Veritas is an independent asset management company based in the UK whose key investment objective is to deliver long term real returns for clients. Their philosophy combines a global thematic approach with a fundamental research process to construct unconstrained high-conviction portfolios of shares in the best quality companies.
Veritas Asset Management was established in 2003 and has managed the Nedgroup Investments Global Equity Fund since 2010.
| Resolution | Vote | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Elect Director Reid G. Hoffman | For | . |
| 2. Elect Director Hugh F. Johnston | For | . |
| 3. Elect Director Teri L. List | For | . |
| 4. Elect Director Catherine MacGregor | For | . |
| 5. Elect Director Mark A. L. Mason | For | . |
| 6. Elect Director Satya Nadella | For | . |
| 7. Elect Director Sandra E. Peterson | For | . |
| 8. Elect Director Penny S. Pritzker | For | . |
| 9. Elect Director John David Rainey | For | . |
| 10. Elect Director Charles W. Scharf | For | . |
| 11. Elect Director John W. Stanton | For | . |
| 12. Elect Director Emma N. Walmsley | For | . |
| 13. Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | For | . |
| 14. Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | For | . |
| 15. Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | For | . |
| 16. Report on Risks of Microsoft's ESP being Utilized for Censorship of Legitimate Speech | Against | . |
| 17. Report on Risks of Censorship in Generative Artificial Intelligence | Against | . |
| 18. Report on AI Data Usage Oversight | Against | . |
| 19. Report on Risks of Operating in Countries with Significant Human Rights Concerns | For | . |
| 20. Human Rights Risk Assessment | For | . |
| 21. Report on Risks of Using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Tools for Oil and Gas Development and Production | Against | . |
| Resolution | Vote | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports | For | . |
| 2. Approve Remuneration Report | For | . |
| 3. Approve Final Dividend | For | . |
| 4. Elect John Rishton as Director | For | . |
| 5. Re-elect Melissa Bethell as Director | For | . |
| 6. Re-elect Karen Blackett as Director | For | . |
| 7. Re-elect Julie Brown as Director | For | . |
| 8. Re-elect Valerie Chapoulaud-Floquet as Director | For | . |
| 9. Re-elect Nik Jhangiani as Director | For | . |
| 10. Re-elect Susan Kilsby as Director | For | . |
| 11. Re-elect Sir John Manzoni as Director | For | . |
| 12. Re-elect Ireena Vittal as Director | For | . |
| 13. Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | For | . |
| 14. Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors | For | . |
| 15. Authorise UK Political Donations and Expenditure | For | . |
| 16. Authorise Issue of Equity | For | . |
| 17. Adopt Share Value Plan | For | . |
| 18. Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights | Against | . |
| 19. Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares | For | . |
| 20. Adopt New Articles of Association | For | . |
| 21. Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice | For | . |
| Resolution | Vote | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Approve Share Consolidation and Sub-Division | For | . |
| 2. Approve Amendments to Resolution 18 of the 2025 Annual General Meeting Re: Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares | For | . |
| Resolution | Vote | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports | For | . |
| 2. Approve Non-Financial Report | For | . |
| 3. Approve Allocation of Income and Ordinary Dividends of CHF 3.00 per Registered A Share and CHF 0.30 per Registered B Share | For | . |
| 4. Approve Discharge of Board and Senior Management | For | . |
| 5. Elect Wendy Luhabe as Representative of Category A Registered Shares | For | . |
| 6. Reelect Johann Rupert as Director and Board Chair | For | . |
| 7. Reelect Bram Schot as Director | For | . |
| 8. Reelect Nikesh Arora as Director | For | . |
| 9. Reelect Nicolas Bos as Director | For | . |
| 10. Reelect Fiona Druckenmiller as Director | For | . |
| 11. Reelect Burkhart Grund as Director | For | . |
| 12. Reelect Keyu Jin as Director | For | . |
| 13. Reelect Wendy Luhabe as Director | For | . |
| 14. Reelect Josua Malherbe as Director | Against | . |
| 15. Reelect Jeff Moss as Director | For | . |
| 16. Reelect Vesna Nevistic as Director | For | . |
| 17. Reelect Anton Rupert as Director | For | . |
| 18. Reelect Gary Saage as Director | Against | . |
| 19. Reelect Patrick Thomas as Director | For | . |
| 20. Reelect Jasmine Whitbread as Director | Against | . |
| 21. Reappoint Fiona Druckenmiller as Member of the Compensation Committee | For | . |
| 22. Reappoint Keyu Jin as Member of the Compensation Committee | For | . |
| 23. Reappoint Bram Schot as Member of the Compensation Committee | For | . |
| 24. Reappoint Jasmine Whitbread as Member of the Compensation Committee | Against | . |
| 25. Ratify KPMG SA as Auditors | For | . |
| 26. Designate Etude Gampert Demierre Moreno as Independent Proxy | For | . |
| 27. Approve Remuneration of Directors in the Amount of CHF 8.4 Million | For | . |
| 28. Approve Fixed Remuneration of Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 18.4 Million | For | . |
| 29. Approve Variable Remuneration of Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 30.6 Million | Against | . |
| 30. Transact Other Business (Voting) | Against | . |
| Resolution | Vote | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Issue Shares in Connection with Acquisition | For | . |
| 2. Amend Certificate of Incorporation | For | . |
| 3. Amend Certificate of Incorporation to Composition Requirements | For | . |
