0000890064-23-000015.txt : 20230822 0000890064-23-000015.hdr.sgml : 20230822 20230822100643 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000890064-23-000015 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-PX PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20230630 FILED AS OF DATE: 20230822 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20230822 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20230822 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BNY MELLON SUSTAINABLE U.S. EQUITY PORTFOLIO, INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000890064 IRS NUMBER: 133689327 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-PX SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-07044 FILM NUMBER: 231191290 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O BNY MELLON INVESTMENT ADVISER, INC. STREET 2: 240 GREENWICH STREET CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10286 BUSINESS PHONE: 2129226400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O BNY MELLON INVESTMENT ADVISER, INC. STREET 2: 240 GREENWICH STREET CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10286 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DREYFUS SUSTAINABLE U.S. EQUITY PORTFOLIO, INC. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20170502 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Dreyfus Sustainable U.S. Equity Portfolio, Inc. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20170501 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DREYFUS SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE GROWTH FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920929 0000890064 S000001910 BNY Mellon Sustainable U.S. Equity Portfolio, Inc. C000005026 BNY Mellon Sustainable U.S. Equity Portfolio, Inc. - Initial Shares C000005027 BNY Mellon Sustainable U.S. Equity Portfolio, Inc. - Service Shares N-PX 1 form111.htm FORM N-PX

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 
FORM N-PX
 
annual report of proxy voting record of
registered management investment company
 
Investment Company Act file number: 811- 07044
 
BNY Mellon Sustainable U.S. Equity Portfolio, Inc.
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
 
c/o BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc.
240 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10286
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
 

Deirdre Cunnane, Esq.

240 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10286

(Name and address of agent for service)
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 922-6400
 
Date of fiscal year end:  12/31
 
Date of reporting period:  July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023
 
 
 

Item 1. Proxy Voting Record

 

 

 

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ABBVIE INC.

Ticker:       ABBV           Security ID:  00287Y109
Meeting Date: MAY 05, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 06, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Robert J. Alpern         For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Melody B. Meyer          For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Frederick H. Waddell     For       For          Management
2     Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors    For       For          Management
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
4     Eliminate Supermajority Vote            For       For          Management
      Requirement
5     Adopt Simple Majority Vote              Against   For          Shareholder
6     Report on Congruency of Political       Against   Against      Shareholder
      Spending with Company Values and
      Priorities
7     Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy  Against   For          Shareholder
8     Report on Impact of Extended Patent     Against   For          Shareholder
      Exclusivities on Product Access


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ACCENTURE PLC

Ticker:       ACN            Security ID:  G1151C101
Meeting Date: FEB 01, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  DEC 06, 2022

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Jaime Ardila             For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Nancy McKinstry          For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Beth E. Mooney           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 Arun Sarin               For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Julie Sweet              For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Tracey T. Travis         For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management
4     Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and        For       For          Management
      Authorize Board to Fix Their
      Remuneration
5     Renew the Board's Authority to Issue    For       For          Management
      Shares Under Irish Law
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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ALBEMARLE CORPORATION

Ticker:       ALB            Security ID:  012653101
Meeting Date: MAY 02, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 07, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director M. Lauren Brlas          For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Ralf H. Cramer           For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director J. Kent Masters, Jr.     For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Glenda J. Minor          For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director James J. O'Brien         For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Diarmuid B. O'Connell    For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Dean L. Seavers          For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Gerald A. Steiner        For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Holly A. Van Deursen     For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Alejandro D. Wolff       For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management
4     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as    For       Against      Management
      Auditors
5     Approve Non-Employee Director           For       For          Management
      Restricted Stock Plan


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ALPHABET INC.

Ticker:       GOOGL          Security ID:  02079K305
Meeting Date: JUN 02, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 04, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Larry Page               For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Sergey Brin              For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Sundar Pichai            For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director John L. Hennessy         For       Against      Management
1e    Elect Director Frances H. Arnold        For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director R. Martin "Marty" Chavez For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director L. John Doerr            For       Against      Management
1h    Elect Director Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.   For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Ann Mather               For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director K. Ram Shriram           For       Against      Management
1k    Elect Director Robin L. Washington      For       Against      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     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   Three     One Year     Management
                                              Years
6     Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy  Against   For          Shareholder
7     Publish Congruency Report on            Against   Against      Shareholder
      Partnerships with Globalist
      Organizations and Company Fiduciary
      Duties
8     Report on Framework to Assess Company   Against   For          Shareholder
      Lobbying Alignment with Climate Goals
9     Report on Risks Related to Fulfilling   Against   Against      Shareholder
      Information Requests for Enforcing
      Laws Criminalizing Abortion Access
10    Report on Risks of Doing Business in    Against   For          Shareholder
      Countries with Significant Human
      Rights Concerns
11    Publish Independent Human Rights        Against   For          Shareholder
      Impact Assessment of Targeted
      Advertising Technology
12    Disclose More Quantitative and          Against   For          Shareholder
      Qualitative Information on Algorithmic
      Systems
13    Report on Alignment of YouTube          Against   For          Shareholder
      Policies With Online Safety Regulations
14    Report on Content Governance and        Against   Against      Shareholder
      Censorship
15    Commission Independent Assessment of    Against   Against      Shareholder
      Effectiveness of Audit and Compliance
      Committee
16    Amend Bylaws to Require Shareholder     Against   Against      Shareholder
      Approval of Certain Provisions Related
      to Director Nominations by Shareholders
17    Adopt Share Retention Policy For        Against   For          Shareholder
      Senior Executives
18    Approve Recapitalization Plan for all   Against   For          Shareholder
      Stock to Have One-vote per Share


