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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 | ||
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FORM N-PX | ||
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annual report of proxy voting record of | ||
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registered management investment company | ||
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Investment Company Act file number: |
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BNY Mellon Sustainable U.S. Equity Fund, Inc. | ||
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) | ||
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c/o BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. | ||
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) | ||
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Bennett A. MacDougall, Esq. 240 Greenwich Street | ||
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 922-6400 | ||
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Date of fiscal year end: 5/31 | ||
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Date of reporting period: July 1, 2019-June 30, 2020 | ||
Item 1. Proxy Voting Record
================ BNY Mellon Sustainable U.S. Equity Fund, Inc. =================
ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Ticker: ABT Security ID: 002824100
Meeting Date: APR 24, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 26, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Robert J. Alpern For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Roxanne S. Austin For Withhold Management
1.3 Elect Director Sally E. Blount For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Robert B. Ford For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Michelle A. Kumbier For Withhold Management
1.6 Elect Director Edward M. Liddy For Withhold Management
1.7 Elect Director Darren W. McDew For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Nancy McKinstry For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Phebe N. Novakovic For Withhold Management
1.10 Elect Director William A. Osborn For Withhold Management
1.11 Elect Director Daniel J. Starks For For Management
1.12 Elect Director John G. Stratton For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Glenn F. Tilton For For Management
1.14 Elect Director Miles D. White For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against Against Shareholder
5 Increase Disclosure of Compensation Against For Shareholder
Adjustments
6 Require Shareholder Approval of Bylaw Against Against Shareholder
Amendments Adopted by the Board of
Directors
7 Adopt Simple Majority Vote Against Against Shareholder
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ACCENTURE PLC
Ticker: ACN Security ID: G1151C101
Meeting Date: JAN 30, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: DEC 02, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Jaime Ardila For For Management
1b Elect Director Herbert Hainer For For Management
1c Elect Director Nancy McKinstry For For Management
1d Elect Director Gilles C. Pelisson For For Management
1e Elect Director Paula A. Price For For Management
1f Elect Director Venkata (Murthy) For For Management
Renduchintala
1g Elect Director David Rowland For For Management
1h Elect Director Arun Sarin For For Management
1i Elect Director Julie Sweet For For Management
1j Elect Director Frank K. Tang For For Management
1k Elect Director Tracey T. Travis For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and For For Management
Authorize Board to Fix Their
Remuneration
5 Authorize Board to Allot and Issue For For Management
Shares
6 Authorize Board to Opt-Out of For For Management
Statutory Pre-Emption Rights
7 Determine Price Range for Reissuance For For Management
of Treasury Shares
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ACUITY BRANDS, INC.
Ticker: AYI Security ID: 00508Y102
Meeting Date: JAN 08, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: NOV 11, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director W. Patrick Battle For Against Management
1b Elect Director Peter C. Browning For Against Management
1c Elect Director G. Douglas Dillard, Jr. For Against Management
1d Elect Director James H. Hance, Jr. For For Management
1e Elect Director Robert F. McCullough For For Management
1f Elect Director Vernon J. Nagel For For Management
1g Elect Director Dominic J. Pileggi For For Management
1h Elect Director Ray M. Robinson For Against Management
1i Elect Director Mary A. Winston For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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ALBEMARLE CORPORATION
Ticker: ALB Security ID: 012653101
Meeting Date: MAY 05, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 09, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
2a Elect Director Mary Lauren Brlas For For Management
2b Elect Director Luther C. Kissam, IV For For Management
2c Elect Director J. Kent Masters For Against Management
2d Elect Director Glenda J. Minor For For Management
2e Elect Director James J. O'Brien For For Management
2f Elect Director Diarmuid B. O'Connell For Against Management
2g Elect Director Dean L. Seavers For For Management
2h Elect Director Gerald A. Steiner For Against Management
2i Elect Director Holly A. Van Deursen For For Management
2j Elect Director Alejandro D. Wolff For Against Management
3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For Against Management
Auditors
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ALPHABET INC.
