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Voting Report November 2020 UK Voting Report Voting report Legal & General Investment Management No warranty is given and no representation is made regarding the accuracy or completeness of the content of this report, and no liability or responsibility is accepted for the information contained in this report. Registered Offce: Legal & General Investment Management Limited One Coleman Street London EC2R 5AA +44 (0) 20 3124 4444 Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority Copyright© Legal & General Investment Management 2020 Vote Summary Report Date range covered: 11/01/2020 to 11/30/2020 Genesis Emerging Markets Fund Ltd. Meeting Date: 11/02/2020 Country: Guernsey Primary Security ID: G3823U170 Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: GSS Primary ISIN: GG00B4L0PD47 Proposal Vote Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Mgmt For For Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Report Mgmt For For 3 Ratify KPMG Channel Islands Limited as Mgmt For For Auditors 4 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Mgmt For For Auditors 5 Approve Final Dividend Mgmt For For 6 Elect Torsten Koster as Director Mgmt For For 7 Re-elect Sujit Banerji as Director Mgmt For For 8 Re-elect Dr Simon Colson as Director Mgmt For For 9 Re-elect Russell Edey as Director Mgmt For For 10 Re-elect Helene Ploix as Director Mgmt For For 11 Re-elect Katherine Tsang as Director Mgmt For For 12 Authorise Market Purchase of Participating Mgmt For For Preference Shares Manchester & London Investment Trust Plc Meeting Date: 11/02/2020 Country: United Kingdom Primary Security ID: G57764105 Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: MNL Primary ISIN: GB0002258472 Proposal Vote Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Mgmt For For Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Report Mgmt For For 3 Approve Remuneration Policy Mgmt For For 4 Approve Final Dividend Mgmt For For Vote Summary Report Date range covered: 11/01/2020 to 11/30/2020 Manchester & London Investment Trust Plc Proposal Vote Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction 5 Re-elect David Harris as Director Mgmt For Against Blended Rationale: Diversity: A vote against is applied because of a lack of progress on gender diversity on the board. 6 Re-elect Brett Miller as Director Mgmt For For 7 Elect James Waterlow as Director Mgmt For For 8 Re-elect Daniel Wright as Director Mgmt For For 9 Reappoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors Mgmt For For 10 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Mgmt For For Auditors 11 Authorise Directors to Allot Ordinary Shares in Mgmt For For Connection with the Scrip Dividend Alternative 12 Authorise Issue of Equity Mgmt For For 13 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Mgmt For Against Rights Blended Rationale: Pre-emption rights: A vote against is applied because the total authority to disapply pre-emption rights has exceeded 20% of the issue share capital.Pre-emption rights: A vote against is applied as the authority exceeds 10% of the issued share capital. 14 Authorise Directors to Sell, Transfer and Allot Mgmt For Against Treasury Shares for Cash at a Discount to Net Asset Value Blended Rationale: Shareholder rights: A Vote against is applied because the issuance is dilutive to existing shareholders. 15 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares Mgmt For For 16 Authorise the Company to Call General Mgmt For For Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice 17 Approve Cancellation of the Share Premium Mgmt For For Account Manchester & London Investment Trust Plc Meeting Date: 11/02/2020 Country: United Kingdom Primary Security ID: G57764105 Meeting Type: Special Ticker: MNL Primary ISIN: GB0002258472 Proposal Vote Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction 1 Adopt the Amended Investment Policy Mgmt For For Vote Summary Report Date range covered: 11/01/2020 to 11/30/2020 Manchester & London Investment Trust Plc Proposal Vote Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction 2 Authorise Issue of Equity in Connection with Mgmt For Against the Issue Blended Rationale: Shareholder rights: A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the size of the authority 3 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Mgmt For Against Rights in Connection with the Issue Blended Rationale: Pre-emption rights: A vote against is applied as the authority exceeds 10% of the issued share capital.Pre-emption rights: A vote against is applied because the total authority to disapply pre-emption rights has exceeded 20% of the issue share capital. 