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AMAZON.COM, INC.

Ticker:       AMZN           Security ID:  023135106
Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 30, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Jeffrey P. Bezos         For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Andrew R. Jassy          For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Keith B. Alexander       For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Edith W. Cooper          For       Against      Management
1e    Elect Director Jamie S. Gorelick        For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Daniel P. Huttenlocher   For       Against      Management
1g    Elect Director Judith A. McGrath        For       Against      Management
1h    Elect Director Indra K. Nooyi           For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Jonathan J. Rubinstein   For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Patricia Q. Stonesifer   For       For          Management
1k    Elect Director Wendell P. Weeks         For       For          Management
2     Ratify Ratification of Ernst & Young    For       Against      Management
      LLP as Auditors
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       Against      Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
4     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management
5     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For          Management
6     Report on Climate Risk in Retirement    Against   Against      Shareholder
      Plan Options
7     Report on Customer Due Diligence        Against   For          Shareholder
8     Revise Transparency Report to Provide   Against   Against      Shareholder
      Greater Disclosure on Government
      Requests
9     Report on Government Take Down Requests Against   Against      Shareholder
10    Report on Impact of Climate Change      Against   Against      Shareholder
      Strategy Consistent With Just
      Transition Guidelines
11    Publish a Tax Transparency Report       Against   Against      Shareholder
12    Report on Climate Lobbying              Against   For          Shareholder
13    Report on Median and Adjusted           Against   Against      Shareholder
      Gender/Racial Pay Gaps
14    Report on Cost/Benefit Analysis of      Against   Against      Shareholder
      Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
      Programs
15    Amend Bylaws to Require Shareholder     Against   Against      Shareholder
      Approval of Certain Provisions Related
      to Director Nominations by Shareholders
16    Commission Third Party Assessment on    Against   For          Shareholder
      Company's Commitment to Freedom of
      Association and Collective Bargaining
17    Consider Pay Disparity Between          Against   Against      Shareholder
      Executives and Other Employees
18    Report on Animal Welfare Standards      Against   Against      Shareholder
19    Establish a Public Policy Committee     Against   Against      Shareholder
20    Adopt a Policy to Include               Against   Against      Shareholder
      Non-Management Employees as
      Prospective Director Candidates
21    Commission a Third Party Audit on       Against   For          Shareholder
      Working Conditions
22    Report on Efforts to Reduce Plastic Use Against   For          Shareholder
23    Commission Third Party Study and        Against   For          Shareholder
      Report on Risks Associated with Use of
      Rekognition


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APPLE INC.

Ticker:       AAPL           Security ID:  037833100
Meeting Date: MAR 10, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  JAN 09, 2023

#     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       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Alex Gorsky              For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Andrea Jung              For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Art Levinson             For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Monica Lozano            For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Ron Sugar                For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Sue Wagner               For       Against      Management
2     Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors    For       For          Management
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
4     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management
5     Report on Civil Rights and              Against   Against      Shareholder
      Non-Discrimination Audit
6     Report on Operations in Communist China Against   Against      Shareholder
7     Adopt a Policy Establishing an          Against   Against      Shareholder
      Engagement Process with Proponents to
      Shareholder Proposals
8     Report on Median Gender/Racial Pay Gap  Against   For          Shareholder
9     Amend Proxy Access Right                Against   For          Shareholder


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APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.

Ticker:       AMAT           Security ID:  038222105
Meeting Date: MAR 09, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  JAN 11, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Rani Borkar              For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Judy Bruner              For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Xun (Eric) Chen          For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Aart J. de Geus          For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Gary E. Dickerson        For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Thomas J. Iannotti       For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Alexander A. Karsner     For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Kevin P. March           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     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management
4     Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors             For       For          Management
5     Reduce Ownership Threshold for          Against   For          Shareholder
      Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
6     Improve Executive Compensation Program  Against   Against      Shareholder
      and Policy


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CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS, INC.