Ticker: GOOGL Security ID: 02079K305
Meeting Date: JUN 03, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 07, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Larry Page For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Sergey Brin For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Sundar Pichai For For Management
1.4 Elect Director John L. Hennessy For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Frances H. Arnold For For Management
1.6 Elect Director L. John Doerr For Withhold Management
1.7 Elect Director Roger W. Ferguson Jr. For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Ann Mather For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Alan R. Mulally For Withhold Management
1.10 Elect Director K. Ram Shiram For Withhold Management
1.11 Elect Director Robin L. Washington For Withhold Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
5 Approve Recapitalization Plan for all Against For Shareholder
Stock to Have One-vote per Share
6 Report on Arbitration of Against For Shareholder
Employment-Related Claims
7 Establish Human Rights Risk Oversight Against For Shareholder
Committee
8 Require Shareholder Approval of Bylaw Against Against Shareholder
Amendments Adopted by the Board of
Directors
9 Assess Feasibility of Including Against For Shareholder
Sustainability as a Performance
Measure for Senior Executive
Compensation
10 Report on Takedown Requests Against For Shareholder
11 Require a Majority Vote for the Against For Shareholder
Election of Directors
12 Report on Gender/Racial Pay Gap Against Against Shareholder
13 Require Independent Director Nominee Against For Shareholder
with Human and/or Civil Rights
Experience
14 Report on Whistleblower Policies and Against For Shareholder
Practices
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AMAZON.COM, INC.
Ticker: AMZN Security ID: 023135106
Meeting Date: MAY 27, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 02, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Jeffrey P. Bezos For For Management
1b Elect Director Rosalind G. Brewer For Against Management
1c Elect Director Jamie S. Gorelick For For Management
1d Elect Director Daniel P. Huttenlocher For Against Management
1e Elect Director Judith A. McGrath For Against Management
1f Elect Director Indra K. Nooyi For For Management
1g Elect Director Jonathan J. Rubinstein For For Management
1h Elect Director Thomas O. Ryder For For Management
1i Elect Director Patricia Q. Stonesifer For For Management
1j Elect Director Wendell P. Weeks For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditor For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Reduce Ownership Threshold for For For Management
Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
5 Report on Management of Food Waste Against For Shareholder
6 Report on Customers' Use of its Against For Shareholder
Surveillance and Computer Vision
Products or Cloud-Based Services
7 Report on Potential Human Rights Against For Shareholder
Impacts of Customers' Use of
Rekognition
8 Report on Products Promoting Hate Against For Shareholder
Speech and Sales of Offensive Products
9 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder
10 Report on Global Median Gender/Racial Against For Shareholder
Pay Gap
11 Report on Reducing Environmental and Against For Shareholder
Health Harms to Communities of Color
12 Report on Viewpoint Discrimination Against Against Shareholder
13 Report on Promotion Velocity Against For Shareholder
14 Reduce Ownership Threshold for Against For Shareholder
Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
15 Human Rights Risk Assessment Against For Shareholder
16 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against For Shareholder
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APPLE INC.
