0001193125-19-231816.txt : 20190828 0001193125-19-231816.hdr.sgml : 20190828 20190828112103 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-19-231816 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-PX PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20190630 FILED AS OF DATE: 20190828 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20190828 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20190828 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MFS SERIES TRUST XVI CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000063067 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-PX SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-02032 FILM NUMBER: 191059765 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 111 HUNTINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 24TH FLOOR CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02199 BUSINESS PHONE: 18006372929 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 111 HUNTINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: 24TH FLOOR CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02199 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MFS GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19940304 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MFS CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930408 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MASSACHUSETT MFS CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19921015 0000063067 S000059884 MFS Prudent Investor Fund C000195901 A FPPAX C000195902 T C000195903 B FPPDX C000195904 C FPPEX C000195905 I FPPJX C000195906 R1 FPPRX C000195907 R2 FPPSX C000195908 R3 FPPQX C000195909 R4 FPPUX C000195910 R6 FPPVX N-PX 1 d760261dnpx.txt MFS SERIES TRUST XVI N-PX ================================================================================ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ----------------- FORM N-PX ----------------- ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES Investment Company Act file number 811-02032 ----------------- MFS SERIES TRUST XVI (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) ----------------- 111 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02199 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) ----------------- Christopher R. Bohane Massachusetts Financial Services Company 111 Huntington Avenue Boston, Massachusetts 02199 (Name and address of agents for service) ----------------- Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (617) 954-5000 Date of fiscal year end: June 30 Date of reporting period: July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019 ================================================================================ ITEM 1. PROXY VOTING RECORD. ******************************* FORM N-Px REPORT ******************************* ICA File Number: 811-02032 Reporting Period: 07/01/2018 - 06/30/2019 MFS Series Trust XVI ======================== MFS Prudent Investor Fund ======================== ACCENTURE PLC Ticker: ACN Security ID: G1151C101 Meeting Date: FEB 01, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: DEC 03, 2018 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director Jaime Ardila For For Management 1b Elect Director Herbert Hainer For For Management 1c Elect Director Marjorie Magner For For Management 1d Elect Director Nancy McKinstry For For Management 1e Elect Director David P. Rowland For For Management 1f Elect Director Gilles C. Pelisson For For Management 1g Elect Director Paula A. Price For For Management 1h Elect Director Venkata (Murthy) For For Management Renduchintala 1i Elect Director Arun Sarin 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 Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and For For Management Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration 4 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights 5 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights 6 Determine the Price Range at which For For Management Accenture Plc can Re-issue Shares that it Acquires as Treasury Stock -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ADIDAS AG Ticker: ADS Security ID: D0066B185 Meeting Date: MAY 09, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2018 (Non-Voting) 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 3.35 per Share 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management for Fiscal 2018 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management for Fiscal 2018 5.1 Reelect Ian Gallienne to the For For Management Supervisory Board 5.2 Reelect Herbert Kauffmann to the For For Management Supervisory Board 5.3 Reelect Igor Landau to the Supervisory For For Management Board 5.4 Reelect Kathrin Menges to the For For Management Supervisory Board 5.5 Reelect Nassef Sawiris to the For For Management Supervisory Board 5.6 Elect Thomas Rabe to the Supervisory For For Management Board 5.7 Elect Bodo Uebber to the Supervisory For For Management Board 5.8 Elect Jing Ulrich to the Supervisory For For Management Board 6 Approve Creation of EUR 16 Million For For Management Pool of Capital with Partial