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June 2020 Japan Voting Report
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Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/05/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Special
Primary Security ID: J20160107
Ticker: 4217
Primary ISIN: JP3785000005
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Reverse Stock Split to Squeeze Out
Minority Shareholders
2 Amend Articles to Decrease Authorized
Capital - Delete References to Record Date
Mgmt
Mgmt
For
For
For
For
Toyota Industries Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/09/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J92628106
Ticker: 6201
Primary ISIN: JP3634600005
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Toyoda, Tetsuro Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
1.2 Elect Director Onishi, Akira Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Sasaki, Kazue Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Sasaki, Takuo Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Mizuno, Yojiro Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Ishizaki, Yuji Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Sumi, Shuzo Mgmt For For
1.8 Elect Director Yamanishi, Kenichiro Mgmt For For
1.9 Elect Director Kato, Mitsuhisa Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Mizuno, Akihisa Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Toyota Industries Corp.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Watanabe, Toru Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
3 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Furusawa,
Hitoshi
4 Approve Annual Bonus
Mgmt
Mgmt
For
For
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Performance related pay: A vote against is applied to due the outside directors receiving
performance-related pay.
TOKAI RIKA CO., LTD.
Meeting Date: 06/10/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J85968105
Ticker: 6995
Primary ISIN: JP3566600007
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 30
Mgmt For For
2 Amend Articles to Amend Business Lines Mgmt For For
3.1 Elect Director Ninoyu, Hiroyoshi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
3.2 Elect Director Sato, Koki Mgmt For For
3.3 Elect Director Noguchi, Kazuhiko Mgmt For For
3.4 Elect Director Nishida, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
3.5 Elect Director Yamanaka, Yasushi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3.6 Elect Director Fujioka, Kei Mgmt For For
4.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Hotta, Masato
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
TOKAI RIKA CO., LTD.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
4.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Chida, Minoru Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
5 Approve Annual Bonus Mgmt For For
6 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors
Mgmt
For
For
7 Approve Restricted Stock Plan
Mgmt
For
For
Net One Systems Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/11/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J48894109
Ticker: 7518
Primary ISIN: JP3758200004
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 24
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Yoshino, Takayuki Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Arai, Toru Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Hirakawa, Shinji Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Takeshita, Takafumi Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Tanaka, Takuya Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Shinoura, Fumihiko Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Imai, Mitsuo Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Nishikawa, Rieko Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Hayano, Ryugo Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Kusaka, Shigeki Mgmt For For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Horii, Keiichi Mgmt For For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Suda, Hideki Mgmt For For
3.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Iizuka, Sachiko Mgmt For For
4 Approve Annual Bonus Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Toyota Motor Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/11/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J92676113
Ticker: 7203
Primary ISIN: JP3633400001
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Uchiyamada, Takeshi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
1.2 Elect Director Hayakawa, Shigeru Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Toyoda, Akio Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Kobayashi, Koji Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Terashi, Shigeki Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director James Kuffner Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Sugawara, Ikuro Mgmt For For
1.8 Elect Director Sir Philip Craven Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
1.9 Elect Director Kudo, Teiko Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Sakai, Mgmt
Ryuji
3 Amend Articles to Amend Business Lines Mgmt
For
For
For
For
KEYENCE Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/12/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J32491102
Ticker: 6861
Primary ISIN: JP3236200006
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 100
Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
KEYENCE Corp.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.1 Elect Director Takizaki, Takemitsu Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Nakata, Yu
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.Diversity: A vote against is applied due to
the lack of meaningful diversity on the board.
2.3 Elect Director Kimura, Keiichi Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Yamaguchi, Akiji Mgmt For
For
2.5 Elect Director Miki, Masayuki Mgmt For
For
2.6 Elect Director Yamamoto, Akinori Mgmt For
For
2.7 Elect Director Kanzawa, Akira Mgmt For
For
2.8 Elect Director Tanabe, Yoichi Mgmt For
For
2.9 Elect Director Taniguchi, Seiichi Mgmt For
For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Takeda, Hidehiko Mgmt For
For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Indo, Hiroji Mgmt For
For
4 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Mgmt
Yamamoto, Masaharu
For
For
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/12/2020 Country: Japan
Primary Security ID: J91128108
Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: 7282
Primary ISIN: JP3634200004
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 30
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Miyazaki, Naoki Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Koyama, Toru Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Yamada, Tomonobu
Mgmt
For
For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
2.4
Elect Director Yasuda, Hiroshi
Mgmt
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Oka, Masaki Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Ishikawa, Takashi Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Tsuchiya, Sojiro Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.8 Elect Director Yamaka, Kimio Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Matsumoto, Mayumi
Mgmt
For
For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Oiso, Kenji
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kako, Chika Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
4 Approve Annual Bonus Mgmt For For
5 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors
Mgmt
For
For
6 Approve Restricted Stock Plan
Mgmt
For
For
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/15/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J11257102
Ticker: 4568
Primary ISIN: JP3475350009
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 35
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Manabe, Sunao Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Sai, Toshiaki Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Kimura, Satoru Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Uji, Noritaka Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Fukui, Tsuguya Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Kama, Kazuaki Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
2.7
Elect Director Nohara, Sawako
Mgmt
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Otsuki, Masahiko Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Hirashima, Shoji Mgmt For For
3 Approve Annual Bonus Mgmt For For
4 Approve Restricted Stock Plan Mgmt For For
Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/15/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J25038100
Ticker: 3099
Primary ISIN: JP3894900004
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 6
Mgmt
For
For
2 Amend Articles to Adopt Board Structure with
Three Committees - Restore Shareholder
Authority to Vote on Share Buybacks - Amend
Provisions on Number of Directors - Restore
Shareholder Authority to Vote on Income
Allocation
Mgmt For For
3.1 Elect Director Akamatsu, Ken Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
3.2 Elect Director Sugie, Toshihiko Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Nomination Committee: A vote against is warranted due to an executive being a member of the nomination
committee. We consider it important for the nomination committee to be able to discuss and act on sensitive areas without an
executive in attendance.
3.3 Elect Director Takeuchi, Toru Mgmt For For
3.4 Elect Director Igura, Hidehiko Mgmt For For
3.5 Elect Director Nishiyama, Shigeru Mgmt For For
3.6 Elect Director Shirai, Toshinori Mgmt For For
3.7 Elect Director Kuboyama, Michiko Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
3.8 Elect Director Iijima, Masami Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3.9 Elect Director Doi, Miwako Mgmt For For
3.10 Elect Director Oyamada, Takashi
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3.11 Elect Director Hirata, Takeo Mgmt For For
3.12 Elect Director Furukawa, Hidetoshi
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3.13 Elect Director Hashimoto, Fukutaka Mgmt For For
JAPAN POST INSURANCE Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/15/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J2800E107
Ticker: 7181
Primary ISIN: JP3233250004
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1
Elect Director Senda, Tetsuya
Mgmt
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Ichikura, Noboru Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Horigane, Masaaki Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Masuda, Hiroya Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Suzuki, Masako Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Saito, Tamotsu Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Yamada, Meyumi Mgmt For For
1.8 Elect Director Harada, Kazuyuki Mgmt For For
1.9 Elect Director Yamazaki, Hisashi Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/16/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J00714105
Ticker: 7259
Primary ISIN: JP3102000001
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Amend Articles to Change Company Name -
Amend Business Lines - Clarify Director
Authority on Shareholder Meetings - Amend
Provisions on Director Titles
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Toyoda, Kanshiro Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Ise, Kiyotaka Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Mitsuya, Makoto Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Mizushima, Toshiyuki Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Ozaki, Kazuhisa Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Otake, Tetsuya Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Kobayashi, Toshio Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Haraguchi, Tsunekazu Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Hamada, Michiyo Mgmt For For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Nagura, Toshikazu Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Hotta, Masayoshi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
Japan Post Bank Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/16/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J2800C101
Ticker: 7182
Primary ISIN: JP3946750001
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Ikeda, Norito Mgmt For For
1.2 Elect Director Tanaka, Susumu
Mgmt
For
For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Japan Post Bank Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.3
Elect Director Masuda, Hiroya
Mgmt
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Onodera, Atsuko Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Akashi, Nobuko Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Ikeda, Katsuaki Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Chubachi, Ryoji Mgmt For For
1.8 Elect Director Takeuchi, Keisuke Mgmt For For
1.9 Elect Director Kaiwa, Makoto Mgmt For For
1.10 Elect Director Aihara, Risa Mgmt For For
1.11 Elect Director Kawamura, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
1.12 Elect Director Yamamoto, Kenzo Mgmt For For
MISUMI Group Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/16/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J43293109
Ticker: 9962
Primary ISIN: JP3885400006
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 7.04
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Nishimoto, Kosuke Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Ono, Ryusei Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Ikeguchi, Tokuya Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Otokozawa, Ichiro Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Sato, Toshinari Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Ogi, Takehiko Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Nakano, Yoichi Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Shimizu, Arata Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/16/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J59399121
Ticker: 9437
Primary ISIN: JP3165650007
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 60
Mgmt For For
2 Amend Articles to Abolish Board Structure
with Statutory Auditors - Adopt Board
Structure with Audit Committee - Amend
Provisions on Number of Directors - Authorize
Directors to Execute Day to Day Operations
without Full Board Approval
Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Board size: A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the size of the board. LGIM considers board
effectiveness is optimised when the board is not unduly large.
3.1 Elect Director Yoshizawa, Kazuhiro Mgmt For For
3.2 Elect Director Ii, Motoyuki Mgmt For For
3.3 Elect Director Maruyama, Seiji Mgmt For For
3.4 Elect Director Fujiwara, Michio Mgmt For For
3.5 Elect Director Hiroi, Takashi Mgmt For For
3.6 Elect Director Tateishi, Mayumi Mgmt For For
3.7 Elect Director Shintaku, Masaaki Mgmt For For
3.8 Elect Director Endo, Noriko Mgmt For For
3.9 Elect Director Kikuchi, Shin Mgmt For For
3.10 Elect Director Kuroda, Katsumi Mgmt For For
4.1 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Suto, Shoji
Mgmt For For
4.2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Sagae, Hironobu
Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
4.3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Nakata, Katsumi
Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
4.4 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Kajikawa, Mikio
Mgmt For For
4.5 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Tsujiyama, Eiko
Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
5 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors
Who Are Not Audit Committee Members
6 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors
Who Are Audit Committee Members
Mgmt
Mgmt
For
For
For
For
Capcom Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/17/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J05187109
Ticker: 9697
Primary ISIN: JP3218900003
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 25
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Tsujimoto, Kenzo Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Tsujimoto, Haruhiro Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Egawa, Yoichi
Mgmt
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Nomura, Kenkichi
Mgmt
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Sato, Masao
Mgmt
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Muranaka, Toru
Mgmt
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Mizukoshi, Yutaka
Mgmt
For
For
3.1
3.2
3.3
4
Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Hirao, Kazushi
Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Iwasaki, Yoshihiko
Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Matsuo, Makoto
Elect Alternate Director and Audit Committee
Member Kanamori, Hitoshi
Mgmt
Mgmt
Mgmt
Mgmt
For
For
For
For
For
For
For
For
Fujitsu General Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/17/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J15624109
Ticker: 6755
Primary ISIN: JP3818400008
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Fujitsu General Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 14
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Saito, Etsuro Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Niwayama, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Sakamaki, Hisashi Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Terasaka, Fumiaki Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Kuwayama, Mieko Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Yamaguchi, Hirohisa Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.7 Elect Director Kosuda, Tsunenao Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Hasegawa, Tadashi Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Yokoyama, Hiroyuki Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Sugiyama, Masaki Mgmt For For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Hirose, Yoichi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
4 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor
Nishimura, Yasuo
Mgmt For For
5 Approve Annual Bonus Mgmt For For
6 Approve Restricted Stock Plan Mgmt For For
Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/17/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J18439109
Ticker: 9042
Primary ISIN: JP3774200004
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 25
Mgmt For For
2 Amend Articles to Abolish Board Structure
with Statutory Auditors - Adopt Board
Structure with Audit Committee - Amend
Provisions on Number of Directors - Authorize
Directors to Execute Day to Day Operations
without Full Board Approval
Mgmt For For
3.1 Elect Director Sumi, Kazuo Mgmt For For
3.2 Elect Director Sugiyama, Takehiro Mgmt For For
3.3 Elect Director Shin, Masao Mgmt For For
3.4 Elect Director Inoue, Noriyuki Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3.5 Elect Director Endo, Noriko Mgmt For For
3.6 Elect Director Shimatani, Yoshishige Mgmt For
For
3.7 Elect Director Araki, Naoya Mgmt For
For
3.8 Elect Director Tsuru, Yuki Mgmt For
For
4.1 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Mgmt
Ishibashi, Masayoshi
For
For
4.2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Mgmt
Ishii, Junzo
For For
4.3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Mgmt
Komiyama, Michiari
For For
5 Elect Alternate Director and Audit Committee Mgmt
Member Tsuru, Yuki
For For
6 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors Mgmt
Who Are Not Audit Committee Members
For For
7 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors Mgmt
Who Are Audit Committee Members
For For
8 Approve Trust-Type Equity Compensation Mgmt
Plan
For For
IBIDEN Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/17/2020 Country: Japan
Primary Security ID: J23059116
Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: 4062
Primary ISIN: JP3148800000
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
IBIDEN Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1
Elect Director Takenaka, Hiroki
Mgmt
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Aoki, Takeshi Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Kodama, Kozo Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Ikuta, Masahiko Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Yamaguchi, Chiaki Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
1.6 Elect Director Mita, Toshio Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Asai, Noriko
Mgmt
For
For
Japan Exchange Group, Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/17/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J2740B106
Ticker: 8697
Primary ISIN: JP3183200009
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Amend Articles to Amend Provisions on
Executive Officer Titles
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Tsuda, Hiroki Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Kiyota, Akira Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Nomination Committee: A vote against is warranted due to an executive being a member of the nomination
committee. We consider it important for the nomination committee to be able to discuss and act on sensitive areas without an
executive in attendance.
2.3 Elect Director Miyahara, Koichiro Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Yamaji, Hiromi Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Shizuka, Masaki Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Christina L. Ahmadjian Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Endo, Nobuhiro Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Ogita, Hitoshi Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Kubori, Hideaki Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Japan Exchange Group, Inc.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.10
Elect Director Koda, Main
Mgmt
For
For
2.11 Elect Director Kobayashi, Eizo Mgmt For For
2.12 Elect Director Minoguchi, Makoto Mgmt For For
2.13 Elect Director Mori, Kimitaka Mgmt For For
2.14 Elect Director Yoneda, Tsuyoshi Mgmt For For
Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/17/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J2800D109
Ticker: 6178
Primary ISIN: JP3752900005
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Masuda, Hiroya Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: 1- Climate Impact Pledge: A vote against is applied under LGIM’s Climate Impact Pledge
1.2 Elect Director Ikeda, Norito Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Kinugawa, Kazuhide Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Senda, Tetsuya Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Mimura, Akio Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Ishihara, Kunio Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Charles D. Lake II Mgmt For For
1.8 Elect Director Hirono, Michiko Mgmt For For
1.9 Elect Director Okamoto, Tsuyoshi Mgmt For For
1.10 Elect Director Koezuka, Miharu Mgmt For For
1.11 Elect Director Akiyama, Sakie Mgmt For For
1.12 Elect Director Kaiami, Makoto Mgmt For For
1.13 Elect Director Satake, Akira Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
JSR Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/17/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J2856K106
Ticker: 4185
Primary ISIN: JP3385980002
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 30
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Eric Johnson Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Kawahashi, Nobuo Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Koshiba, Mitsunobu
Mgmt
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Kawasaki, Koichi
Mgmt
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Miyazaki, Hideki
Mgmt
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Nakayama, Mika
Mgmt
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Matsuda, Yuzuru
Mgmt
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Sugata, Shiro
Mgmt
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Seki, Tadayuki
Mgmt
For
For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Iwabuchi, Tomoaki
Mgmt
For
For
4.1 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Doi,
Makoto
4.2 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Chiba,
Akira
Mgmt
Mgmt
For
For
For
For
KDDI Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/17/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J31843105
Ticker: 9433
Primary ISIN: JP3496400007
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 60
Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
KDDI Corp.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.1 Elect Director Tanaka, Takashi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Takahashi, Makoto Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Shoji, Takashi Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Muramoto, Shinichi Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Mori, Keiichi Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Morita, Kei Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Amamiya, Toshitake Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Takeyama, Hirokuni Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Yoshimura, Kazuyuki Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Yamaguchi, Goro Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.11 Elect Director Yamamoto, Keiji Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.12 Elect Director Oyagi, Shigeo Mgmt For For
2.13 Elect Director Kano, Riyo Mgmt For
For
2.14 Elect Director Goto, Shigeki Mgmt For
For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Takagi, Kenichiro Mgmt For
For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Honto, Shin Mgmt For
For
3.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Matsumiya, Mgmt
Toshihiko
For
For
3.4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Karube, Jun Mgmt For For
NIDEC Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/17/2020 Country: Japan
Primary Security ID: J52968104
Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: 6594
Primary ISIN: JP3734800000
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
NIDEC Corp.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Amend Articles to Adopt Board Structure with
Audit Committee - Amend Provisions on
Number of Directors - Authorize Directors to
Execute Day to Day Operations without Full
Board Approval - Indemnify Directors
Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Board size: A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the size of the board. LGIM considers board
effectiveness is optimised when the board is not unduly large.
2.1 Elect Director Nagamori, Shigenobu Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Seki, Jun Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Sato, Teiichi Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Shimizu, Osamu Mgmt For For
3.1 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Murakami, Kazuya
Mgmt For For
3.2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Ochiai, Hiroyuki
Mgmt For For
3.3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Nakane, Takeshi
Mgmt For For
3.4 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Yamada, Aya
Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3.5 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Sakai, Takako
Mgmt For For
4 Elect Alternate Director and Audit Committee
Member Watanabe, Junko
Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
5 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors Mgmt
Who Are Not Audit Committee Members
For
For
6 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors Mgmt
Who Are Audit Committee Members
For
For
7 Approve Trust-Type Equity Compensation Mgmt
Plan
For
For
NTT DATA Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/17/2020 Country: Japan
Primary Security ID: J59031104
Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: 9613
Primary ISIN: JP3165700000
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
NTT DATA Corp.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 9
Mgmt
For
For
2 Amend Articles to Abolish Board Structure
with Statutory Auditors - Adopt Board
Structure with Audit Committee - Amend
Provisions on Number of Directors - Authorize
Directors to Execute Day to Day Operations
without Full Board Approval
Mgmt For For
3.1 Elect Director Homma, Yo Mgmt For For
3.2 Elect Director Yamaguchi, Shigeki Mgmt For For
3.3 Elect Director Fujiwara, Toshi Mgmt For For
3.4 Elect Director Nishihata, Kazuhiro Mgmt For For
3.5 Elect Director Matsunaga, Hisashi Mgmt For For
3.6 Elect Director Suzuki, Masanori Mgmt For For
3.7 Elect Director Hirano, Eiji Mgmt For For
3.8 Elect Director Fujii, Mariko Mgmt For For
3.9 Elect Director Patrizio Mapelli Mgmt For For
3.10 Elect Director Arimoto, Takeshi Mgmt For For
3.11 Elect Director Ike, Fumihiko Mgmt For For
4.1 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Yamaguchi, Tetsuro
Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
4.2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Obata, Tetsuya
Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
4.3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Sakurada, Katsura
Mgmt For For
4.4 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Sato, Rieko
Mgmt For For
5 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors
Who Are Not Audit Committee Members
Mgmt For For
6 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors
Who Are Audit Committee Members
Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Shinsei Bank, Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/17/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J7385L129
Ticker: 8303
Primary ISIN: JP3729000004
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1
Elect Director Kudo, Hideyuki
Mgmt
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Kozano, Yoshiaki Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Ernest M. Higa Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Kawamoto, Yuko Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Makihara, Jun Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Murayama, Rie Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Tomimura, Ryuichi Mgmt For For
2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Nagata, Shinya Mgmt For For
3.1 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Hatano,
Hiroyuki
Mgmt For For
3.2 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor
Murakami, Kanako
Mgmt For For
4 Approve Restricted Stock Plan Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Performance related auditor remuneration: A vote against is applied to due the outside directors/statutory
auditor receiving performance-related pay.