Ticker: AAPL Security ID: 037833100
Meeting Date: FEB 26, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JAN 02, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director James Bell For For Management
1b Elect Director Tim Cook For For Management
1c Elect Director Al Gore For Against Management
1d Elect Director Andrea Jung For Against Management
1e Elect Director Art Levinson For Against Management
1f Elect Director Ron Sugar For For Management
1g Elect Director Sue Wagner For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Proxy Access Amendments Against For Shareholder
5 Assess Feasibility of Including Against For Shareholder
Sustainability as a Performance
Measure for Senior Executive
Compensation
6 Report on Freedom of Expression and Against For Shareholder
Access to Information Policies
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APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
Ticker: AMAT Security ID: 038222105
Meeting Date: MAR 12, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JAN 16, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Judy Bruner For For Management
1b Elect Director Xun (Eric) Chen For For Management
1c Elect Director Aart J. de Geus For For Management
1d Elect Director Gary E. Dickerson For For Management
1e Elect Director Stephen R. Forrest For For Management
1f Elect Director Thomas J. Iannotti For For Management
1g Elect Director Alexander A. Karsner For For Management
1h Elect Director Adrianna C. Ma For For Management
1i Elect Director Yvonne McGill For For Management
1j Elect Director Scott A. McGregor For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
4 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent For For Management
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CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
Ticker: CSCO Security ID: 17275R102
Meeting Date: DEC 10, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: OCT 11, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director M. Michele Burns For For Management
1b Elect Director Wesley G. Bush For For Management
1c Elect Director Michael D. Capellas For For Management
1d Elect Director Mark Garrett For For Management
1e Elect Director Kristina M. Johnson For Against Management
1f Elect Director Roderick C. McGeary For Against Management
1g Elect Director Charles H. Robbins For For Management
1h Elect Director Arun Sarin For Against Management
1i Elect Director Brenton L. Saunders For Against Management
1j Elect Director Carol B. Tome For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For Against Management
Auditors
4 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder
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CITIGROUP INC.
Ticker: C Security ID: 172967424
Meeting Date: APR 21, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 24, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Michael L. Corbat For For Management
1b Elect Director Ellen M. Costello For For Management
1c Elect Director Grace E. Dailey For For Management
1d Elect Director Barbara J. Desoer For For Management
1e Elect Director John C. Dugan For For Management
1f Elect Director Duncan P. Hennes For For Management
1g Elect Director Peter B. Henry For For Management
1h Elect Director S. Leslie Ireland For For Management
1i Elect Director Lew W. (Jay) Jacobs, IV For For Management
1j Elect Director Renee J. James For For Management
1k Elect Director Gary M. Reiner For For Management
1l Elect Director Diana L. Taylor For For Management
1m Elect Director James S. Turley For For Management
1n Elect Director Deborah C. Wright For For Management
1o Elect Director Alexander R. Wynaendts For For Management
1p Elect Director Ernesto Zedillo Ponce For For Management
de Leon
2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
5 Amend Proxy Access Right Against For Shareholder
6 Review on Governance Documents Against For Shareholder
7 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against Against Shareholder
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CMS ENERGY CORPORATION
Ticker: CMS Security ID: 125896100
Meeting Date: MAY 01, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 03, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Jon E. Barfield For For Management
1b Elect Director Deborah H. Butler For For Management
1c Elect Director Kurt L. Darrow For For Management
1d Elect Director William D. Harvey For For Management
1e Elect Director Patricia K. Poppe For For Management
1f Elect Director John G. Russell For For Management
1g Elect Director Suzanne F. Shank For For Management
1h Elect Director Myrna M. Soto For For Management
1i Elect Director John G. Sznewajs For For Management
1j Elect Director Ronald J. Tanski For For Management
1k Elect Director Laura H. Wright For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
4 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
5 Report on Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder
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COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION
Ticker: COST Security ID: 22160K105
Meeting Date: JAN 22, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: NOV 18, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Susan L. Decker For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Richard A. Galanti For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Sally Jewell For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Charles T. Munger For For Management
2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Amend Articles of Incorporation to For For Management
Provide Directors May Be Removed With
or Without Cause
5 Disclose Board Diversity and Against Against Shareholder
Qualifications Matrix
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COTY INC.
Ticker: COTY Security ID: 222070203
Meeting Date: NOV 05, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 12, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Beatrice Ballini For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Sabine Chalmers For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Joachim Creus For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Pierre Denis For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Olivier Goudet For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Peter Harf For Withhold Management
1.7 Elect Director Pierre Laubies For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Paul S. Michaels For Withhold Management
1.9 Elect Director Erhard Schoewel For Withhold Management
1.10 Elect Director Robert Singer For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors
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DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION
Ticker: DG Security ID: 256677105
Meeting Date: MAY 27, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 19, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Warren F. Bryant For Against Management
1b Elect Director Michael M. Calbert For For Management
1c Elect Director Sandra B. Cochran None None Management
*Withdrawn Resolution*
1d Elect Director Patricia D. Fili-Krushel For Against Management
1e Elect Director Timothy I. McGuire For Against Management
1f Elect Director William C. Rhodes, III For For Management
1g Elect Director Debra A. Sandler For For Management
1h Elect Director Ralph E. Santana For For Management
1i Elect Director Todd J. Vasos For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
4 Approve Charter Amendment to Replace For For Management
Supermajority Vote Requirements with a
Majority Vote Requirement
5 Approve Bylaw Amendment to Replace For For Management
Supermajority Vote Requirements with a
Majority Vote Requirement
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EBAY INC.