Exclusion of Preemptive Rights 7 Approve Cancellation of Conditional For For Management Capital Authorization 8 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors for Fiscal For For Management 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALPHABET INC. Ticker: GOOGL Security ID: 02079K305 Meeting Date: JUN 19, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 22, 2019 # 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 John L. Hennessy For For Management 1.4 Elect Director L. John Doerr For Withhold Management 1.5 Elect Director Roger W. Ferguson, Jr. For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Ann Mather For Withhold Management 1.7 Elect Director Alan R. Mulally For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Sundar Pichai For For Management 1.9 Elect Director K. Ram Shriram For Withhold Management 1.10 Elect Director Robin L. Washington For For Management 2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 4 Approve Recapitalization Plan for all Against For Shareholder Stock to Have One-vote per Share 5 Adopt a Policy Prohibiting Inequitable Against For Shareholder Employment Practices 6 Establish Societal Risk Oversight Against For Shareholder Committee 7 Report on Sexual Harassment Policies Against For Shareholder 8 Require a Majority Vote for the Against For Shareholder Election of Directors 9 Report on Gender Pay Gap Against For Shareholder 10 Employ Advisors to Explore Against Against Shareholder Alternatives to Maximize Value 11 Approve Nomination of Employee Against For Shareholder Representative Director 12 Adopt Simple Majority Vote Against For Shareholder 13 Assess Feasibility of Including Against For Shareholder Sustainability as a Performance Measure for Senior Executive Compensation 14 Report on Human Rights Risk Assessment Against Against Shareholder 15 Adopt Compensation Clawback Policy Against For Shareholder 16 Report on Policies and Risks Related Against Against Shareholder to Content Governance -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AMADEUS IT GROUP SA Ticker: AMS Security ID: E04648114 Meeting Date: JUN 18, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JUN 13, 2019 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Consolidated and Standalone For For Management Financial Statements 2 Approve Non-Financial Information For For Management Report 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends 4 Approve Discharge of Board For For Management 5 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management Amortization of Treasury Shares 6 Fix Number of Directors at 13 For For Management 7.1 Elect Josep Pique Camps as Director For For Management 7.2 Elect William Connelly as Director For For Management 7.3 Reelect Jose Antonio Tazon Garcia as For For Management Director 7.4 Reelect Luis Maroto Camino as Director For For Management 7.5 Reelect David Webster as Director For For Management 7.6 Reelect Guillermo de la Dehesa Romero For For Management as Director 7.7 Reelect Clara Furse as Director For For Management 7.8 Reelect Pierre-Henri Gourgeon as For For Management Director 7.9 Reelect Francesco Loredan as Director For For Management 8 Advisory Vote on Remuneration Report For For Management 9 Approve Remuneration of Directors For For Management 10 Authorize Issuance of Convertible For For Management Bonds, Debentures, Warrants, and Other Debt Securities without Preemptive Rights up to EUR 5 Billion 11 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management Approved Resolutions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BEIERSDORF AG Ticker: BEI Security ID: D08792109 Meeting Date: APR 17, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 26, 2019 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2018 (Non-Voting) 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For Against Management Dividends of EUR 0.70 per Share 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management for Fiscal 2018 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management for Fiscal 2018 5 Ratify Ernst & Young GmbH as Auditors For For Management for Fiscal 2019 6.1 Elect Hong Chow to the Supervisory For For Management Board 6.2 Elect Martin Hansson to the For For Management Supervisory Board 6.3 Elect Michael Herz to the Supervisory For For Management Board 6.4 Elect Christine Martel to the For For Management Supervisory Board 6.5 Elect Frederic Pflanz to the For For Management Supervisory Board 6.6 Elect Reinhard Poellath to the For For Management Supervisory Board 6.7 Elect Beatrice Dreyfus as Alternate For For Management Supervisory Board Member -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC. Ticker: CDNS Security ID: 127387108 Meeting Date: MAY 02, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 04, 2019 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Mark W. Adams For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Susan L. Bostrom For For Management 1.3 Elect Director James D. Plummer For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Alberto For For Management Sangiovanni-Vincentelli 1.5 Elect Director John B. Shoven