5 Appoint Shareholder Director Nominee James SH
B. Rosenwald III
Against Against
Toyota Boshoku Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/17/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J91214106
Ticker: 3116
Primary ISIN: JP3635400009
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 26
Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Toyota Boshoku Corp.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.1 Elect Director Toyoda, Shuhei Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Numa, Takeshi Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Ito, Yoshihiro Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Kano, Shinji Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Yamamoto, Takashi Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Ogasawara, Takeshi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.7 Elect Director Koyama, Akihiro Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Sasaki, Kazue
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.9 Elect Director Ina, Hiroyuki Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Minami, Yasushi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
4 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Mgmt For For
Kawamura, Kazuo
5 Approve Annual Bonus Mgmt For For
6 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors Mgmt For
For
7 Approve Restricted Stock Plan Mgmt For
For
Astellas Pharma, Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/18/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J03393105
Ticker: 4503
Primary ISIN: JP3942400007
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Astellas Pharma, Inc.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Hatanaka, Yoshihiko Mgmt For For
1.2 Elect Director Yasukawa, Kenji
Mgmt
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Okamura, Naoki
Mgmt
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Sekiyama, Mamoru
Mgmt
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Yamagami, Keiko
Mgmt
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Kawabe, Hiroshi
Mgmt
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Ishizuka, Tatsuro
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Yoshimitsu, Toru
2.2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Sasaki, Hiro
2.3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Takahashi, Raita
Mgmt
Mgmt
Mgmt
For
For
For
For
For
For
Credit Saison Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/18/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J7007M109
Ticker: 8253
Primary ISIN: JP3271400008
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 45
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Rinno, Hiroshi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Yamashita, Masahiro Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Takahashi, Naoki Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Mizuno, Katsumi Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Okamoto, Tatsunari Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Miura, Yoshiaki Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Credit Saison Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.7 Elect Director Togashi, Naoki Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Otsuki, Nana
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.9 Elect Director Yokokura, Hitoshi Mgmt For For
3 Approve Restricted Stock Plan
Mgmt
For
For
Fuji Oil Holdings, Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/18/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J14994107
Ticker: 2607
Primary ISIN: JP3816400000
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 29
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Shimizu, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Sakai, Mikio Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Matsumoto, Tomoki Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Omori, Tatsuji Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Kadota, Takashi Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Takasugi, Takeshi Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Mishina, Kazuhiro Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Ueno, Yuko Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Nishi, Hidenori Mgmt For For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Sumiya, Takehiko Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Ikeda, Hirohiko Mgmt For For
4 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Fukuda,
Tadashi
Mgmt For For
5 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors Mgmt For For
6 Approve Trust-Type Equity Compensation
Plan
Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/18/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J25022104
Ticker: 4739
Primary ISIN: JP3143900003
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 30.5
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Kikuchi, Satoshi Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Tsuge, Ichiro Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Okubo, Tadataka
Mgmt
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Iwasaki, Naoko
Mgmt
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Motomura, Aya
Mgmt
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Kajiwara, Hiroshi
Mgmt
For
For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Takada, Hiroshi
Mgmt
For
For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Tada, Toshiaki
Mgmt
For
For
Kakaku.com, Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/18/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J29258100
Ticker: 2371
Primary ISIN: JP3206000006
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 20
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Hayashi, Kaoru Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Hata, Shonosuke Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Murakami, Atsuhiro
Mgmt
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Yuki, Shingo
Mgmt
For
For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Kakaku.com, Inc.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.5 Elect Director Miyazaki, Kanako Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Kato, Tomoharu
Mgmt
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Miyajima, Kazuyoshi
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.8 Elect Director Kinoshita, Masayuki Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Tada, Kazukuni
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
Koei Tecmo Holdings Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/18/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J8239A103
Ticker: 3635
Primary ISIN: JP3283460008
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 61
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Erikawa, Keiko Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Erikawa, Yoichi Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Koinuma, Hisashi Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Asano, Kenjiro Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Hayashi, Yosuke Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Sakaguchi, Kazuyoshi Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Erikawa, Mei Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Kakihara, Yasuharu Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Tejima, Masao Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Kobayashi, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
2.11 Elect Director Sato, Tatsuo Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Koei Tecmo Holdings Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
3 Approve Stock Option Plan Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Performance related auditor remuneration: A vote against is applied to due the outside directors/statutory
auditor receiving performance-related pay.
Komatsu Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/18/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J35759125
Ticker: 6301
Primary ISIN: JP3304200003
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 39
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Ohashi, Tetsuji Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Ogawa, Hiroyuki Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Moriyama, Masayuki Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Mizuhara, Kiyoshi Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Urano, Kuniko Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Kigawa, Makoto Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.7 Elect Director Kunibe, Takeshi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.8 Elect Director Arthur M. Mitchell Mgmt For For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Sasaki, Terumi
Mgmt
For
For
Mitsubishi Motors Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/18/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J44131167
Ticker: 7211
Primary ISIN: JP3899800001
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Mitsubishi Motors Corp.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Masuko, Osamu Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Nomination Committee: A vote against is warranted due to an executive being a member of the nomination
committee. We consider it important for the nomination committee to be able to discuss and act on sensitive areas without an
executive in attendance.A vote AGAINST this director nominee is warranted because:- As the top executive who has been on
the board since 2004, Chairman Masuko should be held responsible for the fuel economy test data falsification incident.
1.2 Elect Director Kato, Takao Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Future World Protection List: A vote against is applied as the company meets the criteria for inclusion in
LGIM's Future World Protection List. Companies are incorporated into the List if they fail to meet minimum standards of
globally accepted business practices. This includes: companies involved in the manufacture and production of controversial
weapons; perennial violators of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC); and pure coal miners.
1.3 Elect Director Shiraji, Kozo Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Miyanaga, Shunichi
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
1.5 Elect Director Kobayashi, Ken Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
1.6 Elect Director Egami, Setsuko Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Koda, Main Mgmt For For
1.8 Elect Director Takeoka, Yaeko Mgmt For For
1.9 Elect Director Sasae, Kenichiro Mgmt For For
1.10 Elect Director Sono, Kiyoshi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
1.11 Elect Director Sakamoto, Hideyuki Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
1.12 Elect Director Miyagawa, Mitsuko Mgmt For For
1.13 Elect Director Nakamura, Yoshihiko
Mgmt
For
For
1.14 Elect Director Tagawa, Joji
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
1.15 Elect Director Ikushima, Takahiko Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Nankai Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/18/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J48431134
Ticker: 9044
Primary ISIN: JP3653000004
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 17.5
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Achikita, Teruhiko Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Takagi, Toshiyuki Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Ashibe, Naoto Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Uraji, Koyo Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Kajitani, Satoshi Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Sono, Kiyoshi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.7 Elect Director Tsunekage, Hitoshi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.8 Elect Director Koezuka, Miharu Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Urai, Keiji Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Arao, Kozo Mgmt For For
3.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kunibe, Takeshi
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
Nifco, Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/18/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: 654101104
Ticker: 7988
Primary ISIN: JP3756200006
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Nifco, Inc.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 31
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Yamamoto, Toshiyuki Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Shibao, Masaharu Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Iwasaki, Fukuo Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Yauchi, Toshiki Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Tachikawa, Keiji Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Nonogaki, Yoshiko Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.7 Elect Director Brian K. Heywood Mgmt For For
3 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor
Wakabayashi, Masakazu
Mgmt
For
For
Nomura Research Institute Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/18/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J5900F106
Ticker: 4307
Primary ISIN: JP3762800005
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1
Elect Director Konomoto, Shingo
Mgmt
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Momose, Hironori Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Ueno, Ayumu Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Fukami, Yasuo Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Shimamoto, Tadashi Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Funakura, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Matsuzaki, Masatoshi Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Nomura Research Institute Ltd.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1.8
Elect Director Omiya, Hideaki
Mgmt
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Sakata, Shinoi Mgmt For For
2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Sakata, Takuhito Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/18/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J61546115
Ticker: 4528
Primary ISIN: JP3197600004
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 22.5
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Sagara, Gyo Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Awata, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Ono, Isao
Mgmt
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Tsujinaka, Toshihiro
Mgmt
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Takino, Toichi
Mgmt
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Kurihara, Jun
Mgmt
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Nomura, Masao
Mgmt
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Okuno, Akiko
Mgmt
For
For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Nishimura,
Katsuyoshi
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Hishiyama, Yasuo
Mgmt
Mgmt
For
For
For
For
3.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Tanabe, Akiko
Mgmt
For
For
Sojitz Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/18/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J7608R101
Ticker: 2768
Primary ISIN: JP3663900003
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Sojitz Corp.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 8.5
Mgmt
For
For
2 Amend Articles to Clarify Director Authority
on Shareholder Meetings - Amend Provisions
on Director Titles - Clarify Director Authority
on Board Meetings
Mgmt For For
3.1 Elect Director Fujimoto, Masayoshi Mgmt For For
3.2 Elect Director Tanaka, Seiichi Mgmt For For
3.3 Elect Director Hirai, Ryutaro Mgmt For For
3.4 Elect Director Goto, Masao Mgmt For For
3.5 Elect Director Naito, Kayoko Mgmt For For
3.6 Elect Director Otsuka, Norio Mgmt For For
3.7 Elect Director Saiki, Naoko Mgmt For For
4.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Hamatsuka, Junichi Mgmt For For
4.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kushibiki, Masaaki Mgmt For For
4.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Nagasawa, Michiko Mgmt For For
ARIAKE JAPAN Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/19/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J01964105
Ticker: 2815
Primary ISIN: JP3125800007
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 57
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Tagawa, Tomoki Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Iwaki, Katsutoshi Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Shirakawa, Naoki Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Uchida, Yoshikazu Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Matsumoto, Koichi Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Iwaki, Koji Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
ARIAKE JAPAN Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Nishiki, Toru
4 Approve Annual Bonus
Mgmt
Mgmt
For
For
For
For
Concordia Financial Group, Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/19/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J08613101
Ticker: 7186
Primary ISIN: JP3305990008
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Oya, Yasuyoshi Mgmt For For
1.2 Elect Director Oishi, Yoshiyuki
Mgmt
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Komine, Tadashi
Mgmt
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Suzuki, Yoshiaki
Mgmt
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Akiyoshi, Mitsuru
Mgmt
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Yamada, Yoshinobu
Mgmt
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Yoda, Mami
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Maekawa, Yoji
Mgmt
For
For
2.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Ogata, Mizuho
Mgmt
For
For
2.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Hashimoto,
Keiichiro
2.4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Fusamura, Seiichi
Mgmt
Mgmt
For
For
For
For
Daicel Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/19/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J08484149
Ticker: 4202
Primary ISIN: JP3485800001
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Daicel Corp.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 18
Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: An ABSTAIN vote on this resolution is warranted:- In light of the high level of uncertainty posed by the
pandemic, it will be inappropriate to make final dividend payments before audited financial statements are available.A vote
AGAINST this resolution is warranted for those shareholders in markets which have a fiduciary responsibility to vote either for
or against and who do not recognize an abstain vote as a valid option.
2.1 Elect Director Fudaba, Misao Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Ogawa, Yoshimi Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Sugimoto, Kotaro Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Sakaki, Yasuhiro Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Takabe, Akihisa Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Nogimori, Masafumi Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Kitayama, Teisuke Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.8 Elect Director Hatchoji, Sonoko Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.9 Elect Director Asano, Toshio Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Furuichi, Takeshi
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Imanaka, Hisanori Mgmt For For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Makuta, Hideo
Mgmt
For
For
Daiichikosho Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/19/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J0962F102
Ticker: 7458
Primary ISIN: JP3475200006
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Daiichikosho Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 57
Mgmt For For
2.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Arichika, Masumi Mgmt For For
2.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Shibano, Hiroyoshi Mgmt For For
Denka Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/19/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J1257Q100
Ticker: 4061
Primary ISIN: JP3549600009
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 65
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Yoshitaka, Shinsuke Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Yamamoto, Manabu Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Shimizu, Norihiro Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Suzuki, Masaharu Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Imai, Toshio Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Yamamoto, Akio Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.7 Elect Director Fujihara, Tatsutsugu Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3 Elect Alternate Director and Audit Committee
Member Yamamoto, Akio
Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
DENSO Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/19/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J12075107
Ticker: 6902
Primary ISIN: JP3551500006
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Arima, Koji Mgmt For For
1.2 Elect Director Yamanaka, Yasushi
Mgmt
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Wakabayashi, Hiroyuki
Mgmt
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Usui, Sadahiro
Mgmt
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Toyoda, Akio
Mgmt
For
For
1.6 Elect Director George Olcott
Mgmt
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Kushida, Shigeki
Mgmt
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Mitsuya, Yuko
Mgmt
For
For
2 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Kitagawa,
Hiromi
3 Approve Annual Bonus
Mgmt
Mgmt
For
For
For
For
4 Approve Cash Compensation Ceiling for
Directors and Restricted Stock Plan
Mgmt
For
For
Eisai Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/19/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J12852117
Ticker: 4523
Primary ISIN: JP3160400002
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Naito, Haruo Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Poison pill: A vote AGAINST this director nominee is warranted because:- Haruo Naito should be held
responsible for the company's continued failure to put its poison pill renewal to a vote.
1.2 Elect Director Kato, Yasuhiko Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Kanai, Hirokazu Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Tsunoda, Daiken Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Bruce Aronson Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Eisai Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.6 Elect Director Tsuchiya, Yutaka Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Kaihori, Shuzo
Mgmt
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Murata, Ryuichi
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
1.9 Elect Director Uchiyama, Hideyo Mgmt For For
1.10 Elect Director Hayashi, Hideki
Mgmt
For
For
1.11 Elect Director Miwa, Yumiko
Mgmt
For
For
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/19/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J22302111
Ticker: 7267
Primary ISIN: JP3854600008
Proposal
Number Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Mikoshiba, Toshiaki Mgmt For For
1.2 Elect Director Hachigo, Takahiro Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Kuraishi, Seiji Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Takeuchi, Kohei Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Mibe, Toshihiro Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Koide, Hiroko Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Kokubu, Fumiya Mgmt For For
1.8 Elect Director Ito, Takanobu Mgmt For For
ITOCHU Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/19/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J2501P104
Ticker: 8001
Primary ISIN: JP3143600009
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
ITOCHU Corp.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 42.5
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Okafuji, Masahiro Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Suzuki, Yoshihisa Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Yoshida, Tomofumi Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Fukuda, Yuji Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Kobayashi, Fumihiko Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Hachimura, Tsuyoshi Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Muraki, Atsuko Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Mochizuki, Harufumi Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Kawana, Masatoshi Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Nakamori, Makiko Mgmt For For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kyoda, Makoto Mgmt For For
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/19/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J25979121
Ticker: 9201
Primary ISIN: JP3705200008
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Ueki, Yoshiharu Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
1.2 Elect Director Fujita, Tadashi Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Akasaka, Yuji Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Shimizu, Shinichiro Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Kikuyama, Hideki Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Toyoshima, Ryuzo Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.7 Elect Director Kitada, Yuichi Mgmt For For
1.8 Elect Director Kobayashi, Eizo
Mgmt
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Ito, Masatoshi
Mgmt
For
For
1.10 Elect Director Hatchoji, Sonoko
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Suzuka, Yasushi Mgmt For For
2.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kamo, Osamu
Mgmt
For
For
2.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Okada, Joji
Mgmt
For
For
Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/19/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J26273102
Ticker: 6807
Primary ISIN: JP3705600009
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Onohara, Tsutomu Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
1.2 Elect Director Ogino, Yasutoshi Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Urano, Minoru Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Murano, Seiji Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Nakamura, Tetsuya Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Hirohata, Shiro Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Sakaba, Mitsuo Mgmt For For
1.8 Elect Director Morita, Takayuki Mgmt For For
2.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Shibuya, Tatsuo Mgmt For For
2.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kashiwagi, Shuichi Mgmt For For
3 Approve Annual Bonus Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
JFE Holdings, Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/19/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J2817M100
Ticker: 5411
Primary ISIN: JP3386030005
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Kakigi, Koji Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
1.2 Elect Director Kitano, Yoshihisa Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Terahata, Masashi Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Oda, Naosuke Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Oshita, Hajime Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Yamamoto, Masami Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Kemori, Nobumasa Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
1.8 Elect Director Ando, Yoshiko Mgmt For For
Keihan Holdings Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/19/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J31975121
Ticker: 9045
Primary ISIN: JP3279400000
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 17.5
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Kato, Yoshifumi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Ishimaru, Masahiro Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Keihan Holdings Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.3
Elect Director Miura, Tatsuya
Mgmt
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Inachi, Toshihiko Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Nakano, Michio Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Ueno, Masaya Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Murao, Kazutoshi Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Hashizume, Shinya Mgmt For For
Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/19/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J3S955116
Ticker: 9041
Primary ISIN: JP3260800002
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 50
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Kobayashi, Tetsuya Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Yasumoto, Yoshihiro Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Shirakawa, Masaaki Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Murai, Hiroyuki Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Wakai, Takashi Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Tsuji, Takashi Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Kurahashi, Takahisa Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Okamoto, Kunie Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.9 Elect Director Murata, Ryuichi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.10 Elect Director Yanagi, Masanori Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.11 Elect Director Ogura, Toshihide Mgmt For For
2.12 Elect Director Hara, Shiro Mgmt For For
2.13 Elect Director Nishimura, Takashi Mgmt For For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Tabuchi, Hirohisa Mgmt For For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Maeda, Masahiro Mgmt For For
3.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Suzuki, Kazumi Mgmt For For
3.4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Katayama, Toshiko Mgmt For For
3.5 Appoint Statutory Auditor Tada, Hitoshi Mgmt For For
Kyushu Financial Group, Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/19/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J3S63D109
Ticker: 7180
Primary ISIN: JP3246500007
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Matsuyama, Sumihiro Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
1.2 Elect Director Kasahara, Yoshihisa Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Hayashida, Toru Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Akatsuka, Norihisa Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Eto, Eiichi Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Tanaka, Hiroyuki Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Tokunaga, Tadataka Mgmt For For
1.8 Elect Director Kai, Takahiro Mgmt For For
1.9 Elect Director Kamimura, Motohiro Mgmt For For
1.10 Elect Director Watanabe, Katsuaki Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Kyushu Financial Group, Inc.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.11 Elect Director Nemoto, Yuji Mgmt For For
Marubeni Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/19/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J39788138
Ticker: 8002
Primary ISIN: JP3877600001
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1 Amend Articles to Change Location of Head
Office
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Kokubu, Fumiya Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Takahara, Ichiro Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Kakinoki, Masumi Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Ishizuki, Mutsumi Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Oikawa, Kenichiro Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Furuya, Takayuki Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Kitabata, Takao Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Takahashi, Kyohei Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.9 Elect Director Okina, Yuri Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Hatchoji, Takashi Mgmt For
For
2.11 Elect Director Kitera, Masato Mgmt For
For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kikuchi, Yoichi Mgmt For
For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Nishiyama, Shigeru Mgmt For
For
4 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors Mgmt For
For
Mitsubishi Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/19/2020 Country: Japan
Primary Security ID: J43830116
Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: 8058
Primary ISIN: JP3898400001
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Mitsubishi Corp.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 68
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Kobayashi, Ken Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Kakiuchi, Takehiko Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Masu, Kazuyuki Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Yoshida, Shinya Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Murakoshi, Akira Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Sakakida, Masakazu Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Nishiyama, Akihiko Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Saiki, Akitaka Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Tatsuoka, Tsuneyoshi Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Miyanaga, Shunichi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.11 Elect Director Akiyama, Sakie Mgmt For
For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Takayama, Yasuko Mgmt For
For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Sato, Rieko Mgmt For
For
3.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Nakao, Takeshi Mgmt For
For
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/19/2020 Country: Japan
Primary Security ID: J44690139
Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: 8031
Primary ISIN: JP3893600001
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 40
Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.1 Elect Director Iijima, Masami Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Yasunaga, Tatsuo Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Takebe, Yukio Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Uchida, Takakazu Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Hori, Kenichi Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Fujiwara, Hirotatsu Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Kometani, Yoshio Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Omachi, Shinichiro Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Yoshikawa, Miki Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Kobayashi, Izumi Mgmt For For
2.11 Elect Director Jenifer Rogers Mgmt For For
2.12 Elect Director Samuel Walsh Mgmt For For
2.13 Elect Director Uchiyamada, Takeshi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.14 Elect Director Egawa, Masako Mgmt For For
Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/19/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J55806103
Ticker: 4114
Primary ISIN: JP3715200006
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 90
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Goto, Yujiro Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.2
Elect Director Yamada, Koichiro
Mgmt
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Iriguchi, Jiro Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Noda, Kazuhiro Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Takagi, Kuniaki Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Hasebe, Shinji Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Setoguchi, Tetsuo Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.8 Elect Director Sakurai, Miyuki Mgmt For
For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Takahashi, Tsukasa Mgmt For
For
4 Approve Annual Bonus Mgmt For
For
Nitto Denko Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/19/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J58472119
Ticker: 6988
Primary ISIN: JP3684000007
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 100
Mgmt
For
For
2 Approve Annual Bonus Mgmt For For
3.1 Elect Director Takasaki, Hideo Mgmt For For
3.2 Elect Director Todokoro, Nobuhiro Mgmt For For
3.3 Elect Director Miki, Yosuke Mgmt For For
3.4 Elect Director Iseyama, Yasuhiro Mgmt For For
3.5 Elect Director Furuse, Yoichiro Mgmt For For
3.6 Elect Director Hatchoji, Takashi Mgmt For For
3.7 Elect Director Fukuda, Tamio Mgmt For For
3.8 Elect Director Wong Lai Yong Mgmt For For
4.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Teranishi, Masashi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Nitto Denko Corp.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
4.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Shiraki, Mitsuhide Mgmt For For
5 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors
Mgmt
For
For
NS Solutions Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/19/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J59332106
Ticker: 2327
Primary ISIN: JP3379900008
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Amend Articles to Change Location of Head
Office
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Morita, Hiroyuki Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Kondo, Kazumasa Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Oshiro, Takashi Mgmt For
For
2.4 Elect Director Matsumura, Atsuki Mgmt For
For
2.5 Elect Director Fukushima, Tetsuji Mgmt For
For
2.6 Elect Director Tamaoki, Kazuhiko Mgmt For
For
2.7 Elect Director Yoshida, Katsuhiko Mgmt For
For
2.8 Elect Director Aoshima, Yaichi Mgmt For
For
2.9 Elect Director Ishii, Atsuko Mgmt For
For
2.10 Elect Director Ishii, Ichiro Mgmt For
For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Sato, Akira Mgmt For
For
Okuma Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/19/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J60966116
Ticker: 6103
Primary ISIN: JP3172100004
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Okuma Corp.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 65
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Hanaki, Yoshimaro Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Ieki, Atsushi Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Ryoki, Masato Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Horie, Chikashi Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Yamamoto, Takeshi Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Ishimaru, Osamu Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Senda, Harumitsu Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Komura, Kinya Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Asahi, Yasuhiro Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Okaya, Tokuichi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.11 Elect Director Ozawa, Masatoshi Mgmt For For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Saijo, Koichi
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
Resona Holdings, Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/19/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J6448E106
Ticker: 8308
Primary ISIN: JP3500610005
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Higashi, Kazuhiro Mgmt For For
1.2 Elect Director Minami, Masahiro
Mgmt
For
For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Resona Holdings, Inc.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.3 Elect Director Noguchi, Mikio Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Kawashima, Takahiro
Mgmt
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Urano, Mitsudo
Mgmt
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Matsui, Tadamitsu
Mgmt
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Sato, Hidehiko
Mgmt
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Baba, Chiharu
Mgmt
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Iwata, Kimie
Mgmt
For
For
1.10 Elect Director Egami, Setsuko
Mgmt
For
For
Sumitomo Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/19/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J77282119
Ticker: 8053
Primary ISIN: JP3404600003
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 35
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Nakamura, Kuniharu Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Hyodo, Masayuki Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Nambu, Toshikazu Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Yamano, Hideki Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Seishima, Takayuki Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Shiomi, Masaru Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Ehara, Nobuyoshi Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Ishida, Koji Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.9 Elect Director Iwata, Kimie Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Yamazaki, Hisashi Mgmt For For
2.11 Elect Director Ide, Akiko Mgmt For For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Nagai, Toshio Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Sumitomo Corp.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kato, Yoshitaka Mgmt For For
4 Approve Annual Bonus
Mgmt
For
For
Sysmex Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/19/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J7864H102
Ticker: 6869
Primary ISIN: JP3351100007
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 36
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Ietsugu, Hisashi Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Nakajima, Yukio Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Asano, Kaoru Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Tachibana, Kenji Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Yamamoto, Junzo Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Matsui, Iwane Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Kanda, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Takahashi, Masayo Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Ota, Kazuo Mgmt For For
3.1 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Kamao, Yukitoshi
Mgmt For For
3.2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Hashimoto, Kazumasa
Mgmt For For
3.3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Iwasa, Michihide
Mgmt For For
Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/19/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J80143100
Ticker: 4091
Primary ISIN: JP3711600001
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 14
Mgmt
For
For
2 Approve Adoption of Holding Company
Structure and Transfer of Operations to
Wholly Owned Subsidiary
Mgmt For For
3 Amend Articles to Change Company Name -
Amend Business Lines
Mgmt For For
4.1 Elect Director Ichihara, Yujiro Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
4.2 Elect Director Hamada, Toshihiko Mgmt For For
4.3 Elect Director Nagata, Kenji Mgmt For For
4.4 Elect Director Futamata, Kazuyuki Mgmt For For
4.5 Elect Director Thomas Scott Kallman Mgmt For For
4.6 Elect Director Eduardo Gil Elejoste Mgmt For For
4.7 Elect Director Yamada, Akio Mgmt For For
4.8 Elect Director Katsumaru, Mitsuhiro Mgmt For For
4.9 Elect Director Date, Hidefumi Mgmt For For
5.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Osada, Masahiro Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
5.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kobayashi, Kazuya Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
Teijin Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/19/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J82270117
Ticker: 3401
Primary ISIN: JP3544000007
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Teijin Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1
Elect Director Suzuki, Jun
Mgmt
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Sonobe, Yoshihisa Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Nabeshima, Akihisa Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Koyama, Toshiya Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Ogawa, Eiji Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Otsubo, Fumio Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Uchinaga, Yukako Mgmt For For
1.8 Elect Director Suzuki, Yoichi Mgmt For For
1.9 Elect Director Onishi, Masaru Mgmt For For
2.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Nakaishi, Akio Mgmt For For
2.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Arima, Jun Mgmt For For
The Hachijuni Bank, Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/19/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J17976101
Ticker: 8359
Primary ISIN: JP3769000005
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 8
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Sato, Yuichi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Sato, Shinji Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Tashita, Kayo
Mgmt
For
For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Minemura, Chishu
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
The Hachijuni Bank, Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Yamasawa, Kiyohito Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
The Shizuoka Bank, Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/19/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J74444100
Ticker: 8355
Primary ISIN: JP3351200005
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 11
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Nakanishi, Katsunori Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Shibata, Hisashi Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Yagi, Minoru Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Iio, Hidehito Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Kiyokawa, Koichi Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Nagasawa, Yoshihiro Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Fujisawa, Kumi Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Ito, Motoshige Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Tsubochi, Kazuto Mgmt For For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kobayashi, Mitsuru Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Nakamura, Isamu Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
4 Approve Restricted Stock Plan Mgmt For For
5 Amend Performance-Based Cash
Compensation Ceiling for Directors
Mgmt
For
For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
TS TECH CO., LTD.
