UNITED STATES |
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION |
Washington, DC 20549 |
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FORM N-PX |
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ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY |
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Investment Company Act file number 811-05569 |
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Franklin Universal Trust |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) |
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One Franklin Parkway, San Mateo, CA 94403-1906 |
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) |
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Craig S. Tyle, One Franklin Parkway, San Mateo, CA 94403-1906 |
(Name and address of agent for service) |
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (650) 312-2000 |
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Date of fiscal year end: 8/31 |
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Date of reporting period: 6/30/15 |
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Item 1. Proxy Voting Records. |
ALLIANT ENERGY
CORPORATION |
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Ticker: LNT |
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Proposal No |
Proposal |
Proposed By |
Management Recommendation |
Vote Cast |
1.1 |
Elect Director Ann K. Newhall |
Management |
For |
For |
1.2 |
Elect Director Dean C. Oestreich |
Management |
For |
For |
1.3 |
Elect Director Carol P. Sanders |
Management |
For |
For |
2 |
Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation |
Management |
For |
For |
3 |
Amend Omnibus Stock Plan |
Management |
For |
For |
4 |
Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors |
Management |
For |
For |
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AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER
COMPANY, INC. |
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Ticker: AEP |
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Proposal No |
Proposal |
Proposed By |
Management Recommendation |
Vote Cast |
1.1 |
Elect Director Nicholas K. Akins |
Management |
For |
For |
1.2 |
Elect Director David J. Anderson |
Management |
For |
For |
1.3 |
Elect Director J. Barnie Beasley, Jr. |
Management |
For |
For |
1.4 |
Elect Director Ralph D. Crosby, Jr. |
Management |
For |
For |
1.5 |
Elect Director Linda A. Goodspeed |
Management |
For |
For |
1.6 |
Elect Director Thomas E. Hoaglin |
Management |
For |
For |
1.7 |
Elect Director Sandra Beach Lin |
Management |
For |
For |
1.8 |
Elect Director Richard C. Notebaert |
Management |
For |
For |
1.9 |
Elect Director Lionel L. Nowell, III |
Management |
For |
For |
1.10 |
Elect Director Stephen S. Rasmussen |
Management |
For |
For |
1.11 |
Elect Director Oliver G. Richard, III |
Management |
For |
For |
1.12 |
Elect Director Sara Martinez Tucker |
Management |
For |
For |
2 |
Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors |
Management |
For |
For |
3 |
Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation |
Management |
For |
For |
4 |
Approve Omnibus Stock Plan |
Management |
For |
For |
5 |
Eliminate Fair Price Provision |
Management |
For |
For |
6 |
Eliminate Supermajority Vote Requirement |
Management |
For |
For |
7 |
Adopt Proxy Access Right |
Shareholder |
Against |
Against |
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BHP BILLITON PLC |
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Ticker: BLT |
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Proposal No |
Proposal |
Proposed By |
Management Recommendation |
Vote Cast |
1 |
Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports |
Management |
For |
For |
2 |
Reappoint KPMG LLP as Auditors |
Management |
For |
For |
3 |
Authorise the Risk and Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors |
Management |
For |
For |
4 |
Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights |
Management |
For |
For |
5 |
Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights |
Management |
For |
For |
6 |
Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares |
Management |
For |
For |
7 |
Approve Remuneration Policy |
Management |
For |
For |
8 |
ApApprove Remuneration Report for UK Law Purposes |
Management |
For |
For |
9 |
Approve Remuneration Report for Australian Law Purposes |
Management |
For |
For |
10 |
Approve Leaving Entitlements |
Management |
For |
For |
11 |
Approve Grant of Awards under the Group's Short and Long Term Incentive Plans to Andrew Mackenzie |
Management |
For |
For |
12 |
Elect Malcolm Brinded as Director |
Management |
For |
For |
13 |
Re-elect Malcolm Broomhead as Director |
Management |
For |
For |
14 |
Re-elect Sir John Buchanan as Director |
Management |
For |
For |
15 |
Re-elect Carlos Cordeiro as Director |
Management |
For |
For |
16 |
Re-elect Pat Davies as Director |