For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Roger S. Siboni For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Young K. Sohn For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Lip-Bu Tan For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Mary Agnes Wilderotter For For Management 2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 3 Eliminate Supermajority Voting For For Management Requirement for Specified Corporate Actions 4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 5 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD. Ticker: CHKP Security ID: M22465104 Meeting Date: AUG 20, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JUL 16, 2018 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Reelect Gil Shwed as Director For For Management 1.2 Reelect Marius Nacht as Director For For Management 1.3 Reelect Jerry Ungerman as Director For For Management 1.4 Reelect Dan Propper as Director For For Management 1.5 Reelect David Rubner as Director For For Management 1.6 Reelect Tal Shavit as Director For For Management 2.1 Reelect Yoav Chelouche as External For For Management Director 2.2 Reelect Guy Gecht as External Director For For Management 3 Reappoint Kost, Forer, Gabbay & For For Management Kasierer as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration 4 Approve Employment Terms of Gil Shwed, For For Management CEO A Vote FOR if you are a controlling None Against Management shareholder or have a personal interest in one or several resolutions, as indicated in the proxy card; otherwise, vote AGAINST. You may not abstain. If you vote FOR, please provide an explanation to your account manager -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD. Ticker: CHKP Security ID: M22465104 Meeting Date: JUN 19, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAY 10, 2019 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Gil Shwed as Director For For Management 1.2 Elect Marius Nacht as Director For For Management 1.3 Elect Jerry Ungerman as Director For For Management 1.4 Elect Dan Propper as Director For For Management 1.5 Elect Tal Shavit as Director For For Management 1.6 Elect Shai Weiss as Director For For Management 2 Reappoint Kost, Forer, Gabbay & For For Management Kasierer as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration 3 Approve Employment Terms of Gil Shwed, For For Management CEO 4 Approve Compensation Policy for the For For Management Directors and Officers of the Company 5 Approve Amended Employee Stock For For Management Purchase Plan A Vote FOR if you are a controlling None Against Management shareholder or have a personal interest in one or several resolutions, as indicated in the proxy card; otherwise, vote AGAINST. You may not abstain. If you vote FOR, please provide an explanation to your account manager -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY Ticker: CL Security ID: 194162103 Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 11, 2019 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director Charles A. Bancroft For For Management 1b Elect Director John P. Bilbrey For For Management 1c Elect Director John T. Cahill For For Management 1d Elect Director Ian Cook For For Management 1e Elect Director Lisa M. Edwards For For Management 1f Elect Director Helene D. Gayle For For Management 1g Elect Director C. Martin Harris For For Management 1h Elect Director Lorrie M. Norrington For For Management 1i Elect Director Michael B. Polk For For Management 1j Elect Director Stephen I. Sadove For For Management 1k Elect Director Noel R. Wallace For For Management 2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors 3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 4 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 5 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONSTELLATION SOFTWARE INC. Ticker: CSU Security ID: 21037X100 Meeting Date: MAY 02, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: MAR 25, 2019 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Jeff Bender For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Lawrence Cunningham For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Meredith (Sam) Hayes For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Robert Kittel For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Mark Leonard For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Paul McFeeters For Withhold Management 1.7 Elect Director Mark Miller For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Lori O'Neill For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Stephen R. Scotchmer For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Robin Van Poelje For For Management 2 Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and For For Management Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration 3 Approve Increase in Maximum Number of For For Management Directors from Ten to Fifteen 4 Advisory Vote on Executive For For Management Compensation Approach -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP. Ticker: COST Security ID: 22160K105 Meeting Date: JAN 24, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: NOV 19, 2018 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Hamilton E. James For For Management 1.2 Elect Director John W. Stanton For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Mary Agnes (Maggie) For For Management Wilderotter 2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management 3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 4 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 5 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management 6 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement For For Management 7 Report on Human Rights Risk Assessment Against Against Shareholder Process -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEUTSCHE WOHNEN SE Ticker: DWNI Security ID: D2046U176 Meeting Date: JUN 18, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAY 27, 2019 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2018 (Non-Voting) 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 0.87 per Share 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management for Fiscal 2018 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management for Fiscal 2018 5 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors for Fiscal For For Management 2019 6 Elect Arwed Fischer to the Supervisory For For Management Board -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FACEBOOK, INC. Ticker: FB Security ID: 30303M102 Meeting Date: MAY 30, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 05, 2019 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Peggy Alford For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Marc L. Andreessen For Withhold Management 1.3 Elect Director Kenneth I. Chenault For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Susan D. For For Management Desmond-Hellmann 1.5 Elect Director Sheryl K. Sandberg For Withhold Management 1.6 Elect Director Peter A. Thiel For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Jeffrey D. Zients For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Mark Zuckerberg For Withhold Management 2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management 3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management Executive Officers' Compensation 4 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency Three One Year Management Years 5 Approve Recapitalization Plan for all Against For Shareholder Stock to Have One-vote per Share 6 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder 7 Require a Majority Vote for the Against For Shareholder Election of Directors 8 Disclose Board Diversity and Against Against Shareholder Qualifications Matrix 9 Report on Content Governance Against For Shareholder 10 Report on Global Median Gender Pay Gap Against For Shareholder 11 Prepare Employment Diversity Report Against Against Shareholder and Report on Diversity Policies 12 Study Strategic Alternatives Including Against Against Shareholder Sale of Assets -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HENKEL AG & CO. KGAA Ticker: HEN3 Security ID: D3207M102 Meeting Date: APR 08, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 17, 2019 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2018 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 1.83 per Ordinary Share and EUR 1.85 per Preferred Share 3 Approve Discharge of Personally Liable For For Management Partner for Fiscal 2018 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management for Fiscal 2018 5 Approve Discharge of Shareholder's For For Management Committee for Fiscal 2018 6 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors for Fiscal For For Management 2019 7.1 Approve Affiliation Agreement with For For Management Subsidiary Henkel Neunte Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH 7.2 Approve Affiliation Agreement with For For Management Subsidiary Henkel Zehnte Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH 8 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 9 Authorize Use of Financial Derivatives For For Management when Repurchasing Shares 10 Approve Creation of EUR 43.8 Million For Against Management Pool of Capital with Partial Exclusion of Preemptive Rights -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JUST EAT PLC Ticker: JE Security ID: G5215U106 Meeting Date: MAY 01, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 29, 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 Re-elect Mike Evans as Director For For Management 4 Re-elect Paul Harrison as Director For For Management 5 Re-elect Gwyn Burr as Director For For Management 6 Re-elect Frederic Coorevits as Director For For Management 7 Re-elect Alistair Cox as Director For For Management 8 Re-elect Roisin Donnelly as Director For For Management 9 Re-elect Andrew Griffith as Director For For Management 10 Re-elect Diego Oliva as Director For For Management 11 Elect Helen Weir as Director For For Management 12 Elect Peter Duffy as Director For For Management 13 Reappoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors For For Management 14 Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix For For Management