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Approve Report of the Board of Directors  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Report of the Supervisory Committee  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Approve Audited Financial Statements and Auditor's       
  Report    Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Approve Profit Distribution Plan  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers as International       
  Auditor and PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian LLP       
  as Domestic Auditor and Authorize Board to Fix       
  Their Remuneration  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Approve Issuance of 10-Year Capital Supplementary       
  Bonds and Related Transactions  Management  For  Voted - For 
POLYUS PJSC         
Security ID: X59432108  Ticker: PLZL       
Meeting Date: 30-Sep-22  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Approve Annual Report and Financial Statements  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
2  Approve Allocation of Income and Omission of       
  Dividends    Management  For  Do Not Vote 
3.1  Elect Aleksei Vostokov as Director  Management  None  Do Not Vote 
3.2  Elect Viktor Drozdov as Director  Management  None  Do Not Vote 
3.3  Elect Feliks Itskov as Director  Management  None  Do Not Vote 
3.4  Elect Anna Lobanova as Director  Management  None  Do Not Vote 
3.5  Elect Akhmet Palankoev as Director  Management  None  Do Not Vote 
3.6  Elect Stanislav Pisarenko as Director  Management  None  Do Not Vote 
3.7  Elect Vladimir Polin as Director  Management  None  Do Not Vote 
3.8  Elect Anton Rumiantsev as Director  Management  None  Do Not Vote 
3.9  Elect Mikhail Stiskin as Director  Management  None  Do Not Vote 
4  Approve New Edition of Charter  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
5  Approve New Edition of Regulations on General       
  Meetings    Management  For  Do Not Vote 
6  Ratify Finekspertiza as RAS Auditor  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
7  Ratify AO DRT as IFRS Auditor  Management  For  Do Not Vote 
POSTAL SAVINGS BANK OF CHINA CO., LTD.       
Security ID: Y6988Z108  Ticker: 1658       
Meeting Date: 30-Jun-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Approve Work Report of the Board of Directors  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Work Report of the Board of Supervisors  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Approve Final Financial Accounts  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Approve Profit Distribution Plan  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Approve Budget Plan of Fixed Asset Investment  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Approve Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Certified Public       
  Accountants LLP and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu as       

 

114

 

GQG Partners International Quality Dividend Income Fund 
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
  Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their       
  Remuneration    Management  For  Voted - For 
7  Approve Change of Registered Capital  Management  For  Voted - For 
8  Amend Articles of Association  Management  For  Voted - Against 
9  Amend Rules and Procedures Regarding General       
  Meetings of Shareholders  Management  For  Voted - For 
10  Amend Rules and Procedures Regarding Meetings of       
  Board of Directors  Management  For  Voted - Against 
11  Elect Huang Jie as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
12  Elect Li Chaokun as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
POWER GRID CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED       
Security ID: Y7028N105  Ticker: 532898       
Meeting Date: 03-Nov-22  Meeting Type: Extraordinary Shareholders     
1  Approve Appointment of Ravindra Kumar Tyagi as       
  Director (Operations) (Whole Time Director)  Management  For  Voted - Against 
2  Approve Appointment of G. Ravisankar as Director       
  (Finance) (Whole Time Director)  Management  For  Voted - Against 
3  Elect Mohammad Afzal as Government Nominee Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
PT BANK MANDIRI (PERSERO) TBK       
Security ID: Y7123S108  Ticker: BMRI       
Meeting Date: 14-Mar-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Approve Annual Report, Financial Statements,       
  Statutory Reports, Report of the Micro and Small       
  Business Funding Program (PUMK), and Discharge of       
  Directors and Commissioners  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Allocation of Income  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Approve Remuneration and Tantiem of Directors and       
  Commissioners    Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Appoint Auditors of the Company and the Micro and       
  Small Business Funding Program (PUMK)  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Approve Resolution Plan  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Approve Stock Split  Management  For  Voted - For 
7  Amend Articles of Association  Management  For  Voted - Against 
8  Approve Changes in the Boards of the Company  Management  For  Voted - Against 
RIO TINTO PLC         
Security ID: 767204100  Ticker: RIO       
Meeting Date: 25-Oct-22  Meeting Type: Special       
1  Approve Proposed Joint Venture with China Baowu       
  Steel Group Co., Ltd  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

115

 

GQG Partners International Quality Dividend Income Fund 
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
2  Approve Any Acquisition or Disposal of a       
  Substantial Asset from or to China Baowu Steel       
  Group Co., Ltd or its Associates Pursuant to a       
  Future Transaction  Management  For  Voted - For 
Meeting Date: 06-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Remuneration Report for UK Law Purposes  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Approve Remuneration Report for Australian Law       
  Purposes    Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Approve the Potential Termination of Benefits for       
  Australian Law Purposes  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Elect Kaisa Hietala as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Re-elect Dominic Barton as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
7  Re-elect Megan Clark as Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
8  Re-elect Peter Cunningham as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
9  Re-elect Simon Henry as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
10  Re-elect Sam Laidlaw as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
11  Re-elect Simon McKeon as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
12  Re-elect Jennifer Nason as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
13  Re-elect Jakob Stausholm as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
14  Re-elect Ngaire Woods as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
15  Re-elect Ben Wyatt as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
16  Reappoint KPMG LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
17  Authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to Fix       
  Remuneration of Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
18  Authorise UK Political Donations and Expenditure  Management  For  Voted - For 
19  Authorise Issue of Equity  Management  For  Voted - For 
20  Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights  Management  For  Voted - For 
21  Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares  Management  For  Voted - For 
22  Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with       
  Two Weeks' Notice  Management  For  Voted - For 
SK TELECOM CO., LTD.         
Security ID: 78440P306  Ticker: 017670       
Meeting Date: 28-Mar-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Approve Financial Statements and Allocation of       
  Income    Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Stock Option Grants  Management  For  Voted - For 
3.1  Elect Kim Yong-hak as Outside Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
3.2  Elect Kim Jun-mo as Outside Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
3.3  Elect Oh Hye-yeon as Outside Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.1  Elect Kim Yong-hak as a Member of Audit Committee  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.2  Elect Oh Hye-yeon as a Member of Audit Committee  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Approve Total Remuneration of Inside Directors and       
  Outside Directors    Management  For  Voted - For 

 

116

 

GQG Partners International Quality Dividend Income Fund 
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
SK TELECOM CO., LTD.         
Security ID: Y4935N104  Ticker: 017670       
Meeting Date: 28-Mar-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Approve Financial Statements and Allocation of       
  Income    Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Stock Option Grants  Management  For  Voted - For 
3.1  Elect Kim Yong-hak as Outside Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
3.2  Elect Kim Jun-mo as Outside Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
3.3  Elect Oh Hye-yeon as Outside Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.1  Elect Kim Yong-hak as a Member of Audit Committee  Management  For  Voted - For 
4.2  Elect Oh Hye-yeon as a Member of Audit Committee  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Approve Total Remuneration of Inside Directors and       
  Outside Directors    Management  For  Voted - For 
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.       
Security ID: 874039100  Ticker: 2330       
Meeting Date: 06-Jun-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Approve Business Operations Report and Financial       
  Statements    Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Issuance of Restricted Stocks  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Amend Procedures for Endorsement and Guarantees  Management  For  Voted - Against 
4  Amend the Name of Audit Committee in the Policies       
  (I)Procedures for Acquisition or Disposal of Assets       
  (II)Procedures for Financial Derivatives       
  Transactions (III)Procedures for Lending Funds to       
  Other Parties (IV)Procedures for Endorsement and       
  Guarantee    Management  For  Voted - For 
TOKIO MARINE HOLDINGS, INC.       
Security ID: J86298106  Ticker: 8766       
Meeting Date: 26-Jun-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend       
  of JPY 50    Management  For  Voted - For 
2.1  Elect Director Nagano, Tsuyoshi  Management  For  Voted - Against 
2.2  Elect Director Komiya, Satoru  Management  For  Voted - Against 
2.3  Elect Director Okada, Kenji  Management  For  Voted - For 
2.4  Elect Director Moriwaki, Yoichi  Management  For  Voted - For 
2.5  Elect Director Ishii, Yoshinori  Management  For  Voted - For 
2.6  Elect Director Wada, Kiyoshi  Management  For  Voted - For 
2.7  Elect Director Hirose, Shinichi  Management  For  Voted - For 
2.8  Elect Director Mitachi, Takashi  Management  For  Voted - For 
2.9  Elect Director Endo, Nobuhiro  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

117

 