Meeting Date: 06/19/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J9299N100
Ticker: 7313
Primary ISIN: JP3539230007
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 43
Mgmt For For
2
3.1
Amend Articles to Clarify Director Authority
on Board Meetings
Elect Director Yasuda, Masanari
Mgmt
Mgmt
For
For
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
3.2 Elect Director Nakajima, Yoshitaka Mgmt For For
3.3 Elect Director Hasegawa, Kenichi Mgmt For For
3.4 Elect Director Hayashi, Akihiko Mgmt For For
3.5 Elect Director Arai, Yutaka Mgmt For For
3.6 Elect Director Igaki, Atsushi Mgmt For For
3.7 Elect Director Toba, Eiji Mgmt For For
3.8 Elect Director Kobori, Takahiro Mgmt For For
3.9 Elect Director Suzaki, Yasushi Mgmt For For
3.10 Elect Director Mutaguchi, Teruyasu Mgmt For For
3.11 Elect Director Ogita, Takeshi Mgmt For For
4.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Sekine, Tatsuo Mgmt For For
4.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Hayashi, Hajime Mgmt For For
5 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Yamada,
Hideo
Mgmt For For
Zenkoku Hosho Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/19/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J98829104
Ticker: 7164
Primary ISIN: JP3429250008
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Zenkoku Hosho Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 95
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Ishikawa, Eiji Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Yamaguchi, Takashi Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Aoki, Yuichi
Mgmt
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Asada, Keiichi
Mgmt
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Kamijo, Masahito
Mgmt
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Nagashima, Yoshiro
Mgmt
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Imado, Tomoe
Mgmt
For
For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Fujino, Mamoru
Mgmt
For
For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Sato, Takafumi
Mgmt
For
For
3.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Suzuki, Hidehiko
Mgmt
For
For
3.4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Itagaki, Eri
Mgmt
For
For
DeNA Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/20/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J1257N107
Ticker: 2432
Primary ISIN: JP3548610009
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 20
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Namba, Tomoko Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Moriyasu, Isao Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Okamura, Shingo Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Funatsu, Koji Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Asami, Hiroyasu Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
FANCL Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/20/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J1341M107
Ticker: 4921
Primary ISIN: JP3802670004
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Amend Articles to Amend Provisions on
Number of Statutory Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Shimada, Kazuyuki Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Yamaguchi, Tomochika Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Yanagisawa, Akihiro Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Sumida, Yasushi Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Fujita, Shinro Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Nakakubo, Mitsuaki Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Hashimoto, Keiichiro Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Matsumoto, Akira Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Tsuboi, Junko Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Takahashi, Seiichiro Mgmt For For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Maruo, Naoya
Mgmt
For
For
Sundrug Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/20/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J78089109
Ticker: 9989
Primary ISIN: JP3336600006
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 34
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Saitsu, Tatsuro Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Sadakata, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Tada, Naoki
Mgmt
For
For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Sundrug Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.4
Elect Director Tada, Takashi
Mgmt
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Sugiura, Nobuhiko Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Matsumoto, Masato Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Tsuji, Tomoko Mgmt For For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Ozawa, Tetsuro Mgmt For For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Shinohara, Kazuma Mgmt For For
BANDAI NAMCO Holdings Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/22/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: Y0606D102
Ticker: 7832
Primary ISIN: JP3778630008
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 112
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Taguchi, Mitsuaki Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Kawaguchi, Masaru Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Otsu, Shuji Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Asako, Yuji Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Miyakawa, Yasuo Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Hagiwara, Hitoshi Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Kawashiro, Kazumi Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Asanuma, Makoto Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Matsuda, Yuzuru Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Kuwabara, Satoko Mgmt For For
2.11 Elect Director Noma, Mikiharu Mgmt For For
2.12 Elect Director Kawana, Koichi Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/22/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J09748112
Ticker: 8750
Primary ISIN: JP3476480003
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 62
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Watanabe, Koichiro Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Board size: A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the size of the board. LGIM considers board
effectiveness is optimised when the board is not unduly large.
2.2 Elect Director Inagaki, Seiji Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Tsuyuki, Shigeo Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Teramoto, Hideo Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Tsutsumi, Satoru Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Sakurai, Kenji Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Kikuta, Tetsuya Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director George Olcott Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Maeda, Koichi Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Inoue, Yuriko Mgmt For For
2.11 Elect Director Shingai, Yasushi Mgmt For For
3.1 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Nagahama, Morinobu
Mgmt For For
3.2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Kondo, Fusakazu
Mgmt For For
3.3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Sato, Rieko
Mgmt For For
3.4 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Shu, Ungyon
Mgmt For For
3.5 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Masuda, Koichi
Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
4 Elect Alternate Director and Audit Committee
Member Tsuchiya, Fumiaki
Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Fujitsu Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/22/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J15708159
Ticker: 6702
Primary ISIN: JP3818000006
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1
Elect Director Tokita, Takahito
Mgmt
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Furuta, Hidenori Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Isobe, Takeshi Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Yamamoto, Masami Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Yokota, Jun Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Mukai, Chiaki Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Abe, Atsushi Mgmt For For
1.8 Elect Director Kojo, Yoshiko Mgmt For For
1.9 Elect Director Scott Callon Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Yamamuro, Megumi Mgmt For
For
2.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Makuta, Hideo Mgmt For
For
3 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Namba, Mgmt
Koichi
For
For
Hino Motors, Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/22/2020 Country: Japan
Primary Security ID: 433406105
Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: 7205
Primary ISIN: JP3792600003
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Ichihashi, Yasuhiko Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
1.2 Elect Director Shimo, Yoshio Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Hino Motors, Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.3
Elect Director Hisada, Ichiro
Mgmt
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Nakane, Taketo Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Sato, Shinichi Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Hagiwara, Toshitaka Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Yoshida, Motokazu Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
1.8 Elect Director Muto, Koichi Mgmt For
For
1.9 Elect Director Terashi, Shigeki Mgmt For
For
2.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kimura, Iwao Mgmt For
For
2.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Inoue, Tomoko Mgmt For
For
2.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Nakajima, Masahiro Mgmt For
For
3 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Natori, Mgmt
Katsuya
For
For
LINTEC Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/22/2020 Country: Japan
Primary Security ID: J13776109
Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: 7966
Primary ISIN: JP3977200009
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Ouchi, Akihiko Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
1.2 Elect Director Hattori, Makoto Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Kawamura, Gohei Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Mochizuki, Tsunetoshi Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Kaiya, Takeshi Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Kakehashi, Hiroya Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
LINTEC Corp.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1.7 Elect Director Okushima, Akiko Mgmt For For
Mitsubishi Shokuhin Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/22/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J4445N104
Ticker: 7451
Primary ISIN: JP3976000004
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 25
Mgmt For For
2
3.1
Amend Articles to Clarify Director Authority
on Shareholder Meetings - Amend Provisions
on Director Titles
Elect Director Moriyama, Toru
Mgmt
Mgmt
For
For
For
For
3.2 Elect Director Furuya, Toshiki
Mgmt
For
For
3.3 Elect Director Enomoto, Koichi
Mgmt
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Yamana, Kazuaki
Mgmt
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Yamamoto, Yasuo
Mgmt
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Tamura, Koji
Mgmt
For
For
3.7 Elect Director Kakizaki, Tamaki
Mgmt
For
For
3.8 Elect Director Teshima, Nobuyuki
Mgmt
For
For
3.9 Elect Director Yoshikawa, Masahiro
Mgmt
For
For
Nagase & Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/22/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J47270103
Ticker: 8012
Primary ISIN: JP3647800006
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 22
Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Nagase & Co., Ltd.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
2.1
Elect Director Nagase, Hiroshi
Mgmt
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Nagase, Reiji Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Asakura, Kenji Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Wakabayashi, Ichiro Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Ikemoto, Masaya Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Kemori, Nobumasa Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Ijichi, Takahiko Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Nonomiya, Ritsuko Mgmt For For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Shirafuji, Nobuyuki Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
4 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Miyaji, Mgmt
Hidekado
For
For
5 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors Mgmt For
For
NEC Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/22/2020 Country: Japan
Primary Security ID: J48818207
Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: 6701
Primary ISIN: JP3733000008
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Endo, Nobuhiro Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
1.2 Elect Director Niino, Takashi Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Morita, Takayuki Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Ishiguro, Norihiko Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Matsukura, Hajime Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Nishihara, Moto Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Seto, Kaoru Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
NEC Corp.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1.8
Elect Director Iki, Noriko
Mgmt
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Ito, Masatoshi Mgmt For For
1.10 Elect Director Nakamura, Kuniharu Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
1.11 Elect Director Ota, Jun Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Nitta, Masami Mgmt For For
OBIC Business Consultants Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/22/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J59469106
Ticker: 4733
Primary ISIN: JP3173500004
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 25
Mgmt For For
2 Amend Articles to Reduce Directors' Term Mgmt For For
3 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors Mgmt For For
Seven Bank Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/22/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J7164A104
Ticker: 8410
Primary ISIN: JP3105220002
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Amend Articles to Amend Provisions on
Number of Directors - Clarify Director
Authority on Board Meetings
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Futagoishi, Kensuke Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Seven Bank Ltd.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
2.2
Elect Director Funatake, Yasuaki
Mgmt
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Goto, Katsuhiro Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Kigawa, Makoto Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.5 Elect Director Itami, Toshihiko Mgmt For
For
2.6 Elect Director Fukuo, Koichi Mgmt For
For
2.7 Elect Director Kuroda, Yukiko Mgmt For
For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Ishiguro, Kazuhiko Mgmt For
For
4 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Eda, Mgmt
Chieko
For
For
5 Approve Trust-Type Equity Compensation Mgmt
Plan
For
For
Sompo Holdings, Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/22/2020 Country: Japan
Primary Security ID: J7621A101
Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: 8630
Primary ISIN: JP3165000005
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 75
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Sakurada, Kengo Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Tsuji, Shinji Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Hanada, Hidenori Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Nohara, Sawako Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Scott Trevor Davis Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Higashi, Kazuhiro Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.7 Elect Director Nawa, Takashi Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Shibata, Misuzu
Mgmt
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Yanagida, Naoki
Mgmt
For
For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Sompo Holdings, Inc.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.10 Elect Director Uchiyama, Hideyo Mgmt For For
2.11 Elect Director Muraki, Atsuko
Mgmt
For
For
2.12 Elect Director Endo, Isao
Mgmt
For
For
Tokyo Century Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/22/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J8671Q103
Ticker: 8439
Primary ISIN: JP3424950008
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 69
Mgmt For For
2 Amend Articles to Amend Business Lines Mgmt For For
3.1 Elect Director Asada, Shunichi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
3.2 Elect Director Nogami, Makoto Mgmt For For
3.3 Elect Director Yukiya, Masataka Mgmt For For
3.4 Elect Director Shimizu, Yoshinori Mgmt For For
3.5 Elect Director Yoshida, Masao Mgmt For For
3.6 Elect Director Higaki, Yukito Mgmt For For
3.7 Elect Director Nakamura, Akio Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3.8 Elect Director Asano, Toshio Mgmt For For
3.9 Elect Director Okada, Akihiko Mgmt For For
3.10 Elect Director Ogushi, Keiichiro Mgmt For For
3.11 Elect Director Baba, Koichi Mgmt For For
3.12 Elect Director Tamano, Osamu Mgmt For For
3.13 Elect Director Mizuno, Seiichi Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Tokyo Century Corp.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
3.14 Elect Director Nakagawa, Ko Mgmt For For
3.15 Elect Director Tamba, Toshihito
Mgmt
For
For
4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Okada, Futoshi
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
5 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Iwanaga, Mgmt
Toshihiko
6 Appoint Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC as Mgmt
New External Audit Firm
For
For
For
For
ACOM Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/23/2020 Country: Japan
Primary Security ID: J00105106
Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: 8572
Primary ISIN: JP3108600002
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 2
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Kinoshita, Shigeyoshi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Wachi, Kaoru Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Kinoshita, Masataka Mgmt For
For
2.4 Elect Director Uchida, Tomomi Mgmt For
For
2.5 Elect Director Hori, Naoki Mgmt For
For
2.6 Elect Director Kiribuchi, Takashi Mgmt For
For
Aica Kogyo Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/23/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J00252106
Ticker: 4206
Primary ISIN: JP3100800006
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Aica Kogyo Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 57
Mgmt For For
2 Amend Articles to Abolish Board Structure
with Statutory Auditors - Adopt Board
Structure with Audit Committee - Amend
Provisions on Number of Directors - Authorize
Directors to Execute Day to Day Operations
without Full Board Approval
Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Board size: A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the size of the board. LGIM considers board
effectiveness is optimised when the board is not unduly large.
3.1 Elect Director Ono, Yuji Mgmt For For
3.2 Elect Director Todo, Satoshi Mgmt For For
3.3 Elect Director Iwase, Yukihiro Mgmt For For
3.4 Elect Director Omura, Nobuyuki Mgmt For For
3.5 Elect Director Mori, Ryoji Mgmt For For
3.6 Elect Director Ebihara, Kenji Mgmt For For
3.7 Elect Director Ogura, Kenji Mgmt For For
3.8 Elect Director Shimizu, Ayako Mgmt For For
4.1 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Iwata, Terutoku
Mgmt For For
4.2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Katagiri, Kiyoshi
Mgmt For For
4.3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Miyamoto, Shoji
Mgmt For For
5 Elect Alternate Director and Audit Committee
Member Haruma, Manabu
Mgmt For For
6 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors
Who Are Not Audit Committee Members
Mgmt For For
7 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors
Who Are Audit Committee Members
Mgmt For For
Autobacs Seven Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/23/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J03507100
Ticker: 9832
Primary ISIN: JP3172500005
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Autobacs Seven Co., Ltd.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 30
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Kobayashi, Kiomi Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Horii, Yugo Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Kumakura, Eiichi Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Takayama, Yoshiko Mgmt For For
Central Japan Railway Co.
Meeting Date: 06/23/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J05523105
Ticker: 9022
Primary ISIN: JP3566800003
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 75
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Tsuge, Koei Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.Board size: A vote against is applied due to
concerns regarding the size of the board. LGIM considers board effectiveness is optimised when the board is not unduly
large.Diversity: A vote against is applied due to the lack of meaningful diversity on the board.
2.2 Elect Director Kaneko, Shin Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Suyama, Yoshiki Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Kosuge, Shunichi Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Uno, Mamoru Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Tanaka, Mamoru Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Mizuno, Takanori Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Mori, Atsuhito Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Niwa, Shunsuke Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Suzuki, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
2.11 Elect Director Oyama, Takayuki Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Central Japan Railway Co.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.12 Elect Director Kobayashi, Hajime Mgmt For For
2.13 Elect Director Torkel Patterson
Mgmt
For
For
2.14 Elect Director Saeki, Takashi
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.15 Elect Director Kasama, Haruo Mgmt For For
2.16 Elect Director Oshima, Taku
Mgmt
For
For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Yamada, Tatsuhiko
Mgmt
For
For
East Japan Railway Co.