Remuneration of Auditors 15 Authorise Issue of Equity For For Management 16 Authorise Issue of Equity without For For Management Pre-emptive Rights 17 Authorise Issue of Equity without For For Management Pre-emptive Rights in Connection with an Acquisition or Other Capital Investment 18 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary For For Management Shares 19 Authorise EU Political Donations and For For Management Expenditure 20 Authorise the Company to Call General For For Management Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KAO CORP. Ticker: 4452 Security ID: J30642169 Meeting Date: MAR 26, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: DEC 31, 2018 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a For For Management Final Dividend of JPY 60 2.1 Elect Director Sawada, Michitaka For For Management 2.2 Elect Director Takeuchi, Toshiaki For For Management 2.3 Elect Director Hasebe, Yoshihiro For For Management 2.4 Elect Director Matsuda, Tomoharu For For Management 2.5 Elect Director Kadonaga, Sonosuke For For Management 2.6 Elect Director Shinobe, Osamu For For Management 2.7 Elect Director Mukai, Chiaki For For Management 2.8 Elect Director Hayashi, Nobuhide For For Management 3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Aoki, Hideko For For Management 4 Approve Compensation Ceiling for For For Management Statutory Auditors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KDDI CORP. Ticker: 9433 Security ID: J31843105 Meeting Date: JUN 19, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 31, 2019 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a For For Management Final Dividend of JPY 55 2.1 Elect Director Tanaka, Takashi For Against Management 2.2 Elect Director Morozumi, Hirofumi For For Management 2.3 Elect Director Takahashi, Makoto For For Management 2.4 Elect Director Uchida, Yoshiaki For For Management 2.5 Elect Director Shoji, Takashi For For Management 2.6 Elect Director Muramoto, Shinichi For For Management 2.7 Elect Director Mori, Keiichi For For Management 2.8 Elect Director Morita, Kei For For Management 2.9 Elect Director Amamiya, Toshitake For For Management 2.10 Elect Director Yamaguchi, Goro For For Management 2.11 Elect Director Yamamoto, Keiji For For Management 2.12 Elect Director Nemoto, Yoshiaki For For Management 2.13 Elect Director Oyagi, Shigeo For For Management 2.14 Elect Director Kano, Riyo For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KYOCERA CORP. Ticker: 6971 Security ID: J37479110 Meeting Date: JUN 25, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 31, 2019 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a For For Management Final Dividend of JPY 80 2.1 Elect Director Yamaguchi, Goro For Against Management 2.2 Elect Director Tanimoto, Hideo For For Management 2.3 Elect Director Ishii, Ken For For Management 2.4 Elect Director Fure, Hiroshi For For Management 2.5 Elect Director Date, Yoji For For Management 2.6 Elect Director Ina, Norihiko For For Management 2.7 Elect Director Itsukushima, Keiji For For Management 2.8 Elect Director Kano, Koichi For For Management 2.9 Elect Director Aoki, Shoichi For For Management 2.10 Elect Director Sato, Takashi For For Management 2.11 Elect Director Jinno, Junichi For For Management 2.12 Elect Director John Sarvis For For Management 2.13 Elect Director Robert Wisler For For Management 2.14 Elect Director Mizobata, Hiroto For For Management 2.15 Elect Director Aoyama, Atsushi For For Management 2.16 Elect Director Koyano, Akiko For For Management 3 Approve Restricted Stock Plan For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEG IMMOBILIEN AG Ticker: LEG Security ID: D4960A103 Meeting Date: MAY 29, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2018 (Non-Voting) 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 3.53 per Share 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management for Fiscal 2018 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management for Fiscal 2018 5 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH as For For Management Auditors for Fiscal 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEGRAND SA Ticker: LR Security ID: F56196185 Meeting Date: MAY 29, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: MAY 24, 2019 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Consolidated Financial For For Management Statements and Statutory Reports 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 1.34 per Share 4 Approve Compensation of Gilles For For Management Schnepp, Chairman and CEO Until Feb. 7, 2018 and Chairman of the Board Since Feb. 8, 2018 5 Approve Compensation of Benoit For For Management Coquart, CEO Since Feb. 8, 2018 6 Approve Remuneration Policy of For For Management Chairman of the Board 7 Approve Remuneration Policy of CEO For For Management 8 Reelect Eliane Rouyer-Chevalier as For For Management Director 9 Elect Michel Landel as Director For For Management 10 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 For For Management Percent of Issued Share Capital 11 Amend Article 8 of Bylaws Re: For For Management Shareholding Disclosure