GQG Partners International Quality Dividend Income Fund 
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
2.10  Elect Director Katanozaka, Shinya  Management  For  Voted - For 
2.11  Elect Director Osono, Emi  Management  For  Voted - For 
2.12  Elect Director Shindo, Kosei  Management  For  Voted - For 
2.13  Elect Director Robert Alan Feldman  Management  For  Voted - For 
2.14  Elect Director Yamamoto, Kichiichiro  Management  For  Voted - For 
2.15  Elect Director Matsuyama, Haruka  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Appoint Statutory Auditor Shimizu, Junko  Management  For  Voted - For 
TOTALENERGIES SE         
Security ID: F92124100  Ticker: TTE       
Meeting Date: 26-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual/Special       
1  Approve Financial Statements and Statutory Reports  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Consolidated Financial Statements and       
  Statutory Reports    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR       
  3.81 per Share    Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Issued       
  Share Capital    Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Approve Auditors' Special Report on Related-Party       
  Transactions Mentioning the Absence of New       
  Transactions    Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Reelect Marie-Christine Coisne-Roquette as Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
7  Reelect Mark Cutifani as Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
8  Elect Dierk Paskert as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
9  Elect Anelise Lara as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
10  Approve Compensation Report of Corporate Officers  Management  For  Voted - For 
11  Approve Remuneration Policy of Directors; Approve       
  Remuneration of Directors in the Aggregate Amount       
  of EUR 1.95 Million  Management  For  Voted - For 
12  Approve Compensation of Patrick Pouyanne, Chairman       
  and CEO    Management  For  Voted - For 
13  Approve Remuneration Policy of Chairman and CEO  Management  For  Voted - For 
14  Approve the Company's Sustainable Development and       
  Energy Transition Plan  Management  For  Voted - For 
15  Authorize up to 1 Percent of Issued Capital for Use       
  in Restricted Stock Plans  Management  For  Voted - For 
16  Authorize Capital Issuances for Use in Employee       
  Stock Purchase Plans  Management  For  Voted - For 
17  Remove Double-Voting Rights for Long-Term       
  Registered Shareholders and Amend Article 18 of       
  Bylaws Accordingly  Management  For  Voted - For 
A  Align Targets for Indirect Scope 3 Emissions with       
  the Paris Climate Agreement (Advisory)  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 

 

118

 

GQG Partners International Quality Dividend Income Fund 
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
VALE SA         
Security ID: 91912E105  Ticker: VALE3       
Meeting Date: 21-Dec-22  Meeting Type: Extraordinary Shareholders     
1  Amend Articles Re: Wording Amendments  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Amend Articles Re: Changes in Board of Directors       
  and Executive Board Meetings  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Amend Articles Re: Changes in the Authorities of       
  the Board of Directors and the Executive Board  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Amend Articles Re: Provisions about the Advisory       
  Committees to the Board of Directors  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Consolidate Bylaws  Management  For  Voted - For 
Meeting Date: 28-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual/Special       
1  Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports       
  for Fiscal Year Ended Dec. 31, 2022  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Capital Budget, Allocation of Income and       
  Dividends    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Fix Number of Directors at 13  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Do You Wish to Adopt Cumulative Voting for the       
  Election of the Members of the Board of Directors,       
  Under the Terms of Article 141 of the Brazilian       
  Corporate Law?    Management  Against  Voted - Abstain 
5.1  Elect Daniel Andre Stieler as Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
5.2  Elect Douglas James Upton as Independent Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5.3  Elect Fernando Jorge Buso Gomes as Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
5.4  Elect Joao Luiz Fukunaga as Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
5.5  Elect Jose Luciano Duarte Penido as Independent       
  Director    Management  For  Voted - For 
5.6  Elect Luis Henrique Cals de Beauclair Guimaraes as       
  Independent Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5.7  Elect Manuel Lino Silva de Sousa Oliveira (Ollie)       
  as Independent Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5.8  Elect Marcelo Gasparino da Silva as Independent       
  Director    Management  For  Voted - For 
5.9  Elect Paulo Hartung as Independent Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5.10  Elect Rachel de Oliveira Maia as Independent       
  Director    Management  For  Voted - For 
5.11  Elect Shunji Komai as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5.12  Elect Vera Marie Inkster as Independent Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  In Case Cumulative Voting Is Adopted, Do You Wish       
  to Equally Distribute Your Votes Amongst the       
  Nominees below?  Management  For  Non-Voting 
7.1  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Daniel       
  Andre Stieler as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
7.2  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Douglas       
  James Upton as Independent Director  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

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Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
7.3  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Fernando       
  Jorge Buso Gomes as Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
7.4  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Joao       
  Luiz Fukunaga as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
7.5  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Jose       
  Luciano Duarte Penido as Independent Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
7.6  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Luis       
  Henrique Cals de Beauclair Guimaraes as Independent       
  Director    Management  For  Voted - For 
7.7  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Manuel       
  Lino Silva de Sousa Oliveira (Ollie) as Independent       
  Director    Management  For  Voted - For 
7.8  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Marcelo       
  Gasparino da Silva as Independent Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
7.9  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Paulo       
  Hartung as Independent Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
7.10  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Rachel       
  de Oliveira Maia as Independent Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
7.11  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Shunji       
  Komai as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
7.12  Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Vera       
  Marie Inkster as Independent Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
8.1  Elect Daniel Andre Stieler as Board Chairman  Management  For  Voted - For 
9.1  Elect Marcelo Gasparino da Silva as Vice-Chairman  Management  For  Voted - Against 
10.1  Elect Heloisa Belotti Bedicks as Fiscal Council       
  Member and Jandaraci Ferreira de Araujo as       
  Alternate Appointed by Geracao L. Par Fundo de       
  Investimento em Acoes and Other Shareholders  Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
10.2  Elect Marcio de Souza as Fiscal Council Member and       
  Ana Maria Loureiro Recart as Alternate Appointed by       
  Caixa de Previdencia dos Funcionarios do Banco do       
  Brasil - Previ    Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
10.3  Elect Paulo Clovis Ayres Filho as Fiscal Council       
  Member and Guilherme Jose de Vasconcelos Cerqueira       
  as Alternate Appointed by Cosan  Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
10.4  Elect Raphael Manhaes Martins as Fiscal Council       
  Member and Adriana de Andrade Sole as Alternate       
  Appointed by Geracao L. Par Fundo de Investimento       
  em Acoes and Other Shareholders  Shareholder  None  Voted - For 
11  Approve Remuneration of Company's Management and       
  Fiscal Council    Management  For  Voted - For 
1  Amend Article 5 to Reflect Changes in Capital  Management  For  Voted - For 
WHITEHAVEN COAL LIMITED       
Security ID: Q97664108  Ticker: WHC       
Meeting Date: 26-Oct-22  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Approve Remuneration Report  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Elect Mark Vaile as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Approve On-Market Buy-Back  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

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Proposal  Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
4  Approve Off-Market Tender Buy-Back  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Approve the Amendments to the Company's Constitution  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
6  Approve Capital Protection  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
7  Approve the Spill Resolution  Management  Against  Voted - Against 

 

121

 

GQG Partners US Select Quality Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.       
Security ID: 007903107  Ticker: AMD       
Meeting Date: 18-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director Nora M. Denzel  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director Mark Durcan  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director Michael P. Gregoire  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director Joseph A. Householder  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director John W. Marren  Management  For  Voted - For 
1f  Elect Director Jon A. Olson  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director Lisa T. Su  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director Abhi Y. Talwalkar  Management  For  Voted - For 
1i  Elect Director Elizabeth W. Vanderslice  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Omnibus Stock Plan  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.       
Security ID: 025537101  Ticker: AEP       
Meeting Date: 25-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Elect Director Nicholas K. Akins  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1.2  Elect Director J. Barnie Beasley, Jr.  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.3  Elect Director Ben Fowke  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1.4  Elect Director Art A. Garcia  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1.5  Elect Director Linda A. Goodspeed  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.6  Elect Director Donna A. James  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.7  Elect Director Sandra Beach Lin  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1.8  Elect Director Margaret M. McCarthy  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.9  Elect Director Oliver G. 'Rick' Richard, III  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.10  Elect Director Daryl Roberts  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.11  Elect Director Julia A. Sloat  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.12  Elect Director Sara Martinez Tucker  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1.13  Elect Director Lewis Von Thaer  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 

 

122

 

GQG Partners US Select Quality Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
ARCH COAL INC.         
Security ID: 03940R107  Ticker: ARCH       
Meeting Date: 12-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Elect Director James N. Chapman  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.2  Elect Director John W. Eaves  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.3  Elect Director Holly Keller Koeppel  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.4  Elect Director Patrick A. Kriegshauser  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.5  Elect Director Paul A. Lang  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.6  Elect Director Richard A. Navarre  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.7  Elect Director Molly P. Zhang (aka Peifang Zhang)  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
4  Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
ASTRAZENECA PLC         
Security ID: 046353108  Ticker: AZN       
Meeting Date: 27-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Dividends    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
5a  Re-elect Michel Demare as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5b  Re-elect Pascal Soriot as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5c  Re-elect Aradhana Sarin as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5d  Re-elect Philip Broadley as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5e  Re-elect Euan Ashley as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5f  Re-elect Deborah DiSanzo as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5g  Re-elect Diana Layfield as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5h  Re-elect Sheri McCoy as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5i  Re-elect Tony Mok as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5j  Re-elect Nazneen Rahman as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5k  Re-elect Andreas Rummelt as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5l  Re-elect Marcus Wallenberg as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Approve Remuneration Report  Management  For  Voted - For 
7  Authorise UK Political Donations and Expenditure  Management  For  Voted - For 
8  Authorise Issue of Equity  Management  For  Voted - For 
9  Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights  Management  For  Voted - For 
10  Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive       
  Rights in Connection with an Acquisition or Other       
  Capital Investment  Management  For  Voted - For 
11  Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares  Management  For  Voted - For 
12  Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with       
  Two Weeks' Notice  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

123

 