Meeting Date: 06/23/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J1257M109
Ticker: 9020
Primary ISIN: JP3783600004
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 82.5
Mgmt For For
2 Amend Articles to Reduce Directors' Term Mgmt For For
3.1 Elect Director Tomita, Tetsuro Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
3.2 Elect Director Fukasawa, Yuji Mgmt For For
3.3 Elect Director Nishino, Fumihisa Mgmt For For
3.4 Elect Director Maekawa, Tadao Mgmt For For
3.5 Elect Director Ota, Tomomichi Mgmt For For
3.6 Elect Director Akaishi, Ryoji Mgmt For For
3.7 Elect Director Kise, Yoichi Mgmt For For
3.8 Elect Director Sakai, Kiwamu Mgmt For For
3.9 Elect Director Ito, Motoshige Mgmt For For
3.10 Elect Director Amano, Reiko Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
East Japan Railway Co.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
3.11 Elect Director Sakuyama, Masaki Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3.12 Elect Director Kawamoto, Hiroko Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kanetsuki, Seishi Mgmt For For
Fuji Seal International, Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/23/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J15183106
Ticker: 7864
Primary ISIN: JP3813800004
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1
Elect Director Kato, Fumio
Mgmt
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Shioji, Hiromi Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Maki, Tatsundo Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Seki, Yuichi Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Okazaki, Shigeko Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Nomination Committee: A vote against is warranted due to an executive being a member of the nomination
committee. We consider it important for the nomination committee to be able to discuss and act on sensitive areas without an
executive in attendance.
1.6 Elect Director Shirokawa, Masayuki Mgmt For For
Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/23/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J16464117
Ticker: 5801
Primary ISIN: JP3827200001
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 85
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Shibata, Mitsuyoshi Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Kobayashi, Keiichi Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Fujita, Sumitaka Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Tsukamoto, Osamu Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Nakamoto, Akira Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Miyokawa, Yoshiro Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Yabu, Yukiko Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Ogiwara, Hiroyuki Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Kuroda, Osamu Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Miyamoto, Satoshi Mgmt For For
2.11 Elect Director Maki, Ken Mgmt For For
2.12 Elect Director Fukunaga, Akihiro Mgmt For For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Sumida, Sayaka Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
4 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Koroyasu,
Kenji
Mgmt For For
Fuyo General Lease Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/23/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J1755C108
Ticker: 8424
Primary ISIN: JP3826270005
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 105
Mgmt For For
2 Amend Articles to Amend Business Lines Mgmt For For
3.1 Elect Director Sato, Takashi Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Fuyo Proposal
Number
General Lease Co., Ltd.
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
3.2
Elect Director Tsujita, Yasunori
Mgmt
For
For
3.3 Elect Director Kazama, Shozo Mgmt For For
3.4 Elect Director Hosoi, Soichi Mgmt For For
3.5 Elect Director Takada, Keiji Mgmt For For
3.6 Elect Director Isshiki, Seiichi Mgmt For For
3.7 Elect Director Ichikawa, Hideo Mgmt For For
3.8 Elect Director Yamamura, Masayuki Mgmt For For
4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Tsuruta, Yoshito Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
H2O Retailing Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/23/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J2358J102
Ticker: 8242
Primary ISIN: JP3774600005
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Suzuki, Atsushi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
1.2 Elect Director Araki, Naoya Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Hayashi, Katsuhiro Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Sumi, Kazuo Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Yamaguchi, Toshihiko Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Konishi, Toshimitsu
Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Ban, Naoshi
Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Nakano, Kenjiro
Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
H2O Retailing Corp.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.4
2.5
3
Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Ishihara, Mayumi
Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Sekiguchi, Nobuko
Approve Annual Bonus
Mgmt
Mgmt
Mgmt
For
For
For
For
For
For
Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/23/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J20538112
Ticker: 5486
Primary ISIN: JP3786200000
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1
Elect Director Nishiie, Kenichi
Mgmt
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Uenoyama, Makoto Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Oka, Toshiko Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Fukuo, Koichi Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Nishiyama, Mitsuaki Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Nomination Committee: A vote against is warranted due to an executive being a member of the nomination
committee. We consider it important for the nomination committee to be able to discuss and act on sensitive areas without an
executive in attendance.
1.6 Elect Director Morita, Mamoru Mgmt For For
Hitachi Transport System, Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/23/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J2076M106
Ticker: 9086
Primary ISIN: JP3791200003
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Aoki, Miho Mgmt For For
1.2 Elect Director Izumoto, Sayoko
Mgmt
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Urano, Mitsudo
Mgmt
For
For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Hitachi Transport System, Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.4 Elect Director Nishijima, Takashi Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Fusayama, Tetsu
Mgmt
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Maruta, Hiroshi
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
1.7 Elect Director Watanabe, Hajime Mgmt For For
1.8 Elect Director Jinguji, Takashi
Mgmt
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Nakatani, Yasuo
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Nomination Committee: A vote against is warranted due to an executive being a member of the nomination
committee. We consider it important for the nomination committee to be able to discuss and act on sensitive areas without an
executive in attendance.
Hokuhoku Financial Group, Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/23/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J21903109
Ticker: 8377
Primary ISIN: JP3842400008
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 7.5 for Class 5 Preferred
Shares and JPY 40 for Ordinary Shares
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Ihori, Eishin Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Sasahara, Masahiro Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Mugino, Hidenori Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Kanema, Yuji Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Nakazawa, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Kobayashi, Masahiko Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Kaji, Takayuki Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Itoham Yonekyu Holdings, Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/23/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J25898107
Ticker: 2296
Primary ISIN: JP3144500000
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Ogawa, Hiromichi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
1.2 Elect Director Miyashita, Isao Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Shibayama, Ikuro Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Horiuchi, Akihisa Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Ito, Katsuhiro Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Yoneda, Masayuki Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Koyama, Takeshi Mgmt For For
1.8 Elect Director Ichige, Yumiko Mgmt For For
1.9 Elect Director Ito, Aya Mgmt For For
2.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Matsuzaki, Yoshiro Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
2.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Umebayashi, Kei Mgmt For For
3 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Uryu,
Kentaro
Mgmt
For
For
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/23/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J31588148
Ticker: 9107
Primary ISIN: JP3223800008
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Myochin, Yukikazu Mgmt For Against
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
1.2 Elect Director Asano, Atsuo Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Toriyama, Yukio Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Harigai, Kazuhiko Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Sonobe, Yasunari Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Arai, Makoto Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Tanaka, Seiichi Mgmt For For
1.8 Elect Director Yamada, Keiji Mgmt For For
1.9 Elect Director Shiga, Kozue Mgmt For For
1.10 Elect Director Uchida, Ryuhei Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kubo, Shinsuke Mgmt For
For
3 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Ebisui, Mgmt
Mari
For
For
Kikkoman Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/23/2020 Country: Japan
Primary Security ID: J32620106
Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: 2801
Primary ISIN: JP3240400006
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 21
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Mogi, Yuzaburo Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Horikiri, Noriaki Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.3 Elect Director Yamazaki, Koichi Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Nakano, Shozaburo
Mgmt
For
For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Kikkoman Corp.
Proposal
Number Proposal Text
Vote
Instruction Proponent Mgmt Rec
2.5 Elect Director Shimada, Masanao Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Mogi, Osamu Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Matsuyama, Asahi Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Fukui, Toshihiko Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Ozaki, Mamoru Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Inokuchi, Takeo Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.11 Elect Director Iino, Masako Mgmt For
For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Mori, Koichi Mgmt For
For
4 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Endo, Mgmt
Kazuyoshi
For
For
5 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors Mgmt For
For
Kyushu Railway Co.
Meeting Date: 06/23/2020 Country: Japan
Primary Security ID: J41079104
Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: 9142
Primary ISIN: JP3247010006
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 46.5
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Karaike, Koji Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Aoyagi, Toshihiko Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Tanaka, Ryuji Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Furumiya, Yoji Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Mori, Toshihiro Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Fukunaga, Hiroyuki Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Nuki, Masayoshi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.8 Elect Director Kuwano, Izumi Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Kyushu Railway Co.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.9
Elect Director Ichikawa, Toshihide
Mgmt
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Asatsuma, Shinji Mgmt For For
2.11 Elect Director Muramatsu, Kuniko Mgmt For For
3.1 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Kuga, Eiichi
Mgmt For For
3.2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Hirokawa, Masaya
Mgmt For For
3.3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Ide, Kazuhide
Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3.4 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Eto, Yasunori
Mgmt For For
4 Amend Articles to Disclose Revenues,
EBITDA, Net Operating Income and Appraised
Cap Rate for Each Commercial and
Residential Real Estate Assets
SH Against Against
5 Elect Shareholder Director Nominee Takei,
Fumiyo
SH Against For
Blended Rationale: A vote in favour of this shareholder nominee is applied as their experience and expertise should trigger
more diversity of thought on the board.
6 Elect Shareholder Director Nominee SH
Motoyoshi, Daizo
Against For
Blended Rationale: A vote in favour of this shareholder nominee is applied as their experience and expertise should trigger
more diversity of thought on the board.
7 Elect Shareholder Director Nominee Nagao, SH
Yoshiko
Against Against
Maeda Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/23/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J39315106
Ticker: 1824
Primary ISIN: JP3861200008
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 20
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Maeda, Soji Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Nakanishi, Takao Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Maeda Corp.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.3
Elect Director Sekimoto, Shogo
Mgmt
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Kondo, Seiichi Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Kibe, Kazunari Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Okawa, Naoya Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Hatakama, Yuji Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Dobashi, Akio Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Makuta, Hideo Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Murayama, Rie Mgmt For For
2.11 Elect Director Takagi, Atsushi Mgmt For For
Miraca Holdings, Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/23/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J4352B101
Ticker: 4544
Primary ISIN: JP3822000000
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Amend Articles to Change Company Name -
Amend Business Lines - Limit Rights of
Odd-Lot Holders - Clarify Director Authority
on Shareholder Meetings - Clarify Director
Authority on Board Meetings - Indemnify
Directors
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Takeuchi, Shigekazu Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Nomination Committee: A vote against is warranted due to an executive being a member of the nomination
committee. We consider it important for the nomination committee to be able to discuss and act on sensitive areas without an
executive in attendance.
2.2 Elect Director Watanabe, Masaya Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Kitamura, Naoki Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Aoyama, Shigehiro Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Amano, Futomichi Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Ito, Ryoji Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Matsuno, Eriko Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Yamauchi, Susumu Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/23/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J45013133
Ticker: 9104
Primary ISIN: JP3362700001
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 35
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Ikeda, Junichiro Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Hashimoto, Takeshi Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Ono, Akihiko Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Maruyama, Takashi Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Tanaka, Toshiaki Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Fujii, Hideto Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.7 Elect Director Katsu, Etsuko Mgmt For
For
2.8 Elect Director Onishi, Masaru Mgmt For
For
3 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Toda, Mgmt
Atsuji
For
For
4 Approve Stock Option Plan Mgmt For
For
Nippo Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/23/2020 Country: Japan
Primary Security ID: J5192P101
Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: 1881
Primary ISIN: JP3750200002
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 60
Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Nippo Corp.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.1 Elect Director Iwata, Hiromi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Yoshikawa, Yoshikazu Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Arishige, Satoshi Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Miyazaki, Masahiro Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Hashimoto, Yuji Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Numajiri, Osamu Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Kimura, Tsutomu Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.8 Elect Director Ueda, Muneaki Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Kashihara, Takashi
Mgmt
For
For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Ito, Shoichiro
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/23/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J59396101
Ticker: 9432
Primary ISIN: JP3735400008
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 47.5
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Shinohara, Hiromichi Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Sawada, Jun Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Shimada, Akira Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Shibutani, Naoki Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Shirai, Katsuhiko Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Sakakibara, Sadayuki Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.7 Elect Director Sakamura, Ken Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Takegawa, Keiko
Mgmt
For
For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Takahashi, Kanae
Mgmt
For
For
Nomura Holdings, Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/23/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J58646100
Ticker: 8604
Primary ISIN: JP3762600009
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Nagai, Koji Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Nomination Committee: A vote against is warranted due to an executive being a member of the nomination
committee. We consider it important for the nomination committee to be able to discuss and act on sensitive areas without an
executive in attendance.
1.2 Elect Director Okuda, Kentaro Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Morita, Toshio Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Miyashita, Hisato Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Kimura, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Ishimura, Kazuhiko Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Shimazaki, Noriaki Mgmt For For
1.8 Elect Director Sono, Mari Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
1.9 Elect Director Michael Lim Choo San Mgmt For For
1.10 Elect Director Laura Simone Unger
Mgmt
For
For
Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/23/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J5893B104
Ticker: 3231
Primary ISIN: JP3762900003
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Amend Articles to Amend Provisions on
Number of Directors
Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Board size: A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the size of the board. LGIM considers board
effectiveness is optimised when the board is not unduly large.
2.1 Elect Director Yoshikawa, Atsushi Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Kutsukake, Eiji Mgmt For
For
2.3 Elect Director Miyajima, Seiichi Mgmt For
For
2.4 Elect Director Seki, Toshiaki Mgmt For
For
2.5 Elect Director Haga, Makoto Mgmt For
For
2.6 Elect Director Higashi, Tetsuro Mgmt For
For
2.7 Elect Director Nagamatsu, Shoichi Mgmt For
For
3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Mgmt
Takahashi, Tetsu
For
For
4 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors Mgmt
Who Are Audit Committee Members
For
For
OMRON Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/23/2020 Country: Japan
Primary Security ID: J61374120
Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: 6645
Primary ISIN: JP3197800000
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 42
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Tateishi, Fumio Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Yamada, Yoshihito Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Miyata, Kiichiro Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Nitto, Koji Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Ando, Satoshi Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Kobayashi, Eizo Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Kamigama, Takehiro Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
OMRON Corp.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.8 Elect Director Kobayashi, Izumi Mgmt For For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Uchiyama, Hideyo
Mgmt
For
For
4 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor
Watanabe, Toru
Mgmt
For
For
Paltac Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/23/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J6349W106
Ticker: 8283
Primary ISIN: JP3782200004
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1
Elect Director Mikita, Kunio
Mgmt
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Kasutani, Seiichi Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Noma, Masahiro Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Moriya, Akiyoshi Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Shimada, Masaharu Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Yogo, Katsutoshi Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Oishi, Kaori Mgmt For For
1.8 Elect Director Asada, Katsumi Mgmt For For
2.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kanaoka, Yukihiro Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
2.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kotera, Yohei Mgmt For For
Sawai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/23/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J69811107
Ticker: 4555
Primary ISIN: JP3323050009
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Sawai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 65
Mgmt For For
2
3.1
Amend Articles to Clarify Provisions on
Alternate Statutory Auditors
Elect Director Sawai, Mitsuo
Mgmt
Mgmt
For
For
For
For
3.2 Elect Director Sawai, Kenzo
Mgmt
For
For
3.3 Elect Director Sueyoshi, Kazuhiko
Mgmt
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Terashima, Toru
Mgmt
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Ohara, Masatoshi
Mgmt
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Todo, Naomi
Mgmt
For
For
4
5.1
5.2
Appoint Statutory Auditor Tomohiro,
Takanobu
Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Somi,
Satoshi
Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor
Nishimura, Yoshitsugu
Mgmt
Mgmt
Mgmt
For
For
For
For
For
For
SCSK Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/23/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J70081104
Ticker: 9719
Primary ISIN: JP3400400002
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Tabuchi, Masao Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
1.2 Elect Director Tanihara, Toru Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Fukunaga, Tetsuya Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Kato, Kei Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Tamura, Tatsuro Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
SCSK Corp.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.6 Elect Director Haga, Bin Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Matsuda, Kiyoto
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Shiraishi, Kazuko
Mgmt For For
Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/23/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J70703137
Ticker: 4204
Primary ISIN: JP3419400001
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 23
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Koge, Teiji Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Kato, Keita Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Hirai, Yoshiyuki Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Kamiyoshi, Toshiyuki Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Kamiwaki, Futoshi Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Taketomo, Hiroyuki Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Shimizu, Ikusuke Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Kase, Yutaka Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Oeda, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Ishikura, Yoko Mgmt For For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Fukunaga,
Toshitaka
Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Shionogi & Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/23/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J74229105
Ticker: 4507
Primary ISIN: JP3347200002
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 53
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Teshirogi, Isao Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Sawada, Takuko Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Ando, Keiichi
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.4 Elect Director Ozaki, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Takatsuki, Fumi Mgmt For For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kato, Ikuo Mgmt For For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Okuhara, Shuichi Mgmt For For
Sony Financial Holdings, Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/23/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J76337104
Ticker: 8729
Primary ISIN: JP3435350008
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 70
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Oka, Masashi Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Kiyomiya, Hiroaki Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Tsubota, Hiroyuki Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Totoki, Hiroki Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Kambe, Shiro Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Matsuoka, Naomi Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Kuniya, Shiro Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Sony Financial Holdings, Inc.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.8 Elect Director Ito, Takatoshi Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Ikeuchi, Shogo
Mgmt
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Takahashi, Kaoru
Mgmt
For
For
3 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Saegusa,
Takaharu
Mgmt
For
For
Subaru Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/23/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J7676H100
Ticker: 7270
Primary ISIN: JP3814800003
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 28
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Yoshinaga, Yasuyuki Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Nakamura, Tomomi Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Hosoya, Kazuo Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Okada, Toshiaki Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Kato, Yoichi Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Onuki, Tetsuo Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Abe, Yasuyuki Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Yago, Natsunosuke Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Doi, Miwako Mgmt For For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Tsutsumi, Hiromi Mgmt For For
4 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Ryu,
Hirohisa
Mgmt For For
Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/23/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J10542116
Ticker: 4506
Primary ISIN: JP3495000006
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 14
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Tada, Masayo Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Nomura, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Odagiri, Hitoshi Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Kimura, Toru Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Ikeda, Yoshiharu Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Atomi, Yutaka Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Arai, Saeko Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Endo, Nobuhiro Mgmt For For
Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/23/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J77454122
Ticker: 1911
Primary ISIN: JP3409800004
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 20
Mgmt For For
2
3.1
Amend Articles to Reduce Directors' Term -
Change Fiscal Year End
Elect Director Ichikawa, Akira
Mgmt
Mgmt
For
For
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
3.2 Elect Director Mitsuyoshi, Toshiro Mgmt For For
3.3 Elect Director Sasabe, Shigeru Mgmt For For
3.4 Elect Director Sato, Tatsuru Mgmt For For
3.5 Elect Director Kawata, Tatsumi Mgmt For For
3.6 Elect Director Kawamura, Atsushi Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
3.7 Elect Director Hirakawa, Junko Mgmt For For
3.8 Elect Director Yamashita, Izumi
Mgmt
For
For
4.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Fukuda, Akihisa
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
4.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Minagawa,
Yoshitsugu
Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
5 Approve Annual Bonus Mgmt For For
Takara Bio Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/23/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J805A2106
Ticker: 4974
Primary ISIN: JP3460200003
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 8
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Omiya, Hisashi Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Nakao, Koichi Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Matsuzaki, Shuichiro Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Mineno, Junichi Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Kimura, Masanobu Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Miyamura, Tsuyoshi Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Kawashima, Nobuko Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Kimura, Kazuko Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Matsumura, Noriomi Mgmt For For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kamada, Kunihiko Mgmt For For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Himeiwa, Yasuo Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
TDK Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/23/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J82141136
Ticker: 6762
Primary ISIN: JP3538800008
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 90
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Ishiguro, Shigenao Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Yamanishi, Tetsuji Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Sumita, Makoto
Mgmt
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Osaka, Seiji
Mgmt
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Ishimura, Kazuhiko
Mgmt
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Yagi, Kazunori
Mgmt
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Nakayama, Kozue
Mgmt
For
For
3 Approve Restricted Stock Plan and
Performance Share Plan
4 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Statutory
Auditors
Mgmt
Mgmt
For
For
For
For
Tobu Railway Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/23/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J84162148
Ticker: 9001
Primary ISIN: JP3597800006
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 20
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Nezu, Yoshizumi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Miwa, Hiroaki Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Sekiguchi, Koichi
Mgmt
For
For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Tobu Railway Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.4
Elect Director Ojiro, Akihiro
Mgmt
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Onodera, Toshiaki Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Yamamoto, Tsutomu Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Shibata, Mitsuyoshi Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Ando, Takaharu Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Yokota, Yoshimi Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Shigeta, Atsushi Mgmt For For
2.11 Elect Director Yagasaki, Noriko Mgmt For For
2.12 Elect Director Yanagi, Masanori Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Nakajima, Naotaka Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Mogi, Yuzaburo Mgmt For For
3.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Otsuka, Hiroya
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
3.4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Fukuda, Shuji Mgmt For For
3.5 Appoint Statutory Auditor Hayashi, Nobuhide
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
4 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors Mgmt For For
Tokyo Electron Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/23/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J86957115
Ticker: 8035
Primary ISIN: JP3571400005
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Tsuneishi, Tetsuo Mgmt For Against
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Tokyo Electron Ltd.
