UNIFIED SERIES TRUST Form N-PX Filed 2021-08
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION FORM N-PX Annual report of proxy voting record of registered management investment companies filed on Form N-PX Filing Date: 2021-08-19 | Period of Report: 2021-06-30 SEC Accession No. 0001398344-21-016499 (HTML Version on secdatabase.com) FILER UNIFIED SERIES TRUST Mailing Address Business Address 225 PICTORIA DRIVE, SUITE 225 PICTORIA DRIVE, SUITE CIK:1199046| IRS No.: 000000000 450 450 Type: N-PX | Act: 40 | File No.: 811-21237 | Film No.: 211188864 CINCINNATI OH 45246 CINCINNATI OH 45246 513-346-3324 Copyright © 2021 www.secdatabase.com. All Rights Reserved. Please Consider the Environment Before Printing This Document UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 ----------------- FORM N-PX ----------------- ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY Investment Company Act file number: 811-21237 UNIFIED SERIES TRUST (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN CHARTER) ----------------- 225 PICTORIA DRIVE, SUITE 450 CINCINNATI, OHIO 45246 (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE) ----------------- MARTIN R. DEAN PRESIDENT 225 PICTORIA DRIVE, SUITE 450 CINCINNATI, OHIO 45246 (NAME AND ADDRESS OF AGENT FOR SERVICE) ----------------- Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (513) 587-3400 Date of fiscal year end: Various Reporting Period: 07/01/2020 - 06/30/2021 ----------------- Form N-PX is to be used by a registered management investment company, other than a small business investment company registered on Form N-5 (Secs. 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than August 31 of each year, containing the registrant's proxy voting record for the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30, pursuant to section 30 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and rule 30b1-4 thereunder (17 CFR 270.30b1-4). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-PX in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles. A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-PX, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-PX unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. Sec. 3507. Channel Short Duration Income Fund Proxy Voting Record July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021 The Fund held no securities entitled to vote at a meeting of shareholders during the reporting period. Fisher Investments Institutional Group Fixed Income Fund for Retirement Plans Proxy Voting Record July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021 The Fund held no securities entitled to vote at a meeting of shareholders during the reporting period. Fisher Investments Institutional Group ESG Fixed Income Fund for Retirement Plans Proxy Voting Record July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021 Copyright © 2021 www.secdatabase.com. All Rights Reserved. Please Consider the Environment Before Printing This Document The Fund held no securities entitled to vote at a meeting of shareholders during the reporting period. Iron Strategic Income Fund Proxy Voting Record July 1, 2020 - April 30, 2021 The Fund held no securities entitled to vote at a meeting of shareholders during the reporting period. Selective Premium Income Fund Proxy Voting Record July 1, 2020 – April 30, 2021 The Fund held no securities entitled to vote at a meeting of shareholders during the reporting period. Standpoint Multi-Asset Fund Proxy Voting Record July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021 The Fund held no securities entitled to vote at a meeting of shareholders during the reporting period. Tactical Multi-Purpose Fund Proxy Voting Record July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021 The Fund held no securities entitled to vote at a meeting of shareholders during the reporting period. Absolute Core Strategy ETF Proxy Voting Record July 1, 2020-June 30, 2021 How Vote was Did Fund Cast Exchange Shareholder Proposed by Fund Vote Cast Vote (For/ Issuer Name Ticker CUSIP # Meeting Proposal/Description of the Matter Voted Issuer/ For/ Against on Matter Against Symbol Date Shareholder Management (Y/N) Proposal or Abstain) DIAGEO, PLC DEO 25243Q205 9/28/2020 1. Report and accounts 2020. Issuer Y For For 2. Directors' remuneration report 2020. Issuer Y For For 3. Directors' remuneration policy 2020. Issuer Y For For 4. Declaration of final dividend. Issuer Y For For 5. Election of Melissa Bethell (1,3,4) as a Issuer Y For For director. 6. Re-election of Javier Ferrán (3*) as a Issuer Y For For director. 