Ticker: EBAY Security ID: 278642103
Meeting Date: JUN 29, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 11, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Anthony J. Bates For Against Management
1b Elect Director Adriane M. Brown For For Management
1c Elect Director Jesse A. Cohn For For Management
1d Elect Director Diana Farrell For For Management
1e Elect Director Logan D. Green For For Management
1f Elect Director Bonnie S. Hammer For Against Management
1g Elect Director Jamie Iannone For For Management
1h Elect Director Kathleen C. Mitic For Against Management
1i Elect Director Matthew J. Murphy For For Management
1j Elect Director Pierre M. Omidyar For For Management
1k Elect Director Paul S. Pressler For Against Management
1l Elect Director Robert H. Swan For For Management
1m Elect Director Perry M. Traquina For For Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against For Shareholder
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ECOLAB INC.
Ticker: ECL Security ID: 278865100
Meeting Date: MAY 07, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 09, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Douglas M. Baker, Jr. For For Management
1b Elect Director Shari L. Ballard For For Management
1c Elect Director Barbara J. Beck For For Management
1d Elect Director Jeffrey M. Ettinger For Against Management
1e Elect Director Arthur J. Higgins For Against Management
1f Elect Director Michael Larson For For Management
1g Elect Director David W. MacLennan For For Management
1h Elect Director Tracy B. McKibben For For Management
1i Elect Director Lionel L. Nowell, III For For Management
1j Elect Director Victoria J. Reich For For Management
1k Elect Director Suzanne M. Vautrinot For Against Management
1l Elect Director John J. Zillmer For Against Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For Against Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Amend Proxy Access Right Against For Shareholder
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EVERSOURCE ENERGY
Ticker: ES Security ID: 30040W108
Meeting Date: MAY 06, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 11, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Cotton M. Cleveland For For Management
1.2 Elect Director James S. DiStasio For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Francis A. Doyle For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Linda Dorcena Forry For For Management
1.5 Elect Director James J. Judge For For Management
1.6 Elect Director John Y. Kim For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Kenneth R. Leibler For For Management
1.8 Elect Director David H. Long For For Management
1.9 Elect Director William C. Van Faasen For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Frederica M. Williams For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors
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FERGUSON PLC
Ticker: FERG Security ID: G3421J106
Meeting Date: NOV 21, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: NOV 19, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Approve Remuneration Policy For For Management
4 Approve Final Dividend For For Management
5 Re-elect Tessa Bamford as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Gareth Davis as Director For For Management
7 Elect Geoff Drabble as Director For For Management
8 Elect Catherine Halligan as Director For For Management
9 Re-elect Kevin Murphy as Director For For Management
10 Re-elect Alan Murray as Director For For Management
11 Re-elect Michael Powell as Director For For Management
12 Elect Tom Schmitt as Director For For Management
13 Re-elect Dr Nadia Shouraboura as For For Management
Director
14 Re-elect Jacqueline Simmonds as For For Management
Director
15 Reappoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors For For Management
16 Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix For For Management
Remuneration of Auditors
17 Authorise EU Political Donations and For For Management
Expenditure
18 Authorise Issue of Equity For For Management
19 Amend Long Term Incentive Plan 2019 For For Management
20 Authorise Issue of Equity without For For Management
Pre-emptive Rights
21 Authorise Issue of Equity without For For Management
Pre-emptive Rights in Connection with
an Acquisition or Other Capital
Investment
22 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary For For Management
Shares
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FIDELITY NATIONAL INFORMATION SERVICES, INC.