Proposal
Number Proposal Text
Vote
Instruction Proponent Mgmt Rec
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
1.2 Elect Director Kawai, Toshiki Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Sasaki, Sadao Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Nunokawa, Yoshikazu Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Nagakubo, Tatsuya Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Sunohara, Kiyoshi Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Ikeda, Seisu Mgmt For For
1.8 Elect Director Mitano, Yoshinobu Mgmt For For
1.9 Elect Director Charles D Lake II Mgmt For For
1.10 Elect Director Sasaki, Michio Mgmt For For
1.11 Elect Director Eda, Makiko Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Hama, Masataka Mgmt For For
2.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Miura, Ryota Mgmt For For
3 Approve Annual Bonus Mgmt For For
4 Approve Deep Discount Stock Option Plan Mgmt For For
5 Approve Deep Discount Stock Option Plan Mgmt For For
6 Approve Trust-Type Equity Compensation
Plan
Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Performance related auditor remuneration: A vote against is applied to due the outside directors/statutory
auditor receiving performance-related pay.
Toray Industries, Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/23/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J89494116
Ticker: 3402
Primary ISIN: JP3621000003
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 8
Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Toray Industries, Inc.
Proposal
Number Proposal Text
Vote
Instruction Proponent Mgmt Rec
2.1 Elect Director Nikkaku, Akihiro
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.Diversity: A vote against is applied due to
the lack of meaningful diversity on the board.
2.2 Elect Director Abe, Koichi Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Deguchi, Yukichi Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Oya, Mitsuo Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Adachi, Kazuyuki Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Hagiwara, Satoru Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Yoshinaga, Minoru Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Okamoto, Masahiko Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Ito, Kunio Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Noyori, Ryoji Mgmt For For
2.11 Elect Director Kaminaga, Susumu Mgmt For For
2.12 Elect Director Futagawa, Kazuo Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Fukasawa, Toru Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
4 Approve Annual Bonus Mgmt For For
5 Amend Articles to Disclose Listed Subsidiary SH
Management in Corporate Governance Report
Against
Against
Toyota Tsusho Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/23/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J92719111
Ticker: 8015
Primary ISIN: JP3635000007
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 50
Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Toyota Tsusho Corp.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
2.1
Elect Director Karube, Jun
Mgmt
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Kashitani, Ichiro Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Yanase, Hideki Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Kondo, Takahiro Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Fujisawa, Kumi Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Komoto, Kunihito Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Didier Leroy Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.8 Elect Director Inoue, Yukari Mgmt For For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Miyazaki, Kazumasa
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Toyoda, Shuhei Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
3.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kuwano, Yuichiro Mgmt
4 Approve Annual Bonus Mgmt
5 Approve Restricted Stock Plan Mgmt
6 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors Mgmt
For
For
For
For
For
For
For
For
USS Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/23/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J9446Z105
Ticker: 4732
Primary ISIN: JP3944130008
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 29.8
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Ando, Yukihiro Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Seta, Dai Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Yamanaka, Masafumi
Mgmt
For
For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
USS Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.4
Elect Director Akase, Masayuki
Mgmt
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Ikeda, Hiromitsu Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Tamura, Hitoshi Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Kato, Akihiko Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Takagi, Nobuko Mgmt For For
West Japan Railway Co.
Meeting Date: 06/23/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J95094108
Ticker: 9021
Primary ISIN: JP3659000008
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 87.5
Mgmt For For
2
3.1
Amend Articles to Amend Provisions on
Number of Statutory Auditors
Elect Director Manabe, Seiji
Mgmt
Mgmt
For
For
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
3.2 Elect Director Kijima, Tatsuo Mgmt For For
3.3 Elect Director Saito, Norihiko Mgmt For For
3.4 Elect Director Miyahara, Hideo Mgmt For For
3.5 Elect Director Takagi, Hikaru Mgmt For For
3.6 Elect Director Tsutsui, Yoshinobu Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3.7 Elect Director Nozaki, Haruko Mgmt For For
3.8 Elect Director Hasegawa, Kazuaki Mgmt For For
3.9 Elect Director Ogata, Fumito Mgmt For For
3.10 Elect Director Hirano, Yoshihisa Mgmt For For
3.11 Elect Director Sugioka, Atsushi Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
West Japan Railway Co.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
3.12
Elect Director Kurasaka, Shoji
Mgmt
For
For
3.13 Elect Director Nakamura, Keijiro Mgmt For For
3.14 Elect Director Kawai, Tadashi Mgmt For For
3.15 Elect Director Nakanishi, Yutaka Mgmt For For
4.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Tanaka, Fumio Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
4.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Ogura, Maki Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
4.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Hazama, Emiko Mgmt
5 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Statutory Mgmt
Auditors
Yamaha Corp.
For
For
For
For
Meeting Date: 06/23/2020 Country: Japan
Primary Security ID: J95732103
Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: 7951
Primary ISIN: JP3942600002
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 33
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Nakata, Takuya Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Nomination Committee: A vote against is warranted due to an executive being a member of the nomination
committee. We consider it important for the nomination committee to be able to discuss and act on sensitive areas without an
executive in attendance.
2.2 Elect Director Yamahata, Satoshi Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Nakajima, Yoshimi Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Fukui, Taku Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Hidaka, Yoshihiro Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.6 Elect Director Fujitsuka, Mikio Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Paul Candland
Mgmt
For
For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/23/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J96612114
Ticker: 9064
Primary ISIN: JP3940000007
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Amend Articles to Amend Provisions on
Number of Statutory Auditors
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Yamauchi, Masaki Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Nagao, Yutaka Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Kanda, Haruo
Mgmt
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Shibasaki, Kenichi
Mgmt
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Mori, Masakatsu
Mgmt
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Tokuno, Mariko
Mgmt
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Kobayashi, Yoichi
Mgmt
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Sugata, Shiro
Mgmt
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Kuga, Noriyuki
Mgmt
For
For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Matsuda, Ryuji
Mgmt
For
For
3.2
4
5
Appoint Statutory Auditor Shimoyama,
Yoshihide
Approve Fixed Cash Compensation Ceiling
and Performance-Based Cash Compensation
Ceiling for Directors
Approve Trust-Type Equity Compensation
Plan
Mgmt
Mgmt
Mgmt
For
For
For
For
For
For
Yaoko Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/23/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J96832100
Ticker: 8279
Primary ISIN: JP3930200005
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 35
Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Yaoko Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2 Amend Articles to Authorize Board to
Determine Income Allocation
Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Shareholder rights: A vote against is applied due to the removal of the shareholder right to approve
dividend payments.
3.1 Elect Director Kawano, Yukio Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
3.2 Elect Director Kawano, Sumito Mgmt For For
3.3 Elect Director Kobayashi, Masao Mgmt For For
3.4 Elect Director Kamiike, Masanobu Mgmt For For
3.5 Elect Director Kozawa, Mitsuo Mgmt For For
3.6 Elect Director Ishizuka, Takanori Mgmt For For
3.7 Elect Director Togawa, Shinichi Mgmt For For
3.8 Elect Director Yagihashi, Hiroaki Mgmt For For
3.9 Elect Director Kurokawa, Shigeyuki Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3.10 Elect Director Yano, Asako Mgmt For For
3.11 Elect Director Sakamaki, Hisashi
Mgmt
For
For
4.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Wakabayashi,
Takao
4.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Sato, Yukio
Mgmt
Mgmt
For
For
For
For
4.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Hashimoto,
Katsuhiro
4.4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Ikarashi, Tsuyoshi
Mgmt
Mgmt
For
For
For
For
Z Holdings Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/23/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J9894K105
Ticker: 4689
Primary ISIN: JP3933800009
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Z Holdings Corp.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Kawabe, Kentaro Mgmt For For
1.2 Elect Director Ozawa, Takao
Mgmt
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Oketani, Taku
Mgmt
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Son, Masayoshi
Mgmt
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Miyauchi, Ken
Mgmt
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Fujihara, Kazuhiko
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Idezawa, Takeshi
Mgmt
For
For
2.2 Elect Director Shin, Junho
Mgmt
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Masuda, Jun
Mgmt
For
For
3.1
3.2
3.3
4
Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Hasumi, Maiko
Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Kunihiro, Tadashi
Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Hatoyama, Rehito
Elect Alternate Director and Audit Committee
Member Tobita, Hiroshi
Mgmt
Mgmt
Mgmt
Mgmt
For
For
For
For
For
For
For
For
Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/24/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J00882126
Ticker: 2802
Primary ISIN: JP3119600009
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 16
Mgmt For For
2
3.1
Amend Articles to Remove Some Provisions
on Advisory Positions
Appoint Statutory Auditor Togashi, Yoichiro
Mgmt
Mgmt
For
For
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Tanaka, Shizuo Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
3.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Toki, Atsushi Mgmt For For
3.4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Indo, Mami Mgmt For
For
4 Approve Trust-Type Equity Compensation Mgmt
Plan
For
For
5 Appoint KPMG AZSA LLC as New External Mgmt
Audit Firm
For
For
Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/24/2020 Country: Japan
Primary Security ID: J01176114
Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: 6770
Primary ISIN: JP3126400005
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 10
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Kuriyama, Toshihiro Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Komeya, Nobuhiko Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Kimoto, Takashi Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Endo, Koichi Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Sasao, Yasuo Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Saeki, Tetsuhiro Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Fujie, Naofumi Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Oki, Noriko Mgmt For For
3.1 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Umehara, Junichi
Mgmt For For
3.2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Iida, Takashi
Mgmt For For
3.3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Nakaya, Kazuya
Mgmt For For
3.4 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Toyoshi, Yoko
Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
3.5
4
Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Kobayashi, Toshinori
Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors
Who Are Not Audit Committee Members
Mgmt
Mgmt
For
For
For
For
Aozora Bank Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/24/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J0172K115
Ticker: 8304
Primary ISIN: JP3711200000
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Baba, Shinsuke Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
1.2 Elect Director Tanikawa, Kei Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Akutagawa, Tomomi
Mgmt
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Takeda, Shunsuke
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
1.5 Elect Director Mizuta, Hiroyuki Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
1.6 Elect Director Murakami, Ippei Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Ito, Tomonori Mgmt For For
1.8 Elect Director Yamakoshi, Koji Mgmt For For
2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Inoue, Toraki Mgmt For For
3.1 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Uchida,
Keiichiro
Mgmt For For
3.2 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Mitch R.
Fulscher
Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Asahi Kasei Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/24/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J0242P110
Ticker: 3407
Primary ISIN: JP3111200006
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Kobori, Hideki Mgmt For For
1.2 Elect Director Takayama, Shigeki
Mgmt
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Shibata, Yutaka
Mgmt
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Yoshida, Hiroshi
Mgmt
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Sakamoto, Shuichi
Mgmt
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Kawabata, Fumitoshi
Mgmt
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Shiraishi, Masumi
Mgmt
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Tatsuoka, Tsuneyoshi
Mgmt
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Okamoto, Tsuyoshi
Mgmt
For
For
Azbil Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/24/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J0370G106
Ticker: 6845
Primary ISIN: JP3937200008
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 25
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Sone, Hirozumi Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Yamamoto, Kiyohiro Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Yokota, Takayuki Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Iwasaki, Masato Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Hojo, Yoshimitsu Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Hamada, Kazuyasu Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Tanabe, Katsuhiko Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Ito, Takeshi Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Azbil Corp.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.9 Elect Director Fujiso, Waka Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Nagahama, Mitsuhiro
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.11 Elect Director Anne Ka Tse Hung Mgmt For For
Brother Industries, Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/24/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: 114813108
Ticker: 6448
Primary ISIN: JP3830000000
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1
Elect Director Koike, Toshikazu
Mgmt
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Sasaki, Ichiro Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Ishiguro, Tadashi Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Kawanabe, Tasuku Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Kamiya, Jun Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Tada, Yuichi Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Fukaya, Koichi Mgmt For For
1.8 Elect Director Takeuchi, Keisuke Mgmt For For
1.9 Elect Director Shirai, Aya Mgmt For For
1.10 Elect Director Uchida, Kazunari Mgmt For For
1.11 Elect Director Hidaka, Naoki Mgmt For For
2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Obayashi, Keizo Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
3 Approve Annual Bonus Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
CALBEE, Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/24/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J05190103
Ticker: 2229
Primary ISIN: JP3220580009
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 50
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Ito, Shuji Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Ehara, Makoto Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Kikuchi, Koichi Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Mogi, Yuzaburo Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Takahara, Takahisa Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Fukushima, Atsuko Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Miyauchi, Yoshihiko Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Sylvia Dong Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Oe, Nagako Mgmt For For
4 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Mataichi,
Yoshio
Mgmt For For
5 Approve Annual Bonus Mgmt For For
6 Approve Trust-Type Equity Compensation
Plan
Mgmt For For
Daishi Hokuetsu Financial Group, Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/24/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J10795102
Ticker: 7327
Primary ISIN: JP3483850008
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Sato, Katsuya Mgmt For Against
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Daishi Hokuetsu Financial Group, Inc.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
1.2 Elect Director Namiki, Fujio Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Hasegawa, Satoshi Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Hirokawa, Kazuyoshi Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Watanabe, Takuya Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Takahashi, Makoto Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Ueguri, Michiro Mgmt For For
1.8 Elect Director Shibata, Ken Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Kimura, Yutaka
Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Masuda, Koichi
Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Fukuhara, Hiroshi
Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Oda, Toshizo
Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.5 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Matsumoto, Kazuaki
Mgmt For For
DOWA HOLDINGS Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/24/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J12432225
Ticker: 5714
Primary ISIN: JP3638600001
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Yamada, Masao Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
DOWA HOLDINGS Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number Proposal Text
Vote
Instruction Proponent Mgmt Rec
1.2 Elect Director Sekiguchi, Akira Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Mitsune, Yutaka Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Matsushita, Katsuji Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Kagaya, Susumu Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Kawaguchi, Jun Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Hosoda, Eiji Mgmt For For
1.8 Elect Director Koizumi, Yoshiko Mgmt For For
2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kinoshita, Hiroshi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
3 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Oba,
Koichiro
Mgmt For For
Fukuyama Transporting Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/24/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J16212136
Ticker: 9075
Primary ISIN: JP3806800003
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1
Elect Director Komaru, Shigehiro
Mgmt
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Kumano, Hiroyuki Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Nagahara, Eiju Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Kusaka, Shingo Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Maeda, Miho Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Nonaka, Tomoko Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Yoshida, Yoshinori Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
1.8 Elect Director Tomimura, Kazumitsu Mgmt For For
1.9 Elect Director Shigeda, Toyoei
Mgmt
For
For
1.10 Elect Director Omoto, Takushi
Mgmt
For
For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Fukuyama Transporting Co., Ltd.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Murai, Hiroyuki Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
3 Approve Takeover Defense Plan (Poison Pill) Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Poison Pill: A vote against is applied due to concerns over the Plan not fulfilling LGIM criteria for poison
pills, including insufficient independent Board oversight in the use of such a mechanism.
Gunma Bank, Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/24/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J17766106
Ticker: 8334
Primary ISIN: JP3276400003
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 7
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Saito, Kazuo Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Fukai, Akihiko Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Horie, Nobuyuki Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Yuasa, Yukio Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Inoue, Satoshi Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Irisawa, Hiroyuki Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Muto, Eiji Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Kondo, Jun Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.9 Elect Director Nishikawa, Kuniko Mgmt For For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Koitabashi, Shinya
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Gunma Bank, Ltd.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Tanaka, Makoto Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
3.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kamiya, Yasuo Mgmt For For
4 Approve Restricted Stock Plan
Mgmt
For
For
HOYA Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/24/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J22848105
Ticker: 7741
Primary ISIN: JP3837800006
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1
Elect Director Uchinaga, Yukako
Mgmt
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Urano, Mitsudo Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Takasu, Takeo Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Kaihori, Shuzo Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Yoshihara, Hiroaki Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Suzuki, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
JCR Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/24/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J2810U109
Ticker: 4552
Primary ISIN: JP3701000006
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Ashida, Shin Mgmt For For
1.2 Elect Director Yoshimoto, Hiroshi
Mgmt
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Ashida, Toru
Mgmt
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Sonoda, Hiroyuki
Mgmt
For
For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
JCR Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1.5
Elect Director Mathias Schmidt
Mgmt
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Ishikiriyama, Toshihiro Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Suetsuna, Takashi Mgmt For For
1.8 Elect Director Yoda, Toshihide Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
1.9 Elect Director Hayashi, Yuko Mgmt For For
2 Approve Deep Discount Stock Option Plan
Mgmt
For
For
Kinden Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/24/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J33093105
Ticker: 1944
Primary ISIN: JP3263000006
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 17
Mgmt For For
2 Approve Annual Bonus Mgmt For For
3.1 Elect Director Ikoma, Masao Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
3.2 Elect Director Maeda, Yukikazu Mgmt For For
3.3 Elect Director Uesaka, Takao Mgmt For For
3.4 Elect Director Yukawa, Hidehiko Mgmt For For
3.5 Elect Director Amisaki, Masaya Mgmt For For
3.6 Elect Director Hayashi, Hiroyuki Mgmt For For
3.7 Elect Director Tanaka, Hideo Mgmt For For
3.8 Elect Director Nishimura, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
3.9 Elect Director Sato, Moriyoshi Mgmt For For
3.10 Elect Director Yoshida, Harunori Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Kinden Corp.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
3.11 Elect Director Toriyama, Hanroku Mgmt For For
3.12 Elect Director Takamatsu, Keiji
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3.13 Elect Director Morikawa, Keizo Mgmt For For
4.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Mizumoto, Mgmt
Masataka
For
For
4.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Sakata, Nobuhiro Mgmt For
For
4.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Yoshioka, Masami Mgmt For
For
4.4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kamakura, Mgmt
Toshimitsu
For
For
4.5 Appoint Statutory Auditor Osa, Isamu Mgmt For
For
Kobe Steel, Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/24/2020 Country: Japan
Primary Security ID: J34555250
Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: 5406
Primary ISIN: JP3289800009
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Yamaguchi, Mitsugu Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.Board size: A vote against is applied due to
concerns regarding the size of the board. LGIM considers board effectiveness is optimised when the board is not unduly large.
1.2 Elect Director Koshiishi, Fusaki Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Shibata, Koichiro Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Kitagawa, Jiro Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Katsukawa, Yoshihiko Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Kitabata, Takao Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Bamba, Hiroyuki Mgmt For For
1.8 Elect Director Ito, Yumiko Mgmt For For
1.9 Elect Director Mizuguchi, Makoto Mgmt For For
1.10 Elect Director Morisaki, Kazuto Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Kobe Steel, Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.11
Elect Director Nagara, Hajime
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Ishikawa, Hiroshi
Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Tsushima, Yasushi
Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Miyata, Yoshiiku
Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Miura, Kunio
Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Kono, Masaaki
Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3 Elect Alternate Director and Audit Committee
Member Shioji, Hiromi
Mgmt For For
Kyowa Exeo Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/24/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J38232104
Ticker: 1951
Primary ISIN: JP3254200003
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 40
Mgmt
For
For
2 Amend Articles to Amend Business Lines Mgmt For For
3.1 Elect Director Mino, Koichi Mgmt For For
3.2 Elect Director Asano, Kenji Mgmt For For
3.3 Elect Director Mochizuki, Tatsushi Mgmt For For
4.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Aramaki, Tomoko Mgmt For For
4.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Sakuyama, Yuki Mgmt For For
4.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Yamada,
Shinnosuke
Mgmt For For
5 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor
Takahashi, Kimiko
Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/24/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J40046104
Ticker: 5463
Primary ISIN: JP3871200006
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Suzuki, Hiroyuki Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
1.2 Elect Director Yoshimura, Yoshinori Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Horikawa, Daiji Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Kadono, Minoru Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Nakano, Kenjiro Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
1.6 Elect Director Ushino, Kenichiro Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
1.7 Elect Director Fujioka, Yuka Mgmt For For
Mazda Motor Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/24/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J41551110
Ticker: 7261
Primary ISIN: JP3868400007
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 20
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Kogai, Masamichi Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Marumoto, Akira Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Fujiwara, Kiyoshi Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Shobuda, Kiyotaka Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Mazda Motor Corp.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.5
Elect Director Ono, Mitsuru
Mgmt
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Koga, Akira Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Moro, Masahiro Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Sato, Kiyoshi Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Ogawa, Michiko Mgmt For For
Mebuki Financial Group, Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/24/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J4248A101
Ticker: 7167
Primary ISIN: JP3117700009
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1
Elect Director Sasajima, Ritsuo
Mgmt
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Shimizu, Kazuyuki Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Nishino, Hidebumi Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Naito, Yoshihiro Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Akino, Tetsuya Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Ono, Hiromichi Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Shu, Yoshimi Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Murashima, Eiji
Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Ono, Kunihiro
Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Kawamata, Satoru
Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Nagasawa, Toru
Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Shimizu, Takashi
Mgmt For For
3 Elect Alternate Director and Audit Committee
Member Shinozaki, Kazunori
Mgmt For For
4 Approve Restricted Stock Plan Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
MEGMILK SNOW BRAND Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/24/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J41966102
Ticker: 2270
Primary ISIN: JP3947800003
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1
Elect Director Nishio, Keiji
Mgmt
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Nishibaba, Shigeru Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Motoi, Hideki Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Itabashi, Toshio Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Inoue, Takehiko Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Anan, Hisa Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Kosaka, Shinya
Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Nishikawa, Ikuo
Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Hattori, Akito
Mgmt For For
3.1 Elect Alternate Director and Audit Committee
Member Omori, Setsuya
Mgmt For For
3.2 Elect Alternate Director and Audit Committee
Member Manabe, Tomohiko
Mgmt For For
4 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors
Who Are Not Audit Committee Members
Mgmt For For
5 Approve Trust-Type Equity Compensation
Plan
Mgmt For For
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/24/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J44046100
Ticker: 4188
Primary ISIN: JP3897700005
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Kobayashi, Yoshimitsu Mgmt For Against
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
Blended Rationale: Nomination Committee: A vote against is warranted due to an executive being a member of the nomination
committee. We consider it important for the nomination committee to be able to discuss and act on sensitive areas without an
executive in attendance.