Management |
For |
For |
17 |
Re-elect Carolyn Hewson as Director |
Management |
For |
For |
18 |
Re-elect Andrew Mackenzie as Director |
Management |
For |
For |
19 |
Re-elect Lindsay Maxsted as Director |
Management |
For |
For |
20 |
Re-elect Wayne Murdy as Director |
Management |
For |
For |
21 |
Re-elect Keith Rumble as Director |
Management |
For |
For |
22 |
Re-elect John Schubert as Director |
Management |
For |
For |
23 |
Re-elect Shriti Vadera as Director |
Management |
For |
For |
24 |
Re-elect Jac Nasser as Director |
Management |
For |
For |
25 |
Elect Ian Dunlop, a Shareholder Nominee to the Board |
Shareholder |
Against |
Against |
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BHP BILLITON PLC |
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Ticker: BLT |
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Proposal No |
Proposal |
Proposed By |
Management Recommendation |
Vote Cast |
1 |
Approve Demerger of South32 from BHP Billiton |
Management |
For |
For |
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CENTERPOINT ENERGY, INC. |
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Ticker: CNP |
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Proposal No |
Proposal |
Proposed By |
Management Recommendation |
Vote Cast |
1a |
Elect Director Milton Carroll |
Management |
For |
For |
1b |
Elect Director Michael P. Johnson |
Management |
For |
For |
1c |
Elect Director Janiece M. Longoria |
Management |
For |
For |
1d |
Elect Director Scott J. McLean |
Management |
For |
For |
1e |
Elect Director Theodore F. Pound |
Management |
For |
For |
1f |
Elect Director Scott M. Prochazka |
Management |
For |
For |
1g |
Elect Director Susan O. Rheney |
Management |
For |
For |
1h |
Elect Director Phillip R. Smith |
Management |
For |
For |
1i |
Elect Director Peter S. Wareing |
Management |
For |
For |
2 |
Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors |
Management |
For |
For |
3 |
Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation |
Management |
For |
For |
4 |
Amend Omnibus Stock Plan |
Management |
For |
For |
5 |
Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan |
Management |
For |
For |
6 |
Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy |
Shareholder |
Against |
Against |
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CMS ENERGY CORPORATION |
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Ticker: CMS |
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Proposal No |
Proposal |
Proposed By |
Management Recommendation |
Vote Cast |
1a |
Elect Director Jon E. Barfield |
Management |
For |
For |
1b |
Elect Director Deborah H. Butler |
Management |
For |
For |
1c |
Elect Director Kurt L. Darrow |
Management |
For |
For |
1d |
Elect Director Stephen E. Ewing |
Management |
For |
For |
1e |
Elect Director Richard M. Gabrys |
Management |
For |
For |
1f |
Elect Director William D. Harvey |
Management |
For |
For |
1g |
Elect Director David W. Joos |
Management |
For |
For |
1h |
Elect Director Philip R. Lochner, Jr. |
Management |
For |
For |
1i |
Elect Director John G. Russell |
Management |
For |
For |
1j |
Elect Director Myrna M. Soto |
Management |
For |
For |
1k |
Elect Director Laura H. Wright |
Management |
For |
For |
2 |
Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation |
Management |
For |
For |
3 |
Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors |
Management |
For |
For |
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CONSOLIDATED EDISON, INC.
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Ticker: ED |
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Proposal No |
Proposal |
Proposed By |
Management Recommendation |
Vote Cast |
1a |
Elect Director Vincent A. Calarco |
Management |
For |
For |
1b |
Elect Director George Campbell, Jr. |
Management |
For |
For |
1c |
Elect Director Michael J. Del Giudice |
Management |
For |
For |
1d |
Elect Director Ellen V. Futter |
Management |
For |
For |
1e |
Elect Director John F. Killian |
Management |
For |
For |
1f |
Elect Director John McAvoy |
Management |
For |
For |
1g |
Elect Director Armando J. Olivera |
Management |
For |
For |
1h |
Elect Director Michael W. Ranger |
Management |
For |
For |
1i |
Elect Director Linda S. Sanford |
Management |
For |
For |
1j |
Elect Director L. Frederick Sutherland |
Management |
For |
For |
2 |
Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors |
Management |
For |
For |
3 |
Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation |
Management |
For |
For |
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DOMINION RESOURCES, INC. |
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Ticker: D |
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Proposal No |
Proposal |
Proposed By |
Management Recommendation |
Vote Cast |
1.1 |
Elect Director William P. Barr |
Management |
For |
For |
1.2 |
Elect Director Helen E. Dragas |