Ticker:       CF             Security ID:  125269100
Meeting Date: MAY 03, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 10, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Javed Ahmed              For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Robert C. Arzbaecher     For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Deborah L. DeHaas        For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director John W. Eaves            For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Stephen J. Hagge         For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Jesus Madrazo Yris       For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Anne P. Noonan           For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Michael J. Toelle        For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Theresa E. Wagler        For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Celso L. White           For       For          Management
1k    Elect Director W. Anthony Will          For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management
4     Amend Certificate of Incorporation to   For       For          Management
      Limit the Liability of Certain Officers
5     Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors             For       Against      Management
6     Require Independent Board Chair         Against   For          Shareholder


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CHUBB LIMITED

Ticker:       CB             Security ID:  H1467J104
Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 24, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Accept Financial Statements and         For       For          Management
      Statutory Reports
2.1   Allocate Disposable Profit              For       For          Management
2.2   Approve Dividend Distribution From      For       For          Management
      Legal Reserves Through Capital
      Contributions Reserve Subaccount
3     Approve Discharge of Board of Directors For       For          Management
4.1   Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG        For       Against      Management
      (Zurich) as Statutory Auditor
4.2   Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP       For       Against      Management
      (United States) as Independent
      Registered Accounting Firm
4.3   Ratify BDO AG (Zurich) as Special       For       For          Management
      Audit Firm
5.1   Elect Director Evan G. Greenberg        For       For          Management
5.2   Elect Director Michael P. Connors       For       For          Management
5.3   Elect Director Michael G. Atieh         For       For          Management
5.4   Elect Director Kathy Bonanno            For       For          Management
5.5   Elect Director Nancy K. Buese           For       For          Management
5.6   Elect Director Sheila P. Burke          For       For          Management
5.7   Elect Director Michael L. Corbat        For       For          Management
5.8   Elect Director Robert J. Hugin          For       For          Management
5.9   Elect Director Robert W. Scully         For       For          Management
5.10  Elect Director Theodore E. Shasta       For       For          Management
5.11  Elect Director David H. Sidwell         For       For          Management
5.12  Elect Director Olivier Steimer          For       For          Management
5.13  Elect Director Frances F. Townsend      For       For          Management
6     Elect Evan G. Greenberg as Board        For       For          Management
      Chairman
7.1   Elect Michael P. Connors as Member of   For       For          Management
      the Compensation Committee
7.2   Elect David H. Sidwell as Member of     For       For          Management
      the Compensation Committee
7.3   Elect Frances F. Townsend as Member of  For       For          Management
      the Compensation Committee
8     Designate Homburger AG as Independent   For       For          Management
      Proxy
9.1   Amend Articles Relating to Swiss        For       For          Management
      Corporate Law Updates
9.2   Amend Articles to Advance Notice Period For       For          Management
10.1  Cancel Repurchased Shares               For       For          Management
10.2  Reduction of Par Value                  For       For          Management
11.1  Approve Remuneration of Directors in    For       For          Management
      the Amount of USD 5.5 Million
11.2  Approve Remuneration of Executive       For       For          Management
      Management in the Amount of USD 65
      Million for Fiscal 2024
11.3  Approve Remuneration Report             For       For          Management
12    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
13    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management
14    Report on GHG Emissions Reduction       Against   For          Shareholder
      Targets Aligned with the Paris
      Agreement Goal
15    Report on Human Rights Risk Assessment  Against   Against      Shareholder


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CMS ENERGY CORPORATION

Ticker:       CMS            Security ID:  125896100
Meeting Date: MAY 05, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 07, 2023

#     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 Garrick J. Rochow        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     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management
4     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as    For       For          Management
      Auditors


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COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION

Ticker:       COST           Security ID:  22160K105
Meeting Date: JAN 19, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  NOV 11, 2022

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Susan L. Decker          For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Kenneth D. Denman        For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Richard A. Galanti       For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Hamilton E. James        For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director W. Craig Jelinek         For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Sally Jewell             For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Charles T. Munger        For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Jeffrey S. Raikes        For       Against      Management
1i    Elect Director John W. Stanton          For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Ron M. Vachris           For       For          Management
1k    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     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management
5     Report on Risk Due to Restrictions on   Against   Against      Shareholder
      Reproductive Rights


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DANAHER CORPORATION

Ticker:       DHR            Security ID:  235851102
Meeting Date: MAY 09, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 10, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Rainer M. Blair          For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Feroz Dewan              For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Linda Filler             For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Teri List                For       Against      Management
1e    Elect Director Walter G. Lohr, Jr.      For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Jessica L. Mega          For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Mitchell P. Rales        For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Steven M. Rales          For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Pardis C. Sabeti         For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director A. Shane Sanders         For       Against      Management
1k    Elect Director John T. Schwieters       For       Against      Management
1l    Elect Director Alan G. Spoon            For       For          Management
1m    Elect Director Raymond C. Stevens       For       Against      Management
1n    Elect Director Elias A. Zerhouni        For       For          Management
2     Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors    For       For          Management
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
4     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management
5     Require Independent Board Chair         Against   For          Shareholder
6     Report on Effectiveness of Diversity,   Against   Against      Shareholder
      Equity, and Inclusion Efforts


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DARLING INGREDIENTS INC.