Ticker: FIS Security ID: 31620M106
Meeting Date: MAY 28, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 01, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Lee Adrean For For Management
1b Elect Director Ellen R. Alemany For For Management
1c Elect Director Lisa A. Hook For For Management
1d Elect Director Keith W. Hughes For Against Management
1e Elect Director Gary L. Lauer For Against Management
1f Elect Director Gary A. Norcross For For Management
1g Elect Director Louise M. Parent For For Management
1h Elect Director Brian T. Shea For For Management
1i Elect Director James B. Stallings, Jr. For Against Management
1j Elect Director Jeffrey E. Stiefler For Against Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
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FIRST REPUBLIC BANK
Ticker: FRC Security ID: 33616C100
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 13, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director James H. Herbert, II For For Management
1b Elect Director Katherine August-deWilde For For Management
1c Elect Director Hafize Gaye Erkan For For Management
1d Elect Director Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr. For For Management
1e Elect Director Boris Groysberg For For Management
1f Elect Director Sandra R. Hernandez For For Management
1g Elect Director Pamela J. Joyner For For Management
1h Elect Director Reynold Levy For For Management
1i Elect Director Duncan L. Niederauer For For Management
1j Elect Director George G.C. Parker For For Management
2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Ticker: GE Security ID: 369604103
Meeting Date: MAY 05, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 09, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Sebastien Bazin For Against Management
2 Elect Director Ashton Carter For For Management
3 Elect Director H. Lawrence Culp, Jr. For For Management
4 Elect Director Francisco D'Souza For Against Management
5 Elect Director Edward Garden For Against Management
6 Elect Director Thomas W. Horton For Against Management
7 Elect Director Risa Lavizzo-Mourey For For Management
8 Elect Director Catherine Lesjak For For Management
9 Elect Director Paula Rosput Reynolds For For Management
10 Elect Director Leslie Seidman For For Management
11 Elect Director James Tisch For For Management
12 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
13 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For Against Management
14 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder
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GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.
Ticker: GILD Security ID: 375558103
Meeting Date: MAY 06, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 13, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Jacqueline K. Barton For Against Management
1b Elect Director Sandra J. Horning For For Management
1c Elect Director Kelly A. Kramer For For Management
1d Elect Director Kevin E. Lofton For Against Management
1e Elect Director Harish Manwani For Against Management
1f Elect Director Daniel P. O'Day For For Management
1g Elect Director Richard J. Whitley For For Management
1h Elect Director Per Wold-Olsen For Against Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For Against Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Require Independent Board Chair Against For Shareholder
5 Eliminate the Ownership Threshold for Against Against Shareholder
Stockholders to Request a Record Date
to Take Action by Written Consent
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INTACT FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Ticker: IFC Security ID: 45823T106
Meeting Date: MAY 06, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: MAR 16, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Charles Brindamour For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Janet De Silva For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Claude Dussault For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Jane E. Kinney For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Robert G. Leary For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Sylvie Paquette For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Timothy H. Penner For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Stuart J. Russell For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Frederick Singer For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Stephen G. Snyder For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Carol Stephenson For For Management
1.12 Elect Director William L. Young For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For Withhold Management
3 Approve Shareholder Rights Plan For For Management
4 Advisory Vote on Executive For Against Management
Compensation Approach
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INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC.
Ticker: IFF Security ID: 459506101
Meeting Date: MAY 06, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 10, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Marcello V. Bottoli For For Management
1b Elect Director Michael L. Ducker For Against Management
1c Elect Director David R. Epstein For For Management
1d Elect Director Roger W. Ferguson, Jr. For Against Management
1e Elect Director John F. Ferraro For For Management
1f Elect Director Andreas Fibig For For Management
1g Elect Director Christina Gold For Against Management
1h Elect Director Katherine M. Hudson For Against Management
1i Elect Director Dale F. Morrison For Against Management
1j Elect Director Li-Huei Tsai For Against Management
1k Elect Director Stephen Williamson For For Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For Against Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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INTUIT INC.