1.2 Elect Director Ochi, Hitoshi Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Date, Hidefumi Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Fujiwara, Ken Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Glenn H. Fredrickson Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Kobayashi, Shigeru Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Katayama, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
1.8 Elect Director Kunii, Hideko Mgmt For For
1.9 Elect Director Hashimoto, Takayuki Mgmt For For
1.10 Elect Director Hodo, Chikatomo Mgmt For For
1.11 Elect Director Kikuchi, Kiyomi Mgmt For For
1.12 Elect Director Yamada, Tatsumi Mgmt For For
Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/24/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J4706D100
Ticker: 8593
Primary ISIN: JP3499800005
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Shiraishi, Tadashi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
1.2 Elect Director Yanai, Takahiro Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Urabe, Toshimitsu Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Nonoguchi, Tsuyoshi Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Shimoyama, Yoichi Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Minoura, Teruyuki Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.7 Elect Director Haigo, Toshio Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
1.8 Elect Director Icho, Mitsumasa Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
1.9 Elect Director Hayashi, Naomi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Suzuki, Naohito Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
2.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kaneko, Hiroko Mgmt For For
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/24/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J4466L136
Ticker: 4183
Primary ISIN: JP3888300005
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 50
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Tannowa, Tsutomu Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Hashimoto, Osamu Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Matsuo, Hideki Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Shimogori, Takayoshi Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Nakajima, Hajime Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Kuroda, Yukiko Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Bada, Hajime Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Yoshimaru, Yukiko Mgmt For For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kubo, Masaharu Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
Meeting Date: 06/24/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J49119100
Ticker: 5334
Primary ISIN: JP3738600000
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Odo, Shinichi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
1.2 Elect Director Kawai, Takeshi Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Matsui, Toru Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Kato, Mikihiko Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Kojima, Takio Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Isobe, Kenji Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Maeda, Hiroyuki Mgmt For For
1.8 Elect Director Otaki, Morihiko Mgmt For For
1.9 Elect Director Yasui, Kanemaru Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
1.10 Elect Director Mackenzie Donald Clugston Mgmt For
For
1.11 Elect Director Doi, Miwako Mgmt For
For
2 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Ando, Mgmt
Toshihiro
For
For
Nichirei Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/24/2020 Country: Japan
Primary Security ID: J49764145
Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: 2871
Primary ISIN: JP3665200006
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 21
Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Nichirei Corp.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.1 Elect Director Otani, Kunio Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Okushi, Kenya Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Taguchi, Takumi Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Kaneko, Yoshifumi Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Kawasaki, Junji Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Umezawa, Kazuhiko Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Takenaga, Masahiko Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Uzawa, Shizuka Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Wanibuchi, Mieko Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Shoji, Kuniko Mgmt For For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Asahina, Kiyoshi Mgmt For For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kiyota, Muneaki Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
Nippon Steel Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/24/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J55678106
Ticker: 5401
Primary ISIN: JP3381000003
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Amend Articles to Adopt Board Structure with
Audit Committee - Amend Provisions on
Number of Directors - Authorize Directors to
Execute Day to Day Operations without Full
Board Approval
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Shindo, Kosei Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Board size: A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the size of the board. LGIM considers board
effectiveness is optimised when the board is not unduly large.
2.2 Elect Director Hashimoto, Eiji Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Nippon Steel Corp.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.3
Elect Director Tanimoto, Shinji
Mgmt
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Nakamura, Shinichi Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Miyamoto, Katsuhiro Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Migita, Akio Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Onoyama, Shuhei Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Imai, Tadashi Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Iki, Noriko Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Tomita, Tetsuro Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.11 Elect Director Kitera, Masato Mgmt For For
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.7
4
5
6
Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Matsuno, Masato
Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Furumoto, Shozo
Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Miyoshi, Nobuhiro
Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Obayashi, Hiroshi
Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Makino, Jiro
Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Azuma, Seiichiro
Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Yoshikawa, Hiroshi
Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors
Who Are Not Audit Committee Members
Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors
Who Are Audit Committee Members
Amend Articles to Change Company Name
Mgmt
Mgmt
Mgmt
Mgmt
Mgmt
Mgmt
Mgmt
Mgmt
Mgmt
SH
For
For
For
For
For
For
For
For
For
Against
For
For
For
For
For
For
For
For
For
Against
7 Amend Articles to Limit Board of Directors to SH
6 with Equal Number from Each of Two
Partners to a 2012 Merger
Against
Against
Nissan Shatai Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/24/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J57289100
Ticker: 7222
Primary ISIN: JP3672000001
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Nissan Shatai Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 6.5
Mgmt For For
2 Elect Director Yoshimura, Haruhiko Mgmt For For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Hamaji, Toshikatsu Mgmt For For
4 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Ito,
Tomonori
Mgmt
For
For
Obayashi Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/24/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J59826107
Ticker: 1802
Primary ISIN: JP3190000004
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 16
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Obayashi, Takeo Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Hasuwa, Kenji Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Ura, Shingo Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Sato, Takehito Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Kotera, Yasuo Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Murata, Toshihiko Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Sato, Toshimi Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Otake, Shinichi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.9 Elect Director Koizumi, Shinichi Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Obayashi Corp.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.10 Elect Director Izumiya, Naoki Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.11 Elect Director Kobayashi, Yoko Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.12 Elect Director Orii, Masako Mgmt For For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Saito, Masahiro
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
PERSOL Holdings Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/24/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J6367Q106
Ticker: 2181
Primary ISIN: JP3547670004
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 15
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Mizuta, Masamichi Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Wada, Takao Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Takahashi, Hirotoshi Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Tamakoshi, Ryosuke Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.5 Elect Director Nishiguchi, Naohiro Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Yamauchi, Masaki Mgmt For For
3.1 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Enomoto, Chisa
Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3.2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Tomoda, Kazuhiko
Mgmt For For
4 Elect Alternate Director and Audit Committee
Member Tsukamoto, Hideo
Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
PERSOL Holdings Co., Ltd. Proposal
Number Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
5 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors
Who Are Not Audit Committee Members
Mgmt
For
For
6 Approve Trust-Type Equity Compensation
Plan
Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Performance related auditor remuneration: A vote against is applied to due the outside directors/statutory
auditor receiving performance-related pay.
7 Approve Trust-Type Equity Compensation
Plan
Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Performance related auditor remuneration: A vote against is applied to due the outside directors/statutory
auditor receiving performance-related pay.
Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/24/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J68467109
Ticker: 4536
Primary ISIN: JP3336000009
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 14
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Kurokawa, Akira Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Taniuchi, Shigeo Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Ito, Takeshi
Mgmt
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Oishi, Kanoko
Mgmt
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Shintaku, Yutaro
Mgmt
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Minakawa, Kunihito
Mgmt
For
For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Isaka, Hiroshi
Mgmt
For
For
Sanwa Holdings Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/24/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J6858G104
Ticker: 5929
Primary ISIN: JP3344400001
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Sanwa Holdings Corp.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 17
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Takayama, Toshitaka Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Takayama, Yasushi Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Fujisawa, Hiroatsu Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Yamazaki, Hiroyuki Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Takayama, Meiji Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Yokota, Masanaka Mgmt For For
3.1 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Zaima, Teiko
Mgmt For For
3.2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Yonezawa, Tsunekatsu
Mgmt For For
3.3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Gokita, Akira
Mgmt For For
4 Elect Alternate Director and Audit Committee
Member Yokota, Masanaka
Mgmt For For
SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/24/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J6988U114
Ticker: 7735
Primary ISIN: JP3494600004
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 30
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Kakiuchi, Eiji Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Hiroe, Toshio Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Nadahara, Soichi
Mgmt
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Kondo, Yoichi
Mgmt
For
For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.5 Elect Director Ando, Kimito Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Saito, Shigeru
Mgmt
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Yoda, Makoto
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.8 Elect Director Takasu, Hidemi Mgmt For For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Ota, Hirofumi Mgmt For For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kikkawa, Tetsuo Mgmt For For
3.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Yokoyama, Seiji Mgmt For For
4 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Ito,
Tomoyuki
Mgmt For For
Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/24/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J7028D104
Ticker: 6460
Primary ISIN: JP3419050004
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Satomi, Hajime Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
1.2 Elect Director Satomi, Haruki Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Tsurumi, Naoya Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Fukazawa, Koichi Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Yoshizawa, Hideo Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Natsuno, Takeshi Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Katsukawa, Kohei Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
1.8 Elect Director Melanie Brock Mgmt For For
2 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Inaoka,
Kazuaki
Mgmt
For
For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
SoftBank Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/24/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J75963132
Ticker: 9434
Primary ISIN: JP3732000009
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1
Elect Director Son, Masayoshi
Mgmt
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Miyauchi, Ken Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Shimba, Jun Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Imai, Yasuyuki Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Miyakawa, Junichi Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Fujihara, Kazuhiko Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Kawabe, Kentaro Mgmt For For
1.8 Elect Director Horiba, Atsushi Mgmt For For
1.9 Elect Director Kamigama, Takehiro Mgmt For For
1.10 Elect Director Oki, Kazuaki Mgmt For For
1.11 Elect Director Uemura, Kyoko Mgmt For For
2 Approve Restricted Stock Plan Mgmt For For
SOHGO SECURITY SERVICES CO., LTD.
Meeting Date: 06/24/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J7607Z104
Ticker: 2331
Primary ISIN: JP3431900004
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 35.5
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Murai, Atsushi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Aoyama, Yukiyasu Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
SOHGO SECURITY SERVICES CO., LTD.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.3
Elect Director Kayaki, Ikuji
Mgmt
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Hokari, Hirohisa Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Murai, Tsuyoshi Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Nomura, Shigeki Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Suzuki, Motohisa Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Kishimoto, Koji Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Ono, Seiei Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Kadowaki, Hideharu Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.11 Elect Director Ando, Toyoaki Mgmt For For
2.12 Elect Director Suetsugu, Hirotomo
Mgmt
For
For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Nagasawa, Michiko
Mgmt
For
For
Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/24/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J7659R109
Ticker: 9684
Primary ISIN: JP3164630000
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1
Elect Director Matsuda, Yosuke
Mgmt
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Chida, Yukinobu Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Yamamura, Yukihiro Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Nishiura, Yuji Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Ogawa, Masato Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Okamoto, Mitsuko Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Kobayashi, Ryoichi
Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Toyoshima, Tadao
Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Shinji, Hajime
Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
3 Elect Alternate Director and Audit Committee
Member Fujii, Satoshi
Mgmt For For
Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/24/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J76637115
Ticker: 6923
Primary ISIN: JP3399400005
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Kitano, Takanori Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
1.2 Elect Director Hiratsuka, Yutaka Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Tanabe, Toru Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Iino, Katsutoshi Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Yoneya, Mitsuhiro Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Kaizumi, Yasuaki Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Ueda, Keisuke Mgmt For For
1.8 Elect Director Mori, Masakatsu Mgmt For For
1.9 Elect Director Kono, Hirokazu Mgmt For For
1.10 Elect Director Takeda, Yozo Mgmt For For
Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/24/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J77024115
Ticker: 4203
Primary ISIN: JP3409400003
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 30
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Hayashi, Shigeru Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Fujiwara, Kazuhiko Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Inagaki, Masayuki Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Asakuma, Sumitoshi Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Nakamura, Takashi Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Kuwaki, Goichiro Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Kobayashi, Takashi Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Deguchi, Toshihisa Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Abe, Hiroyuki Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Matsuda, Kazuo Mgmt For For
3 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Yufu,
Setsuko
Mgmt For For
Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/24/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J77153120
Ticker: 4005
Primary ISIN: JP3401400001
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Tokura, Masakazu Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
1.2 Elect Director Iwata, Keiichi Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Takeshita, Noriaki
Mgmt
For
For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.4
Elect Director Matsui, Masaki
Mgmt
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Akahori, Kingo Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Ueda, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Niinuma, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
1.8 Elect Director Shigemori, Takashi Mgmt For For
1.9 Elect Director Mito, Nobuaki Mgmt For For
1.10 Elect Director Ikeda, Koichi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
1.11 Elect Director Tomono, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
1.12 Elect Director Ito, Motoshige
Mgmt
For
For
1.13 Elect Director Muraki, Atsuko
Mgmt
For
For
TAISEI Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/24/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J79561148
Ticker: 1801
Primary ISIN: JP3443600006
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 65
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Yamauchi, Takashi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Murata, Yoshiyuki Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Sakurai, Shigeyuki Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Tanaka, Shigeyoshi Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Yaguchi, Norihiko Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Shirakawa, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Aikawa, Yoshiro Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
TAISEI Corp.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
2.8
Elect Director Kimura, Hiroshi
Mgmt
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Nishimura, Atsuko Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Murakami, Takao Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.11 Elect Director Otsuka, Norio Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.12 Elect Director Kokubu, Fumiya Mgmt For For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Sato, Yasuhiro Mgmt For For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Higuchi, Tateshi Mgmt For For
3.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Tashiro, Seishi Mgmt For For
3.4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Ohara, Keiko Mgmt For For
4 Approve Trust-Type Equity Compensation
Plan
Mgmt For For
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/24/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J8129E108
Ticker: 4502
Primary ISIN: JP3463000004
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 90
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Christophe Weber Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Board size: A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the size of the board. LGIM considers board
effectiveness is optimised when the board is not unduly large.
2.2 Elect Director Iwasaki, Masato Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Andrew Plump Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Constantine Saroukos Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Sakane, Masahiro Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Olivier Bohuon Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Jean-Luc Butel Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
2.8
Elect Director Ian Clark
Mgmt
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Fujimori, Yoshiaki Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Steven Gillis Mgmt For For
2.11 Elect Director Kuniya, Shiro Mgmt For For
2.12 Elect Director Shiga, Toshiyuki Mgmt For For
3.1 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Yamanaka, Yasuhiko
Mgmt For For
3.2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Hatsukawa, Koji
Mgmt For For
3.3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Higashi, Emiko
Mgmt For For
3.4 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Michel Orsinger
Mgmt For For
4 Approve Annual Bonus Mgmt For For
5 Elect Shareholder Director and Audit
Committee Member Nominee Ito, Takeshi
SH Against Against
The Japan Steel Works Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/24/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J27743129
Ticker: 5631
Primary ISIN: JP3721400004
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 17.5
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Miyauchi, Naotaka Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Matsuo, Toshio Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Shibata, Takashi Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Deguchi, Junichiro Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Iwamoto, Takashi Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Kikuchi, Hiroki Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Degawa, Sadao Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Nakanishi, Yoshiyuki Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
The Japan Steel Works Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.9 Elect Director Mitsui, Hisao Mgmt For For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Misawa, Hiroshi
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
4 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors Mgmt For For
TIS, Inc. (Japan)
Meeting Date: 06/24/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J8T622102
Ticker: 3626
Primary ISIN: JP3104890003
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 60
Mgmt
For
For
2 Amend Articles to Clarify Director Authority
on Shareholder Meetings - Amend Provisions
on Director Titles
Mgmt For For
3.1 Elect Director Kuwano, Toru Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
3.2 Elect Director Adachi, Masahiko Mgmt For For
3.3 Elect Director Okamoto, Yasushi Mgmt For For
3.4 Elect Director Yanai, Josaku Mgmt For For
3.5 Elect Director Kitaoka, Takayuki Mgmt For For
3.6 Elect Director Shinkai, Akira Mgmt For For
3.7 Elect Director Sano, Koichi Mgmt For For
3.8 Elect Director Tsuchiya, Fumio Mgmt For For
3.9 Elect Director Mizukoshi, Naoko Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
4.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Asano, Tetsuya Mgmt For For
4.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Matsuoka,
Tatsufumi
Mgmt
For
For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
TIS, Inc. (Japan)
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
4.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Funakoshi, Sadahei Mgmt For For
4.4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Ono, Yukio
Mgmt
For
For
4.5 Appoint Statutory Auditor Yamakawa, Akiko
Mgmt
For
For
TOHO GAS Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/24/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J84850114
Ticker: 9533
Primary ISIN: JP3600200004
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 27.5
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Yasui, Koichi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Tominari, Yoshiro Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Niwa, Shinji Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Kodama, Mitsuhiro Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Senda, Shinichi Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Masuda, Nobuyuki Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Miyahara, Koji Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Hattori, Tetsuo Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.9 Elect Director Hamada, Michiyo Mgmt For For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Ikeda, Keiko
Mgmt
For
For
4 Approve Annual Bonus
Mgmt
For
For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Tokuyama Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/24/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J86506110
Ticker: 4043
Primary ISIN: JP3625000009
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 35
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Yokota, Hiroshi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Adachi, Hideki
2.3 Elect Director Sugimura, Hideo
2.4 Elect Director Nomura, Hiroshi
2.5 Elect Director Iwasaki, Fumiaki
Mgmt
Mgmt
Mgmt
Mgmt
For
For
For
For
For
For
For
For
TOTO Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/24/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J90268103
Ticker: 5332
Primary ISIN: JP3596200000
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Kitamura, Madoka Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
1.2 Elect Director Kiyota, Noriaki Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Shirakawa, Satoshi Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Abe, Soichi Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Hayashi, Ryosuke Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Taguchi, Tomoyuki Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Tamura, Shinya Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
TOTO Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.8
Elect Director Kuga, Toshiya
Mgmt
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Shimizu, Takayuki Mgmt For For
1.10 Elect Director Shimono, Masatsugu Mgmt For For
1.11 Elect Director Tsuda, Junji Mgmt For For
1.12 Elect Director Yamauchi, Shigenori Mgmt For For
2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Inoue, Shigeki Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
Toyobo Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/24/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J90741133
Ticker: 3101
Primary ISIN: JP3619800000
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 40
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Narahara, Seiji Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Watanabe, Masaru Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Takeuchi, Ikuo Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Otsuki, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Araki, Yoshio Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Shirai, Masakatsu Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Nakamura, Masaru Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Isogai, Takafumi Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Sakuragi, Kimie Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Harima, Masaaki Mgmt For For
3 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Satoi,
Yoshinori
Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/24/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J95468120
Ticker: 2267
Primary ISIN: JP3931600005
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Negishi, Takashige Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
1.2 Elect Director Narita, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Wakabayashi, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Ishikawa, Fumiyasu Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Ito, Masanori Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Doi, Akifumi Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Hayashida, Tetsuya Mgmt For For
1.8 Elect Director Hirano, Susumu Mgmt For For
1.9 Elect Director Imada, Masao Mgmt For For
1.10 Elect Director Richard Hall Mgmt For For
1.11 Elect Director Yasuda, Ryuji Mgmt For For
1.12 Elect Director Fukuoka, Masayuki Mgmt For For
1.13 Elect Director Maeda, Norihito Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
1.14 Elect Director Pascal Yves De Petrini Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
1.15 Elect Director Tobe, Naoko Mgmt For For
2.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Yamakami, Hiroshi
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
2.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Tanigawa, Seijuro Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Tezuka, Seno Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
2.4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kawana, Hideyuki Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
2.5 Appoint Statutory Auditor Machida, Emi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
Yokogawa Electric Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/24/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J97272124
Ticker: 6841
Primary ISIN: JP3955000009
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 17
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Nishijima, Takashi Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Nara, Hitoshi Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Anabuki, Junichi Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Dai, Yu Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Uji, Noritaka Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Seki, Nobuo Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Sugata, Shiro Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Uchida, Akira Mgmt For For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Watanabe, Hajime Mgmt For For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Ono, Masaru Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Advantest Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J00210104
Ticker: 6857
Primary ISIN: JP3122400009
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Yoshida, Yoshiaki Mgmt For For
1.2 Elect Director Karatsu, Osamu
Mgmt
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Urabe, Toshimitsu
Mgmt
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Nicholas Benes
Mgmt
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Tsukakoshi, Soichi
Mgmt
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Fujita, Atsushi
Mgmt
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Tsukui, Koichi
Mgmt
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Douglas Lefever
Mgmt
For
For
2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Sumida, Sayaka
Mgmt
For
For
Alfresa Holdings Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J0109X107
Ticker: 2784
Primary ISIN: JP3126340003
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Kubo, Taizo Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
1.2 Elect Director Arakawa, Ryuji Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Izumi, Yasuki Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Kishida, Seiichi Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Katsuki, Hisashi Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Shimada, Koichi Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Alfresa Holdings Corp.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.7 Elect Director Fukujin, Yusuke Mgmt For For
1.8 Elect Director Yatsurugi, Yoichiro
Mgmt
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Hara, Takashi
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
1.10 Elect Director Kinoshita, Manabu Mgmt For For
1.11 Elect Director Takeuchi, Toshie
Mgmt
For
For
2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Ozaki, Masakazu
Mgmt
For
For
AMADA Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J01218106
Ticker: 6113
Primary ISIN: JP3122800000
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 24
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Isobe, Tsutomu Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Kurihara, Toshinori Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Fukui, Yukihiro Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Miwa, Kazuhiko Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Okamoto, Mitsuo Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Mazuka, Michiyoshi Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Chino, Toshitake Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Miyoshi, Hidekazu Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Murata,
Makoto
Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Anritsu Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J01554104
Ticker: 6754
Primary ISIN: JP3128800004
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 20
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Hamada, Hirokazu Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Kubota, Akifumi Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Niimi, Masumi
Mgmt
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Shima, Takeshi
Mgmt
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Seki, Takaya
Mgmt
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Aoki, Kazuyoshi
Mgmt
For
For
3 Elect Alternate Director and Audit Committee
Member Ueda, Nozomi
4 Approve Annual Bonus
Mgmt
Mgmt
For
For
For
For
Benefit One Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J0447X108
Ticker: 2412
Primary ISIN: JP3835630009
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Fukasawa, Junko Mgmt For For
1.2 Elect Director Shiraishi, Norio
Mgmt
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Tanaka, Hideyo
Mgmt
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Ozaki, Kenji
Mgmt
For
For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J06510101
Ticker: 9502
Primary ISIN: JP3526600006
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 25
Mgmt For For
2 Amend Articles to Amend Business Lines Mgmt For For
3.1 Elect Director Katsuno, Satoru Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
3.2 Elect Director Hayashi, Kingo Mgmt For For
3.3 Elect Director Kurata, Chiyoji Mgmt For For
3.4 Elect Director Hiraiwa, Yoshiro Mgmt For For
3.5 Elect Director Mizutani, Hitoshi Mgmt For For
3.6 Elect Director Otani, Shinya Mgmt For For
3.7 Elect Director Hashimoto, Takayuki Mgmt For For
3.8 Elect Director Shimao, Tadashi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3.9 Elect Director Kurihara, Mitsue Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
4.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kataoka, Akinori Mgmt For For
4.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Nagatomi, Fumiko Mgmt For For
4.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Takada, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
5 Amend Articles to Exit from Nuclear Power
Generation Business
SH Against Against
6 Amend Articles to Prohibit Financial Support
to Japan Atomic Power Company
SH Against Against
7 Amend Articles to Terminate Contracts to
Purchase Electricity Generated with Nuclear
Power from Other Companies
SH Against Against
8 Amend Articles to Ban Reprocessing of Spent
Nuclear Fuels
SH Against Against
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
9 Amend Articles to Ban Procurement of SH
Electricity Generated with Coal-Fired Power
Against Against
Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J0793Q103
Ticker: 7762
Primary ISIN: JP3352400000
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Sato, Toshihiko Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
1.2 Elect Director Takeuchi, Norio Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Furukawa, Toshiyuki Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Nakajima, Keiichi Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Shirai, Shinji Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Oji, Yoshitaka Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Miyamoto, Yoshiaki Mgmt For For
1.8 Elect Director Terasaka, Fumiaki Mgmt For For
1.9 Elect Director Kuboki, Toshiko Mgmt For For
1.10 Elect Director Osawa, Yoshio Mgmt For For
Cosmo Energy Holdings Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J08906109
Ticker: 5021
Primary ISIN: JP3298000005
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Cosmo Energy Holdings Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 80
Mgmt For For
2
3.1
Amend Articles to Amend Provisions on
Director Titles
Elect Director Kiriyama, Hiroshi
Mgmt
Mgmt
For
For
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
3.2 Elect Director Suzuki, Yasuhiro Mgmt For For
3.3 Elect Director Uematsu, Takayuki Mgmt For For
3.4 Elect Director Yamada, Shigeru Mgmt For For
3.5 Elect Director Sunano, Yoshimitsu Mgmt For For
3.6 Elect Director Saleh Al Mansoori Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3.7 Elect Director Ali Al Dhaheri Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
4 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Mgmt
Mizui, Toshiyuki
For For
5 Elect Alternate Director and Audit Committee Mgmt
Member Wakao, Hideyuki
For
For
Daido Steel Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Primary Security ID: J08778110
Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: 5471
Primary ISIN: JP3491000000
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 15
Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Daido Steel Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.1 Elect Director Shimao, Tadashi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Ishiguro, Takeshi Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Nishimura, Tsukasa Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Shimizu, Tetsuya Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Toshimitsu, Kazuhiro Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Yamashita, Toshiaki Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Kajita, Akihito Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Soma, Shuji Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.9 Elect Director Tanemura, Hitoshi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.10 Elect Director Jimbo, Mutsuko Mgmt For For
3 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Kawabe,
Nobuyasu
Mgmt For For
4 Approve Annual Bonus Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Performance related pay: A vote against is applied to due the outside directors receiving
performance-related pay.