Thresholds 12 Authorize Decrease in Share Capital For For Management via Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 13 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NESTLE SA Ticker: NESN Security ID: H57312649 Meeting Date: APR 11, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 1.2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of CHF 2.45 per Share 4.1a Reelect Paul Bulcke as Director and For For Management Board Chairman 4.1b Reelect Ulf Schneider as Director For For Management 4.1c Reelect Henri de Castries as Director For For Management 4.1d Reelect Beat Hess as Director For For Management 4.1e Reelect Renato Fassbind as Director For For Management 4.1f Reelect Ann Veneman as Director For For Management 4.1g Reelect Eva Cheng as Director For For Management 4.1h Reelect Patrick Aebischer as Director For For Management 4.1i Reelect Ursula Burns as Director For For Management 4.1j Reelect Kasper Rorsted as Director For For Management 4.1k Reelect Pablo Isla as Director For For Management 4.1l Reelect Kimberly Ross as Director For For Management 4.2.1 Elect Dick Boer as Director For For Management 4.2.2 Elect Dinesh Paliwal as Director For For Management 4.3.1 Appoint Beat Hess as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 4.3.2 Appoint Patrick Aebischer as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 4.3.3 Appoint Ursula Burns as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 4.3.4 Appoint Pablo Isla as Member of the For For Management Compensation Committee 4.4 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors For For Management 4.5 Designate Hartmann Dreyer as For For Management Independent Proxy 5.1 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For For Management the Amount of CHF 10 Million 5.2 Approve Maximum Remuneration of For For Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 55 Million 6 Approve CHF 8.7 Million Reduction in For For Management Share Capital via Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 7 Transact Other Business (Voting) Against Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OBIC CO., LTD. Ticker: 4684 Security ID: J5946V107 Meeting Date: JUN 27, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 31, 2019 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a For For Management Final Dividend of JPY 77.5 2 Amend Articles to Amend Business Lines For For Management 3.1 Elect Director Noda, Masahiro For For Management 3.2 Elect Director Tachibana, Shoichi For For Management 3.3 Elect Director Kawanishi, Atsushi For For Management 3.4 Elect Director Noda, Mizuki For For Management 3.5 Elect Director Fujimoto, Takao For For Management 3.6 Elect Director Ida, Hideshi For For Management 3.7 Elect Director Ueno, Takemitsu For For Management 3.8 Elect Director Gomi, Yasumasa For For Management 3.9 Elect Director Ejiri, Takashi For For Management 4 Approve Compensation Ceiling for For For Management Directors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PREMIER, INC. (NORTH CAROLINA) Ticker: PINC Security ID: 74051N102 Meeting Date: DEC 07, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: OCT 10, 2018 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Barclay E. Berdan For Withhold Management 1.2 Elect Director William E. Mayer For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Scott Reiner For Withhold Management 1.4 Elect Director Terry D. Shaw For Withhold Management 1.5 Elect Director Richard J. Statuto For Withhold Management 1.6 Elect Director Ellen C. Wolf For For Management 2 Ratify Ernst & Young 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SGS SA Ticker: SGSN Security ID: H7485A108 Meeting Date: MAR 22, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 1.2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of CHF 78.00 per Share 4.1a Reelect Paul Desmarais as Director For Against Management 4.1b Reelect August Francois von Finck as For Against Management Director 4.1c Reelect Ian Gallienne as Director For Against Management 4.1d Reelect Cornelius Grupp as Director For For Management 4.1e Reelect Peter Kalantzis as Director For For Management 4.1f Reelect Gerard Lamarche as Director For Against Management 4.1g Reelect Shelby du Pasquier as Director For For Management 4.1h Elect Luitpold von Finck as Director For Against Management 4.1i Elect Calvin Grieder as Director For For Management 4.1j Elect Kory Sorenson as Director For For Management 4.2 Elect Peter Kalantzis as Board Chairman For For Management 4.3.1 Reappoint August Francois von Finck as For Against Management Member of the Compensation Committee 4.3.2 Reappoint Ian Gallienne as Member of For Against Management the Compensation Committee 4.3.3 Appoint Calvin Grieder as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 4.3.4 Appoint Shelby du Pasquier as Member For For Management of the Compensation Committee 4.4 Ratify Deloitte SA as Auditors For For Management 4.5 Designate Jeandin & Defacqz as For For Management Independent Proxy 5.1 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For For Management the Amount of CHF 2.3 Million 5.2 Approve Fixed