Vote Summary Report Reporting Period: 07/01/2018 to 06/30/2019 Institution Account(S): Epoch Global Shareholder Yield Fund
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Vote Summary Report Reporting Period: 07/01/2018 to 06/30/2019 Institution Account(s): Epoch Global Shareholder Yield Fund Nutrien Ltd. Meeting Date: 07/19/2018 Country: Canada Primary Security ID: 67077M108 Record Date: 06/06/2018 Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: NTR Primary CUSIP: 67077M108 Primary ISIN: CA67077M1086 Primary SEDOL: BDRJLN0 Vote Proposal Votable Vote Against Number Proposal Text Proponent Proposal Mgmt Rec Instruction Mgmt 1.1 Elect Director Christopher M. Burley Mgmt Yes For For No 1.2 Elect Director Maura J. Clark Mgmt Yes For For No 1.3 Elect Director John W. Estey Mgmt Yes For For No 1.4 Elect Director David C. Everitt Mgmt Yes For For No 1.5 Elect Director Russell K. Girling Mgmt Yes For For No 1.6 Elect Director Gerald W. Grandey Mgmt Yes For For No 1.7 Elect Director Miranda C. Hubbs Mgmt Yes For For No 1.8 Elect Director Alice D. Laberge Mgmt Yes For For No 1.9 Elect Director Consuelo E. Madere Mgmt Yes For For No 1.10 Elect Director Charles "Chuck" V. Magro Mgmt Yes For For No 1.11 Elect Director Keith G. Martell Mgmt Yes For For No 1.12 Elect Director A. Anne McLellan Mgmt Yes For For No 1.13 Elect Director Derek G. Pannell Mgmt Yes For For No 1.14 Elect Director Aaron W. Regent Mgmt Yes For For No 1.15 Elect Director Mayo M. Schmidt Mgmt Yes For For No 1.16 Elect Director Jochen E. Tilk Mgmt Yes For For No 2 Approve Re-appointment of KPMG LLP as Mgmt Yes For For No Auditors 3 Approve Stock Option Plan and Grant of Stock Mgmt Yes For For No Options 4 Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Mgmt Yes For For No Approach SSE plc Meeting Date: 07/19/2018 Country: United Kingdom Primary Security ID: G8842P102 Record Date: 07/17/2018 Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: SSE Primary CUSIP: G7885V109 Primary ISIN: GB0007908733 Primary SEDOL: 0790873 Page 1 of 92 Vote Summary Report Reporting Period: 07/01/2018 to 06/30/2019 Institution Account(s): Epoch Global Shareholder Yield Fund SSE plc Vote Proposal Votable Vote Against Number Proposal Text Proponent Proposal Mgmt Rec Instruction Mgmt 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Mgmt Yes For For No Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Report Mgmt Yes For For No 3 Approve Final Dividend Mgmt Yes For For No 4 Re-elect Gregor Alexander as Director Mgmt Yes For For No 5 Re-elect Sue Bruce as Director Mgmt Yes For For No 6 Elect Tony Cocker as Director Mgmt Yes For For No 7 Re-elect Crawford Gillies as Director Mgmt Yes For For No 8 Re-elect Richard Gillingwater as Director Mgmt Yes For For No 9 Re-elect Peter Lynas as Director Mgmt Yes For For No 10 Re-elect Helen Mahy as Director Mgmt Yes For For No 11 Re-elect Alistair Phillips-Davies as Director Mgmt Yes For For No 12 Elect Martin Pibworth as Director Mgmt Yes For For No 13 Reappoint KPMG LLP Auditors Mgmt Yes For For No 14 Authorise Audit Committee to Fix Mgmt Yes For For No Remuneration of Auditors 15 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Mgmt Yes For For No Rights 16 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Mgmt Yes For For No Rights 17 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares Mgmt Yes For For No 18 Approve Scrip Dividend Scheme Mgmt Yes For For No 19 Authorise the Company to Call General Mgmt Yes For For No Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice SSE plc Meeting Date: 07/19/2018 Country: United Kingdom Primary Security ID: G8842P102 Record Date: 07/17/2018 Meeting Type: Special Ticker: SSE Primary CUSIP: G7885V109 Primary ISIN: GB0007908733 Primary SEDOL: 0790873 Page 2 of 92 Vote Summary Report Reporting Period: 07/01/2018 to 06/30/2019 Institution Account(s): Epoch Global Shareholder Yield Fund SSE plc Vote Proposal Votable Vote Against Number Proposal Text Proponent Proposal Mgmt Rec Instruction Mgmt i Approve the Declaration of a Special Dividend Mgmt Yes For For No to give effect to the Demerger of SSE Energy Services from SSE ii Approve Waiver on Tender-Bid Requirement Mgmt Yes For For No Singapore Telecommunications Limited Meeting Date: 07/24/2018 Country: Singapore Primary Security ID: Y79985209 Record Date: Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: Z74 Primary CUSIP: Y79985209 Primary ISIN: SG1T75931496 Primary SEDOL: B02PY22 Vote Proposal Votable Vote Against Number Proposal Text Proponent Proposal Mgmt Rec Instruction Mgmt 1 Adopt Financial Statements and Directors' and Mgmt Yes For For No Auditors' Reports 2 Approve Final Dividend Mgmt Yes For For No 3 Elect Bobby Chin Yoke Choong as Director Mgmt Yes For For No 4 Elect Venkataraman Vishnampet Ganesan as Mgmt Yes For For No Director 5 Elect Teo Swee Lian as Director Mgmt Yes For For No 6 Elect Gautam Banerjee as Director Mgmt Yes For For No 7 Approve Directors' Fees Mgmt Yes For For No 8 Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and Authorize Mgmt Yes For For No Board to Fix Their Remuneration 