Management |
For |
For |
1.3 |
Elect Director James O. Ellis, Jr. |
Management |
For |
For |
1.4 |
Elect Director Thomas F. Farrell, II |
Management |
For |
For |
1.5 |
Elect Director John W. Harris |
Management |
For |
For |
1.6 |
Elect Director Mark J. Kington |
Management |
For |
For |
1.7 |
Elect Director Pamela J. Royal |
Management |
For |
For |
1.8 |
Elect Director Robert H. Spilman, Jr. |
Management |
For |
For |
1.9 |
Elect Director Michael E. Szymanczyk |
Management |
For |
For |
1.10 |
Elect Director David A. Wollard |
Management |
For |
For |
2 |
Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors |
Management |
For |
For |
3 |
Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation |
Management |
For |
For |
4 |
Provide Right to Call Special Meeting |
Management |
For |
For |
5 |
Provide Right to Act by Written Consent |
Shareholder |
Against |
Against |
6 |
Cease Construction of New Nuclear Units |
Shareholder |
Against |
Against |
7 |
Report on Methane Emissions Management and Reduction Targets |
Shareholder |
Against |
Against |
8 |
Include Carbon Reduction as a Performance Measure for Senior Executive Compensation |
Shareholder |
Against |
Against |
9 |
Report on Financial and Physical Risks of Climate Change |
Shareholder |
Against |
Against |
10 |
Adopt Quantitative GHG Goals for Products and Operations |
Shareholder |
Against |
Against |
11 |
Report on Biomass Carbon Footprint and Assess Risks |
Shareholder |
Against |
Against |
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DTE ENERGY COMPANY |
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Ticker: DTE |
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Proposal No |
Proposal |
Proposed By |
Management Recommendation |
Vote Cast |
1.1 |
Elect Director Gerard M. Anderson |
Management |
For |
For |
1.2 |
Elect Director David A. Brandon |
Management |
For |
For |
1.3 |
Elect Director W. Frank Fountain, Jr. |
Management |
For |
For |
1.4 |
Elect Director Charles G. McClure, Jr. |
Management |
For |
For |
1.5 |
Elect Director Gail J. McGovern |
Management |
For |
For |
1.6 |
Elect Director Mark A. Murray |
Management |
For |
For |
1.7 |
Elect Director James B. Nicholson |
Management |
For |
For |
1.8 |
Elect Director Charles W. Pryor, Jr. |
Management |
For |
For |
1.9 |
Elect Director Josue Robles, Jr. |
Management |
For |
For |
1.10 |
Elect Director Ruth G. Shaw |
Management |
For |
For |
1.11 |
Elect Director David A. Thomas |
Management |
For |
For |
1.12 |
Elect Director James H. Vandenberghe |
Management |
For |
For |
2 |
Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors |
Management |
For |
For |
3 |
Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation |
Management |
For |
For |
4 |
Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan |
Management |
For |
For |
5 |
Report on Political Contributions |
Shareholder |
Against |
For |
6 |
Adopt Proxy Access Right |
Shareholder |
Against |
For |
7 |
Assess Plans to Increase Distributed Low-Carbon Electricity Generation |
Shareholder |
Against |
For |
8 |
Require Independent Board Chairman |
Shareholder |
Against |
For |
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DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION |
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Ticker: DUK |
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Proposal No |
Proposal |
Proposed By |
Management Recommendation |
Vote Cast |
1a |
Elect Director Michael G. Browning |
Management |
For |
For |
1b |
Elect Director Harris E. DeLoach, Jr. |
Management |
For |
For |
1c |
Elect Director Daniel R. DiMicco |
Management |
For |
For |
1d |
Elect Director John H. Forsgren |
Management |
For |
For |
1e |
Elect Director Lynn J. Good |
Management |
For |
For |
1f |
Elect Director Ann Maynard Gray |
Management |
For |
For |
1g |
Elect Director James H. Hance, Jr. |
Management |
For |
For |
1h |
Elect Director John T. Herron |
Management |
For |
For |
1i |
Elect Director James B. Hyler, Jr. |
Management |
For |
For |
1j |
Elect Director William E. Kennard |
Management |
For |
For |
1k |
Elect Director E. Marie McKee |
Management |
For |
For |
1l |
Elect Director Richard A. Meserve |
Management |
For |
For |
1m |
Elect Director James T. Rhodes |
Management |
For |
For |
1n |
Elect Director Carlos A. Saladrigas |
Management |
For |
For |
2 |
Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors |
Management |
For |
For |
3 |
Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation |
Management |
For |
Against |
4 |
Approve Omnibus Stock Plan |
Management |
For |
For |
5 |
Pro-rata Vesting of Equity Awards |
Shareholder |
Against |
Against |
6 |
Report on Political Contributions |
Shareholder |
Against |
Against |
7 |
Adopt Proxy Access Right |
Shareholder |
Against |
For |
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EDISON INTERNATIONAL |
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Ticker: EIX |