Remuneration of For For Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 14 Million 5.3 Approve Variable Remuneration of For For Management Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 5.2 Million 6 Approve CHF 68,000 Reduction in Share For For Management Capital via Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 7 Approve Creation of CHF 500,000 Pool For For Management of Capital without Preemptive Rights 8 Adopt Bilingual Articles of Association For For Management 9 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SWISS RE AG Ticker: SREN Security ID: H8431B109 Meeting Date: APR 17, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 1.2 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of CHF 5.60 per Share 3 Approve Variable Short-Term For For Management Remuneration of Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 14.3 Million 4 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 5.1.a Reelect Walter Kielholz as Director For For Management and Board Chairman 5.1.b Reelect Raymond Ch'ien as Director For For Management 5.1.c Reelect Renato Fassbind as Director For For Management 5.1.d Reelect Karen Gavan as Director For For Management 5.1.e Reelect Trevor Manuel as Director For For Management 5.1.f Reelect Jay Ralph as Director For For Management 5.1.g Elect Joerg Reinhardt as Director For For Management 5.1.h Elect Eileen Rominger as Director For For Management 5.1.i Reelect Philip Ryan as Director For For Management 5.1.j Reelect Paul Tucker as Director For For Management 5.1.k Reelect Jacques de Vaucleroy as For For Management Director 5.1.l Reelect Susan Wagner as Director For For Management 5.1.m Reelect Larry Zimpleman as Director For For Management 5.2.1 Reappoint Raymond Ch'ien as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 5.2.2 Reappoint Renato Fassbind as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 5.2.3 Reappoint Joerg Reinhardt as Member of For For Management the Compensation Committee 5.2.4 Reappoint Jacques de Vaucleroy as For For Management Member of the Compensation Committee 5.3 Designate Proxy Voting Services GmbH For For Management as Independent Proxy 5.4 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers Ltd as For For Management Auditors 6.1 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For For Management the Amount of CHF 9.9 Million 6.2 Approve Fixed and Variable Long-Term For For Management Remuneration of Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 34 Million 7 Approve CHF 1.1 Million Reduction in For For Management Share Capital via Cancellation of Registered Shares 8 Authorize Repurchase of up to CHF 2 For For Management Billion of Issued Share Capital 9 Approve Renewal of CHF 8.5 Million For For Management Pool of Authorized Share Capital with Partial Exclusion of Preemptive Rights 10 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON Ticker: ERIC.B Security ID: W26049119 Meeting Date: MAR 27, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 21, 2019 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Chairman of Meeting For Did Not Vote Management 2 Prepare and Approve List of For Did Not Vote Management Shareholders 3 Approve Agenda of Meeting For Did Not Vote Management 4 Acknowledge Proper Convening of Meeting For Did Not Vote Management 5 Designate Inspector(s) of Minutes of For Did Not Vote Management Meeting 6 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports 7 Receive President's Report None None Management 8.1 Accept Financial Statements and For Did Not Vote Management Statutory Reports 8.2 Approve Discharge of Board and For Did Not Vote Management President 8.3 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Vote Management Dividends of SEK 1 Per Share 9 Determine Number of Directors (10) and For Did Not Vote Management Deputy Directors (0) of Board 10 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For Did Not Vote Management the Amount of SEK 4.1 Million for Chairman and SEK 1.02 Million for Other Directors, Approve Remuneration for Committee Work 11.1 Reelect Jon Baksaas as Director For Did Not Vote Management 11.2 Reelect Jan Carlson as Director For Did Not Vote Management 11.3 Reelect Nora Denzel as Director For Did Not Vote Management 11.4 Reelect Borje Ekholm as Director For Did Not Vote Management 11.5 Reelect Eric Elzvik as Director For Did Not Vote Management 11.6 Reelect Kurt Jofs as Director For Did Not Vote Management 11.7 Reelect Ronnie Leten as Director For Did Not Vote Management 11.8 Reelect Kristin Rinne as Director For Did Not Vote Management 11.9 Reelect Helena Stjernholm as Director For Did Not Vote Management 11.10 Reelect Jacob Wallenberg as Director For Did Not Vote Management 12 Reelect Ronnie Leten as Board Chairman For Did Not Vote Management 13 Determine Number of Auditors (1) and For Did Not Vote Management Deputy Auditors (0) 14 Approve Remuneration of Auditors For Did Not Vote Management 15 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers as For Did Not Vote Management Auditors 16 Approve Remuneration Policy And Other For Did Not Vote Management Terms of Employment For Executive