GQG Partners US Select Quality Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
13  Adopt New Articles of Association  Management  For  Voted - For 
ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION       
Security ID: 049560105  Ticker: ATO       
Meeting Date: 08-Feb-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director John C. Ale  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director J. Kevin Akers  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director Kim R. Cocklin  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director Kelly H. Compton  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director Sean Donohue  Management  For  Voted - For 
1f  Elect Director Rafael G. Garza  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director Richard K. Gordon  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director Nancy K. Quinn  Management  For  Voted - For 
1i  Elect Director Richard A. Sampson  Management  For  Voted - For 
1j  Elect Director Diana J. Walters  Management  For  Voted - For 
1k  Elect Director Frank Yoho  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.       
Security ID: 084670108  Ticker: BRK.B       
Meeting Date: 06-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Elect Director Warren E. Buffett  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.2  Elect Director Charles T. Munger  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.3  Elect Director Gregory E. Abel  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.4  Elect Director Howard G. Buffett  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.5  Elect Director Susan A. Buffett  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.6  Elect Director Stephen B. Burke  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.7  Elect Director Kenneth I. Chenault  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.8  Elect Director Christopher C. Davis  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.9  Elect Director Susan L. Decker  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.10  Elect Director Charlotte Guyman  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.11  Elect Director Ajit Jain  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.12  Elect Director Thomas S. Murphy, Jr.  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.13  Elect Director Ronald L. Olson  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.14  Elect Director Wallace R. Weitz  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.15  Elect Director Meryl B. Witmer  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
2  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - Against 
3  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  Three Years  Voted - One Year 
4  Report on Physical and Transitional Climate-Related       
  Risks and Opportunities  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners US Select Quality Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
5  Report on Audit Committee's Oversight on Climate       
  Risks and Disclosures  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
6  Report If and How Company Will Measure, Disclose       
  and Reduce GHG Emissions  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
7  Report on Effectiveness of Diversity, Equity, and       
  Inclusion Efforts    Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
8  Require Independent Board Chair  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
9  Encourage Senior Management Commitment to Avoid       
  Political Speech    Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.       
Security ID: 084670702  Ticker: BRK.B       
Meeting Date: 06-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Elect Director Warren E. Buffett  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.2  Elect Director Charles T. Munger  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.3  Elect Director Gregory E. Abel  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.4  Elect Director Howard G. Buffett  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.5  Elect Director Susan A. Buffett  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.6  Elect Director Stephen B. Burke  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.7  Elect Director Kenneth I. Chenault  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.8  Elect Director Christopher C. Davis  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.9  Elect Director Susan L. Decker  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.10  Elect Director Charlotte Guyman  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.11  Elect Director Ajit Jain  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.12  Elect Director Thomas S. Murphy, Jr.  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.13  Elect Director Ronald L. Olson  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.14  Elect Director Wallace R. Weitz  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.15  Elect Director Meryl B. Witmer  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
2  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - Against 
3  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  Three Years  Voted - One Year 
4  Report on Physical and Transitional Climate-Related       
  Risks and Opportunities  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
5  Report on Audit Committee's Oversight on Climate       
  Risks and Disclosures  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
6  Report If and How Company Will Measure, Disclose       
  and Reduce GHG Emissions  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
7  Report on Effectiveness of Diversity, Equity, and       
  Inclusion Efforts    Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
8  Require Independent Board Chair  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
9  Encourage Senior Management Commitment to Avoid       
  Political Speech    Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 

 

125

 

GQG Partners US Select Quality Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC.       
Security ID: 036752103  Ticker: ELV       
Meeting Date: 10-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Elect Director Gail K. Boudreaux  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.2  Elect Director R. Kerry Clark  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.3  Elect Director Robert L. Dixon, Jr.  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.4  Elect Director Deanna D. Strable  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
4  Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Reduce Ownership Threshold for Shareholders to Call       
  Special Meeting    Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
6  Annually Report Third Party Political Contributions  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY       
Security ID: 532457108  Ticker: LLY       
Meeting Date: 01-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director William G. Kaelin, Jr.  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director David A. Ricks  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director Marschall S. Runge  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director Karen Walker  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
4  Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Declassify the Board of Directors  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Eliminate Supermajority Vote Requirement  Management  For  Voted - For 
7  Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
8  Adopt Simple Majority Vote  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
9  Report on Impact of Extended Patent Exclusivities       
  on Product Access  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
10  Report on Risks of Supporting Abortion  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
11  Publish Third-Party Review of Alignment of       
  Company's Lobbying Activities with its Public       
  Statements    Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
12  Report on Effectiveness of Diversity, Equity and       
  Inclusion Efforts and Metrics  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
13  Adopt Policy to Require Third-Party Organizations       
  to Annually Report Expenditures for Political       
  Activities    Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 

 

126

 

GQG Partners US Select Quality Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
EXELON CORPORATION         
Security ID: 30161N101  Ticker: EXC       
Meeting Date: 25-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director Anthony Anderson  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director W. Paul Bowers  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director Calvin G. Butler, Jr.  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director Marjorie Rodgers Cheshire  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director Linda Jojo  Management  For  Voted - For 
1f  Elect Director Charisse Lillie  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director Matthew Rogers  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director John Young  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION       
Security ID: 30231G102  Ticker: XOM       
Meeting Date: 31-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Elect Director Michael J. Angelakis  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.2  Elect Director Susan K. Avery  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.3  Elect Director Angela F. Braly  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.4  Elect Director Gregory J. Goff  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.5  Elect Director John D. Harris, II  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.6  Elect Director Kaisa H. Hietala  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.7  Elect Director Joseph L. Hooley  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.8  Elect Director Steven A. Kandarian  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.9  Elect Director Alexander A. Karsner  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.10  Elect Director Lawrence W. Kellner  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.11  Elect Director Jeffrey W. Ubben  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.12  Elect Director Darren W. Woods  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
5  Establish Board Committee on Decarbonization Risk  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
6  Reduce Executive Stock Holding Period  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
7  Report on Carbon Capture and Storage  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
8  Report on Methane Emission Disclosure Reliability  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
9  Adopt Medium-Term Scope 3 GHG Reduction Target  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
10  Issue a Report on Worst-Case Impacts of Oil Spills       
  from Operations Offshore of Guyana  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
11  Recalculate GHG Emissions Baseline to Exclude       
  Emissions from Material Divestitures  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 

 

127

 

GQG Partners US Select Quality Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
12  Report on Asset Retirement Obligations Under IEA       
  NZE Scenario    Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
13  Commission Audited Report on Reduced Plastics Demand  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
14  Report on Potential Costs of Environmental       
  Litigation    Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
15  Publish a Tax Transparency Report  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
16  Report on Social Impact From Plant Closure or       
  Energy Transition  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
17  Report on Benefits and Risks of Commitment to Not       
  Develop Projects in the Arctic *Withdrawn       
  Resolution*    Shareholder  Against  Non-Voting 
HUMANA INC.         
Security ID: 444859102  Ticker: HUM       
Meeting Date: 20-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director Raquel C. Bono  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director Bruce D. Broussard  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director Frank A. D'Amelio  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director David T. Feinberg  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director Wayne A. I. Frederick  Management  For  Voted - For 
1f  Elect Director John W. Garratt  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director Kurt J. Hilzinger  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director Karen W. Katz  Management  For  Voted - For 
1i  Elect Director Marcy S. Klevorn  Management  For  Voted - For 
1j  Elect Director William J. McDonald  Management  For  Voted - For 
1k  Elect Director Jorge S. Mesquita  Management  For  Voted - For 
1l  Elect Director Brad D. Smith  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC.       
Security ID: 446413106  Ticker: HII       
Meeting Date: 02-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Elect Director Augustus L. Collins  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.2  Elect Director Leo P. Denault  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.3  Elect Director Kirkland H. Donald  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.4  Elect Director Victoria D. Harker  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.5  Elect Director Frank R. Jimenez  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.6  Elect Director Christopher D. Kastner  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.7  Elect Director Anastasia D. Kelly  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.8  Elect Director Tracy B. McKibben  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.9  Elect Director Stephanie L. O'Sullivan  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

128

 

GQG Partners US Select Quality Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
1.10  Elect Director Thomas C. Schievelbein  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.11  Elect Director John K. Welch  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION       
Security ID: 512807108  Ticker: LRCX       
Meeting Date: 08-Nov-22  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director Sohail U. Ahmed  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director Timothy M. Archer  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director Eric K. Brandt  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director Michael R. Cannon  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director Bethany J. Mayer  Management  For  Voted - For 
1f  Elect Director Jyoti K. Mehra  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director Abhijit Y. Talwalkar  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director Lih Shyng (Rick L.) Tsai  Management  For  Voted - For 
1i  Elect Director Leslie F. Varon  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION       
Security ID: 539830109  Ticker: LMT       
Meeting Date: 27-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Elect Director Daniel F. Akerson  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1.2  Elect Director David B. Burritt  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.3  Elect Director Bruce A. Carlson  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.4  Elect Director John M. Donovan  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.5  Elect Director Joseph F. Dunford, Jr.  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.6  Elect Director James O. Ellis, Jr.  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.7  Elect Director Thomas J. Falk  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.8  Elect Director Ilene S. Gordon  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.9  Elect Director Vicki A. Hollub  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.10  Elect Director Jeh C. Johnson  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.11  Elect Director Debra L. Reed-Klages  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.12  Elect Director James D. Taiclet  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.13  Elect Director Patricia E. Yarrington  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
4  Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Require Independent Board Chair  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 