Daiwa Securities Group Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J11718111
Ticker: 8601
Primary ISIN: JP3502200003
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Hibino, Takashi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Nomination Committee: A vote against is warranted due to an executive being a member of the nomination
committee. We consider it important for the nomination committee to be able to discuss and act on sensitive areas without an
executive in attendance.
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Daiwa Securities Group Inc.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1.2 Elect Director Nakata, Seiji Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Nomination Committee: A vote against is warranted due to an executive being a member of the nomination
committee. We consider it important for the nomination committee to be able to discuss and act on sensitive areas without an executive in attendance.
1.3 Elect Director Matsui, Toshihiro Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Tashiro, Keiko Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Ogino, Akihiko Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Hanaoka, Sachiko Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Kawashima, Hiromasa Mgmt For For
1.8 Elect Director Ogasawara, Michiaki Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
1.9 Elect Director Takeuchi, Hirotaka Mgmt For For
1.10 Elect Director Nishikawa, Ikuo Mgmt For For
1.11 Elect Director Kawai, Eriko Mgmt For For
1.12 Elect Director Nishikawa, Katsuyuki Mgmt For For
1.13 Elect Director Iwamoto, Toshio Mgmt For For
Electric Power Development Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J12915104
Ticker: 9513
Primary ISIN: JP3551200003
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 40
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Murayama, Hitoshi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Watanabe, Toshifumi Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Urashima, Akihito
Mgmt
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Onoi, Yoshiki
Mgmt
For
For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Electric Power Development Co., Ltd.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
2.5
Elect Director Minaminosono, Hiromi
Mgmt
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Honda, Makoto Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Sugiyama, Hiroyasu Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Kanno, Hitoshi Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Shimada, Yoshikazu Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Sasatsu, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
2.11 Elect Director Kajitani, Go Mgmt For For
2.12 Elect Director Ito, Tomonori Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.13 Elect Director John Buchanan Mgmt For For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Fukuda, Naori
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
FP Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J13671102
Ticker: 7947
Primary ISIN: JP3167000003
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Sato, Morimasa Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.Board size: A vote against is applied due to
concerns regarding the size of the board. LGIM considers board effectiveness is optimised when the board is not unduly large.
1.2 Elect Director Takahashi, Masanobu Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Nagai, Nobuyuki Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Ikegami, Isao Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Yasuda, Kazuyuki Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Oka, Koji Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Nishimura, Kimiko Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
FP Corp.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1.8
Elect Director Sato, Osamu
Mgmt
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Nagao, Hidetoshi Mgmt For For
1.10 Elect Director Kobayashi, Kenji Mgmt For For
1.11 Elect Director Tawara, Takehiko Mgmt For For
1.12 Elect Director Fukiyama, Iwao Mgmt For For
1.13 Elect Director Ogawa, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Sueyoshi, Takejiro
Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Midorikawa, Masahiro
Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Matsumoto, Shuichi
Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.4
3
Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Otaki, Morihiko
Approve Director Retirement Bonus
Mgmt
Mgmt
For
For
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Poor disclosure: A vote against is applied to due poor disclosure on the amount for which shareholder
approval is sought.Retirement related pay: A vote against is applied to due the outside directors receiving retirement related
payments.
4 Approve Restricted Stock Plan Mgmt For For
Fuji Media Holdings, Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J15477102
Ticker: 4676
Primary ISIN: JP3819400007
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 22
Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Fuji Media Holdings, Inc.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
2 Amend Articles to Amend Business Lines -
Adopt Board Structure with Audit Committee -
Amend Provisions on Number of Directors -
Authorize Directors to Execute Day to Day
Operations without Full Board Approval
Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Board size: A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the size of the board. LGIM considers board
effectiveness is optimised when the board is not unduly large.
3.1 Elect Director Miyauchi, Masaki Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
3.2 Elect Director Kanemitsu, Osamu Mgmt For For
3.3 Elect Director Wagai, Takashi Mgmt For For
3.4 Elect Director Habara, Tsuyoshi Mgmt For For
3.5 Elect Director Shimizu, Kenji Mgmt For For
3.6 Elect Director Hieda, Hisashi Mgmt For For
3.7 Elect Director Endo, Ryunosuke Mgmt For For
3.8 Elect Director Kiyohara, Takehiko Mgmt For For
3.9 Elect Director Shimatani, Yoshishige Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3.10 Elect Director Miki, Akihiro Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
4.1 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Onoe, Kiyoshi
Mgmt For For
4.2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Seta, Hiroshi
Mgmt For For
4.3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Mogi, Yuzaburo
Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
4.4 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Minami, Nobuya
Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
4.5 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Okushima, Takayasu
Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Fuji Media Holdings, Inc.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
5 Elect Alternate Director and Audit Committee
Member Iizuka, Hirohiko
Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
6 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors Mgmt
Who Are Not Audit Committee Members
7 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors Mgmt
Who Are Audit Committee Members
For
For
For
For
GOLDWIN INC.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Primary Security ID: J17472101
Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: 8111
Primary ISIN: JP3306600002
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1
Elect Director Nishida, Akio
Mgmt
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Watanabe, Takao Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Futatsukawa, Kiyoto Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Nishida, Yoshiteru Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Homma, Eiichiro Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Asami, Yasuo Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Suzuki, Masatoshi Mgmt For For
1.8 Elect Director Moriguchi, Yuko Mgmt For For
1.9 Elect Director Akiyama, Rie Mgmt For For
2 Approve Disposal of Treasury Shares for a
Private Placement
Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: A vote AGAINST this proposal is warranted because:- Goldwin fails to provide a convincing justification for
the donation of treasury shares to the Goldwin Nishida Scholarship Foundation, and fails to explain its benefits for common
shareholders.
Hokuriku Electric Power Co.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J22050108
Ticker: 9505
Primary ISIN: JP3845400005
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Hokuriku Electric Power Co.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 10
Mgmt For For
2 Amend Articles to Amend Business Lines Mgmt For For
3.1 Elect Director Ataka, Tateki Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3.2 Elect Director Ishiguro, Nobuhiko Mgmt For For
3.3 Elect Director Onishi, Kenji Mgmt For For
3.4 Elect Director Kanai, Yutaka Mgmt For For
3.5 Elect Director Kawada, Tatsuo Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3.6 Elect Director Kyuwa, Susumu Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
3.7 Elect Director Shiotani, Seisho Mgmt For For
3.8 Elect Director Takagi, Shigeo
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3.9 Elect Director Hirata, Wataru Mgmt For For
3.10 Elect Director Matsuda, Koji Mgmt For For
3.11 Elect Director Mizutani, Kazuhisa Mgmt For For
4.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Akiba, Etsuko Mgmt For For
4.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Ito, Tadaaki Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
4.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Eda, Akitaka Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
4.4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Hosokawa,
Toshihiko
4.5 Appoint Statutory Auditor Mizukami, Yasuhito
Mgmt
Mgmt
For
For
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Hokuriku Electric Power Co.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
5
Amend Articles to Decommission Shika
Nuclear Power Plant
SH
Against
Against
6 Amend Articles to Comprehensively Review
Operations of Nuclear Power Generation
Department
SH Against Against
7 Amend Articles to Withdraw from Nuclear
Fuel Recycling Business
SH Against Against
8 Amend Articles to Add Provision on Proactive
Information Disclosure and Dialogue
SH Against Against
9 Amend Articles to Require Individual
Compensation Disclosure for Directors,
Statutory Auditors and Senior Advisers
SH Against For
Blended Rationale: Remuneration Transparency: A vote for is applied as LGIM supports additional disclosures and transparency
regarding compensation.
10 Amend Articles to Reduce Board Size, Require SH
Female Directors, Abolish Senior Adviser
System, and Prohibit Former Directors from
Serving as Statutory Auditors
Against Against
House Foods Group Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J22680102
Ticker: 2810
Primary ISIN: JP3765400001
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 23
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Urakami, Hiroshi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Matsumoto, Keiji Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Hiroura, Yasukatsu Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Kudo, Masahiko Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Osawa, Yoshiyuki Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Miyaoku, Yoshiyuki Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Yamaguchi, Tatsumi Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
House Foods Group Inc.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.8 Elect Director Kawasaki, Kotaro Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Saito, Kyuzo
Mgmt
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Fujii, Junsuke
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Koike, Akira Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Okajima, Atsuko Mgmt For For
Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J2388K103
Ticker: 5019
Primary ISIN: JP3142500002
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1
Elect Director Kito, Shunichi
Mgmt
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Matsushita, Takashi Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Nibuya, Susumu Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Shindome, Katsuaki Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Hirano, Atsuhiko Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Idemitsu, Masakazu Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Kubohara, Kazunari Mgmt For For
1.8 Elect Director Kikkawa, Takeo Mgmt For For
1.9 Elect Director Mackenzie Clugston Mgmt For For
1.10 Elect Director Otsuka, Norio Mgmt For For
1.11 Elect Director Yasuda, Yuko Mgmt For For
1.12 Elect Director Koshiba, Mitsunobu Mgmt For For
2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Ito, Taigi Mgmt For For
3 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Kai, Junko Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
IHI Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J2398N113
Ticker: 7013
Primary ISIN: JP3134800006
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 20
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Mitsuoka, Tsugio Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Yamada, Takeshi Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Shikina, Tomoharu Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Nagano, Masafumi Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Murakami, Koichi Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Fujiwara, Taketsugu Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Ishimura, Kazuhiko Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Ide, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Kawakami, Takeshi Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Shigegaki, Yasuhiro Mgmt For For
2.11 Elect Director Nakanishi, Yoshiyuki Mgmt For For
2.12 Elect Director Matsuda, Chieko Mgmt For For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Niimura, Takashi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Sekine, Aiko Mgmt For For
Iida Group Holdings Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J23426109
Ticker: 3291
Primary ISIN: JP3131090007
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 31
Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Iida Proposal
Number
Group Holdings Co., Ltd.
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2
Appoint Statutory Auditor Fujita, Koji
Mgmt
For
For
3.1 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Sasaki,
Shinichi
Mgmt For For
3.2 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor
Shimazaki, Makoto
Mgmt For For
Japan Airport Terminal Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J2620N105
Ticker: 9706
Primary ISIN: JP3699400002
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 10
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Takashiro, Isao Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Yokota, Nobuaki Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Suzuki, Hisayasu Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Akahori, Masatoshi Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Onishi, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Yonemoto, Yasuhide Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Tanaka, Kazuhito Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Ishizeki, Kiyoshi Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Tanji, Yasuo Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Harada, Kazuyuki Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.11 Elect Director Ueki, Yoshiharu Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Japan Airport Terminal Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.12 Elect Director Kimura, Keiji Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.13 Elect Director Shibata, Koji Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.14 Elect Director Hachisuka, Kazuyo Mgmt For For
2.15 Elect Director Koyama, Yoko Mgmt For For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Iwai, Koji Mgmt For For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Toda, Naotoshi Mgmt For For
4 Approve Takeover Defense Plan (Poison Pill) Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Poison Pill: A vote against is applied due to concerns over the Plan not fulfilling LGIM criteria for poison
pills, including insufficient independent Board oversight in the use of such a mechanism.
JTEKT Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J2946V104
Ticker: 6473
Primary ISIN: JP3292200007
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 16
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Kaijima, Hiroyuki Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Yamamoto, Katsumi Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Matsumoto, Takumi Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Sano, Makoto Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Kato, Shinji Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Matsuoka, Hirofumi Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Makino, Kazuhisa Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Miyatani, Takao Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.9 Elect Director Okamoto, Iwao Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
JTEKT Corp.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.10 Elect Director Uchiyamada, Takeshi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.11 Elect Director Sato, Kazuhiro Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.12 Elect Director Takahashi, Tomokazu Mgmt For For
2.13 Elect Director Segawa, Haruhiko
Mgmt
For
For
JustSystems Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J28783108
Ticker: 4686
Primary ISIN: JP3388450003
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 5
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Sekinada, Kyotaro Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Tajiki, Masayuki Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Miki, Masayuki
Mgmt
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Kurihara, Manabu
Mgmt
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Kuwayama, Katsuhiko
Mgmt
For
For
3 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor
Wakabayashi, Norio
Mgmt
For
For
JXTG Holdings, Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J29699105
Ticker: 5020
Primary ISIN: JP3386450005
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
JXTG Holdings, Inc.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 11
Mgmt For For
2 Amend Articles to Change Company Name Mgmt For For
3.1 Elect Director Sugimori, Tsutomu Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.Board size: A vote against is applied due to
concerns regarding the size of the board. LGIM considers board effectiveness is optimised when the board is not unduly large.
3.2 Elect Director Ota, Katsuyuki Mgmt For For
3.3 Elect Director Adachi, Hiroji Mgmt For For
3.4 Elect Director Hosoi, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
3.5 Elect Director Murayama, Seiichi Mgmt For For
3.6 Elect Director Yokoi, Yoshikazu Mgmt For For
3.7 Elect Director Iwase, Junichi Mgmt For For
3.8 Elect Director Yatabe, Yasushi Mgmt For For
3.9 Elect Director Ota, Hiroko Mgmt For For
3.10 Elect Director Otsuka, Mutsutake Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3.11 Elect Director Miyata, Yoshiiku Mgmt For For
4.1 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Kato, Hitoshi
Mgmt For For
4.2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Ouchi, Yoshiaki
Mgmt For For
4.3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Nishioka, Seiichiro
Mgmt For For
4.4 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Oka, Toshiko
Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
5 Approve Trust-Type Equity Compensation
Plan
Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Kajima Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J29223120
Ticker: 1812
Primary ISIN: JP3210200006
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 25
Mgmt
For
For
2 Amend Articles to Amend Provisions on
Number of Directors - Reduce Directors' Term
Mgmt For For
3.1 Elect Director Oshimi, Yoshikazu Mgmt For For
3.2 Elect Director Atsumi, Naoki Mgmt For For
3.3 Elect Director Koizumi, Hiroyoshi Mgmt For For
3.4 Elect Director Kayano, Masayasu Mgmt For For
3.5 Elect Director Ishikawa, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
3.6 Elect Director Uchida, Ken Mgmt For For
3.7 Elect Director Hiraizumi, Nobuyuki Mgmt For For
3.8 Elect Director Kajima, Shoichi Mgmt For For
3.9 Elect Director Furukawa, Koji Mgmt For For
3.10 Elect Director Sakane, Masahiro Mgmt For For
3.11 Elect Director Saito, Kiyomi Mgmt For For
3.12 Elect Director Machida, Yukio Mgmt For For
4.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kumano, Takashi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
4.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Fujikawa, Yukiko Mgmt For For
Kansai Mirai Financial Group, Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J30246102
Ticker: 7321
Primary ISIN: JP3229500008
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Kansai Mirai Financial Group, Inc.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Kan, Tetsuya Mgmt For For
1.2 Elect Director Hattori, Hiroaki
Mgmt
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Nishiyama, Kazuhiro
Mgmt
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Isono, Kaoru
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
1.5 Elect Director Okuda, Tsutomu Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Oketani, Shigeo
Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Ohashi, Tadaharu
Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Yasuda, Ryuji
Mgmt For For
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J31502131
Ticker: 7012
Primary ISIN: JP3224200000
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Amend Articles to Amend Business Lines -
Adopt Board Structure with Audit Committee -
Amend Provisions on Number of Directors -
Authorize Directors to Execute Day to Day
Operations without Full Board Approval -
Indemnify Directors
Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Board size: A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the size of the board. LGIM considers board
effectiveness is optimised when the board is not unduly large.
