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QUANTUM MUTUAL FUND Disclosure of voting cast by Mutual Funds for the Financial year 2016-17 Details of Votes cast during the period of July 2016 to Sept 2016, for the Financial year 2016-17 Quarter Meeting Date Company Name Type of Proposal by Proposal's description Investee company’s Vote (For/ Reason supporting the vote decision meetings Management or Management Against/ (AGM/EGM/ Shareholder Recommendation Abstain*) CCM/PBL)# Jul-Sep 16 1-Jul-16 IndusInd Bank AGM Management Adoption of standalone and consolidated financial statements for the year In Favour of the Proposal. Abstain The Scrip is part of the Index Scheme and hence not Limited ended 31 March 2016 actively researched and managed. Declare dividend of Rs. 4.5 per equity share (face value of Rs. 10.0 each) In Favour of the Proposal. Abstain The Scrip is part of the Index Scheme and hence not actively researched and managed. Reappoint R. Seshasayee as Director liable to retire by rotation In Favour of the Proposal. Abstain The Scrip is part of the Index Scheme and hence not actively researched and managed. Reappoint Price Waterhouse Chartered Accountants LLP as statutory auditors In Favour of the Proposal. Abstain The Scrip is part of the Index Scheme and hence not for one year actively researched and managed. Appoint Shanker Annaswamy as Independent Director for a term of four years In Favour of the Proposal. Abstain The Scrip is part of the Index Scheme and hence not with effect from 12 January 2016 actively researched and managed. Appoint Dr. T. T. Ram Mohan as Independent Director for a term of four years In Favour of the Proposal. Abstain The Scrip is part of the Index Scheme and hence not with effect from 12 May 2016 actively researched and managed. To pay profit linked commission up to Rs. 1.0 mn per annum to each Non- In Favour of the Proposal. Abstain The Scrip is part of the Index Scheme and hence not Executive Director (other than the Part-time Non-Executive Chairman) actively researched and managed. Revision in remuneration payable to R. Seshasayee (Part-time Non-Executive In Favour of the Proposal. Abstain The Scrip is part of the Index Scheme and hence not Chairman) from 1 April 2016 actively researched and managed. Issue long term debentures/bonds aggregating Rs. 50.0 bn on private In Favour of the Proposal. Abstain The Scrip is part of the Index Scheme and hence not placement basis actively researched and managed. Jul-Sep 16 5-Jul-16 Bharat Petroleum PBL Management Issue of bonus shares in the ratio of 1 bonus share for every 1 share held In Favour of the Proposal. Abstain The Scrip is part of the Index Scheme and hence not Corporation Limited actively researched and managed. Jul-Sep 16 6-Jul-16 The Indian Hotels PBL Management Approve divestment of IHMS (Boston) LLC, owned by United Overseas Holding In Favour of the Proposal. For We approve the transaction because it is in line with the Company Limited Inc (indirect wholly owned subsidiary) for atleast $125mn company's shift to become more asset-light. This divestment is being done at reasonable market comps and the company will also retain management of the property as a management contract. The proceeds from sale are expected to go towards paying down the debt Jul-Sep 16 11-Jul-16 ICICI Bank Limited AGM Management Adoption of Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2016 together with the In Favour of the Proposal. For Account are audited by reputed firm and there are no Reports of the Directors and the Auditors averse observation To declare dividend on preference shares In Favour of the Proposal. For Dividend is Rs. 35,000 on Rs. 3.5 bn. Preference capital. Payment is in line with past payment To declare dividend of Rs. 5 per share on equity shares of face value Rs. 2 In Favour of the Proposal. For Dividend Payment is 32.8% it helps investor to earn on capital deployed in the stock To reappoint Rajiv Sabharwal as director In Favour of the Proposal. For Appointment is in line with statutory requirements To reappoint N.S. Kannan as director In Favour of the Proposal. For Reappointment is in line with statutory requirements To ratify the appointment of BSR & Co. LLP as statutory auditors of the bank In Favour of the Proposal. For Auditor was appointed in 2014 for 4 years. Is in line with statutory requirements To appoint branch auditors In Favour of the Proposal. For Bank has presence in 17 countries and requires auditors there To appoint Vijay Chandok as director In Favour of the Proposal. For Director looks after international business of the bank To appoint Vijay Chandok as Whole Time Director for period of five years In Favour of the Proposal. For Remuneration is in