Ticker: INTU Security ID: 461202103
Meeting Date: JAN 23, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: NOV 25, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Eve Burton For Against Management
1b Elect Director Scott D. Cook For For Management
1c Elect Director Richard L. Dalzell For For Management
1d Elect Director Sasan K. Goodarzi For For Management
1e Elect Director Deborah Liu For Against Management
1f Elect Director Suzanne Nora Johnson For Against Management
1g Elect Director Dennis D. Powell For For Management
1h Elect Director Brad D. Smith For For Management
1i Elect Director Thomas Szkutak For For Management
1j Elect Director Raul Vazquez For For Management
1k Elect Director Jeff Weiner For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For Against Management
4 Adopt a Mandatory Arbitration Bylaw Against Against Shareholder
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LENNAR CORPORATION
Ticker: LEN Security ID: 526057104
Meeting Date: APR 07, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 10, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Rick Beckwitt For For Management
1b Elect Director Irving Bolotin For For Management
1c Elect Director Steven L. Gerard For Against Management
1d Elect Director Tig Gilliam For Against Management
1e Elect Director Sherrill W. Hudson For Against Management
1f Elect Director Jonathan M. Jaffe For For Management
1g Elect Director Sidney Lapidus For For Management
1h Elect Director Teri P. McClure For Against Management
1i Elect Director Stuart Miller For For Management
1j Elect Director Armando Olivera For For Management
1k Elect Director Jeffrey Sonnenfeld For Against Management
1l Elect Director Scott Stowell For Against Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For Against Management
Auditors
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MASTERCARD INCORPORATED
Ticker: MA Security ID: 57636Q104
Meeting Date: JUN 16, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 20, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Richard Haythornthwaite For For Management
1b Elect Director Ajay Banga For For Management
1c Elect Director Richard K. Davis For Against Management
1d Elect Director Steven J. Freiberg For Against Management
1e Elect Director Julius Genachowski For Against Management
1f Elect Director Choon Phong Goh For For Management
1g Elect Director Merit E. Janow For For Management
1h Elect Director Oki Matsumoto For Against Management
1i Elect Director Youngme Moon For Against Management
1j Elect Director Rima Qureshi For Against Management
1k Elect Director Jose Octavio Reyes For For Management
Lagunes
1l Elect Director Gabrielle Sulzberger For For Management
1m Elect Director Jackson Tai For For Management
1n Elect Director Lance Uggla For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For Against Management
Auditors
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MEDTRONIC PLC
Ticker: MDT Security ID: G5960L103
Meeting Date: DEC 06, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: OCT 10, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Richard H. Anderson For Against Management
1b Elect Director Craig Arnold For Against Management
1c Elect Director Scott C. Donnelly For Against Management
1d Elect Director Andrea J. Goldsmith For For Management
1e Elect Director Randall J. Hogan, III For Against Management
1f Elect Director Omar Ishrak For For Management
1g Elect Director Michael O. Leavitt For For Management
1h Elect Director James T. Lenehan For For Management
1i Elect Director Geoffrey S. Martha For For Management
1j Elect Director Elizabeth G. Nabel For For Management
1k Elect Director Denise M. O'Leary For For Management
1l Elect Director Kendall J. Powell For Against Management
2 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For Against Management
Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix
Their Remuneration
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Renew the Board's Authority to Issue For For Management
Shares Under Irish Law
5 Renew the Board's Authority to Opt-Out For For Management
of Statutory Pre-Emptions Rights Under
Irish Law
6 Authorize Overseas Market Purchases of For For Management
Ordinary Shares
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MERCK & CO., INC.