Ticker:       DAR            Security ID:  237266101
Meeting Date: MAY 09, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 14, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Randall C. Stuewe        For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Charles Adair            For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Beth Albright            For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Larry A. Barden          For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Celeste A. Clark         For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Linda Goodspeed          For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Enderson Guimaraes       For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Gary W. Mize             For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Michael E. Rescoe        For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Kurt Stoffel             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     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management


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ECOLAB INC.

Ticker:       ECL            Security ID:  278865100
Meeting Date: MAY 04, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 07, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Shari L. Ballard         For       Against      Management
1b    Elect Director Barbara J. Beck          For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Christophe Beck          For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Jeffrey M. Ettinger      For       Against      Management
1e    Elect Director Eric M. Green            For       Against      Management
1f    Elect Director Arthur J. Higgins        For       Against      Management
1g    Elect Director Michael Larson           For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director David W. MacLennan       For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Tracy B. McKibben        For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Lionel L. Nowell, III    For       For          Management
1k    Elect Director Victoria J. Reich        For       For          Management
1l    Elect Director Suzanne M. Vautrinot     For       For          Management
1m    Elect Director John J. Zillmer          For       Against      Management
2     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as    For       Against      Management
      Auditors
3     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan              For       For          Management
4     Amend Nonqualified Employee Stock       For       For          Management
      Purchase Plan
5     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       Against      Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
6     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management
7     Require Independent Board Chair         Against   For          Shareholder


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EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION

Ticker:       EW             Security ID:  28176E108
Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 13, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Kieran T. Gallahue       For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Leslie S. Heisz          For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Paul A. LaViolette       For       Against      Management
1.4   Elect Director Steven R. Loranger       For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Martha H. Marsh          For       Against      Management
1.6   Elect Director Michael A. Mussallem     For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Ramona Sequeira          For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Nicholas J. Valeriani    For       Against      Management
1.9   Elect Director Bernard J. Zovighian     For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       Against      Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management
4     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as    For       For          Management
      Auditors
5     Amend Certificate of Incorporation to   For       For          Management
      Provide for Exculpation of Certain
      Officers
6     Require Independent Board Chair         Against   For          Shareholder


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ELI LILLY AND COMPANY

Ticker:       LLY            Security ID:  532457108
Meeting Date: MAY 01, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 21, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director William G. Kaelin, Jr.   For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director David A. Ricks           For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Marschall S. Runge       For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Karen Walker             For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management
4     Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors    For       Against      Management
5     Declassify the Board of Directors       For       For          Management
6     Eliminate Supermajority Vote            For       For          Management
      Requirement
7     Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy  Against   For          Shareholder
8     Adopt Simple Majority Vote              Against   For          Shareholder
9     Report on Impact of Extended Patent     Against   Against      Shareholder
      Exclusivities on Product Access
10    Report on Risks of Supporting Abortion  Against   Against      Shareholder
11    Publish Third-Party Review of           Against   For          Shareholder
      Alignment of Company's Lobbying
      Activities with its Public Statements
12    Report on Effectiveness of Diversity,   Against   For          Shareholder
      Equity and Inclusion Efforts and
      Metrics
13    Adopt Policy to Require Third-Party     Against   Against      Shareholder
      Organizations to Annually Report
      Expenditures for Political Activities


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FIDELITY NATIONAL INFORMATION SERVICES, INC.

Ticker:       FIS            Security ID:  31620M106
Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 31, 2023

#     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 Mark D. Benjamin         For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Vijay G. D'Silva         For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Stephanie L. Ferris      For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Jeffrey A. Goldstein     For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Lisa A. Hook             For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Kenneth T. Lamneck       For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Gary L. Lauer            For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Louise M. Parent         For       For          Management
1k    Elect Director Brian T. Shea            For       For          Management
1l    Elect Director James B. Stallings, Jr.  For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management
4     Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors             For       For          Management


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INGERSOLL RAND INC.

Ticker:       IR             Security ID:  45687V106
Meeting Date: JUN 15, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 20, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Vicente Reynal           For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director William P. Donnelly      For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Kirk E. Arnold           For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Gary D. Forsee           For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Jennifer Hartsock        For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director John Humphrey            For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Marc E. Jones            For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Mark Stevenson           For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Michael Stubblefield     For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Tony L. White            For       For          Management
2     Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as         For       For          Management
      Auditors
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
4     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management


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INTUIT INC.

