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Vote Summary Report Reporting Period: 10/01/2014 to 12/31/2014 Location(s): HSBC ASSET MANAGEMENT PARIS, HSBC Asset Management (Europe) Ltd., HSBC Global Asset Management (Canada) Ltd. Ambev S.A. Meeting Date: 10/01/2014 Country: Brazil Meeting Type: Special Proposal Vote Number Proposal Text Mgmt Rec Instruction 1 Approve Agreement to Absorb Londrina For Do Not Bebidas Ltda. (Londrina Bebidas) Vote 2 Appoint Independent Firm to Appraise For Do Not Proposed Transaction Vote 3 Approve Independent Firm's Appraisal For Do Not Vote 4 Approve Absorption of Londrina Bebidas For Do Not Vote 5 Amend Articles to Reflect Changes in Capital For Do Not Vote 6 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For Do Not Approved Resolutions Vote 7 Consolidate Bylaws For Do Not Vote Proposal Vote Number Proposal Text Mgmt Rec Instruction 1 Approve Agreement to Absorb Londrina For Bebidas Ltda. (Londrina Bebidas) 2 Appoint Independent Firm to Appraise For Proposed Transaction 3 Approve Independent Firm's Appraisal For 4 Approve Absorption of Londrina Bebidas For 5 Amend Articles to Reflect Changes in Capital For 6 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For Approved Resolutions 7 Consolidate Bylaws For Ambev S.A. Meeting Date: 10/01/2014 Country: Brazil Meeting Type: Special Page 1 of 524 Vote Summary Report Reporting Period: 10/01/2014 to 12/31/2014 Location(s): HSBC ASSET MANAGEMENT PARIS, HSBC Asset Management (Europe) Ltd., HSBC Global Asset Management (Canada) Ltd. Ambev S.A. Proposal Vote Number Proposal Text Mgmt Rec Instruction Meeting for ADR Holders 1 Approve Agreement to Absorb Londrina For Do Not Bebidas Ltda. (Londrina Bebidas) Vote 2 Appoint Independent Firm to Appraise For Do Not Proposed Transaction Vote 3 Approve Independent Firm's Appraisal For Do Not Vote 4 Approve Absorption of Londrina Bebidas For Do Not Vote 5 Amend Articles to Reflect Changes in Capital For Do Not Vote 6 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For Do Not Approved Resolutions Vote 7 Consolidate Bylaws For Do Not Vote Cosan S.A. Industria e Comercio Meeting Date: 10/01/2014 Country: Brazil Meeting Type: Special Proposal Vote Number Proposal Text Mgmt Rec Instruction 1 Appoint Independent Firm to Appraise For Do Not Proposed Spin-Off Vote 2 Approve Agreement for the Partial Spin-Off For Do Not of Cosan S.A. Industria e Comercio and the Vote Absorption of Spun-Off Assets by Cosan Logistica S.A. (Cosan Log) 3 Approve Independent Firm's Appraisal For Do Not Vote 4 Approve Partial Spin-Off and Amend Article 5 For Do Not to Reflect Changes in Capital Vote 5 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For Do Not Approved Resolutions Vote Page 2 of 524 Vote Summary Report Reporting Period: 10/01/2014 to 12/31/2014 Location(s): HSBC ASSET MANAGEMENT PARIS, HSBC Asset Management (Europe) Ltd., HSBC Global Asset Management (Canada) Ltd. TransDigm Group Incorporated Meeting Date: 10/02/2014 Country: USA Meeting Type: Special Proposal Vote Number Proposal Text Mgmt Rec Instruction 1 Approve Stock Option Plan For Against Proposal Vote Number Proposal Text Mgmt Rec Instruction 1 Approve Stock Option Plan For Abbey plc Meeting Date: 10/03/2014 Country: Ireland Meeting Type: Annual Proposal Vote Number Proposal Text Mgmt Rec Instruction Ordinary Business 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Reports 2 Approve Dividends For For 3 Reelect Robert Kennedy as Director For Abstain 4 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Auditors Special Business 5 Authorise Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked For For Securities with Preemptive Rights 6 Authorise Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked For For Securities without Preemptive Rights Standard Life plc Meeting Date: 10/03/2014 Country: United Kingdom Meeting Type: Special Page 3 of 524 Vote Summary Report Reporting Period: 10/01/2014 to 12/31/2014 Location(s): HSBC ASSET MANAGEMENT PARIS, HSBC Asset Management (Europe) Ltd., HSBC Global Asset Management (Canada) Ltd. Standard Life plc Proposal Vote Number Proposal Text Mgmt Rec Instruction 1 Approve Disposal of Standard Life's Canadian For Abstain Business The Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc Meeting Date: 10/03/2014 Country: United Kingdom Meeting Type: Annual Proposal Vote Number Proposal Text Mgmt Rec Instruction 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Policy For For 3 Approve Remuneration Report For For 4 Approve Final Dividend For For 5 Re-elect Jamie Cayzer-Colvin as Director For For 6 Re-elect David Lamb as Director For For 7 Re-elect Beatrice Hollond as Director For For 8 Re-elect Keith Percy as Director For For 9 Re-elect Mary Sieghart as Director For For 10 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Auditors 11 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Auditors 12 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive For For Rights 13 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre- For For emptive Rights 