| 4. Amend Certificate of Incorporation | For | . |
| 5. Amend Certificate of Incorporation | For | . |
| 6. Amend Certificate of Incorporation | For | . |
| 7. Adjourn Meeting | For | . |
| Resolution | Vote | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports | For | - |
| 2. Ratify EY as Auditors | For | - |
| 3. Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors | For | - |
| Resolution | Vote | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Approve Merger Agreement | For | - |
| 2. Issue Shares in Connection with Merger | For | - |
| 3. Adjourn Meeting | For | - |
| Resolution | Vote | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports for Fiscal Year 2023/24 (Non-Voting) | - | - |
| 2. Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 5.20 per Share | For | - |
| 3. Approve Discharge of Management Board Member Roland Busch for Fiscal Year 2023/24 | For | - |
| 4. Approve Discharge of Management Board Member Cedrik Neike for Fiscal Year 2023/24 | For | - |
| 5. Approve Discharge of Management Board Member Matthias Rebellius for Fiscal Year 2023/24 | For | - |
| 6. Approve Discharge of Management Board Member Ralf Thomas for Fiscal Year 2023/24 | For | - |
| 7. Approve Discharge of Management Board Member Judith Wiese for Fiscal Year 2023/24 | For | - |
| 8. Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member Jim Snabe for Fiscal Year 2023/24 | For | - |
| 9. Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member Birgit Steinborn for Fiscal Year 2023/24 | For | - |
| 10. Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member Werner Brandt for Fiscal Year 2023/24 | For | - |
| 11. Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member Tobias Baeumler for Fiscal Year 2023/24 | For | - |
| 12. Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member Regina Dugan for Fiscal Year 2023/24 | For | - |
| 13. Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member Andrea Fehrmann for Fiscal Year 2023/24 | For | - |
| 14. Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member Bettina Haller for Fiscal Year 2023/24 | For | - |
| 15. Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member Oliver Hartmann for Fiscal Year 2023/24 | For | - |
| 16. Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member Keryn Lee James for Fiscal Year 2023/24 | For | - |
| 17. Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member Harald Kern (until Dec. 7, 2023) for Fiscal Year 2023/24 | For | - |
| 18. Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member Juergen Kerner for Fiscal Year 2023/24 | For | - |
| 19. Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member Martina Merz for Fiscal Year 2023/24 | For | - |
| 20. Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member Christian Pfeiffer for Fiscal Year 2023/24 | For | - |
| 21. Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member Benoit Potier for Fiscal Year 2023/24 | For | - |
| 22. Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member Hagen Reimer for Fiscal Year 2023/24 | For | - |
| 23. Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member Kasper Rorsted for Fiscal Year 2023/24 | For | - |
| 24. Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member Nathalie von Siemens for Fiscal Year 2023/24 | For | - |
| 25. Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member Dorothea Simon for Fiscal Year 2023/24 | For | - |
| 26. Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member Mimon Uhamou (from Dec. 12, 2023) for Fiscal Year 2023/24 | For | - |
| 27. Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member Grazia Vittadini for Fiscal Year 2023/24 | For | - |
| 28. Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member Matthias Zachert for Fiscal Year 2023/24 | For | - |
| 29. Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH as Auditors for Fiscal Year 2024/25 | For | - |
| 30. Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH as Auditor for Sustainability Reporting for Fiscal Year 2024/25 | For | - |
| 31. Approve Remuneration Report | For | - |
| 32. Elect Jim Snabe to the Supervisory Board | For | - |
| 33. Elect Kasper Rorsted to the Supervisory Board | For | - |
| 34. Elect Ulf Schneider to the Supervisory Board | For | - |
| 35. Elect Grazia Vittadini to the Supervisory Board | For | - |
| 36. Elect Werner Brandt to the Supervisory Board | For | - |
| 37. Approve Remuneration of Supervisory Board | For | - |
| 38. Approve Virtual-Only Shareholder Meetings Until 2027 | For | - |
| 39. Authorize Share Repurchase Program and Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased Shares | For | - |
| 40. Authorize Use of Financial Derivatives when Repurchasing Shares | For | - |
| 41. Approve Issuance of Warrants/Bonds with Warrants Attached/Convertible Bonds without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 15 Billion; Approve Creation of EUR 180 Million Pool of Capital to Guarantee Conversion Rights | For | - |
| Resolution | Vote | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Elect Director William M. Brown | For | - |
| 2. Elect Director Catherine M. Burzik | For | - |
| 3. Elect Director Carrie L. Byington | For | - |
| 4. Elect Director R. Andrew Eckert | For | - |
| 5. Elect Director Claire M. Fraser | For | - |
| 6. Elect Director Jeffrey W. Henderson | For | - |
| 7. Elect Director Christopher Jones | For | - |
| 8. Elect Director Thomas E. Polen | For | - |
| 9. Elect Director Timothy M. Ring | For | - |
| 10. Elect Director Bertram L. Scott | For | - |
| 11. Elect Director Joanne Waldstreicher | For | - |
| 12. Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | For | - |
| 13. Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | For | - |