Ticker:       INTU           Security ID:  461202103
Meeting Date: JAN 19, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  NOV 21, 2022

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Eve Burton               For       For          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       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Tekedra Mawakana         For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Suzanne Nora Johnson     For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Thomas Szkutak           For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Raul Vazquez             For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors    For       Against      Management
4     Amend Qualified Employee Stock          For       For          Management
      Purchase Plan


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JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.

Ticker:       JPM            Security ID:  46625H100
Meeting Date: MAY 16, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 17, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Linda B. Bammann         For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Stephen B. Burke         For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Todd A. Combs            For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director James S. Crown           For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Alicia Boler Davis       For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director James Dimon              For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Timothy P. Flynn         For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Alex Gorsky              For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Mellody Hobson           For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Michael A. Neal          For       For          Management
1k    Elect Director Phebe N. Novakovic       For       For          Management
1l    Elect Director Virginia M. Rometty      For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management
4     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as    For       Against      Management
      Auditors
5     Require Independent Board Chair         Against   For          Shareholder
6     Adopt Time-Bound Policy to Phase Out    Against   Against      Shareholder
      Underwriting and Lending for New
      Fossil Fuel Development
7     Amend Public Responsibility Committee   Against   Against      Shareholder
      Charter to Include Animal Welfare
8     Reduce Ownership Threshold for          Against   For          Shareholder
      Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
9     Report on Climate Transition Plan       Against   For          Shareholder
      Describing Efforts to Align Financing
      Activities with GHG Targets
10    Report on Risks Related to              Against   Against      Shareholder
      Discrimination Against Individuals
      Including Political Views
11    Report on Political Expenditures        Against   Against      Shareholder
      Congruence
12    Disclose 2030 Absolute GHG Reduction    Against   Against      Shareholder
      Targets Associated with Lending and
      Underwriting


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MASTERCARD INCORPORATED

Ticker:       MA             Security ID:  57636Q104
Meeting Date: JUN 27, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 28, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Merit E. Janow           For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Candido Bracher          For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Richard K. Davis         For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Julius Genachowski       For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Choon Phong Goh          For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Oki Matsumoto            For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Michael Miebach          For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Youngme Moon             For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Rima Qureshi             For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Gabrielle Sulzberger     For       For          Management
1k    Elect Director Harit Talwar             For       For          Management
1l    Elect Director Lance Uggla              For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management
4     Approve Qualified Employee Stock        For       For          Management
      Purchase Plan
5     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as    For       Against      Management
      Auditors
6     Report on Overseeing Risks Related to   Against   Against      Shareholder
      Discrimination
7     Report on Establishing Merchant         Against   Against      Shareholder
      Category Code for Gun and Ammunition
      Stores
8     Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy  Against   For          Shareholder
9     Amend Bylaws to Require Shareholder     Against   Against      Shareholder
      Approval of Certain Provisions Related
      to Director Nominations by Shareholders
10    Report on Cost-Benefit Analysis of      Against   Against      Shareholder
      Diversity and Inclusion Efforts


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MEDTRONIC PLC

Ticker:       MDT            Security ID:  G5960L103
Meeting Date: DEC 08, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  OCT 11, 2022

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Richard H. Anderson      For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Craig Arnold             For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Scott C. Donnelly        For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Lidia L. Fonseca         For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Andrea J. Goldsmith      For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Randall J. Hogan, III    For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Kevin E. Lofton          For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Geoffrey S. Martha       For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Elizabeth G. Nabel       For       Against      Management
1j    Elect Director Denise M. O'Leary        For       For          Management
1k    Elect Director Kendall J. Powell        For       For          Management
2     Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as   For       Against      Management
      Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix
      Their Remuneration
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          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 23, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 24, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Douglas M. Baker, Jr.    For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Mary Ellen Coe           For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Pamela J. Craig          For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Robert M. Davis          For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Thomas H. Glocer         For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Risa J. Lavizzo-Mourey   For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Stephen L. Mayo          For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Paul B. Rothman          For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Patricia F. Russo        For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Christine E. Seidman     For       For          Management
1k    Elect Director Inge G. Thulin           For       For          Management
1l    Elect Director Kathy J. Warden          For       For          Management
1m    Elect Director Peter C. Wendell         For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management
4     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as    For       For          Management
      Auditors
5     Report on Risks Related to Operations   Against   Against      Shareholder
      in China
6     Report on Access to COVID-19 Products   Against   For          Shareholder
7     Adopt Policy to Require Third-Party     Against   Against      Shareholder
      Organizations to Annually Report
      Expenditures for Political Activities
8     Report on Impact of Extended Patent     Against   For          Shareholder
      Exclusivities on Product Access
9     Publish a Congruency Report of          Against   Against      Shareholder
      Partnerships with Globalist
      Organizations
10    Require Independent Board Chair         Against   Against      Shareholder


