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State Street Australian Equities Index Trust 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018 State Street Australian Equities Index Trust Proxy Voting Record Vote Summary Report Reporting Period: 07/01/2017 to 06/30/2018 Location(s): All Locations Institution Account(s): State Street Australian Equities Index Trust BGP Holdings Plc Meeting Date: 07/03/2017 Country: Malta Primary Security ID: Record Date: 05/25/2017 Meeting Type: Special Ticker: N/A Shares Voted: 7,171,006 Vote Proposal Voting Vote Against Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Policy Rec Instruction Mgmt 1 Approve Reduction of Share Premium Account Mgmt For For For No 2 Approve Distribution of EUR 5 Million to Mgmt For Against Against Yes Directors 3 Approve Distribution of EUR 1.5 Million to Mgmt For Against Against Yes Directors ALS Limited Meeting Date: 07/20/2017 Country: Australia Primary Security ID: Q0266A116 Record Date: 07/18/2017 Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: ALQ Shares Voted: 244,044 Vote Proposal Voting Vote Against Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Policy Rec Instruction Mgmt 1 Elect Grant Murdoch as Director Mgmt For For For No 2 Elect John Mulcahy as Director Mgmt For For For No 3 Approve the Remuneration Report Mgmt For For For No 4 Approve the Grant of Performance Rights to Mgmt For Against Against Yes Raj Naran, Managing Director and CEO of the Company AusNet Services Meeting Date: 07/20/2017 Country: Australia Primary Security ID: Q0708Q109 Record Date: 07/18/2017 Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: AST Shares Voted: 852,633 Vote Proposal Voting Vote Against Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Policy Rec Instruction Mgmt 2a Elect Nora Scheinkestel as Director Mgmt For For For No 2b Elect Ralph Craven as Director Mgmt For Against Against Yes 2c Elect Sally Farrier as Director Mgmt For For For No Vote Summary Report Reporting Period: 07/01/2017 to 06/30/2018 Location(s): All Locations Institution Account(s): State Street Australian Equities Index Trust AusNet Services Vote Proposal Voting Vote Against Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Policy Rec Instruction Mgmt 2d Elect Sun Jianxing as Director Mgmt For Against Against Yes 3 Approve Remuneration Report Mgmt For For For No 4 Approve the Grant of Equity Awards to Nino Mgmt For For For No Ficca 5 Approve the Issuance of Shares Mgmt For For For No 6 Approve the Issuance of Shares Pursuant to Mgmt For For For No the Dividend Reinvestment Plan 7 Approve the Issuance of Shares Pursuant to Mgmt For For For No an Employee Incentive Scheme 8 Approve the Renewal of Proportional Mgmt For For For No Takeover Provision Macquarie Group Limited Meeting Date: 07/27/2017 Country: Australia Primary Security ID: Q57085286 Record Date: 07/25/2017 Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: MQG Shares Voted: 159,773 Vote Proposal Voting Vote Against Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Policy Rec Instruction Mgmt 2a Elect Gary R Banks as Director Mgmt For For For No 2b Elect Patricia A Cross as Director Mgmt For For For No 2c Elect Diane J Grady as Director Mgmt For For For No 2d Elect Nicola M Wakefield Evans as Director Mgmt For For For No 3 Approve the Remuneration Report Mgmt For For For No 4 Approve the Termination Benefits Mgmt For For For No 5 Approve Executive Voting Director's Mgmt For For For No Participation in the Macquarie Group Employee Retained Equity Plan 6 Approve the Issuance of Shares Mgmt For For For No James Hardie Industries plc Meeting Date: 08/08/2017 Country: Ireland Primary Security ID: G4253H119 Record Date: 08/06/2017 Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: JHX Vote Summary Report Reporting Period: 07/01/2017 to 06/30/2018 Location(s): All Locations Institution Account(s): State Street Australian Equities Index Trust James Hardie Industries plc Shares Voted: 215,387 Vote Proposal Voting Vote Against Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Policy Rec Instruction Mgmt 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Mgmt For For For No Reports for Fiscal Year 2017 2 Approve the Remuneration Report Mgmt For For For No 3a Elect Steven Simms as Director Mgmt For For For No 3b Elect Brian Anderson as Director Mgmt For For For No 3c Elect Russell Chenu as Director Mgmt For For For No 3d Elect Rudolf van der Meer as Director Mgmt For For For No 4 Authorize the Board to Fix Remuneration of Mgmt For For For No Auditors 5 Approve the Increase in NED Fee Pool Mgmt None For For No 6 Approve the Grant of Return on Capital Mgmt For For For No Employed Restricted Stock Units to Louis Gries 7 Approve the Grant of Relative Total Mgmt For For For No Shareholder Return Restricted Stock Units to Louis Gries Australian Agricultural Company Ltd. Meeting Date: 08/23/2017 Country: Australia Primary Security ID: Q08448112 Record Date: 08/21/2017 Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: AAC Shares Voted: 169,397 Vote Proposal Voting Vote Against Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Policy