9 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Mgmt Yes For For No Securities with or without Preemptive Rights 10 Approve Grant of Awards and Issuance of Mgmt Yes For For No Shares Under the Singtel Performance Share Plan 2012 11 Authorize Share Repurchase Program Mgmt Yes For For No Page 3 of 92 Vote Summary Report Reporting Period: 07/01/2018 to 06/30/2019 Institution Account(s): Epoch Global Shareholder Yield Fund Macquarie Group Limited Meeting Date: 07/26/2018 Country: Australia Primary Security ID: Q57085286 Record Date: 07/24/2018 Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: MQG Primary CUSIP: Q57085104 Primary ISIN: AU000000MQG1 Primary SEDOL: B28YTC2 Vote Proposal Votable Vote Against Number Proposal Text Proponent Proposal Mgmt Rec Instruction Mgmt 2a Elect Peter H Warne as Director Mgmt Yes For For No 2b Elect Gordon M Cairns as Director Mgmt Yes For For No 2c Elect Glenn R Stevens as Director Mgmt Yes For For No 3 Approve the Remuneration Report Mgmt Yes For For No 4 Approve Participation of Nicholas Moore in Mgmt Yes For For No the Macquarie Group Employee Retained Equity Plan 5 Approve Issuance of Macquarie Group Capital Mgmt Yes For For No Notes Vodafone Group Plc Meeting Date: 07/27/2018 Country: United Kingdom Primary Security ID: G93882192 Record Date: 07/25/2018 Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: VOD Primary CUSIP: G93882135 Primary ISIN: GB00BH4HKS39 Primary SEDOL: BH4HKS3 Vote Proposal Votable Vote Against Number Proposal Text Proponent Proposal Mgmt Rec Instruction Mgmt 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Mgmt Yes For For No Reports 2 Elect Michel Demare as Director Mgmt Yes For For No 3 Elect Margherita Della Valle as Director Mgmt Yes For For No 4 Re-elect Gerard Kleisterlee as Director Mgmt Yes For For No 5 Re-elect Vittorio Colao as Director Mgmt Yes For For No 6 Re-elect Nick Read as Director Mgmt Yes For For No 7 Re-elect Sir Crispin Davis as Director Mgmt Yes For For No 8 Re-elect Dame Clara Furse as Director Mgmt Yes For For No 9 Re-elect Valerie Gooding as Director Mgmt Yes For For No 10 Re-elect Renee James as Director Mgmt Yes For For No Page 4 of 92 Vote Summary Report Reporting Period: 07/01/2018 to 06/30/2019 Institution Account(s): Epoch Global Shareholder Yield Fund Vodafone Group Plc Vote Proposal Votable Vote Against Number Proposal Text Proponent Proposal Mgmt Rec Instruction Mgmt 11 Re-elect Samuel Jonah as Director Mgmt Yes For For No 12 Re-elect Maria Amparo Moraleda Martinez as Mgmt Yes For For No Director 13 Re-elect David Nish as Director Mgmt Yes For For No 14 Approve Final Dividend Mgmt Yes For For No 15 Approve Remuneration Report Mgmt Yes For For No 16 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Mgmt Yes For For No Auditors 17 Authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to Fix Mgmt Yes For For No Remuneration of Auditors 18 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Mgmt Yes For For No Rights 19 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Mgmt Yes For For No Rights 20 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Mgmt Yes For For No Rights in Connection with an Acquisition or Other Capital Investment 21 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares Mgmt Yes For For No 22 Authorise EU Political Donations and Mgmt Yes For For No Expenditure 23 Authorise the Company to Call General Mgmt Yes For For No Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice 24 Approve Sharesave Plan Mgmt Yes For For No 25 Adopt New Articles of Association Mgmt Yes For For No National Grid plc Meeting Date: 07/30/2018 Country: United Kingdom Primary Security ID: G6S9A7120 Record Date: 07/28/2018 Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: NG. Primary CUSIP: G6375K151 Primary ISIN: GB00BDR05C01 Primary SEDOL: BDR05C0 Vote Proposal Votable Vote Against Number Proposal Text Proponent Proposal Mgmt Rec Instruction Mgmt 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Mgmt Yes For For No Reports 2 Approve Final Dividend Mgmt Yes For For No 3 Re-elect Sir Peter Gershon as Director Mgmt Yes For For No Page 5 of 92 Vote Summary Report Reporting Period: 07/01/2018 to 06/30/2019 Institution Account(s): Epoch Global Shareholder Yield Fund National Grid plc Vote Proposal Votable Vote Against Number Proposal Text Proponent Proposal Mgmt Rec Instruction Mgmt 4 Re-elect John Pettigrew as Director Mgmt Yes For For No 5 Re-elect Dean Seavers as Director Mgmt Yes For For No 6 Re-elect Nicola Shaw as Director Mgmt Yes For For No 7 Re-elect Nora Brownell as Director Mgmt Yes For For No 8 Re-elect Jonathan Dawson as Director Mgmt Yes For For No 9 Re-elect Therese Esperdy as Director Mgmt Yes For For No 10 Re-elect Paul Golby as Director Mgmt Yes For For No 11 Re-elect Mark Williamson as Director Mgmt Yes For For No 12 Elect Amanda Mesler as Director Mgmt Yes For For No 13 Reappoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors Mgmt Yes For For No 14 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Mgmt Yes For For No Auditors 15 Approve Remuneration Report Mgmt Yes