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Proposal No |
Proposal |
Proposed By |
Management Recommendation |
Vote Cast |
1.1 |
Elect Director Jagjeet S. Bindra |
Management |
For |
For |
1.2 |
Elect Director Vanessa C.L. Chang |
Management |
For |
For |
1.3 |
Elect Director Theodore F. Craver, Jr. |
Management |
For |
For |
1.4 |
Elect Director Richard T. Schlosberg, III |
Management |
For |
For |
1.5 |
Elect Director Linda G. Stuntz |
Management |
For |
For |
1.6 |
Elect Director William P. Sullivan |
Management |
For |
For |
1.7 |
Elect Director Ellen O. Tauscher |
Management |
For |
For |
1.8 |
Elect Director Peter J. Taylor |
Management |
For |
For |
1.9 |
Elect Director Brett White |
Management |
For |
For |
2 |
Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors |
Management |
For |
For |
3 |
Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation |
Management |
For |
For |
4 |
Claw-back of Payments under Restatements |
Shareholder |
Against |
Against |
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ENTERGY CORPORATION |
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Ticker: ETR |
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Proposal No |
Proposal |
Proposed By |
Management Recommendation |
Vote Cast |
1a |
Elect Director Maureen S. Bateman |
Management |
For |
For |
1b |
Elect Director Patrick J. Condon |
Management |
For |
For |
1c |
Elect Director Leo P. Denault |
Management |
For |
For |
1d |
Elect Director Kirkland H. Donald |
Management |
For |
For |
1e |
Elect Director Gary W. Edwards |
Management |
For |
For |
1f |
Elect Director Alexis M. Herman |
Management |
For |
For |
1g |
Elect Director Donald C. Hintz |
Management |
For |
For |
1h |
Elect Director Stuart L. Levenick |
Management |
For |
For |
1i |
Elect Director Blanche L. Lincoln |
Management |
For |
For |
1j |
Elect Director Karen A. Puckett |
Management |
For |
For |
1k |
Elect Director W. J. 'Billy' Tauzin |
Management |
For |
For |
1l |
Elect Director Steven V. Wilkinson |
Management |
For |
For |
2 |
Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors |
Management |
For |
For |
3 |
Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation |
Management |
For |
For |
4 |
Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan |
Management |
For |
For |
5 |
Approve Omnibus Stock Plan |
Management |
For |
For |
6 |
Include Carbon Reduction as a Performance Measure for Senior Executive Compensation |
Shareholder |
Against |
Against |
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EXELON CORPORATION |
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Ticker: EXC |
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Proposal No |
Proposal |
Proposed By |
Management Recommendation |
Vote Cast |
1.1a |
Elect Director Anthony K. Anderson |
Management |
For |
For |
1.1b |
Elect Director Ann C. Berzin |
Management |
For |
For |
1.1c |
Elect Director John A. Canning |
Management |
For |
For |
1.1d |
Elect Director Christopher M. Crane |
Management |
For |
For |
1.1e |
Elect Director Yves C. de Balmann |
Management |
For |
For |
1.1f |
Elect Director Nicholas DeBenedictis |
Management |
For |
For |
1.1g |
Elect Director Paul L. Joskow |
Management |
For |
For |
1.1h |
Elect Director Robert J. Lawless |
Management |
For |
For |
1.1i |
Elect Director Richard W. Mies |
Management |
For |
For |
1.1j |
Elect Director William C. Richardson |
Management |
For |
For |
1.1k |
Elect Director John W. Rogers, Jr. |
Management |
For |
For |
1.1l |
Elect Director Mayo A. Shattuck, III |
Management |
For |
For |
1.1m |
Elect Director Stephen D. Steinour |
Management |
For |
For |
2 |
Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors |
Management |
For |
For |
3 |
Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation |
Management |
For |
For |
4 |
Amend Omnibus Stock Plan |
Management |
For |
For |
5 |
Provide Proxy Access Right |
Management |
For |
For |
6 |
Proxy Access |
Shareholder |
Against |
Against |
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FIRSTENERGY CORP. |
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Ticker: FE |
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Proposal No |
Proposal |
Proposed By |
Management Recommendation |
Vote Cast |
1.1 |
Elect Director Paul T. Addison |
Management |
For |
For |
1.2 |
Elect Director Michael J. Anderson |
Management |
For |
For |
1.3 |
Elect Director William T. Cottle |
Management |
For |
For |
1.4 |
Elect Director Robert B. Heisler, Jr. |
Management |
For |
For |
1.5 |
Elect Director Julia L. Johnson |
Management |
For |
For |
1.6 |
Elect Director Charles E. Jones |
Management |
For |
For |
1.7 |
Elect Director Ted J. Kleisner |
Management |
For |
For |
1.8 |
Elect Director Donald T. Misheff |
Management |
For |
For |
1.9 |
Elect Director Ernest J. Novak, Jr. |
Management |
For |
For |
1.10 |
Elect Director Christopher D. Pappas |