Management 17.1 Approve Long-Term Variable For Did Not Vote Management Compensation Program 2018 (LTV 2019) 17.2 Approve Equity Plan Financing of LTV For Did Not Vote Management 2019 17.3 Approve Alternative Equity Plan For Did Not Vote Management Financing of LTV 2019 18.1 Approve Equity Plan Financing of LTV For Did Not Vote Management 2018 18.2 Approve Alternative Equity Plan For Did Not Vote Management Financing of LTV 2018 19 Approve Equity Plan Financing of LTV For Did Not Vote Management 2015, 2016 and 2017 20 Instruct the Board to Propose Equal None Did Not Vote Shareholder Voting Rights for All Shares on Annual Meeting 2020 21 Close Meeting None None Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED Ticker: TXN Security ID: 882508104 Meeting Date: APR 25, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 25, 2019 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director Mark A. Blinn For For Management 1b Elect Director Todd M. Bluedorn For Against Management 1c Elect Director Janet F. Clark For For Management 1d Elect Director Carrie S. Cox For Against Management 1e Elect Director Martin S. Craighead For For Management 1f Elect Director Jean M. Hobby For For Management 1g Elect Director Ronald Kirk For For Management 1h Elect Director Pamela H. Patsley For For Management 1i Elect Director Robert E. Sanchez For For Management 1j Elect Director Richard K. Templeton For For Management 2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 3 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE SAGE GROUP PLC Ticker: SGE Security ID: G7771K142 Meeting Date: FEB 27, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 25, 2019 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Final Dividend For For Management 3 Re-elect Sir Donald Brydon as Director For For Management 4 Re-elect Neil Berkett as Director For For Management 5 Re-elect Blair Crump as Director For For Management 6 Re-elect Drummond Hall as Director For For Management 7 Re-elect Steve Hare as Director For For Management 8 Re-elect Jonathan Howell as Director For For Management 9 Re-elect Soni Jiandani as Director For For Management 10 Re-elect Cath Keers as Director For For Management 11 Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management 12 Authorise the Audit and Risk Committee For For Management to Fix Remuneration of Auditors 13 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 14 Approve Remuneration Policy For For Management 15 Authorise Issue of Equity with For For Management Pre-emptive Rights 16 Authorise Issue of Equity without For For Management Pre-emptive Rights 17 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary For For Management Shares 18 Authorise the Company to Call General For For Management Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice 19 Approve Restricted Share Plan 2019 For For Management 20 Amend Restricted Share Plan 2010 For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VONOVIA SE Ticker: VNA Security ID: D9581T100 Meeting Date: MAY 16, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2018 (Non-Voting) 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 1.44 per Share 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management for Fiscal 2018 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management for Fiscal 2018 5 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors for Fiscal For For Management 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- YAMATO HOLDINGS CO., LTD. Ticker: 9064 Security ID: J96612114 Meeting Date: JUN 25, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 31, 2019 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Yamauchi, Masaki For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Nagao, Yutaka For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Kanda, Haruo For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Shibasaki, Kenichi For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Mori, Masakatsu For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Tokuno, Mariko For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Kobayashi, Yoichi For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Sugata, Shiro For For Management 2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kawasaki, For For Management Yoshihiro 3 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor For For Management Yokose, Motoharu ========== END NPX REPORT 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. Registrant: MFS SERIES TRUST XVI By (Signature and Title): David DiLorenzo* --------------------------------------------------- David DiLorenzo, President and Principal Executive Officer Date: August 28, 2019 *By (Signature and Title) /s/ Susan A. Pereira --------------------------------------------------- Susan A. Pereira, as attorney-in-fact * Executed by Susan A. Pereira on behalf of David DiLorenzo pursuant to a Power of Attorney dated June 1, 2017. (1) (1)Incorporated by reference to MFS Series Trust XIII (File Nos. 2-74959 and 811-03327) Post-Effective Amendment No. 65 filed with the SEC via EDGAR on June 27, 2017 (accession number 0001104659-17-041693).