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MICROSOFT CORPORATION

Ticker:       MSFT           Security ID:  594918104
Meeting Date: DEC 13, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  OCT 12, 2022

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Reid G. Hoffman          For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Hugh F. Johnston         For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Teri L. List             For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Satya Nadella            For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Sandra E. Peterson       For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Penny S. Pritzker        For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Carlos A. Rodriguez      For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Charles W. Scharf        For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director John W. Stanton          For       For          Management
1.10  Elect Director John W. Thompson         For       For          Management
1.11  Elect Director Emma N. Walmsley         For       For          Management
1.12  Elect Director Padmasree Warrior        For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as         For       Against      Management
      Auditors
4     Report on Cost/Benefit Analysis of      Against   Against      Shareholder
      Diversity and Inclusion
5     Report on Hiring of Persons with        Against   Against      Shareholder
      Arrest or Incarceration Records
6     Assess and Report on the Company's      Against   Against      Shareholder
      Retirement Funds' Management of
      Systemic Climate Risk
7     Report on Government Use of Microsoft   Against   Against      Shareholder
      Technology
8     Report on Development of Products for   Against   Against      Shareholder
      Military
9     Report on Tax Transparency              Against   Against      Shareholder


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NEXTERA ENERGY, INC.

Ticker:       NEE            Security ID:  65339F101
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 22, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Nicole S. Arnaboldi      For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Sherry S. Barrat         For       Against      Management
1c    Elect Director James L. Camaren         For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Kenneth B. Dunn          For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Naren K. Gursahaney      For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Kirk S. Hachigian        For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director John W. Ketchum          For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Amy B. Lane              For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director David L. Porges          For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Deborah "Dev" Stahlkopf  For       For          Management
1k    Elect Director John A. Stall            For       For          Management
1l    Elect Director Darryl L. Wilson         For       For          Management
2     Ratify Deloitte & Touche as Auditors    For       Against      Management
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
4     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management
5     Disclose Board Skills and Diversity     Against   For          Shareholder
      Matrix


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NIKE, INC.

Ticker:       NKE            Security ID:  654106103
Meeting Date: SEP 09, 2022   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  JUL 08, 2022

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Alan B. Graf, Jr.        For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Peter B. Henry           For       For          Management
1c    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
4     Amend Qualified Employee Stock          For       For          Management
      Purchase Plan
5     Adopt a Policy on China Sourcing        Against   Against      Shareholder


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NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION

Ticker:       NSC            Security ID:  655844108
Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 03, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Thomas D. Bell, Jr.      For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. For       Against      Management
1c    Elect Director Marcela E. Donadio       For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director John C. Huffard, Jr.     For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Christopher T. Jones     For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Thomas C. Kelleher       For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Steven F. Leer           For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Michael D. Lockhart      For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Amy E. Miles             For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Claude Mongeau           For       For          Management
1k    Elect Director Jennifer F. Scanlon      For       For          Management
1l    Elect Director Alan H. Shaw             For       For          Management
1m    Elect Director John R. Thompson         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     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management
5     Reduce Ownership Threshold for          Against   For          Shareholder
      Shareholders to Call Special Meeting


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NVIDIA CORPORATION

Ticker:       NVDA           Security ID:  67066G104
Meeting Date: JUN 22, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 24, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Robert K. Burgess        For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Tench Coxe               For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director John O. Dabiri           For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Persis S. Drell          For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Jen-Hsun Huang           For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Dawn Hudson              For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Harvey C. Jones          For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Michael G. McCaffery     For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Stephen C. Neal          For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Mark L. Perry            For       For          Management
1k    Elect Director A. Brooke Seawell        For       For          Management
1l    Elect Director Aarti Shah               For       For          Management
1m    Elect Director Mark A. Stevens          For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management
4     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as    For       For          Management
      Auditors


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PEPSICO, INC.

Ticker:       PEP            Security ID:  713448108
Meeting Date: MAY 03, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 01, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Segun Agbaje             For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Jennifer Bailey          For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Cesar Conde              For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Ian Cook                 For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Edith W. Cooper          For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Susan M. Diamond         For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Dina Dublon              For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Michelle Gass            For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Ramon L. Laguarta        For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Dave J. Lewis            For       For          Management
1k    Elect Director David C. Page            For       For          Management
1l    Elect Director Robert C. Pohlad         For       For          Management
1m    Elect Director Daniel Vasella           For       For          Management
1n    Elect Director Darren Walker            For       For          Management
1o    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     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management
5     Require Independent Board Chair         Against   Against      Shareholder
6     Issue Transparency Report on Global     Against   Against      Shareholder
      Public Policy and Political Influence
7     Report on Impacts of Restrictive        Against   For          Shareholder
      Reproductive Healthcare Legislation
8     Publish Annual Congruency Report on     Against   Against      Shareholder
      Net-Zero Emissions Policy


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ROPER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Ticker:       ROP            Security ID:  776696106
Meeting Date: JUN 13, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 19, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Shellye L. Archambeau    For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Amy Woods Brinkley       For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Irene M. Esteves         For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director L. Neil Hunn             For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Robert D. Johnson        For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Thomas P. Joyce, Jr.     For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Laura G. Thatcher        For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Richard F. Wallman       For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director Christopher Wright       For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management
4     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as    For       For          Management
      Auditors
5     Amend Certificate of Incorporation to   For       For          Management
      Permit the Exculpation of Officers


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SALESFORCE, INC.