14 Authorise Specific Purchase of the Preference For For Stock Units by the Company 15 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares For For 16 Adopt New Articles of Association For For Page 4 of 524 Vote Summary Report Reporting Period: 10/01/2014 to 12/31/2014 Location(s): HSBC ASSET MANAGEMENT PARIS, HSBC Asset Management (Europe) Ltd., HSBC Global Asset Management (Canada) Ltd. British Sky Broadcasting Group plc Meeting Date: 10/06/2014 Country: United Kingdom Meeting Type: Special Proposal Vote Number Proposal Text Mgmt Rec Instruction 1 Approve Matters Relating to the Acquisition For Abstain of Sky Italia S.r.l. and Sky Deutschland AG Electra Private Equity plc Meeting Date: 10/06/2014 Country: United Kingdom Meeting Type: Special Proposal Vote Number Proposal Text Mgmt Rec Instruction Shareholder Proposals 1 Elect Edward Bramson, a Shareholder Against Against Nominee to the Board 2 Elect Ian Brindle, a Shareholder Nominee to Against Against the Board 3 Remove Geoffrey Cullinan as Director Against Against Fresnillo plc Meeting Date: 10/06/2014 Country: United Kingdom Meeting Type: Special Proposal Vote Number Proposal Text Mgmt Rec Instruction 1 Approve Acquisition of Newmont's 44 For Abstain Percent Interest in the Penmont JV ALL America Latina Logistica S.A. Meeting Date: 10/07/2014 Country: Brazil Meeting Type: Special Page 5 of 524 Vote Summary Report Reporting Period: 10/01/2014 to 12/31/2014 Location(s): HSBC ASSET MANAGEMENT PARIS, HSBC Asset Management (Europe) Ltd., HSBC Global Asset Management (Canada) Ltd. ALL America Latina Logistica S.A. Proposal Vote Number Proposal Text Mgmt Rec Instruction 1 Discuss Implementation of Indemnification For Do Not Policy Vote 2 Ratify Director For Do Not Vote Industrial Bank of Korea Meeting Date: 10/07/2014 Country: South Korea Meeting Type: Special Proposal Vote Number Proposal Text Mgmt Rec Instruction 1 Amend Articles of Incorporation For Against Irish Residential Properties REIT plc Meeting Date: 10/07/2014 Country: Ireland Meeting Type: Annual Proposal Vote Number Proposal Text Mgmt Rec Instruction 1a Elect David Ehrlich as a Director For For 1b Elect Declan Moylan as a Director For For 1c Elect Aidan O'Hogan as a Director For For 1d Elect Colm O Nuallain as a Director For For 1e Elect Thomas Schwartz as a Director For For 2 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Auditors 3 Allow Electronic Distribution of Company For For Communications Page 6 of 524 Vote Summary Report Reporting Period: 10/01/2014 to 12/31/2014 Location(s): HSBC ASSET MANAGEMENT PARIS, HSBC Asset Management (Europe) Ltd., HSBC Global Asset Management (Canada) Ltd. Akzo Nobel NV Meeting Date: 10/08/2014 Country: Netherlands Meeting Type: Special Proposal Vote Number Proposal Text Mgmt Rec Instruction Special Meeting 1 Elect M. Castella to Management Board For For Proposal Vote Number Proposal Text Mgmt Rec Instruction Special Meeting 1 Elect M. Castella to Management Board For Comcast Corporation Meeting Date: 10/08/2014 Country: USA Meeting Type: Special Proposal Vote Number Proposal Text Mgmt Rec Instruction 1 Issue Shares in Connection with Acquisition For Abstain 2 Adjourn Meeting For For Proposal Vote Number Proposal Text Mgmt Rec Instruction 1 Issue Shares in Connection with Acquisition For 2 Adjourn Meeting For Axis Bank Ltd. Meeting Date: 10/09/2014 Country: India Meeting Type: Special Page 7 of 524 Vote Summary Report Reporting Period: 10/01/2014 to 12/31/2014 Location(s): HSBC ASSET MANAGEMENT PARIS, HSBC Asset Management (Europe) Ltd., HSBC Global Asset Management (Canada) Ltd. Axis Bank Ltd. Proposal Vote Number Proposal Text Mgmt Rec Instruction Postal Ballot 1 Authorize Issuance of Long Term Bonds/Non- For For Convertible Debentures Kabel Deutschland Holding AG Meeting Date: 10/09/2014 Country: Germany Meeting Type: Annual Proposal Vote Number Proposal Text Mgmt Rec Instruction Management Proposals 1 Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2013/14 (Non-Voting) 2 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Fiscal 2013/14 3 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for For For Fiscal 2013/14 4 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers as Auditors For For for Fiscal 2014/15 5 Approve Creation of EUR 44.3 Million Pool of For Against Capital without Preemptive Rights 6 Approve Issuance of Warrants/Bonds with For Against Warrants Attached/Convertible Bonds without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 1.5 Billion; Approve Creation of EUR 44.3 Million Pool of Capital to Guarantee Conversion Rights 7 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For Against Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased Shares Shareholder Proposals Submitted by Vodafone Vierte Verwaltungs AG 8 Cancel Resolution Re: Special Audit of the None For Oct. 10, 2013 AGM Page 8 of 524 Vote Summary Report Reporting Period: 10/01/2014 to 12/31/2014 Location(s): HSBC ASSET MANAGEMENT PARIS, HSBC Asset Management (Europe) Ltd., HSBC Global Asset Management (Canada) Ltd.