 

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Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
6  Report on Human Rights Impact Assessment  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
7  Report on Efforts to Reduce Full Value Chain GHG       
  Emissions in Alignment with Paris Agreement Goal  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
META PLATFORMS, INC.         
Security ID: 30303M102  Ticker: META       
Meeting Date: 31-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Elect Director Peggy Alford  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.2  Elect Director Marc L. Andreessen  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.3  Elect Director Andrew W. Houston  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.4  Elect Director Nancy Killefer  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.5  Elect Director Robert M. Kimmitt  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.6  Elect Director Sheryl K. Sandberg  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.7  Elect Director Tracey T. Travis  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.8  Elect Director Tony Xu  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.9  Elect Director Mark Zuckerberg  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
2  Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Report on Government Take Down Requests  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
4  Approve Recapitalization Plan for all Stock to Have       
  One-vote per Share  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
5  Report on Human Rights Impact Assessment of       
  Targeted Advertising  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
6  Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
7  Report on Allegations of Political Entanglement and       
  Content Management Biases in India  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
8  Report on Framework to Assess Company Lobbying       
  Alignment with Climate Goals  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
9  Report on Data Privacy regarding Reproductive       
  Healthcare    Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
10  Report on Enforcement of Community Standards and       
  User Content    Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
11  Report on Child Safety and Harm Reduction  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
12  Report on Executive Pay Calibration to Externalized       
  Costs    Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
13  Commission Independent Review of Audit & Risk       
  Oversight Committee  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
MICROSOFT CORPORATION       
Security ID: 594918104  Ticker: MSFT       
Meeting Date: 13-Dec-22  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Elect Director Reid G. Hoffman  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.2  Elect Director Hugh F. Johnston  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.3  Elect Director Teri L. List  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.4  Elect Director Satya Nadella  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.5  Elect Director Sandra E. Peterson  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

130

 

GQG Partners US Select Quality Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
1.6  Elect Director Penny S. Pritzker  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.7  Elect Director Carlos A. Rodriguez  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.8  Elect Director Charles W. Scharf  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.9  Elect Director John W. Stanton  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.10  Elect Director John W. Thompson  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.11  Elect Director Emma N. Walmsley  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.12  Elect Director Padmasree Warrior  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Report on Cost/Benefit Analysis of Diversity and       
  Inclusion    Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
5  Report on Hiring of Persons with Arrest or       
  Incarceration Records  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
6  Assess and Report on the Company's Retirement       
  Funds' Management of Systemic Climate Risk  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
7  Report on Government Use of Microsoft Technology  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
8  Report on Development of Products for Military  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
9  Report on Tax Transparency  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
NVIDIA CORPORATION         
Security ID: 67066G104  Ticker: NVDA       
Meeting Date: 22-Jun-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director Robert K. Burgess  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director Tench Coxe  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director John O. Dabiri  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director Persis S. Drell  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director Jen-Hsun Huang  Management  For  Voted - For 
1f  Elect Director Dawn Hudson  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director Harvey C. Jones  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director Michael G. McCaffery  Management  For  Voted - For 
1i  Elect Director Stephen C. Neal  Management  For  Voted - For 
1j  Elect Director Mark L. Perry  Management  For  Voted - For 
1k  Elect Director A. Brooke Seawell  Management  For  Voted - For 
1l  Elect Director Aarti Shah  Management  For  Voted - For 
1m  Elect Director Mark A. Stevens  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
4  Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

131

 

GQG Partners US Select Quality Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION       
Security ID: 674599105  Ticker: OXY       
Meeting Date: 05-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director Vicky A. Bailey  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director Andrew Gould  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1c  Elect Director Carlos M. Gutierrez  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director Vicki Hollub  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director William R. Klesse  Management  For  Voted - For 
1f  Elect Director Jack B. Moore  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1g  Elect Director Claire O'Neill  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director Avedick B. Poladian  Management  For  Voted - For 
1i  Elect Director Ken Robinson  Management  For  Voted - For 
1j  Elect Director Robert M. Shearer  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
3  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Require Independent Board Chair  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC.       
Security ID: 67103H107  Ticker: ORLY       
Meeting Date: 18-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director David O'Reilly  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director Larry O'Reilly  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director Greg Henslee  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director Jay D. Burchfield  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director Thomas T. Hendrickson  Management  For  Voted - For 
1f  Elect Director John R. Murphy  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director Dana M. Perlman  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director Maria A. Sastre  Management  For  Voted - For 
1i  Elect Director Andrea M. Weiss  Management  For  Voted - For 
1j  Elect Director Fred Whitfield  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
4  Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Require Independent Board Chair  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 

 

132

 

GQG Partners US Select Quality Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC.       
Security ID: 718172109  Ticker: PM       
Meeting Date: 03-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director Brant Bonin Bough  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director Andre Calantzopoulos  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director Michel Combes  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director Juan Jose Daboub  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director Werner Geissler  Management  For  Voted - For 
1f  Elect Director Lisa A. Hook  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director Jun Makihara  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director Kalpana Morparia  Management  For  Voted - For 
1i  Elect Director Jacek Olczak  Management  For  Voted - For 
1j  Elect Director Robert B. Polet  Management  For  Voted - For 
1k  Elect Director Dessislava Temperley  Management  For  Voted - For 
1l  Elect Director Shlomo Yanai  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - Against 
3  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
4  Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers SA as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Disclose Nicotine Level Information, and Reduce       
  Nicotine Levels in Tobacco Products  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
SCHLUMBERGER N.V.         
Security ID: 806857108  Ticker: SLB       
Meeting Date: 05-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Elect Director Peter Coleman  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.2  Elect Director Patrick de La Chevardiere  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.3  Elect Director Miguel Galuccio  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.4  Elect Director Olivier Le Peuch  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.5  Elect Director Samuel Leupold  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.6  Elect Director Tatiana Mitrova  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.7  Elect Director Maria Moraeus Hanssen  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.8  Elect Director Vanitha Narayanan  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.9  Elect Director Mark Papa  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.10  Elect Director Jeff Sheets  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.11  Elect Director Ulrich Spiesshofer  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
3  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Adopt and Approve Financials and Dividends  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

133

 

GQG Partners US Select Quality Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
SERVICENOW, INC.         
Security ID: 81762P102  Ticker: NOW       
Meeting Date: 01-Jun-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director Susan L. Bostrom  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director Teresa Briggs  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director Jonathan C. Chadwick  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director Paul E. Chamberlain  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director Lawrence J. Jackson, Jr.  Management  For  Voted - For 
1f  Elect Director Frederic B. Luddy  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director William R. McDermott  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director Jeffrey A. Miller  Management  For  Voted - For 
1i  Elect Director Joseph 'Larry' Quinlan  Management  For  Voted - For 
1j  Elect Director Anita M. Sands  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - Against 
3  Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Amend Omnibus Stock Plan  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Elect Director Deborah Black  Management  For  Voted - For 
STRYKER CORPORATION       
Security ID: 863667101  Ticker: SYK       
Meeting Date: 10-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director Mary K. Brainerd  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director Giovanni Caforio  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director Srikant M. Datar  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director Allan C. Golston  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director Kevin A. Lobo  Management  For  Voted - For 
1f  Elect Director Sherilyn S. McCoy  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director Andrew K. Silvernail  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director Lisa M. Skeete Tatum  Management  For  Voted - For 
1i  Elect Director Ronda E. Stryker  Management  For  Voted - For 
1j  Elect Director Rajeev Suri  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
5  Report on Political Contributions and Expenditures  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 

 

134

 

GQG Partners US Select Quality Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
THE CIGNA GROUP         
Security ID: 125523100  Ticker: CI       
Meeting Date: 26-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director David M. Cordani  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director William J. DeLaney  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director Eric J. Foss  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director Elder Granger  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director Neesha Hathi  Management  For  Voted - For 
1f  Elect Director George Kurian  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director Kathleen M. Mazzarella  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director Mark B. McClellan  Management  For  Voted - For 
1i  Elect Director Kimberly A. Ross  Management  For  Voted - For 
1j  Elect Director Eric C. Wiseman  Management  For  Voted - For 
1k  Elect Director Donna F. Zarcone  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
4  Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Amend Certificate of Incorporation to Limit the       
  Liability of Certain Officers  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Reduce Ownership Threshold for Shareholders to Call       
  Special Meeting    Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
7  Report on Congruency of Political Spending with       
  Company Values and Priorities  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
THE HERSHEY COMPANY       
Security ID: 427866108  Ticker: HSY       
Meeting Date: 16-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Elect Director Pamela M. Arway  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.2  Elect Director Michele G. Buck  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.3  Elect Director Victor L. Crawford  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.4  Elect Director Robert M. Dutkowsky  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.5  Elect Director Mary Kay Haben  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.6  Elect Director James C. Katzman  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.7  Elect Director M. Diane Koken  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.8  Elect Director Huong Maria T. Kraus  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.9  Elect Director Robert M. Malcolm  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.10  Elect Director Anthony J. Palmer  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.11  Elect Director Juan R. Perez  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
2  Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 

 

135

 