Ticker:       CRM            Security ID:  79466L302
Meeting Date: JUN 08, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 14, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Marc Benioff             For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Laura Alber              For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Craig Conway             For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Arnold Donald            For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Parker Harris            For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Neelie Kroes             For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Sachin Mehra             For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director G. Mason Morfit          For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Oscar Munoz              For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director John V. Roos             For       For          Management
1k    Elect Director Robin Washington         For       For          Management
1l    Elect Director Maynard Webb             For       For          Management
1m    Elect Director Susan Wojcicki           For       For          Management
2     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For          Management
3     Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors    For       For          Management
4     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
5     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management
6     Require Independent Board Chair         Against   Against      Shareholder
7     Adopt Policy Prohibiting Directors      Against   Against      Shareholder
      from Simultaneously Sitting on the
      Board of Directors of Any Other Company


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SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Ticker:       SEDG           Security ID:  83417M104
Meeting Date: JUN 01, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 03, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Marcel Gani              For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Tal Payne                For       For          Management
2     Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors    For       For          Management
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
4     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management
5     Declassify the Board of Directors       For       For          Management
6     Eliminate Supermajority Vote            For       For          Management
      Requirement
7     Amend Certificate of Incorporation to   For       For          Management
      Add Federal Forum Selection Provision


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TE CONNECTIVITY LTD.

Ticker:       TEL            Security ID:  H84989104
Meeting Date: MAR 15, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 23, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Jean-Pierre Clamadieu    For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Terrence R. Curtin       For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Carol A. (John) Davidson For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Lynn A. Dugle            For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director William A. Jeffrey       For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Syaru Shirley Lin        For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Thomas J. Lynch          For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Heath A. Mitts           For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Abhijit Y. Talwalkar     For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Mark C. Trudeau          For       For          Management
1k    Elect Director Dawn C. Willoughby       For       For          Management
1l    Elect Director Laura H. Wright          For       For          Management
2     Elect Board Chairman Thomas J. Lynch    For       For          Management
3a    Elect Abhijit Y. Talwalkar as Member    For       For          Management
      of Management Development and
      Compensation Committee
3b    Elect Mark C. Trudeau as Member of      For       For          Management
      Management Development and
      Compensation Committee
3c    Elect Dawn C. Willoughby as Member of   For       For          Management
      Management Development and
      Compensation Committee
4     Designate Rene Schwarzenbach as         For       For          Management
      Independent Proxy
5.1   Accept Annual Report for Fiscal Year    For       For          Management
      Ended September 30, 2022
5.2   Accept Statutory Financial Statements   For       For          Management
      for Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
      2022
5.3   Approve Consolidated Financial          For       For          Management
      Statements for Fiscal Year Ended
      September 30, 2022
6     Approve Discharge of Board and Senior   For       For          Management
      Management
7.1   Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as         For       For          Management
      Independent Registered Public
      Accounting Firm for Fiscal Year 2023
7.2   Ratify Deloitte AG as Swiss Registered  For       For          Management
      Auditors
7.3   Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as     For       For          Management
      Special Auditors
8     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
9     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management
10    Approve Remuneration Report             For       For          Management
11    Approve Remuneration of Executive       For       For          Management
      Management in the Amount of USD 53.5
      Million
12    Approve Remuneration of Board of        For       For          Management
      Directors in the Amount of USD 4.1
      Million
13    Approve Allocation of Available         For       For          Management
      Earnings at September 30, 2022
14    Approve Declaration of Dividend         For       For          Management
15    Authorize Share Repurchase Program      For       For          Management
16    Approve Reduction in Share Capital via  For       For          Management
      Cancelation of Shares
17    Amend Articles to Reflect Changes in    For       For          Management
      Capital


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TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Ticker:       TXN            Security ID:  882508104
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 01, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Mark A. Blinn            For       Against      Management
1b    Elect Director Todd M. Bluedorn         For       For          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       Against      Management
1f    Elect Director Curtis C. Farmer         For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Jean M. Hobby            For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Haviv Ilan               For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Ronald Kirk              For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Pamela H. Patsley        For       Against      Management
1k    Elect Director Robert E. Sanchez        For       For          Management
1l    Elect Director Richard K. Templeton     For       For          Management
2     Amend Qualified Employee Stock          For       For          Management
      Purchase Plan
3     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management
4     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       Against      Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
5     Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors    For       Against      Management
6     Reduce Ownership Threshold for          Against   For          Shareholder
      Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
7     Report on Due Diligence Efforts to      Against   Against      Shareholder
      Trace End-User Misuse of Company
      Products


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THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC.