line with pears of other comparable effective banks from the date of RBI approval and fix the terms of remuneration To pay profit linked commission up to Rs. 1.0 mn per annum to each Non- In Favour of the Proposal. For Bank wants to pay profit based commission to non Executive executive directors upto max Rs 1 Mn/ Person Director (other than the Chairman and GoI nominee) Jul-Sep 16 11-Jul-16 ICICI Bank Limited AGM Management QUANTUM MUTUAL FUND Disclosure of voting cast by Mutual Funds for the Financial year 2016-17 Details of Votes cast during the period of July 2016 to Sept 2016, for the Financial year 2016-17 Quarter Meeting Date Company Name Type of Proposal by Proposal's description Investee company’s Vote (For/ Reason supporting the vote decision meetings Management or Management Against/ (AGM/EGM/ Shareholder Recommendation Abstain*) CCM/PBL)# Jul-Sep 16 1-Jul-16 IndusInd Bank AGM Management Issuance of bonds and non-convertible debentures up to Rs. 250 billion on In Favour of the Proposal. For Issuance of debt securities of on private placement is Limited private within overall borrowing limits placement basis Jul-Sep 16 14-Jul-16 ACC Limited PBL Management Revise the terms of remuneration of Harish Badami, as CEO and Managing In Favour of the Proposal. Abstain The Scrip is part of the Index Scheme and hence not Director actively researched and managed. Jul-Sep 16 18-Jul-16 Wipro Limited AGM Management Adoption of standalone and consolidated financial statements for the year In Favour of the Proposal. For The Financial statements present true & fair view of the ended 31 March 2016 company’s financial status Ratify interim dividend of Rs. 5 per share and declare final dividend of Rs. 1 In Favour of the Proposal. For The dividend payout ratio has reduced from 43% in FY15 per share (FV Rs.5) to 22% this year. However the company has also announced a buyback. If the buyback is considered the payout ratio is 53% Reappoint Rishad Premji as Director liable to retire by rotation In Favour of the Proposal. For Rishad Premji is the son of Promoter Azim Premji. He is the Chief Strategy Officer of the Company. His reappointment is in line with the statutory requirements Reappoint BSR & Co LLP as auditor for FY17 In Favour of the Proposal. For The audit partner has had a tenure of only one year Appoint Dr. Patrick J Ennis (DIN 07463299) as Independent Director for five In Favour of the Proposal. For Dr. Patrick J Ennis is Head, Invention Development Fund years till 31 March 2021 – Intellectual Ventures. He was appointed on Wipro’s board for on 01 April 2016. He has a PhD and M.S. in Physics from Yale , an M.B.A from Wharton and a B.S in Math and Physics from the College of William & Mary . His Appointment is in line with all the statutory requirements Appoint Patrick Dupuis (DIN 07480046) as Independent Director for five years In Favour of the Proposal. For Patrick Dupuis is Senior Vice President for Simplicity, till 31 March 2021 Quality and Productivity at PayPal Holdings, lnc. He was appointed on Wipro’s Board for on 01 April 2016. He has graduated from the Ecole de Management de Lyon in France . His appointment is in line with all the statutory requirements. Reappoint N Vaghul (DIN 00002014) as Independent Director for three years In Favour of the Proposal. For Mr Vaghul’s re appointment is in line with all the till 31 July 2019 statutory requirements Reappoint Dr. Ashok S Ganguly (DIN 00010812) as Independent Director for In Favour of the Proposal. For Mr Ganguly’s re appointment is in line with all the three years till 31 July 2019 statutory requirements Reappoint M K Sharma (DIN 00327684) as Independent Director for five years In Favour of the Proposal. For Mr Sharma’s re appointments is in line with all the till 30 June 2021 statutory requirements Reappoint T.K Kurien (DIN 03009368) as an Executive Director till 31 March In Favour of the Proposal. For Mr. Kurien’s re appointment is in line with all the 2017 and to fix his remuneration statutory requirements Appoint Abidali Neemuchwala (DIN 02478060) as CEO and Executive Director In Favour of the Proposal. For Mr. Neemuchwala has been appointed as the CEO of the till 31 January 2021 and to fix his remuneration company. His appointment is in line with all the statutory requirements Approve remuneration terms of Rishad Azim Premji, as Whole Time Director In Favour of the Proposal. For We believe Rishad Premji’s Proposed remuneration will and Chief Strategy Officer be commensurate with the size and complexity of the business , and comparable to his industry peers Jul-Sep 16 19-Jul-16 Exide Industries Ltd AGM Management Adoption of standalone and consolidated financial statements for the year In Favour of the Proposal.