GQG Partners US Select Quality Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
5  Report on Human Rights Impacts of Living Wage &       
  Income Position Statement  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY       
Security ID: 742718109  Ticker: PG       
Meeting Date: 11-Oct-22  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director B. Marc Allen  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director Angela F. Braly  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1c  Elect Director Amy L. Chang  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director Joseph Jimenez  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director Christopher Kempczinski  Management  For  Voted - For 
1f  Elect Director Debra L. Lee  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director Terry J. Lundgren  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director Christine M. McCarthy  Management  For  Voted - For 
1i  Elect Director Jon R. Moeller  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1j  Elect Director Rajesh Subramaniam  Management  For  Voted - For 
1k  Elect Director Patricia A. Woertz  Management  For  Voted - Against 
2  Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
THE PROGRESSIVE CORPORATION       
Security ID: 743315103  Ticker: PGR       
Meeting Date: 12-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director Danelle M. Barrett  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director Philip Bleser  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director Stuart B. Burgdoerfer  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director Pamela J. Craig  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director Charles A. Davis  Management  For  Voted - For 
1f  Elect Director Roger N. Farah  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director Lawton W. Fitt  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director Susan Patricia Griffith  Management  For  Voted - For 
1i  Elect Director Devin C. Johnson  Management  For  Voted - For 
1j  Elect Director Jeffrey D. Kelly  Management  For  Voted - For 
1k  Elect Director Barbara R. Snyder  Management  For  Voted - For 
1l  Elect Director Kahina Van Dyke  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
4  Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

136

 

GQG Partners US Select Quality Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
TOTALENERGIES SE         
Security ID: 89151E109  Ticker: TTE       
Meeting Date: 26-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual/Special       
1  Approve Financial Statements and Statutory Reports  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Consolidated Financial Statements and       
  Statutory Reports    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR       
  3.81 per Share    Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Issued       
  Share Capital    Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Approve Auditors' Special Report on Related-Party       
  Transactions Mentioning the Absence of New       
  Transactions    Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Reelect Marie-Christine Coisne-Roquette as Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
7  Reelect Mark Cutifani as Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
8  Elect Dierk Paskert as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
9  Elect Anelise Lara as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
10  Approve Compensation Report of Corporate Officers  Management  For  Voted - For 
11  Approve Remuneration Policy of Directors; Approve       
  Remuneration of Directors in the Aggregate Amount       
  of EUR 1.95 Million  Management  For  Voted - For 
12  Approve Compensation of Patrick Pouyanne, Chairman       
  and CEO    Management  For  Voted - For 
13  Approve Remuneration Policy of Chairman and CEO  Management  For  Voted - For 
14  Approve the Company's Sustainable Development and       
  Energy Transition Plan  Management  For  Voted - For 
15  Authorize up to 1 Percent of Issued Capital for Use       
  in Restricted Stock Plans  Management  For  Voted - For 
16  Authorize Capital Issuances for Use in Employee       
  Stock Purchase Plans  Management  For  Voted - For 
17  Remove Double-Voting Rights for Long-Term       
  Registered Shareholders and Amend Article 18 of       
  Bylaws Accordingly  Management  For  Voted - For 
A  Align Targets for Indirect Scope 3 Emissions with       
  the Paris Climate Agreement (Advisory)  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
UNITED RENTALS, INC.         
Security ID: 911363109  Ticker: URI       
Meeting Date: 04-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director Jose B. Alvarez  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director Marc A. Bruno  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director Larry D. De Shon  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director Matthew J. Flannery  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director Bobby J. Griffin  Management  For  Voted - For 
1f  Elect Director Kim Harris Jones  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners US Select Quality Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
1g  Elect Director Terri L. Kelly  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director Michael J. Kneeland  Management  For  Voted - For 
1i  Elect Director Francisco J. Lopez-Balboa  Management  For  Voted - For 
1j  Elect Director Gracia C. Martore  Management  For  Voted - For 
1k  Elect Director Shiv Singh  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
5  Reduce Ownership Threshold for Shareholders to       
  Request Action by Written Consent to 15%  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Reduce Ownership Threshold for Shareholders to       
  Request Action by Written Consent to 10%  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED       
Security ID: 91324P102  Ticker: UNH       
Meeting Date: 05-Jun-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director Timothy Flynn  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director Paul Garcia  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director Kristen Gil  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director Stephen Hemsley  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director Michele Hooper  Management  For  Voted - For 
1f  Elect Director F. William McNabb, III  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director Valerie Montgomery Rice  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director John Noseworthy  Management  For  Voted - For 
1i  Elect Director Andrew Witty  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
4  Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Report on Third-Party Racial Equity Audit  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
6  Report on Congruency of Political Spending with       
  Company Values and Priorities  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
7  Submit Severance Agreement (Change-in-Control) to       
  Shareholder Vote    Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
VISA INC.         
Security ID: 92826C839  Ticker: V       
Meeting Date: 24-Jan-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director Lloyd A. Carney  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director Kermit R. Crawford  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director Francisco Javier Fernandez-Carbajal  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director Alfred F. Kelly, Jr.  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director Ramon Laguarta  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

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GQG Partners US Select Quality Equity Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
1f  Elect Director Teri L. List  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director John F. Lundgren  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director Denise M. Morrison  Management  For  Voted - For 
1i  Elect Director Linda J. Rendle  Management  For  Voted - For 
1j  Elect Director Maynard G. Webb, Jr.  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
4  Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Require Independent Board Chair  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
WORKDAY, INC.         
Security ID: 98138H101  Ticker: WDAY       
Meeting Date: 22-Jun-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director Christa Davies  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1b  Elect Director Wayne A.I. Frederick  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director Mark J. Hawkins  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director George J. Still, Jr.  Management  For  Voted - Against 
2  Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - Against 
4  Amend Bylaws to Require Shareholder Approval of       
  Certain Provisions Related to Director Nominations       
  by Shareholders    Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 

 

139

 

GQG Partners US Quality Dividend Income Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
ABBVIE INC.         
Security ID: 00287Y109  Ticker: ABBV       
Meeting Date: 05-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Elect Director Robert J. Alpern  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.2  Elect Director Melody B. Meyer  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.3  Elect Director Frederick H. Waddell  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Eliminate Supermajority Vote Requirement  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Adopt Simple Majority Vote  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
6  Report on Congruency of Political Spending with       
  Company Values and Priorities  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
7  Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
8  Report on Impact of Extended Patent Exclusivities       
  on Product Access  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
ALTRIA GROUP, INC.         
Security ID: 02209S103  Ticker: MO       
Meeting Date: 18-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director Ian L.T. Clarke  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director Marjorie M. Connelly  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director R. Matt Davis  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director William F. Gifford, Jr.  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director Jacinto J. Hernandez  Management  For  Voted - For 
1f  Elect Director Debra J. Kelly-Ennis  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director Kathryn B. McQuade  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director George Munoz  Management  For  Voted - For 
1i  Elect Director Nabil Y. Sakkab  Management  For  Voted - For 
1j  Elect Director Virginia E. Shanks  Management  For  Voted - For 
1k  Elect Director Ellen R. Strahlman  Management  For  Voted - For 
1l  Elect Director M. Max Yzaguirre  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
5  Report on Congruency of Political Spending with       
  Company Values and Priorities  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
6  Report on Third-Party Civil Rights Audit  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 

 

140

 

GQG Partners US Quality Dividend Income Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.       
Security ID: 025537101  Ticker: AEP       
Meeting Date: 25-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Elect Director Nicholas K. Akins  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1.2  Elect Director J. Barnie Beasley, Jr.  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.3  Elect Director Ben Fowke  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1.4  Elect Director Art A. Garcia  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1.5  Elect Director Linda A. Goodspeed  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.6  Elect Director Donna A. James  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.7  Elect Director Sandra Beach Lin  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1.8  Elect Director Margaret M. McCarthy  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.9  Elect Director Oliver G. 'Rick' Richard, III  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.10  Elect Director Daryl Roberts  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.11  Elect Director Julia A. Sloat  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.12  Elect Director Sara Martinez Tucker  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1.13  Elect Director Lewis Von Thaer  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
ARCH COAL INC.         
Security ID: 03940R107  Ticker: ARCH       
Meeting Date: 12-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Elect Director James N. Chapman  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.2  Elect Director John W. Eaves  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.3  Elect Director Holly Keller Koeppel  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.4  Elect Director Patrick A. Kriegshauser  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.5  Elect Director Paul A. Lang  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.6  Elect Director Richard A. Navarre  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.7  Elect Director Molly P. Zhang (aka Peifang Zhang)  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
4  Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
ASTRAZENECA PLC         
Security ID: 046353108  Ticker: AZN       
Meeting Date: 27-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

141

 