7. Re-election of Susan Kilsby (1,3,4*) as a Issuer Y For For director. 8. Re-election of Lady Mendelsohn (1,3,4) as Issuer Y For For a director. 9. Re-election of Ivan Menezes (2*) as a Issuer Y For For director. 10. Re-election of Kathryn Mikells (2) as a Issuer Y For For director. 11. Re-election of Alan Stewart (1*,3,4) as a Issuer Y For For director. 12. Re-appointment of auditor. Issuer Y For For Copyright © 2021 www.secdatabase.com. All Rights Reserved. Please Consider the Environment Before Printing This Document 13. Remuneration of auditor. Issuer Y For For 14. Authority to make political donations and/ Issuer Y For For or to incur political expenditure. 15. Authority to allot shares. Issuer Y For For 16. Amendment of the Diageo 2001 Share Issuer Y For For Incentive Plan. 17. Adoption of the Diageo 2020 Sharesave Issuer Y For For Plan. 18. Adoption of the Diageo Deferred Bonus Issuer Y For For Share Plan. 19. Authority to establish international share Issuer Y For For plans. 20. Disapplication of pre-emption rights. Issuer Y For For 21. Authority to purchase own shares. Issuer Y For For 22. Reduced notice of a general meeting other Issuer Y For For than an AGM. 23. Approval and adoption of new articles of Issuer Y For For association. 24. 2019 Share buy-backs and employee No benefit and share ownership trust transactions. Issuer Y Action For C1. To approve the Cross-Border Merger: Please refer to the notice of Court Meeting contained in Schedule 1 of the Circular for No UNILEVER PLC UL 904767704 10/12/2020 further details. Issuer Y Action For G1. To vote For or Against the Special Resolution: The Special Resolution is to approve: (i) Unification, including all such steps as are necessary to be taken for the purpose of effecting Unification; and (ii) the related amendments to the Company's articles of association. The Special Resolution is set out in full in the notice of General Meeting No contained in Schedule 2 of the Circular. Issuer Y Action For CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. CSCO 17275R102 12/10/2020 1a. Election of Director: M. Michele Burns Issuer Y For For 1b. Election of Director: Wesley G. Bush Issuer Y For For 1c. Election of Director: Michael D. Capellas Issuer Y For For 1d. Election of Director: Mark Garrett Issuer Y For For 1e. Election of Director: Dr. Kristina M. Issuer Y For For Johnson 1f. Election of Director: Roderick C. Issuer Y For For McGeary 1g.Election of Director: Charles H. Robbins Issuer Y For For 1h. Election of Director: Arun Sarin Issuer Y For For 1i. Election of Director: Brenton L. Saunders Issuer Y For For 1j. Election of Director: Dr. Lisa T. Su Issuer Y For For 2. Approval of the reincorporation of Cisco Issuer Y For For from California to Delaware. 3. Approval of amendment and restatement of Issuer Y For For the 2005 Stock Incentive Plan. 4. Approval, on an advisory basis, of Issuer Y For For executive compensation. 5. Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Cisco's independent registered public Issuer Y For For accounting firm for fiscal 2021. 6. Approval to have Cisco's Board adopt a policy to have an independent Board Shareholder Y Against For chairman. 1A. Election of Director: Richard H. MEDTRONIC PLC MDT G5960L103 12/11/2020 Issuer Y For For Anderson 1B. Election of Director: Craig Arnold Issuer Y For For Copyright © 2021 www.secdatabase.com. All Rights Reserved. Please Consider the Environment Before Printing This Document 1C. Election of Director: Scott C. Donnelly Issuer Y For For 1D. Election of Director: Andrea J. Issuer Y For For Goldsmith, Ph.D. 1E. Election of Director: Randall J. Hogan, III Issuer Y For For 1F. Election of Director: Michael O. Leavitt Issuer Y For For 1G. Election of Director: James T. Lenehan Issuer Y For For 1H. Election of Director: Kevin E. Lofton Issuer Y For For 1I. Election of Director: Geoffrey S. Martha Issuer Y For For 1J. Election of Director: Elizabeth G. Nabel, Issuer Y For For M.D. 1K. Election of Director: Denise M. O'Leary Issuer Y For For 1L. Election of Director: Kendall J. Powell Issuer Y For For 2. To ratify, in a non-binding vote, the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent auditor for fiscal year 2021 and to authorize, in a binding Issuer Y For For vote, the Board of Directors, acting through the Audit Committee, to set the auditor's remuneration. 3. To approve, in a non-binding advisory vote, named executive officer compensation (a Issuer Y For For "Say-on-Pay" vote). 4. To renew the Board's authority to issue Issuer Y For For shares. 5. To renew the Board's authority to opt out of Issuer Y For For pre-emption rights.