4 Adopt New Articles of Association Mgmt For Against Blended Rationale: Governance concerns: Virtual AGMs. A vote against is applied as Articles may lead to the sole use of virtual AGMs. LGIM believes that shareholder meetings are a fundamental shareholder right and an important forum for dialogue between shareholders and board directors. OneSavings Bank Plc Meeting Date: 11/02/2020 Country: United Kingdom Primary Security ID: G6769K106 Meeting Type: Court Ticker: OSB Primary ISIN: GB00BM7S7K96 Proposal Vote Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction Court Meeting Mgmt 1 Approve Scheme of Arrangement Mgmt For For OneSavings Bank Plc Meeting Date: 11/02/2020 Country: United Kingdom Primary Security ID: G6769K106 Meeting Type: Special Ticker: OSB Primary ISIN: GB00BM7S7K96 Proposal Vote Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction 1 Approve Matters Relating to the Scheme Mgmt For For 2 Amend Articles of Association with Matters Mgmt For For Relating to the Scheme 3 Amend Articles of Association Mgmt For For Vote Summary Report Date range covered: 11/01/2020 to 11/30/2020 Alcentra European Floating Rate Income Fund Ltd. Meeting Date: 11/03/2020 Country: Guernsey Primary Security ID: G02222175 Meeting Type: Special Ticker: AEFS Primary ISIN: GG00BL649943 Proposal Vote Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction 1 Approve Voluntary Winding Up of the Mgmt For For Company 2 Amend Memorandum and Articles of Mgmt For For Incorporation 3 Authorise Liquidators to Divide Any Part of Mgmt For For the Assets of the Company in Specie Amongst the Members of the Company 4 Appoint James Toynton and Benjamin Rhodes Mgmt For For as Liquidators 5 Approve that Any Act Required by the Mgmt For For Liquidators May Be Done by Them Jointly or by Either of Them Acting Alone 6 Fix the Remuneration of the Joint Liquidators Mgmt For For London Stock Exchange Group Plc Meeting Date: 11/03/2020 Country: United Kingdom Primary Security ID: G5689U103 Meeting Type: Special Ticker: LSE Primary ISIN: GB00B0SWJX34 Proposal Vote Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction 1 Approve Matters Relating to the Proposed Mgmt For For Divestment of London Stock Exchange Group Holdings Italia S.p.A. to Euronext N.V. Provident Financial Plc Meeting Date: 11/03/2020 Country: United Kingdom Primary Security ID: G72783171 Meeting Type: Special Ticker: PFG Primary ISIN: GB00B1Z4ST84 Vote Summary Report Date range covered: 11/01/2020 to 11/30/2020 Provident Financial Plc Proposal Vote Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction 1 Approve Remuneration Policy Mgmt For For 2 Approve Maximum Ratio of Variable to Fixed Mgmt For For Remuneration 3 Approve Restricted Share Plan Mgmt For For GCP Student Living Plc Meeting Date: 11/04/2020 Country: United Kingdom Primary Security ID: G37745109 Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: DIGS Primary ISIN: GB00B8460Z43 Proposal Vote Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Mgmt For For Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Report Mgmt For For 3 Approve Remuneration Policy Mgmt For For 4 Re-elect Gillian Day as Director Mgmt For For 5 Re-elect Malcolm Naish as Director Mgmt For For 6 Re-elect Marlene Wood as Director Mgmt For For 7 Re-elect David Hunter as Director Mgmt For For 8 Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors Mgmt For For 9 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Mgmt For For Auditors 10 Approve the Company's Dividend Policy Mgmt For For 11 Authorise Issue of Equity Mgmt For For 12 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Mgmt For Against Rights Blended Rationale: Shareholder rights: A vote against is applied due to a lack of consultation with shareholders. 13 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares Mgmt For For 14 Authorise the Company to Call General Mgmt For For Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice 15 Approve Cancellation of the Share Premium Mgmt For For Account Vote Summary Report Date range covered: 11/01/2020 to 11/30/2020 JPMorgan Global Growth & Income Plc Meeting Date: 11/04/2020 Country: United Kingdom Primary Security ID: G51984121 Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: JGGI Primary ISIN: GB00BYMKY695 Proposal Vote Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Mgmt For For Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Policy Mgmt For For 3 Approve Remuneration Report Mgmt For For 4 Elect Sarah Whitney as Director Mgmt For For 5 Re-elect Nigel Wightman as Director Mgmt For For 6 Re-elect Gay Collins as Director Mgmt For For 7 Re-elect Tristan Hillgarth as Director Mgmt For For 8 Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors and Mgmt For For Authorise Their Remuneration 9 Authorise Issue of Equity Mgmt For For 10 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Mgmt For For Rights 11 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares Mgmt For For 12 Approve the Company's Dividend Policy Mgmt For For JPMorgan Emerging Markets Investment Trust Plc Meeting Date: 11/05/2020 Country: United Kingdom Primary Security ID: G5205L108 Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: JMG Primary ISIN: GB0003418950 Proposal Vote
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