GQG Partners US Quality Dividend Income Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
2  Approve Dividends    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
5a  Re-elect Michel Demare as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5b  Re-elect Pascal Soriot as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5c  Re-elect Aradhana Sarin as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5d  Re-elect Philip Broadley as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5e  Re-elect Euan Ashley as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5f  Re-elect Deborah DiSanzo as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5g  Re-elect Diana Layfield as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5h  Re-elect Sheri McCoy as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5i  Re-elect Tony Mok as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5j  Re-elect Nazneen Rahman as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5k  Re-elect Andreas Rummelt as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
5l  Re-elect Marcus Wallenberg as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Approve Remuneration Report  Management  For  Voted - For 
7  Authorise UK Political Donations and Expenditure  Management  For  Voted - For 
8  Authorise Issue of Equity  Management  For  Voted - For 
9  Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights  Management  For  Voted - For 
10  Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive       
  Rights in Connection with an Acquisition or Other       
  Capital Investment  Management  For  Voted - For 
11  Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares  Management  For  Voted - For 
12  Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with       
  Two Weeks' Notice  Management  For  Voted - For 
13  Adopt New Articles of Association  Management  For  Voted - For 
ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION       
Security ID: 049560105  Ticker: ATO       
Meeting Date: 08-Feb-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director John C. Ale  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director J. Kevin Akers  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director Kim R. Cocklin  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director Kelly H. Compton  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director Sean Donohue  Management  For  Voted - For 
1f  Elect Director Rafael G. Garza  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director Richard K. Gordon  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director Nancy K. Quinn  Management  For  Voted - For 
1i  Elect Director Richard A. Sampson  Management  For  Voted - For 
1j  Elect Director Diana J. Walters  Management  For  Voted - For 
1k  Elect Director Frank Yoho  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 

 

142

 

GQG Partners US Quality Dividend Income Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC       
Security ID: 110448107  Ticker: BATS       
Meeting Date: 19-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Remuneration Report  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Reappoint KPMG LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Authorise Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration of       
  Auditors    Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Re-elect Luc Jobin as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Re-elect Jack Bowles as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
7  Re-elect Tadeu Marroco as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
8  Re-elect Kandy Anand as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
9  Re-elect Sue Farr as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
10  Re-elect Karen Guerra as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
11  Re-elect Holly Keller Koeppel as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
12  Re-elect Dimitri Panayotopoulos as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
13  Re-elect Darrell Thomas as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
14  Elect Veronique Laury as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
15  Authorise UK Political Donations and Expenditure  Management  For  Voted - For 
16  Authorise Issue of Equity  Management  For  Voted - For 
17  Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights  Management  For  Voted - For 
18  Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares  Management  For  Voted - For 
19  Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with       
  Two Weeks' Notice  Management  For  Voted - For 
20  Adopt New Articles of Association  Management  For  Voted - For 
BROADCOM INC.         
Security ID: 11135F101  Ticker: AVGO       
Meeting Date: 03-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director Diane M. Bryant  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director Gayla J. Delly  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director Raul J. Fernandez  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director Eddy W. Hartenstein  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director Check Kian Low  Management  For  Voted - For 
1f  Elect Director Justine F. Page  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director Henry Samueli  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director Hock E. Tan  Management  For  Voted - For 
1i  Elect Director Harry L. You  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Amend Omnibus Stock Plan  Management  For  Voted - Against 
4  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - Against 
5  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 

 

143

 

GQG Partners US Quality Dividend Income Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
CHEVRON CORPORATION       
Security ID: 166764100  Ticker: CVX       
Meeting Date: 31-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director Wanda M. Austin  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director John B. Frank  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director Alice P. Gast  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director Enrique Hernandez, Jr.  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director Marillyn A. Hewson  Management  For  Voted - For 
1f  Elect Director Jon M. Huntsman, Jr.  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director Charles W. Moorman  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director Dambisa F. Moyo  Management  For  Voted - For 
1i  Elect Director Debra Reed-Klages  Management  For  Voted - For 
1j  Elect Director D. James Umpleby, III  Management  For  Voted - For 
1k  Elect Director Cynthia J. Warner  Management  For  Voted - For 
1l  Elect Director Michael K. (Mike) Wirth  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
5  Rescind Scope 3 GHG Reduction Proposal  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
6  Adopt Medium-Term Scope 3 GHG Reduction Target  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
7  Recalculate GHG Emissions Baseline to Exclude       
  Emissions from Material Divestitures  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
8  Establish Board Committee on Decarbonization Risk  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
9  Report on Social Impact From Plant Closure or       
  Energy Transition  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
10  Oversee and Report a Racial Equity Audit  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
11  Publish a Tax Transparency Report  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
12  Require Independent Board Chair  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
CME GROUP INC.         
Security ID: 12572Q105  Ticker: CME       
Meeting Date: 04-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director Terrence A. Duffy  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director Kathryn Benesh  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director Timothy S. Bitsberger  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1d  Elect Director Charles P. Carey  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1e  Elect Director Bryan T. Durkin  Management  For  Voted - For 
1f  Elect Director Harold Ford, Jr.  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director Martin J. Gepsman  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director Larry G. Gerdes  Management  For  Voted - For 
1i  Elect Director Daniel R. Glickman  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1j  Elect Director Daniel G. Kaye  Management  For  Voted - For 
1k  Elect Director Phyllis M. Lockett  Management  For  Voted - Against 

 

144

 

GQG Partners US Quality Dividend Income Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
1l  Elect Director Deborah J. Lucas  Management  For  Voted - For 
1m  Elect Director Terry L. Savage  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1n  Elect Director Rahael Seifu  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1o  Elect Director William R. Shepard  Management  For  Voted - For 
1p  Elect Director Howard J. Siegel  Management  For  Voted - For 
1q  Elect Director Dennis A. Suskind  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - Against 
4  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
CMS ENERGY CORPORATION       
Security ID: 125896100  Ticker: CMS       
Meeting Date: 05-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director Jon E. Barfield  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director Deborah H. Butler  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director Kurt L. Darrow  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director William D. Harvey  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director Garrick J. Rochow  Management  For  Voted - For 
1f  Elect Director John G. Russell  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director Suzanne F. Shank  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director Myrna M. Soto  Management  For  Voted - For 
1i  Elect Director John G. Sznewajs  Management  For  Voted - For 
1j  Elect Director Ronald J. Tanski  Management  For  Voted - For 
1k  Elect Director Laura H. Wright  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
4  Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY       
Security ID: 532457108  Ticker: LLY       
Meeting Date: 01-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director William G. Kaelin, Jr.  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director David A. Ricks  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director Marschall S. Runge  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director Karen Walker  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
4  Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Declassify the Board of Directors  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Eliminate Supermajority Vote Requirement  Management  For  Voted - For 
7  Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 

 

145

 

GQG Partners US Quality Dividend Income Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
8  Adopt Simple Majority Vote  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
9  Report on Impact of Extended Patent Exclusivities       
  on Product Access  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
10  Report on Risks of Supporting Abortion  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
11  Publish Third-Party Review of Alignment of       
  Company's Lobbying Activities with its Public       
  Statements    Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
12  Report on Effectiveness of Diversity, Equity and       
  Inclusion Efforts and Metrics  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
13  Adopt Policy to Require Third-Party Organizations       
  to Annually Report Expenditures for Political       
  Activities    Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
ENBRIDGE INC.         
Security ID: 29250N105  Ticker: ENB       
Meeting Date: 03-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Elect Director Mayank M. Ashar  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.2  Elect Director Gaurdie E. Banister  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.3  Elect Director Pamela L. Carter  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1.4  Elect Director Susan M. Cunningham  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1.5  Elect Director Gregory L. Ebel  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.6  Elect Director Jason B. Few  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.7  Elect Director Teresa S. Madden  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.8  Elect Director Stephen S. Poloz  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.9  Elect Director S. Jane Rowe  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.10  Elect Director Dan C. Tutcher  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.11  Elect Director Steven W. Williams  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors and       
  Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Re-approve Shareholder Rights Plan  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  SP 1: Report on Lobbying and Political Donations  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
6  SP 2: Disclose the Company's Scope 3 Emissions  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
EXELON CORPORATION         
Security ID: 30161N101  Ticker: EXC       
Meeting Date: 25-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director Anthony Anderson  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director W. Paul Bowers  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director Calvin G. Butler, Jr.  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director Marjorie Rodgers Cheshire  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director Linda Jojo  Management  For  Voted - For 
1f  Elect Director Charisse Lillie  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director Matthew Rogers  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director John Young  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

146

 

GQG Partners US Quality Dividend Income Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
2  Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION       
Security ID: 30231G102  Ticker: XOM       
Meeting Date: 31-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Elect Director Michael J. Angelakis  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.2  Elect Director Susan K. Avery  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.3  Elect Director Angela F. Braly  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.4  Elect Director Gregory J. Goff  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.5  Elect Director John D. Harris, II  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.6  Elect Director Kaisa H. Hietala  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.7  Elect Director Joseph L. Hooley  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.8  Elect Director Steven A. Kandarian  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.9  Elect Director Alexander A. Karsner  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.10  Elect Director Lawrence W. Kellner  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.11  Elect Director Jeffrey W. Ubben  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.12  Elect Director Darren W. Woods  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
5  Establish Board Committee on Decarbonization Risk  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
6  Reduce Executive Stock Holding Period  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
7  Report on Carbon Capture and Storage  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
8  Report on Methane Emission Disclosure Reliability  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
9  Adopt Medium-Term Scope 3 GHG Reduction Target  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
10  Issue a Report on Worst-Case Impacts of Oil Spills       
  from Operations Offshore of Guyana  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
11  Recalculate GHG Emissions Baseline to Exclude       
  Emissions from Material Divestitures  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
12  Report on Asset Retirement Obligations Under IEA       
  NZE Scenario    Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
13  Commission Audited Report on Reduced Plastics Demand  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
14  Report on Potential Costs of Environmental       
  Litigation    Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
15  Publish a Tax Transparency Report  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
16  Report on Social Impact From Plant Closure or       
  Energy Transition  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
17  Report on Benefits and Risks of Commitment to Not       
  Develop Projects in the Arctic *Withdrawn       
  Resolution*    Shareholder  Against  Non-Voting 