Ticker: MRK Security ID: 58933Y105
Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 27, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Leslie A. Brun For For Management
1b Elect Director Thomas R. Cech For For Management
1c Elect Director Mary Ellen Coe For For Management
1d Elect Director Pamela J. Craig For For Management
1e Elect Director Kenneth C. Frazier For For Management
1f Elect Director Thomas H. Glocer For Against Management
1g Elect Director Risa J. Lavizzo-Mourey For For Management
1h Elect Director Paul B. Rothman For For Management
1i Elect Director Patricia F. Russo For Against Management
1j Elect Director Christine E. Seidman For For Management
1k Elect Director Inge G. Thulin For Against Management
1l Elect Director Kathy J. Warden For For Management
1m Elect Director Peter C. Wendell For Against Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
4 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against For Shareholder
5 Report on Corporate Tax Savings Against Against Shareholder
Allocation
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MICROSOFT CORPORATION
Ticker: MSFT Security ID: 594918104
Meeting Date: DEC 04, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: OCT 08, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director William H. Gates, III For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Reid G. Hoffman For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Hugh F. Johnston For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Teri L. List-Stoll For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Satya Nadella For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Sandra E. Peterson For Against Management
1.7 Elect Director Penny S. Pritzker For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Charles W. Scharf For Against Management
1.9 Elect Director Arne M. Sorenson For For Management
1.10 Elect Director John W. Stanton For For Management
1.11 Elect Director John W. Thompson For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Emma N. Walmsley For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Padmasree Warrior For Against Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For Against Management
Auditors
4 Report on Employee Representation on Against Against Shareholder
the Board of Directors
5 Report on Gender Pay Gap Against For Shareholder
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NIKE, INC.
Ticker: NKE Security ID: 654106103
Meeting Date: SEP 19, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUL 19, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Alan B. Graf, Jr. For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Peter B. Henry For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Michelle A. Peluso For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For Against Management
Auditors
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PEPSICO, INC.
Ticker: PEP Security ID: 713448108
Meeting Date: MAY 06, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 02, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Shona L. Brown For For Management
1b Elect Director Cesar Conde For For Management
1c Elect Director Ian Cook For For Management
1d Elect Director Dina Dublon For For Management
1e Elect Director Richard W. Fisher For For Management
1f Elect Director Michelle Gass For For Management
1g Elect Director Ramon L. Laguarta For For Management
1h Elect Director David C. Page For For Management
1i Elect Director Robert C. Pohlad For For Management
1j Elect Director Daniel Vasella For For Management
1k Elect Director Darren Walker For For Management
1l Elect Director Alberto Weisser For For Management
2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For Against Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Reduce Ownership Threshold for Against For Shareholder
Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
5 Report on Sugar and Public Health Against Against Shareholder
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PULTEGROUP, INC.
Ticker: PHM Security ID: 745867101
Meeting Date: MAY 07, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 13, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Brian P. Anderson For For Management
1b Elect Director Bryce Blair For For Management
1c Elect Director Richard W. Dreiling For Against Management
1d Elect Director Thomas J. Folliard For For Management
1e Elect Director Cheryl W. Grise For Against Management
1f Elect Director Andre J. Hawaux For For Management
1g Elect Director Ryan R. Marshall For For Management
1h Elect Director John R. Peshkin For For Management
1i Elect Director Scott F. Powers For Against Management
1j Elect Director Lila Snyder For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For Against Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Ticker: QCOM Security ID: 747525103
Meeting Date: MAR 10, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JAN 13, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Mark Fields For For Management
1b Elect Director Jeffrey W. Henderson For For Management
1c Elect Director Ann M. Livermore For For Management
1d Elect Director Harish Manwani For Against Management
1e Elect Director Mark D. McLaughlin For For Management
1f Elect Director Steve Mollenkopf For For Management
1g Elect Director Clark T. "Sandy" Randt, For For Management
Jr.
1h Elect Director Irene B. Rosenfeld For Against Management
1i Elect Director Kornelis "Neil" Smit For For Management
1j Elect Director Anthony J. Vinciquerra For For Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For Against Management
Auditors
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
5 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
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REDWOOD TRUST, INC.