Management |
For |
For |
1.11 |
Elect Director Luis A. Reyes |
Management |
For |
For |
1.12 |
Elect Director George M. Smart |
Management |
For |
For |
1.13 |
Elect Director Jerry Sue Thornton |
Management |
For |
For |
2 |
Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors |
Management |
For |
For |
3 |
Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation |
Management |
For |
Against |
4 |
Approve Omnibus Stock Plan |
Management |
For |
For |
5 |
Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy |
Shareholder |
Against |
Against |
6 |
Adopt Quantitative Carbon Dioxide Reduction Goals |
Shareholder |
Against |
Against |
7 |
Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement |
Shareholder |
Against |
Against |
8 |
Adopt Proxy Access Right |
Shareholder |
Against |
For |
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FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC. |
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Ticker: FCX |
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Proposal No |
Proposal |
Proposed By |
Management Recommendation |
Vote Cast |
1.1 |
Elect Director Richard C. Adkerson |
Management |
For |
For |
1.2 |
Elect Director Robert J. Allison, Jr. |
Management |
For |
For |
1.3 |
Elect Director Alan R. Buckwalter, III |
Management |
For |
For |
1.4 |
Elect Director Robert A. Day |
Management |
For |
For |
1.5 |
Elect Director James C. Flores |
Management |
For |
For |
1.6 |
Elect Director Gerald J. Ford |
Management |
For |
For |
1.7 |
Elect Director Thomas A. Fry, III |
Management |
For |
For |
1.8 |
Elect Director H. Devon Graham, Jr. |
Management |
For |
For |
1.9 |
Elect Director Lydia H. Kennard |
Management |
For |
For |
1.10 |
Elect Director Charles C. Krulak |
Management |
For |
For |
1.11 |
Elect Director Bobby Lee Lackey |
Management |
For |
For |
1.12 |
Elect Director Jon C. Madonna |
Management |
For |
For |
1.13 |
Elect Director Dustan E. McCoy |
Management |
For |
For |
1.14 |
Elect Director James R. Moffett |
Management |
For |
For |
1.15 |
Elect Director Stephen H. Siegele |
Management |
For |
For |
1.16 |
Elect Director Frances Fragos Townsend |
Management |
For |
For |
2 |
Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation |
Management |
For |
For |
3 |
Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors |
Management |
For |
For |
4 |
Amend Omnibus Stock Plan |
Management |
For |
For |
5 |
Adopt Proxy Access Right |
Shareholder |
Against |
For |
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GREAT PLAINS ENERGY
INCORPORATED |
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Ticker: GXP |
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Proposal No |
Proposal |
Proposed By |
Management Recommendation |
Vote Cast |
1.1 |
Elect Director Terry Bassham |
Management |
For |
For |
1.2 |
Elect Director David L. Bodde |
Management |
For |
For |
1.3 |
Elect Director Randall C. Ferguson, Jr. |
Management |
For |
For |
1.4 |
Elect Director Gary D. Forsee |
Management |
For |
For |
1.5 |
Elect Director Scott D. Grimes |
Management |
For |
For |
1.6 |
Elect Director Thomas D. Hyde |
Management |
For |
For |
1.7 |
Elect Director James A. Mitchell |
Management |
For |
For |
1.8 |
Elect Director Ann D. Murtlow |
Management |
For |
For |
1.9 |
Elect Director John J. Sherman |
Management |
For |
For |
1.10 |
Elect Director Linda H. Talbott |
Management |
For |
For |
2 |
Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation |
Management |
For |
For |
3 |
Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors |
Management |
For |
For |
4 |
Adopt Quantitative Carbon Dioxide Reduction Goals |
Shareholder |
Against |
Against |
|
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NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. |
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Ticker: NEE |
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Proposal No |
Proposal |
Proposed By |
Management Recommendation |
Vote Cast |
1a |
Elect Director Sherry S. Barrat |
Management |
For |
For |
1b |
Elect Director Robert M. Beall, II |
Management |
For |
For |
1c |
Elect Director James L. Camaren |
Management |
For |
For |
1d |
Elect Director Kenneth B. Dunn |
Management |
For |
For |
1.e |
Elect Director Naren K. Gursahaney |
Management |
For |
For |
1f |
Elect Director Kirk S. Hachigian |
Management |
For |
For |
1g |
Elect Director Toni Jennings |
Management |
For |
For |
1h |
Elect Director Amy B. Lane |
Management |
For |
For |
1i |
Elect Director James L. Robo |
Management |
For |
For |
1j |
Elect Director Rudy E. Schupp |
Management |
For |
For |
1k |
Elect Director John L. Skolds |
Management |
For |
For |
1l |
Elect Director William H. Swanson |
Management |
For |
For |
1m |
Elect Director Hansel E. Tookes, II |
Management |
For |
For |
2 |
Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors |
Management |
For |
For |
3 |
Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation |
Management |
For |
For |
4 |
Eliminate Supermajority Vote Requirement |
Management |
For |
For |
5 |
Eliminate Supermajority Vote Requirement |
Management |
For |
For |
6 |
Amend Charter to Eliminate Supermajority Vote Requirement and Provide that the Vote Required is a Majority of Outstanding Shares, For Shareholder Approval of Certain Amendments to the Charter |
Management |
For |
For |
7 |
Amend Charter to Eliminate the 'for cause' Requirement for the Removal of a Director |
Management |
For |
For |
8 |
Amend Right to Call Special Meeting |
Management |
For |
Against |
9 |
Report on Political Contributions |
Shareholder |
Against |
Against |
10 |
Amend Bylaws -- Call Special Meetings |
Shareholder |
Against |
Against |
|
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PG&E CORPORATION |
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Ticker: PCG |
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Proposal No |
Proposal |
Proposed By |
Management Recommendation |
Vote Cast |
1.1 |
Elect Director Lewis Chew |
Management |
For |
For |
1.2 |
Elect Director Anthony F. Earley, Jr. |
Management |
For |
For |
1.3 |
Elect Director Fred J. Fowler |
Management |
For |
For |
1.4 |
Elect Director Maryellen C. Herringer |
Management |
For |
For |
1.5 |
Elect Director Richard C. Kelly |
Management |
For |
For |
1.6 |
Elect Director Roger H. Kimmel |
Management |
For |
For |
1.7 |
Elect Director Richard A. Meserve |
Management |
For |
For |
1.8 |
Elect Director Forrest E. Miller |
Management |
For |
For |
1.9 |
Elect Director Rosendo G. Parra |
Management |
For |
For |
1.10 |
Elect Director Barbara L. Rambo |
Management |
For |
For |
1.11 |
Elect Director Anne Shen Smith |
Management |
For |
For |
1.12 |
Elect Director Barry Lawson Williams |
Management |
For |
For |
2 |
Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors |
Management |
For |
For |
3 |
Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation |
Management |
For |
For |
4 |
Require Independent Board Chairman |
Shareholder |
Against |
Against |
|
||||
PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL
CORPORATION |
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Ticker: PNW |
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Proposal No |
Proposal |
Proposed By |
Management Recommendation |
Vote Cast |
1.1 |
Elect Director Donald E. Brandt |
Management |
For |
For |
1.2 |
Elect Director Denis A. Cortese |
Management |
For |
For |
1.3 |
Elect Director Richard P. Fox |
Management |
For |
For |
1.4 |
Elect Director Michael L. Gallagher |
Management |
For |
For |
1.5 |
Elect Director Roy A. Herberger, Jr. |
Management |
For |
For |
1.6 |
Elect Director Dale E. Klein |
Management |
For |
For |
1.7 |
Elect Director Humberto S. Lopez |
Management |
For |
For |
1.8 |
Elect Director Kathryn L. Munro |
Management |
For |
For |
1.9 |
Elect Director Bruce J. Nordstrom |
Management |
For |
For |
1.10 |
Elect Director David P. Wagener |
Management |
For |
For |
2 |
Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation |
Management |
For |
For |
3 |
Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors |
Management |
For |
For |
4 |
Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy |
Shareholder |
Against |
Against |
|
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PPL CORPORATION |
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Ticker: PPL |
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Proposal No |
Proposal |
Proposed By |
Management Recommendation |
Vote Cast |
1.1 |
Elect Director Rodney C. Adkins |
Management |
For |
For |
1.2 |
Elect Director Frederick M. Bernthal |
Management |
For |
For |
1.3 |
Elect Director John W. Conway |
Management |
For |
For |
1.4 |
Elect Director Philip G. Cox |
Management |
For |
For |
1.5 |
Elect Director Steven G. Elliott |
Management |
For |
For |
1.6 |
Elect Director Louise K. Goeser |
Management |
For |
For |
1.7 |
Elect Director Stuart E. Graham |
Management |
For |
For |
1.8 |
Elect Director Raja Rajamannar |
Management |
For |
For |
1.9 |
Elect Director Craig A. Rogerson |
Management |
For |
For |
1.10 |
Elect Director William H. Spence |
Management |
For |
For |
1.11 |
Elect Director Natica von Althann |
Management |
For |
For |
1.12 |
Elect Director Keith H. Williamson |
Management |
For |
For |
1.13 |
Elect Director Armando Zagalo de Lima |
Management |
For |
For |
2 |
Provide Right to Call Special Meeting |
Management |
For |
For |
3 |
Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation |
Management |
For |
For |
4 |
Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors |
Management |
For |
For |
5 |
Report on Political Contributions |
Shareholder |
Against |
Against |
6 |
Proxy Access |
Shareholder |
Against |
Against |
7 |
Require Independent Board Chairman |
Shareholder |
Against |
Against |
8 |