 

147

 

GQG Partners US Quality Dividend Income Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
FIRSTENERGY CORPORATION       
Security ID: 337932107  Ticker: FE       
Meeting Date: 24-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Elect Director Jana T. Croom  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.2  Elect Director Steven J. Demetriou  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.3  Elect Director Lisa Winston Hicks  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1.4  Elect Director Paul Kaleta  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1.5  Elect Director Sean T. Klimczak  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.6  Elect Director Jesse A. Lynn  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.7  Elect Director James F. O'Neil, III  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.8  Elect Director John W. Somerhalder, II  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1.9  Elect Director Andrew Teno  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.10  Elect Director Leslie M. Turner  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.11  Elect Director Melvin Williams  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
5  Reduce Ownership Threshold for Shareholders to Call       
  Special Meeting to 20%  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Submit Severance Agreement (Change-in-Control) to       
  Shareholder Vote    Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
7  Establish a New Board Committee on Decarbonization       
  Risk    Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
FREEPORT-MCMORAN, INC.       
Security ID: 35671D857  Ticker: FCX       
Meeting Date: 06-Jun-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Elect Director David P. Abney  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.2  Elect Director Richard C. Adkerson  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.3  Elect Director Marcela E. Donadio  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.4  Elect Director Robert W. Dudley  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.5  Elect Director Hugh Grant  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.6  Elect Director Lydia H. Kennard  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.7  Elect Director Ryan M. Lance  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.8  Elect Director Sara Grootwassink Lewis  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.9  Elect Director Dustan E. McCoy  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.10  Elect Director Kathleen L. Quirk  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.11  Elect Director John J. Stephens  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.12  Elect Director Frances Fragos Townsend  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
4  Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

148

 

GQG Partners US Quality Dividend Income Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC.       
Security ID: 446413106  Ticker: HII       
Meeting Date: 02-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Elect Director Augustus L. Collins  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.2  Elect Director Leo P. Denault  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.3  Elect Director Kirkland H. Donald  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.4  Elect Director Victoria D. Harker  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.5  Elect Director Frank R. Jimenez  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.6  Elect Director Christopher D. Kastner  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.7  Elect Director Anastasia D. Kelly  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.8  Elect Director Tracy B. McKibben  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.9  Elect Director Stephanie L. O'Sullivan  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.10  Elect Director Thomas C. Schievelbein  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.11  Elect Director John K. Welch  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.       
Security ID: 502431109  Ticker: LHX       
Meeting Date: 21-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director Sallie B. Bailey  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director Peter W. Chiarelli  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director Thomas A. Dattilo  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director Roger B. Fradin  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director Joanna L. Geraghty  Management  For  Voted - For 
1f  Elect Director Harry B. Harris, Jr.  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director Lewis Hay, III  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director Christopher E. Kubasik  Management  For  Voted - For 
1i  Elect Director Rita S. Lane  Management  For  Voted - For 
1j  Elect Director Robert B. Millard  Management  For  Voted - For 
1k  Elect Director Edward A. Rice, Jr.  Management  For  Voted - For 
1l  Elect Director Christina L. Zamarro  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
4  Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 

 

149

 

GQG Partners US Quality Dividend Income Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION       
Security ID: 512807108  Ticker: LRCX       
Meeting Date: 08-Nov-22  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director Sohail U. Ahmed  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director Timothy M. Archer  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director Eric K. Brandt  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director Michael R. Cannon  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director Bethany J. Mayer  Management  For  Voted - For 
1f  Elect Director Jyoti K. Mehra  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director Abhijit Y. Talwalkar  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director Lih Shyng (Rick L.) Tsai  Management  For  Voted - For 
1i  Elect Director Leslie F. Varon  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION       
Security ID: 539830109  Ticker: LMT       
Meeting Date: 27-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Elect Director Daniel F. Akerson  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1.2  Elect Director David B. Burritt  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.3  Elect Director Bruce A. Carlson  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.4  Elect Director John M. Donovan  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.5  Elect Director Joseph F. Dunford, Jr.  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.6  Elect Director James O. Ellis, Jr.  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.7  Elect Director Thomas J. Falk  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.8  Elect Director Ilene S. Gordon  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.9  Elect Director Vicki A. Hollub  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.10  Elect Director Jeh C. Johnson  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.11  Elect Director Debra L. Reed-Klages  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.12  Elect Director James D. Taiclet  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.13  Elect Director Patricia E. Yarrington  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
4  Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Require Independent Board Chair  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
6  Report on Human Rights Impact Assessment  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
7  Report on Efforts to Reduce Full Value Chain GHG       
  Emissions in Alignment with Paris Agreement Goal  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 

 

150

 

GQG Partners US Quality Dividend Income Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
MERCK & CO., INC.         
Security ID: 58933Y105  Ticker: MRK       
Meeting Date: 23-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director Douglas M. Baker, Jr.  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director Mary Ellen Coe  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director Pamela J. Craig  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director Robert M. Davis  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director Thomas H. Glocer  Management  For  Voted - For 
1f  Elect Director Risa J. Lavizzo-Mourey  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director Stephen L. Mayo  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director Paul B. Rothman  Management  For  Voted - For 
1i  Elect Director Patricia F. Russo  Management  For  Voted - For 
1j  Elect Director Christine E. Seidman  Management  For  Voted - For 
1k  Elect Director Inge G. Thulin  Management  For  Voted - For 
1l  Elect Director Kathy J. Warden  Management  For  Voted - For 
1m  Elect Director Peter C. Wendell  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
4  Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Report on Risks Related to Operations in China  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
6  Report on Access to COVID-19 Products  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
7  Adopt Policy to Require Third-Party Organizations       
  to Annually Report Expenditures for Political       
  Activities    Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
8  Report on Impact of Extended Patent Exclusivities       
  on Product Access  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
9  Publish a Congruency Report of Partnerships with       
  Globalist Organizations  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
10  Require Independent Board Chair  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
MICROSOFT CORPORATION       
Security ID: 594918104  Ticker: MSFT       
Meeting Date: 13-Dec-22  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Elect Director Reid G. Hoffman  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.2  Elect Director Hugh F. Johnston  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.3  Elect Director Teri L. List  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.4  Elect Director Satya Nadella  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.5  Elect Director Sandra E. Peterson  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.6  Elect Director Penny S. Pritzker  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.7  Elect Director Carlos A. Rodriguez  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.8  Elect Director Charles W. Scharf  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.9  Elect Director John W. Stanton  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.10  Elect Director John W. Thompson  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

151

 

GQG Partners US Quality Dividend Income Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
1.11  Elect Director Emma N. Walmsley  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.12  Elect Director Padmasree Warrior  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Report on Cost/Benefit Analysis of Diversity and       
  Inclusion    Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
5  Report on Hiring of Persons with Arrest or       
  Incarceration Records  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
6  Assess and Report on the Company's Retirement       
  Funds' Management of Systemic Climate Risk  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
7  Report on Government Use of Microsoft Technology  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
8  Report on Development of Products for Military  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
9  Report on Tax Transparency  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
NEWMONT CORPORATION       
Security ID: 651639106  Ticker: NEM       
Meeting Date: 26-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Elect Director Patrick G. Awuah, Jr.  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.2  Elect Director Gregory H. Boyce  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.3  Elect Director Bruce R. Brook  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.4  Elect Director Maura Clark  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.5  Elect Director Emma FitzGerald  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.6  Elect Director Mary A. Laschinger  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.7  Elect Director Jose Manuel Madero  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.8  Elect Director Rene Medori  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.9  Elect Director Jane Nelson  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.10  Elect Director Thomas Palmer  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.11  Elect Director Julio M. Quintana  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.12  Elect Director Susan N. Story  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
ONEOK, INC.         
Security ID: 682680103  Ticker: OKE       
Meeting Date: 24-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Elect Director Brian L. Derksen  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.2  Elect Director Julie H. Edwards  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.3  Elect Director Mark W. Helderman  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.4  Elect Director Randall J. Larson  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.5  Elect Director Steven J. Malcolm  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.6  Elect Director Jim W. Mogg  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

152

 

GQG Partners US Quality Dividend Income Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
1.7  Elect Director Pattye L. Moore  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.8  Elect Director Pierce H. Norton, II  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.9  Elect Director Eduardo A. Rodriguez  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.10  Elect Director Gerald D. Smith  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan  Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
ORACLE CORPORATION         
Security ID: 68389X105  Ticker: ORCL       
Meeting Date: 16-Nov-22  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Elect Director Awo Ablo  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.2  Elect Director Jeffrey S. Berg  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.3  Elect Director Michael J. Boskin  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.4  Elect Director Safra A. Catz  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.5  Elect Director Bruce R. Chizen  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.6  Elect Director George H. Conrades  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.7  Elect Director Lawrence J. Ellison  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.8  Elect Director Rona A. Fairhead  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.9  Elect Director Jeffrey O. Henley  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.10  Elect Director Renee J. James  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.11  Elect Director Charles W. Moorman  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.12  Elect Director Leon E. Panetta  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.13  Elect Director William G. Parrett  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.14  Elect Director Naomi O. Seligman  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
1.15  Elect Director Vishal Sikka  Management  For  Voted - Withheld 
2  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - Against 
3  Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC.       
Security ID: 718172109  Ticker: PM       
Meeting Date: 03-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director Brant Bonin Bough  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director Andre Calantzopoulos  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director Michel Combes  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director Juan Jose Daboub  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director Werner Geissler  Management  For  Voted - For 
1f  Elect Director Lisa A. Hook  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director Jun Makihara  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director Kalpana Morparia  Management  For  Voted - For 
1i  Elect Director Jacek Olczak  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