Ticker:       COO            Security ID:  216648402
Meeting Date: MAR 15, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  JAN 19, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Colleen E. Jay           For       Against      Management
1.2   Elect Director William A. Kozy          For       Against      Management
1.3   Elect Director Cynthia L. Lucchese      For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Teresa S. Madden         For       Against      Management
1.5   Elect Director Gary S. Petersmeyer      For       Against      Management
1.6   Elect Director Maria Rivas              For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Robert S. Weiss          For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Albert G. White, III     For       For          Management
2     Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors             For       Against      Management
3     Approve 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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THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC.

Ticker:       GS             Security ID:  38141G104
Meeting Date: APR 26, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 27, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Michele Burns            For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Mark Flaherty            For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Kimberley Harris         For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Kevin Johnson            For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Ellen Kullman            For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Lakshmi Mittal           For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Adebayo Ogunlesi         For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Peter Oppenheimer        For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director David Solomon            For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Jan Tighe                For       For          Management
1k    Elect Director Jessica Uhl              For       For          Management
1l    Elect Director David Viniar             For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management
4     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as    For       Against      Management
      Auditors
5     Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy  Against   For          Shareholder
6     Require Independent Board Chair         Against   Against      Shareholder
7     Publish Third-Party Review on Chinese   Against   Against      Shareholder
      Congruency of Certain ETFs
8     Oversee and Report a Racial Equity      Against   Against      Shareholder
      Audit
9     Adopt Time-Bound Policy to Phase Out    Against   Against      Shareholder
      Underwriting and Lending for New
      Fossil Fuel Development
10    Disclose 2030 Absolute GHG Reduction    Against   Against      Shareholder
      Targets Associated with Lending and
      Underwriting
11    Report on Climate Transition Plan       Against   For          Shareholder
      Describing Efforts to Align Financing
      Activities with GHG Targets
12    Report on Median Gender/Racial Pay Gap  Against   Against      Shareholder


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THE PROGRESSIVE CORPORATION

Ticker:       PGR            Security ID:  743315103
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 17, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Danelle M. Barrett       For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Philip Bleser            For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Stuart B. Burgdoerfer    For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Pamela J. Craig          For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Charles A. Davis         For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Roger N. Farah           For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Lawton W. Fitt           For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Susan Patricia Griffith  For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Devin C. Johnson         For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Jeffrey D. Kelly         For       For          Management
1k    Elect Director Barbara R. Snyder        For       For          Management
1l    Elect Director Kahina Van Dyke          For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management
4     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as    For       Against      Management
      Auditors


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TRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC

Ticker:       TT             Security ID:  G8994E103
Meeting Date: JUN 01, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 06, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Kirk E. Arnold           For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Ann C. Berzin            For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director April Miller Boise       For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Gary D. Forsee           For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Mark R. George           For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director John A. Hayes            For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Linda P. Hudson          For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Myles P. Lee             For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director David S. Regnery         For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Melissa N. Schaeffer     For       For          Management
1k    Elect Director John P. Surma            For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
4     Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as   For       Against      Management
      Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix
      Their Remuneration
5     Authorize Issue of Equity               For       For          Management
6     Authorize Issue of Equity without       For       For          Management
      Pre-emptive Rights
7     Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased     For       For          Management
      Shares


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VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC.

Ticker:       VZ             Security ID:  92343V104
Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2023   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 13, 2023

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Shellye Archambeau       For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Roxanne Austin           For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Mark Bertolini           For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Vittorio Colao           For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Melanie Healey           For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Laxman Narasimhan        For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Clarence Otis, Jr.       For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Daniel Schulman          For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director Rodney Slater            For       For          Management
1.10  Elect Director Carol Tome               For       For          Management
1.11  Elect Director Hans Vestberg            For       For          Management
1.12  Elect Director Gregory Weaver           For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management
4     Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors    For       For          Management
5     Report on Government Requests to        Against   Against      Shareholder
      Remove Content
6     Adopt a Policy Prohibiting Direct and   Against   Against      Shareholder
      Indirect Political Contributions to
      Candidates
7     Amend Clawback Policy                   Against   For          Shareholder
8     Submit Severance Agreement              Against   Against      Shareholder
      (Change-in-Control) to Shareholder Vote
9     Require Independent Board Chair         Against   Against      Shareholder 

 

 

 
 

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 Portfolio, Inc.

 

By: /s/ David DiPetrillo

      David DiPetrillo

      President (Principal Executive Officer)

 

Date: August 21, 2023