Ticker: RWT Security ID: 758075402
Meeting Date: JUN 11, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 20, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Richard D. Baum For Against Management
1.2 Elect Director Christopher J. Abate For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Douglas B. Hansen For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Debora D. Horvath For Against Management
1.5 Elect Director Greg H. Kubicek For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Fred J. Matera For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Jeffrey T. Pero For Against Management
1.8 Elect Director Georganne C. Proctor For Against Management
2 Ratify Grant Thornton LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management
5 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
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THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC.
Ticker: GS Security ID: 38141G104
Meeting Date: APR 30, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 02, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director M. Michele Burns For For Management
1b Elect Director Drew G. Faust For For Management
1c Elect Director Mark A. Flaherty For For Management
1d Elect Director Ellen J. Kullman For For Management
1e Elect Director Lakshmi N. Mittal For For Management
1f Elect Director Adebayo O. Ogunlesi For For Management
1g Elect Director Peter Oppenheimer For For Management
1h Elect Director David M. Solomon For For Management
1i Elect Director Jan E. Tighe For For Management
1j Elect Director David A. Viniar For For Management
1k Elect Director Mark O. Winkelman For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For Against Management
Auditors
4 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against For Shareholder
5 Review of Statement on the Purpose of Against For Shareholder
a Corporation
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THE TJX COMPANIES, INC.
Ticker: TJX Security ID: 872540109
Meeting Date: JUN 09, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 13, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Zein Abdalla For For Management
1b Elect Director Alan M. Bennett For Against Management
1c Elect Director Rosemary T. Berkery For For Management
1d Elect Director David T. Ching For Against Management
1e Elect Director Ernie Herrman For For Management
1f Elect Director Michael F. Hines For Against Management
1g Elect Director Amy B. Lane For Against Management
1h Elect Director Carol Meyrowitz For For Management
1i Elect Director Jackwyn L. Nemerov For For Management
1j Elect Director John F. O'Brien For Against Management
1k Elect Director Willow B. Shire For Against Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers as For For Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Report on Reduction of Chemical Against For Shareholder
Footprint
5 Report on Animal Welfare Against For Shareholder
6 Report on Pay Disparity Against Against Shareholder
7 Stock Retention/Holding Period Against For Shareholder
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VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC.
Ticker: VZ Security ID: 92343V104
Meeting Date: MAY 07, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 09, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Shellye L. Archambeau For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Mark T. Bertolini For Against Management
1.3 Elect Director Vittorio Colao For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Melanie L. Healey For Against Management
1.5 Elect Director Clarence Otis, Jr. For Against Management
1.6 Elect Director Daniel H. Schulman For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Rodney E. Slater For Against Management
1.8 Elect Director Hans E. Vestberg For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Gregory G. Weaver For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
4 Eliminate Above-Market Earnings in Against For Shareholder
Executive Retirement Plans
5 Reduce Ownership Threshold for Against For Shareholder
Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
6 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against For Shareholder
7 Assess Feasibility of Data Privacy as Against For Shareholder
a Performance Measure for Senior
Executive Compensation
8 Submit Severance Agreement Against For Shareholder
(Change-in-Control) to Shareholder Vote
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WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE, INC.
Ticker: WBA Security ID: 931427108
Meeting Date: JAN 30, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: DEC 02, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Jose E. Almeida For Against Management
1b Elect Director Janice M. Babiak For For Management
1c Elect Director David J. Brailer For For Management
1d Elect Director William C. Foote For Against Management
1e Elect Director Ginger L. Graham For For Management
1f Elect Director John A. Lederer For Against Management
1g Elect Director Dominic P. Murphy For For Management
1h Elect Director Stefano Pessina For For Management
1i Elect Director Nancy M. Schlichting For Against Management
1j Elect Director James A. Skinner For For Management
2 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder
5 Adopt a Policy on Bonus Banking None None Shareholder
*Withdrawn Resolution*
6 Reduce Ownership Threshold for Against For Shareholder
Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
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.
BNY Mellon Sustainable U.S. Equity Fund, Inc.
By: /s/ Renee LaRoche-Morris
Renee LaRoche-Morris
President (Principal Executive Officer)
Date: August 17, 2020