153

 

GQG Partners US Quality Dividend Income Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
1j  Elect Director Robert B. Polet  Management  For  Voted - For 
1k  Elect Director Dessislava Temperley  Management  For  Voted - For 
1l  Elect Director Shlomo Yanai  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - Against 
3  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
4  Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers SA as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Disclose Nicotine Level Information, and Reduce       
  Nicotine Levels in Tobacco Products  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
RIO TINTO PLC         
Security ID: 767204100  Ticker: RIO       
Meeting Date: 25-Oct-22  Meeting Type: Special       
1  Approve Proposed Joint Venture with China Baowu       
  Steel Group Co., Ltd  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Any Acquisition or Disposal of a       
  Substantial Asset from or to China Baowu Steel       
  Group Co., Ltd or its Associates Pursuant to a       
  Future Transaction  Management  For  Voted - For 
Meeting Date: 06-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1  Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Approve Remuneration Report for UK Law Purposes  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Approve Remuneration Report for Australian Law       
  Purposes    Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Approve the Potential Termination of Benefits for       
  Australian Law Purposes  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Elect Kaisa Hietala as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
6  Re-elect Dominic Barton as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
7  Re-elect Megan Clark as Director  Management  For  Voted - Against 
8  Re-elect Peter Cunningham as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
9  Re-elect Simon Henry as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
10  Re-elect Sam Laidlaw as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
11  Re-elect Simon McKeon as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
12  Re-elect Jennifer Nason as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
13  Re-elect Jakob Stausholm as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
14  Re-elect Ngaire Woods as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
15  Re-elect Ben Wyatt as Director  Management  For  Voted - For 
16  Reappoint KPMG LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
17  Authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to Fix       
  Remuneration of Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
18  Authorise UK Political Donations and Expenditure  Management  For  Voted - For 
19  Authorise Issue of Equity  Management  For  Voted - For 
20  Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights  Management  For  Voted - For 
21  Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

154

 

GQG Partners US Quality Dividend Income Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
22  Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with       
  Two Weeks' Notice  Management  For  Voted - For 
THE COCA-COLA COMPANY       
Security ID: 191216100  Ticker: KO       
Meeting Date: 25-Apr-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1.1  Elect Director Herb Allen  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.2  Elect Director Marc Bolland  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.3  Elect Director Ana Botin  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.4  Elect Director Christopher C. Davis  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.5  Elect Director Barry Diller  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.6  Elect Director Carolyn Everson  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.7  Elect Director Helene D. Gayle  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.8  Elect Director Alexis M. Herman  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1.9  Elect Director Maria Elena Lagomasino  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.10  Elect Director Amity Millhiser  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.11  Elect Director James Quincey  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.12  Elect Director Caroline J. Tsay  Management  For  Voted - For 
1.13  Elect Director David B. Weinberg  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
4  Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Report on Third-Party Civil Rights Audit  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
6  Issue Transparency Report on Global Public Policy       
  and Political Influence  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
7  Report on Congruency of Political Spending with       
  Company Values and Priorities  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
8  Require Independent Board Chair  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
9  Report on Risk Due to Restrictions on Reproductive       
  Rights    Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY       
Security ID: 742718109  Ticker: PG       
Meeting Date: 11-Oct-22  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director B. Marc Allen  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director Angela F. Braly  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1c  Elect Director Amy L. Chang  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director Joseph Jimenez  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director Christopher Kempczinski  Management  For  Voted - For 
1f  Elect Director Debra L. Lee  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director Terry J. Lundgren  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director Christine M. McCarthy  Management  For  Voted - For 
1i  Elect Director Jon R. Moeller  Management  For  Voted - Against 

 

155

 

GQG Partners US Quality Dividend Income Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
1j  Elect Director Rajesh Subramaniam  Management  For  Voted - For 
1k  Elect Director Patricia A. Woertz  Management  For  Voted - Against 
2  Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC.       
Security ID: 911312106  Ticker: UPS       
Meeting Date: 04-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director Carol Tome  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director Rodney Adkins  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director Eva Boratto  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director Michael Burns  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director Wayne Hewett  Management  For  Voted - For 
1f  Elect Director Angela Hwang  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director Kate Johnson  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1h  Elect Director William Johnson  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1i  Elect Director Franck Moison  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1j  Elect Director Christiana Smith Shi  Management  For  Voted - For 
1k  Elect Director Russell Stokes  Management  For  Voted - Against 
1l  Elect Director Kevin Warsh  Management  For  Voted - Against 
2  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
4  Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Approve Recapitalization Plan for all Stock to Have       
  One-vote per Share  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
6  Adopt Independently Verified Science-Based       
  Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Targets in Line       
  with the Paris Climate Agreement  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
7  Report on Integrating GHG Emissions Reductions       
  Targets into Executive Compensation  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
8  Report on Just Transition  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
9  Report on Risk Due to Restrictions on Reproductive       
  Rights    Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
10  Oversee and Report a Civil Rights Audit  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
11  Report on Effectiveness of Diversity, Equity, and       
  Inclusion Efforts    Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED       
Security ID: 91324P102  Ticker: UNH       
Meeting Date: 05-Jun-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director Timothy Flynn  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director Paul Garcia  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director Kristen Gil  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

156

 

GQG Partners US Quality Dividend Income Fund     
Proposal    Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
1d  Elect Director Stephen Hemsley  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director Michele Hooper  Management  For  Voted - For 
1f  Elect Director F. William McNabb, III  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director Valerie Montgomery Rice  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director John Noseworthy  Management  For  Voted - For 
1i  Elect Director Andrew Witty  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
4  Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Report on Third-Party Racial Equity Audit  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
6  Report on Congruency of Political Spending with       
  Company Values and Priorities  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
7  Submit Severance Agreement (Change-in-Control) to       
  Shareholder Vote    Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION       
Security ID: 91913Y100  Ticker: VLO       
Meeting Date: 09-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director Fred M. Diaz  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director H. Paulett Eberhart  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director Marie A. Ffolkes  Management  For  Voted - For 
1d  Elect Director Joseph W. Gorder  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director Kimberly S. Greene  Management  For  Voted - For 
1f  Elect Director Deborah P. Majoras  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director Eric D. Mullins  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director Donald L. Nickles  Management  For  Voted - For 
1i  Elect Director Robert A. Profusek  Management  For  Voted - For 
1j  Elect Director Randall J. Weisenburger  Management  For  Voted - For 
1k  Elect Director Rayford Wilkins, Jr.  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
3  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation    Management  For  Voted - For 
4  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
5  Report on Climate Transition Plan and GHG Emissions       
  Reduction Targets  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
6  Oversee and Report a Racial Equity Audit  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
WALMART INC.         
Security ID: 931142103  Ticker: WMT       
Meeting Date: 31-May-23  Meeting Type: Annual       
1a  Elect Director Cesar Conde  Management  For  Voted - For 
1b  Elect Director Timothy P. Flynn  Management  For  Voted - For 
1c  Elect Director Sarah J. Friar  Management  For  Voted - For 

 

157

 

GQG Partners US Quality Dividend Income Fund     
Proposal  Proposed by  Mgt. Position  Registrant Voted 
1d  Elect Director Carla A. Harris  Management  For  Voted - For 
1e  Elect Director Thomas W. Horton  Management  For  Voted - For 
1f  Elect Director Marissa A. Mayer  Management  For  Voted - For 
1g  Elect Director C. Douglas McMillon  Management  For  Voted - For 
1h  Elect Director Gregory B. Penner  Management  For  Voted - For 
1i  Elect Director Randall L. Stephenson  Management  For  Voted - For 
1j  Elect Director S. Robson Walton  Management  For  Voted - For 
1k  Elect Director Steuart L. Walton  Management  For  Voted - For 
2  Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency  Management  One Year  Voted - One Year 
3  Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'       
  Compensation  Management  For  Voted - Against 
4  Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors  Management  For  Voted - For 
5  Consider Pay Disparity Between CEO and Other       
  Employees  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
6  Report on Human Rights Due Diligence  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
7  Commission Third Party Racial Equity Audit  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
8  Report on Racial and Gender Layoff Diversity  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
9  Amend Bylaws to Require Shareholder Approval of       
  Certain Provisions Related to Director Nominations       
  by Shareholders  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
10  Report on Risks Related to Fulfilling Information       
  Requests for Enforcing Laws Criminalizing Abortion       
  Access  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 
11  Report on Risks Related to Operations in China  Shareholder  Against  Voted - Against 
12  Oversee and Report a Workplace Health and Safety       
  Audit  Shareholder  Against  Voted - For 

 

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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.

The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III

By:   /s/ Michael Beattie
Michael Beattie
President
Date: August 15, 2023

 

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