Rec Instruction Mgmt 2 Approve the Remuneration Report Mgmt For Against Against Yes 3 Elect Stuart Black as Director Mgmt For Refer Against Yes 4 Elect Shehan Dissanayake as Director Mgmt For For For No 5 Elect Anthony Abraham as Director Mgmt For For For No 6 Approve the Increase in Maximum Aggregate Mgmt For Against Against Yes Remuneration of Non-Executive Directors Vote Summary Report Reporting Period: 07/01/2017 to 06/30/2018 Location(s): All Locations Institution Account(s): State Street Australian Equities Index Trust Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp Meeting Date: 08/24/2017 Country: New Zealand Primary Security ID: Q38992105 Record Date: 08/22/2017 Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: FPH Shares Voted: 74,441 Vote Proposal Voting Vote Against Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Policy Rec Instruction Mgmt 1 Elect Tony Carter as Director Mgmt For For For No 2 Elect Geraldine McBride as Director Mgmt For For For No 3 Elect Pip Greenwood as Director Mgmt For For For No 4 Approve the Increase in the Maximum Mgmt For For For No Aggregate Remuneration of Non-Executive Directors 5 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of the Mgmt For For For No Auditors 6 Approve the Grant of Performance Share Mgmt For Refer Against Yes Rights to Lewis Gradon, Managing Director and CEO of the Company 7 Approve the Grant of Options to Lewis Mgmt For Refer Against Yes Gradon, Managing Director and CEO of the Company Metcash Ltd Meeting Date: 08/30/2017 Country: Australia Primary Security ID: Q6014C106 Record Date: 08/28/2017 Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: MTS Shares Voted: 480,887 Vote Proposal Voting Vote Against Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Policy Rec Instruction Mgmt 2a Elect Robert Murray as Director Mgmt For For For No 2b Elect Tonianne Dwyer as Director Mgmt For For For No 3 Approve the Grant of Financial Assistance by Mgmt For For For No Danks Holdings Pty Limited 4a Approve the Grant of Performance Rights to Mgmt For For For No Ian Morrice 4b Approve the Grant of Performance Rights to Mgmt For For For No Jeffery Adams 5 Approve the Remuneration Report Mgmt For For For No 6 Approve the Spill Resolution Mgmt Against Against Against No Vote Summary Report Reporting Period: 07/01/2017 to 06/30/2018 Location(s): All Locations Institution Account(s): State Street Australian Equities Index Trust Ardent Leisure Group Meeting Date: 09/04/2017 Country: Australia Primary Security ID: Q0499P104 Record Date: 09/02/2017 Meeting Type: Special Ticker: AAD Shares Voted: 212,491 Vote Proposal Voting Vote Against Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Policy Rec Instruction Mgmt Shareholder Proposals Mgmt 1 ***Withdrawn Resolution*** Remove SH Additional Director/s 2 Elect Gary Hilton Weiss as Director SH Against Against Against No 3 ***Withdrawn Resolution*** Elect Kevin Will SH Seymour as Director 4 Elect Carl Bradford (Brad) Richmond as SH Against Against Against No Director 5 ***Withdrawn Resolution*** Elect Andrew SH Michael Hedges as Director Suncorp Group Ltd. Meeting Date: 09/21/2017 Country: Australia Primary Security ID: Q88040110 Record Date: 09/19/2017 Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: SUN Shares Voted: 656,790 Vote Proposal Voting Vote Against Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Policy Rec Instruction Mgmt 1 Approve Remuneration Report Mgmt For For For No 2 Approve Grant of Performance Rights to Mgmt For For For No Michael Cameron 3a Elect Audette Exel as Director Mgmt For For For No 3b Elect Simon Machell as Director Mgmt For For For No 4 Approve Selective Capital Reduction of Mgmt For For For No Convertible Preference Shares (SUNPC) ASX Ltd. Meeting Date: 09/26/2017 Country: Australia Primary Security ID: Q0604U105 Record Date: 09/25/2017 Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: ASX Vote Summary Report Reporting Period: 07/01/2017 to 06/30/2018 Location(s): All Locations Institution Account(s): State Street Australian Equities Index Trust ASX Ltd. Shares Voted: 95,422 Vote Proposal Voting Vote Against Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Policy Rec Instruction Mgmt 3a Elect Damian Roche as Director Mgmt For For For No 3b Elect Peter Warne as Director Mgmt For For For No 3c Elect Robert Priestley as Director Mgmt For For For No 4 Approve the Remuneration Report Mgmt For For For No 5 Approve the Grant of Performance Rights to Mgmt For For For No Dominic Stevens 6 Approve the Increase in Maximum Aggregate Mgmt None For For No Remuneration of Non-Executive Directors AGL Energy Ltd. Meeting Date: 09/27/2017 Country: Australia Primary Security ID: Q01630195 Record Date: 09/25/2017 Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: AGL Shares Voted: 338,583 Vote Proposal Voting Vote Against Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Policy Rec Instruction Mgmt 2 Approve the Remuneration Report Mgmt For For For No 3a Elect Leslie Hosking as Director Mgmt For For For
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