Report on GHG Emission Reduction Scenarios |
Shareholder |
Against |
Against |
|
||||
PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE
GROUP INCORPORATED |
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Ticker: PEG |
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Proposal No |
Proposal |
Proposed By |
Management Recommendation |
Vote Cast |
1.1 |
Elect Director Albert R. Gamper, Jr. |
Management |
For |
For |
1.2 |
Elect Director William V. Hickey |
Management |
For |
For |
1.3 |
Elect Director Ralph Izzo |
Management |
For |
For |
1.4 |
Elect Director Shirley Ann Jackson |
Management |
For |
For |
1.5 |
Elect Director David Lilley |
Management |
For |
For |
1.6 |
Elect Director Thomas A. Renyi |
Management |
For |
For |
1.7 |
Elect Director Hak Cheol (H.C) Shin |
Management |
For |
For |
1.8 |
Elect Director Richard J. Swift |
Management |
For |
For |
1.9 |
Elect Director Susan Tomasky |
Management |
For |
For |
1.10 |
Elect Director Alfred W. Zollar |
Management |
For |
For |
2 |
Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation |
Management |
For |
For |
3 |
Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors |
Management |
For |
For |
|
||||
SEMPRA ENERGY |
||||
Ticker: SRE |
||||
Proposal No |
Proposal |
Proposed By |
Management Recommendation |
Vote Cast |
1.1 |
Elect Director Alan L. Boeckmann |
Management |
For |
For |
1.2 |
Elect Director James G. Brocksmith, Jr. |
Management |
For |
For |
1.3 |
Elect Director Kathleen L. Brown |
Management |
For |
For |
1.4 |
Elect Director Pablo A. Ferrero |
Management |
For |
For |
1.5 |
Elect Director William D. Jones |
Management |
For |
For |
1.6 |
Elect Director William G. Ouchi |
Management |
For |
For |
1.7 |
Elect Director Debra L. Reed |
Management |
For |
For |
1.8 |
Elect Director William C. Rusnack |
Management |
For |
For |
1.9 |
Elect Director William P. Rutledge |
Management |
For |
For |
1.10 |
Elect Director Lynn Schenk |
Management |
For |
For |
1.11 |
Elect Director Jack T. Taylor |
Management |
For |
For |
1.12 |
Elect Director Luis M. Tellez |
Management |
For |
For |
1.13 |
Elect Director James C. Yardley |
Management |
For |
For |
2 |
Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors |
Management |
For |
For |
3 |
Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation |
Management |
For |
For |
4 |
Require Independent Board Chairman |
Shareholder |
Against |
Against |
|
||||
SPECTRA ENERGY CORP |
||||
Ticker: SE |
||||
Proposal No |
Proposal |
Proposed By |
Management Recommendation |
Vote Cast |
1.1a |
Elect Director Gregory L. Ebel |
Management |
For |
For |
1.1b |
Elect Director F. Anthony Comper |
Management |
For |
For |
1.1c |
Elect Director Austin A. Adams |
Management |
For |
For |
1.1d |
Elect Director Joseph Alvarado |
Management |
For |
For |
1.1e |
Elect Director Pamela L. Carter |
Management |
For |
Against |
1.1f |
Elect Director Clarence P. Cazalot, Jr. |
Management |
For |
For |
1.1g |
Elect Director Peter B. Hamilton |
Management |
For |
For |
1.1h |
Elect Director Miranda C. Hubbs |
Management |
For |
For |
1.1i |
Elect Director Michael McShane |
Management |
For |
For |
1.1j |
Elect Director Michael G. Morris |
Management |
For |
For |
1.1k |
Elect Director Michael E.J. Phelps |
Management |
For |
For |
2 |
Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors |
Management |
For |
For |
3 |
Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation |
Management |
For |
For |
4 |
Report on Political Contributions |
Shareholder |
Against |
Against |
5 |
Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy |
Shareholder |
Against |
Against |
|
||||
THE SOUTHERN COMPANY |
||||
Ticker: SO |
||||
Proposal No |
Proposal |
Proposed By |
Management Recommendation |
Vote Cast |
1a |
Elect Director Juanita Powell Baranco |
Management |
For |
For |
1b |
Elect Director Jon A. Boscia |
Management |
For |
For |
1c |
Elect Director Henry A. 'Hal' Clark, III |
Management |
For |
For |
1d |
Elect Director Thomas A. Fanning |
Management |
For |
For |
1e |
Elect Director David J. Grain |
Management |
For |
For |
1f |
Elect Director Veronica M. Hagen |
Management |
For |
For |
1g |
Elect Director Warren A. Hood, Jr. |
Management |
For |
For |
1h |
Elect Director Linda P. Hudson |
Management |
For |
For |
1i |
Elect Director Donald M. James |
Management |
For |
For |
1j |
Elect Director John D. Johns |
Management |
For |
For |
1k |
Elect Director Dale E. Klein |
Management |
For |
For |
1l |
Elect Director William G. Smith, Jr. |
Management |
For |
For |
1m |
Elect Director Steven R. Specker |
Management |
For |
For |
1n |
Elect Director Larry D. Thompson |
Management |
For |
For |
1o |
Elect Director E. Jenner Wood, III |
Management |
For |
Against |
2 |
Approve Outside Director Stock Awards |
Management |
For |
For |
3 |
Provide Right to Act by Written Consent |
Management |
For |
For |
4 |
Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation |
Management |
For |
For |
5 |
Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors |
Management |
For |
For |
6 |
Adopt Proxy Access Right |
Shareholder |
Against |
Against |
7 |
Adopt Quantitative GHG Goals for Operations |
Shareholder |
Against |
Against |
|
||||
UIL HOLDINGS CORPORATION |
||||
Ticker: UIL |
||||
Proposal No |
Proposal |
Proposed By |
Management Recommendation |
Vote Cast |
1.1 |
Elect Director Thelma R. Albright |
Management |
For |
For |
1.2 |
Elect Director Arnold L. Chase |
Management |
For |
Withhold |
1.3 |
Elect Director Betsy Henley-Cohn |
Management |
For |
For |
1.4 |
Elect Director Suedeen G. Kelly |
Management |
For |
For |
1.5 |
Elect Director John L. Lahey |
Management |
For |
For |
1.6 |
Elect Director Daniel J. Miglio |
Management |
For |
For |
1.7 |
Elect Director William F. Murdy |
Management |
For |
For |
1.8 |
Elect Director William B. Plummer |
Management |
For |
For |
1.9 |
Elect Director Donald R. Shassian |
Management |
For |
For |
1.10 |
Elect Director James P. Torgerson |
Management |
For |
For |
2 |
Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors |
Management |
For |
For |
3 |
Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation |
Management |
For |
For |
|
||||
VERSO CORPORATION |
||||
Ticker: VRS |
||||
Proposal No |
Proposal |
Proposed By |
Management Recommendation |
Vote Cast |
1.1 |
Elect Director Robert M. Amen |
Management |
For |
For |
1.2 |
Elect Director Thomas Gutierrez |
Management |
For |
For |
1.3 |
Elect Director Eric L. Press |
Management |
For |
For |
1.4 |
Elect Director L.H. Puckett, Jr. |
Management |
For |
For |
2 |
Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors |
Management |
For |
For |
|
||||
WESTAR ENERGY, INC. |
||||
Ticker: WR |
||||
Proposal No |
Proposal |
Proposed By |
Management Recommendation |
Vote Cast |
1.1 |
Elect Director Charles Q. Chandler, IV |
Management |
For |
For |
1.2 |
Elect Director R. A. Edwards, III |
Management |
For |
For |
1.3 |
Elect Director Sandra A.J. Lawrence |
Management |
For |
For |
2 |
Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation |
Management |
For |
For |
3 |
Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors |
Management |
For |
For |
|
||||
WISCONSIN ENERGY
CORPORATION |
||||
Ticker: WEC |
||||
Proposal No |
Proposal |
Proposed By |
Management Recommendation |
Vote Cast |
1 |
Issue Shares in Connection with Acquisition |
Management |
For |
For |
2 |
Change Company Name to WEC Energy Group, Inc. |
Management |
For |
For |
3 |
Adjourn Meeting |
Management |
For |
For |
|
||||
WISCONSIN ENERGY
CORPORATION |
||||
Ticker: WEC |
||||
Proposal No |
Proposal |
Proposed By |
Management Recommendation |
Vote Cast |
1.1 |
Elect Director John F. Bergstrom |
Management |
For |
For |
1.2 |
Elect Director Barbara L. Bowles |
Management |
For |
For |
1.3 |
Elect Director Patricia W. Chadwick |
Management |
For |
For |
1.4 |
Elect Director Curt S. Culver |
Management |
For |
For |
1.5 |
Elect Director Thomas J. Fischer |
Management |
For |
For |
1.6 |
Elect Director Gale E. Klappa |
Management |
For |
For |
1.7 |
Elect Director Henry W. Knueppel |
Management |
For |
For |
1.8 |
Elect Director Ulice Payne, Jr. |
Management |
For |
For |
1.9 |
Elect Director Mary Ellen Stanek |
Management |
For |
For |
2 |
Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors |
Management |
For |
For |
3 |
Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation |
Management |
For |
For |
|
||||
XCEL ENERGY INC. |
||||
Ticker: XEL |
||||
Proposal No |
Proposal |
Proposed By |
Management Recommendation |
Vote Cast |
1a |
Elect Director Gail K. Boudreaux |
Management |
For |
For |
1b |
Elect Director Richard K. Davis |
Management |
For |
For |
1c |
Elect Director Ben Fowke |
Management |
For |
For |
1d |
Elect Director Albert F. Moreno |
Management |
For |
For |
1e |
Elect Director Richard T. O'Brien |
Management |
For |
For |
1f |
Elect Director Christopher J. Policinski |
Management |
For |
For |
1g |
Elect Director A. Patricia Sampson |
Management |
For |
For |
1h |
Elect Director James J. Sheppard |
Management |
For |
For |
1i |
Elect Director David A. Westerlund |
Management |
For |
For |
1j |
Elect Director Kim Williams |
Management |
For |
For |
1k |
Elect Director Timothy V. Wolf |
Management |
For |
For |
2 |
Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation |
Management |
For |
For |
3 |
Approve Omnibus Stock Plan |
Management |
For |
For |
4 |
Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors |
Management |
For |
For |
5 |
Require Independent Board Chairman |
Shareholder |
Against |
Against |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
(Registrant) Franklin Universal Trust
By (Signature and Title)* /s/LAURA F. FERGERSON
Laura F. Fergerson,
Chief Executive Officer – Finance and Administration
Date August 26, 2015
* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.