2.1 Elect Director Kanehana, Yoshinori Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Namiki, Sukeyuki Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Hashimoto, Yasuhiko Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Yamamoto, Katsuya Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Nakatani, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
2.6
Elect Director Tamura, Yoshiaki
Mgmt
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Jenifer Rogers Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Tsujimura, Hideo Mgmt For For
3.1 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Fukuma, Katsuyoshi
Mgmt For For
3.2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Nekoshima, Akio
Mgmt For For
3.3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Kodera, Satoru
Mgmt For For
3.4 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Ishii, Atsuko
Mgmt For For
3.5 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Saito, Ryoichi
Mgmt For For
4 Elect Alternate Director and Audit Committee
Member Tsukui, Susumu
Mgmt For For
5 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors
Who Are Not Audit Committee Members
Mgmt For For
6 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors
Who Are Audit Committee Members
Mgmt For For
Konami Holdings Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J3600L101
Ticker: 9766
Primary ISIN: JP3300200007
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Amend Articles to Change Location of Head
Office
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Kozuki, Kagemasa Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Higashio, Kimihiko Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Hayakawa, Hideki Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Okita, Katsunori Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Matsura, Yoshihiro Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Gemma, Akira Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Yamaguchi, Kaori Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Konami Holdings Corp.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.8 Elect Director Kubo, Kimito Mgmt For For
K's Holdings Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J3672R101
Ticker: 8282
Primary ISIN: JP3277150003
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 15
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Hiramoto, Tadashi Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Suzuki, Kazuyoshi Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Osaka, Naoto
Mgmt
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Mizuno, Keiichi
Mgmt
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Yoshihara, Yuji
Mgmt
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Mizutani, Taro
Mgmt
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Yuasa, Tomoyuki
Mgmt
For
For
3 Approve Restricted Stock Plan
Mgmt
For
For
4 Approve Stock Option Plan
Mgmt
For
For
Kyocera Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J37479110
Ticker: 6971
Primary ISIN: JP3249600002
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 80
Mgmt For For
2.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Harada, Itsuki Mgmt For For
2.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Sakata, Hitoshi Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Kyocera Corp.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Akiyama, Masaaki Mgmt For For
2.4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Koyama, Shigeru
Mgmt
For
For
Kyudenko Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J38425104
Ticker: 1959
Primary ISIN: JP3247050002
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Nishimura, Matsuji Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
1.2 Elect Director Sato, Naofumi Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Takei, Hideki Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Ishibashi, Kazuyuki Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Jono, Masaaki Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Yamamoto, Yasuhiro Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Kashima, Yasuhiro Mgmt For For
1.8 Elect Director Fukui, Keizo Mgmt For For
1.9 Elect Director Hokahori, Takahiro Mgmt For For
1.10 Elect Director Suyama, Kazuhiro Mgmt For For
1.11 Elect Director Watanabe, Akiyoshi Mgmt For For
1.12 Elect Director Kuratomi, Sumio Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Ogata, Isamu Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
2.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Uriu, Michiaki Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J38468104
Ticker: 9508
Primary ISIN: JP3246400000
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 1,052,877 for Class A
Preferred Shares and JPY 15 for Ordinary
Shares
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Uriu, Michiaki Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Ikebe, Kazuhiro Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Yakushinji, Hideomi Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Fujii, Ichiro Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Toyoma, Makoto Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Osa, Nobuya Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Toyoshima, Naoyuki Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Ogura, Yoshio Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Akiyama, Yasuji Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Watanabe, Akiyoshi Mgmt For For
2.11 Elect Director Sakie Fukushima Tachibana Mgmt For For
3.1 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Koga, Kazutaka
Mgmt For For
3.2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Fujita, Kazuko
Mgmt For For
3.3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Tani, Hiroko
Mgmt For For
4 Amend Articles to Add Provision on Abolition
of Advisory Positions
SH Against For
Blended Rationale: A vote FOR this shareholder proposal is warranted because:- The proposal will add credence to the
soundness of the utility's governance by trying to reduce the influence of former senior executives over the utility's ongoing
strategic decision making process.- Meanwhile, banning such advisory posts in the articles of incorporation will not prevent
former senior executives of the utility from playing the role they currently have with the business community, without the title
of advisors, if that is deemed to be reasonable.
5 Amend Articles to Establish Investigation SH
Committee on Illegal Funding concerning
Nuclear Power Generation and Related
Businesses
6 Amend Articles to Establish Tritium SH
Contamination Investigation Committee
Against
Against
Against
Against
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
7
Amend Articles to Add Provision concerning
Employment of Nuclear Site Workers
SH
Against
Against
8 Amend Articles to Add Provision concerning
Duration of Operation of Nuclear Power
Plants
SH Against Against
9 Amend Articles to Suspend Operation of
Nuclear Power Plants in Genkai Town and
Sendai City
SH Against Against
Maeda Road Construction Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J39401104
Ticker: 1883
Primary ISIN: JP3861600009
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 100
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Fukuta, Kojiro Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Imaizumi, Yasuhiko Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Takekawa, Hideya Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Nishikawa, Hirotaka Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Nagumo, Masaji Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Onishi, Kunio Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Watanabe, Akira Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Moriya, Koichi Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Ohori, Ryusuke Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Kawaguchi, Mitsunori Mgmt For For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Hashimoto,
Keiichiro
Mgmt For For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Otawara, Yoshitaka Mgmt For For
3.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Nakano, Yukiko Mgmt For For
4 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Statutory
Auditors
Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Makita Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J39584107
Ticker: 6586
Primary ISIN: JP3862400003
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 43
Mgmt For For
2.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Wakayama,
Mitsuhiko
2.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kodama, Akira
Mgmt
Mgmt
For
For
For
For
2.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Inoue, Shoji
Mgmt
For
For
3 Approve Annual Bonus
Mgmt
For
For
Maruha Nichiro Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J40015109
Ticker: 1333
Primary ISIN: JP3876600002
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 40
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Ito, Shigeru Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Ikemi, Masaru Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Nakajima, Masayuki Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Momiyama, Osamu Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Hanzawa, Sadahiko Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Takeda, Shinichiro Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Nakabe, Yoshiro Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Maruha Nichiro Corp.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.8 Elect Director Iimura, Somuku Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Hatchoji, Sonoko
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Tabe, Hiroyuki Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
Medipal Holdings Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J4189T101
Ticker: 7459
Primary ISIN: JP3268950007
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Watanabe, Shuichi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
1.2 Elect Director Chofuku, Yasuhiro Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Yoda, Toshihide Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Sakon, Yuji Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Hasegawa, Takuro Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Watanabe, Shinjiro Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Kasutani, Seiichi Mgmt For For
1.8 Elect Director Kagami, Mitsuko Mgmt For For
1.9 Elect Director Asano, Toshio Mgmt For For
1.10 Elect Director Shoji, Kuniko Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
1.11 Elect Director Mimura, Koichi Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J43959113
Ticker: 4182
Primary ISIN: JP3896800004
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1
Elect Director Kurai, Toshikiyo
Mgmt
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Fujii, Masashi Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Inari, Masato Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Ariyoshi, Nobuhisa Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Okubo, Tomohiko Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Kato, Kenji Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Kosaka, Yasushi Mgmt For For
1.8 Elect Director Nagaoka, Naruyuki Mgmt For For
1.9 Elect Director Tanigawa, Kazuo Mgmt For For
1.10 Elect Director Sato, Tsugio Mgmt For For
1.11 Elect Director Hirose, Haruko Mgmt For For
1.12 Elect Director Suzuki, Toru Mgmt For For
2.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Sugita, Katsuhiko Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
2.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Mizukami,
Masamichi
Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J4599L102
Ticker: 8411
Primary ISIN: JP3885780001
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Sakai, Tatsufumi Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1.2
Elect Director Ishii, Satoshi
Mgmt
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Wakabayashi, Motonori Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Umemiya, Makoto Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Ehara, Hiroaki Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Sato, Yasuhiro Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
1.7 Elect Director Hirama, Hisaaki Mgmt For For
1.8 Elect Director Seki, Tetsuo
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
1.9 Elect Director Kainaka, Tatsuo Mgmt For For
1.10 Elect Director Kobayashi, Yoshimitsu Mgmt For For
1.11 Elect Director Sato, Ryoji Mgmt For For
1.12 Elect Director Yamamoto, Masami Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
1.13 Elect Director Kobayashi, Izumi Mgmt For For
2 Approve Reverse Stock Split and Decrease
Authorized Capital in Connection with Reverse
Stock Split
Mgmt For For
3 Amend Articles to Update Authorized Capital
in Connection with Reverse Stock Split -
Amend Provisions on Class Shares - Clarify
Director Authority on Shareholder Meetings
Mgmt For For
4 Amend Articles to Restore Shareholder
Authority to Vote on Share Buybacks -
Restore Shareholder Authority to Vote on
Income Allocation
Mgmt For For
5 Amend Articles to Disclose Plan Outlining
Company's Business Strategy to Align
Investments with Goals of Paris Agreement
SH Against For
Blended Rationale: Shareholder Proposal - A vote supporting this resolution is made as LGIM supports the view that the
Company should set out its strategy on how its financing strategy is aligned with meeting the Paris goals.
6 Amend Articles to Set Threshold of At Least SH
1000 Letters if Company Is to Set Letter Limit
on Reasons for Shareholder Proposals
Against For
Blended Rationale: Shareholder Proposal - a vote supporting this resolution is made because limiting texts on shareholder
proposals to 400 characters is tantamount to a cap being placed on shareholder voice and shareholder rights.
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
7 Amend Articles to Prohibit Abuse of Dominant SH
Bargaining Position against Shareholder
Proponents
8 Amend Articles to Prohibit Abuse of Dominant SH
Bargaining Position against Business Partners
9 Amend Articles to Establish Point of Contact SH
for Whistleblowing
Against
Against
Against
Against
Against
Against
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J4687C105
Ticker: 8725
Primary ISIN: JP3890310000
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 75
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Karasawa, Yasuyoshi Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Kanasugi, Yasuzo Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Hara, Noriyuki Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Higuchi, Tetsuji Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Tamura, Satoru Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Fukuda, Masahito Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Suzuki, Hisahito Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Bando, Mariko Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Arima, Akira Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Ikeo, Kazuhito Mgmt For For
2.11 Elect Director Tobimatsu, Junichi Mgmt For For
2.12 Elect Director Rochelle Kopp Mgmt For For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Chiyoda, Kunio Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Nagoya Railroad Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J47399118
Ticker: 9048
Primary ISIN: JP3649800004
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 25
Mgmt For For
2 Elect Director Naito, Hiroyasu Mgmt For For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Iwagaya, Mitsuharu Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Mita, Toshio Mgmt For For
3.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Sassa, Kazuo
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
3.4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Matsushita, Akira Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
NH Foods Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J4929Q102
Ticker: 2282
Primary ISIN: JP3743000006
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1
Elect Director Hata, Yoshihide
Mgmt
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Kito, Tetsuhiro Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Ikawa, Nobuhisa Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Miyagai, Sadanori Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Kono, Yasuko Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Iwasaki, Atsushi Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Arase, Hideo Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
NH Foods Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.8 Elect Director Maeda, Fumio Mgmt For For
2 Approve Trust-Type Equity Compensation
Plan
Mgmt
For
For
NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J49162126
Ticker: 5991
Primary ISIN: JP3742600004
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 5
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Tamamura, Kazumi Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Kayamoto, Takashi Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Sugiyama, Toru
Mgmt
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Kammei, Kiyohiko
Mgmt
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Uemura, Kazuhisa
Mgmt
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Sue, Keiichiro
Mgmt
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Tanaka, Katsuko
Mgmt
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Tamakoshi, Hiromi
Mgmt
For
For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Shimizu, Kenji
Mgmt
For
For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Ebihara, Ichiro
Mgmt
For
For
3.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Ashizawa, Michiko
Mgmt
For
For
4 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Mukai,
Nobuaki
Mgmt
For
For
Nihon Kohden Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J50538115
Ticker: 6849
Primary ISIN: JP3706800004
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Nihon Kohden Corp.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 18
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Ogino, Hirokazu Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Tamura, Takashi Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Hasegawa, Tadashi Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Yanagihara, Kazuteru Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Hirose, Fumio Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Tanaka, Eiichi Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Yoshitake, Yasuhiro Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Obara, Minoru Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Muraoka, Kanako Mgmt For For
3.1 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Ikuta, Kazuhiko
Mgmt For For
3.2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Kawatsuhara, Shigeru
Mgmt For For
3.3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Shimizu, Kazuo
Mgmt For For
4 Elect Alternate Director and Audit Committee
Member Moriwaki, Sumio
Mgmt For For
5 Approve Restricted Stock Plan Mgmt For For
Nihon M&A Center Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J50883107
Ticker: 2127
Primary ISIN: JP3689050007
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 15
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Wakebayashi, Yasuhiro Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Miyake, Suguru Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Nihon M&A Center Inc.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.3 Elect Director Naraki, Takamaro Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Otsuki, Masahiko
Mgmt
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Takeuchi, Naoki
Mgmt
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Watanabe, Tsuneo
Mgmt
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Kumagai, Hideyuki
Mgmt
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Mori, Tokihiko
Mgmt
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Anna Dingley
Mgmt
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Takeuchi, Minako
Mgmt
For
For
3.1
3.2
3.3
4
Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Hirayama, Iwao
Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Kinoshita, Naoki
Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Yamada, Yoshinori
Elect Alternate Director and Audit Committee
Member Shiga, Katsumasa
Mgmt
Mgmt
Mgmt
Mgmt
For
For
For
For
For
For
For
For
Nihon Unisys, Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J51097103
Ticker: 8056
Primary ISIN: JP3754200008
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 37.5
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Hiraoka, Akiyoshi Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Saito, Noboru Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Katsuya, Koji Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Nagai, Kazuo Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Sugimoto, Toshiki Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Kawada, Go Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Sonoda, Ayako Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Sato, Chie Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Nihon Unisys, Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Teranishi, Yuji Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
4 Approve Deep Discount Stock Option Plan Mgmt For For
Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J54236112
Ticker: 4272
Primary ISIN: JP3694400007
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 15
Mgmt For For
2 Amend Articles to Amend Business Lines Mgmt For For
3.1 Elect Director Wakumoto, Atsuhiro Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
3.2 Elect Director Tachibana, Yukio Mgmt For For
3.3 Elect Director Shibuya, Tomo Mgmt For For
3.4 Elect Director Oizumi, Masaru Mgmt For For
3.5 Elect Director Mikami, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
3.6 Elect Director Ishida, Yoshitsugu Mgmt For For
3.7 Elect Director Koizumi, Kazuto Mgmt For For
3.8 Elect Director Ota, Yo Mgmt For For
3.9 Elect Director Fujishima, Yasuyuki Mgmt For For
3.10 Elect Director Fusamura, Seiichi Mgmt For For
4.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Higashi, Katsuji Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
4.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Osaki, Yasuhiro Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J28583169
Ticker: 3863
Primary ISIN: JP3721600009
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 30
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Manoshiro, Fumio Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Nozawa, Toru Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Yamasaki, Kazufumi
Mgmt
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Utsumi, Akihiro
Mgmt
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Konno, Takeo
Mgmt
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Iizuka, Masanobu
Mgmt
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Fujioka, Makoto
Mgmt
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Hatta, Yoko
Mgmt
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Kunigo, Yutaka
Mgmt
For
For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Okuda, Takafumi
Mgmt
For
For
4 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Otsuka,
Akio
Mgmt
For
For
Nissan Chemical Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J56988108
Ticker: 4021
Primary ISIN: JP3670800006
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 48
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Kinoshita, Kojiro Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Miyazaki, Junichi Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Yagi, Shinsuke Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Miyaji, Katsuaki Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Nissan Chemical Corp.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
2.5
Elect Director Honda, Takashi
Mgmt
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Suzuki, Hitoshi Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Oe, Tadashi Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Obayashi, Hidehito Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Kataoka, Kazunori Mgmt For For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Suzuki, Norihiro Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
Nisshin Seifun Group Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J57633109
Ticker: 2002
Primary ISIN: JP3676800000
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1
Elect Director Kemmoku, Nobuki
Mgmt
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Takizawa, Michinori Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Mori, Akira Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Iwasaki, Koichi Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Yamada, Takao Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Koike, Yuji Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Mimura, Akio Mgmt For For
1.8 Elect Director Fushiya, Kazuhiko Mgmt For For
1.9 Elect Director Nagai, Moto Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
1.10 Elect Director Odaka, Satoshi Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J58063124
Ticker: 2897
Primary ISIN: JP3675600005
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 55
Mgmt For For
2
3.1
Amend Articles to Amend Provision on
Shareholder Meeting Venue
Elect Director Ando, Koki
Mgmt
Mgmt
For
For
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
3.2 Elect Director Ando, Noritaka Mgmt For For
3.3 Elect Director Yokoyama, Yukio
Mgmt
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Kobayashi, Ken
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3.5 Elect Director Okafuji, Masahiro Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3.6 Elect Director Mizuno, Masato Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3.7 Elect Director Nakagawa, Yukiko Mgmt For For
3.8 Elect Director Sakuraba, Eietsu
Mgmt
For
For
NOK Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J54967104
Ticker: 7240
Primary ISIN: JP3164800009
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
NOK Corp.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 12.5
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Tsuru, Masato Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Doi, Kiyoshi Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Iida, Jiro Mgmt For
For
2.4 Elect Director Kuroki, Yasuhiko Mgmt For
For
2.5 Elect Director Watanabe, Akira Mgmt For
For
2.6 Elect Director Nagasawa, Shinji Mgmt For
For
2.7 Elect Director Tsuru, Masao Mgmt For
For
2.8 Elect Director Hogen, Kensaku Mgmt For
For
2.9 Elect Director Fujioka, Makoto Mgmt For
For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Maehara, Nozomu Mgmt For
For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Watanabe, Hideki Mgmt For
For
3.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kobayashi, Osamu Mgmt For
For
3.4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Ogawa, Hideki Mgmt For
For
3.5 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kajitani, Atsushi Mgmt For
For
Panasonic Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J6354Y104
Ticker: 6752
Primary ISIN: JP3866800000
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Nagae, Shusaku Mgmt For For
1.2 Elect Director Tsuga, Kazuhiro
Mgmt
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Sato, Mototsugu
Mgmt
For
For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Panasonic Corp.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.4 Elect Director Higuchi, Yasuyuki Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Homma, Tetsuro
Mgmt
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Tsutsui, Yoshinobu
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
1.7 Elect Director Ota, Hiroko Mgmt For For
1.8 Elect Director Toyama, Kazuhiko Mgmt For For
1.9 Elect Director Noji, Kunio Mgmt For For
1.10 Elect Director Umeda, Hirokazu Mgmt For For
1.11 Elect Director Laurence W.Bates Mgmt For For
1.12 Elect Director Sawada, Michitaka Mgmt For For
1.13 Elect Director Kawamoto, Yuko Mgmt For For
2.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Fujii, Eiji Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
2.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Yufu, Setsuko Mgmt For For
Penta-Ocean Construction Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J63653109
Ticker: 1893
Primary ISIN: JP3309000002
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 24
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Shimizu, Takuzo Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Ueda, Kazuya Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Noguchi, Tetsushi
Mgmt
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Tahara, Ryoji
Mgmt
For
For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Penta-Ocean Construction Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.5 Elect Director Watanabe, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Katsumura, Junji
Mgmt
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Yamashita, Tomoyuki
Mgmt
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Kawashima, Yasuhiro
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.9 Elect Director Takahashi, Hidenori Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.10 Elect Director Furuya, Naoki Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kuraishi, Hideaki Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Suganami, Shin Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
Relo Group, Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J6436W118
Ticker: 8876
Primary ISIN: JP3755200007
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Sasada, Masanori Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
1.2 Elect Director Nakamura, Kenichi Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Kadota, Yasushi Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Koshinaga, Kenji Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Kawano, Takeshi Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Relo Group, Inc.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.6 Elect Director Onogi, Takashi Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Udagawa, Kazuya
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Koyama, Katsuhiko
Mgmt
For
For
2.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kuboya, Michio
Mgmt
For
For
2.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Sakurai, Masao
Mgmt
For
For
2.4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Dai, Tsuyoshi
Mgmt
For
For
Resorttrust, Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J6448M108
Ticker: 4681
Primary ISIN: JP3974450003
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 17
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Ito, Yoshiro Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Ito, Katsuyasu Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.Board size: A vote against is applied due to
concerns regarding the size of the board. LGIM considers board effectiveness is optimised when the board is not unduly large.
2.3 Elect Director Fushimi, Ariyoshi Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Iuchi, Katsuyuki Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Shintani, Atsuyuki Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Uchiyama, Toshihiko Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Takagi, Naoshi Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Hanada, Shinichiro Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Ogino, Shigetoshi Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Furukawa, Tetsuya Mgmt For For
2.11 Elect Director Nonaka, Tomoyo Mgmt For For
2.12 Elect Director Terazawa, Asako Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Sankyu Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J68037100
Ticker: 9065
Primary ISIN: JP3326000001
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 50
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Ogawa, Takashi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors. Board size: A vote against is applied due
to concerns regarding the size of the board. LGIM considers board effectiveness is optimised when the board is not unduly large.
2.2 Elect Director Inoue, Masao Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Yuki, Toshio Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Otobe, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Okahashi, Terukazu Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.6 Elect Director Arima, Toshiaki Mgmt For
For
2.7 Elect Director Ogawa, Makoto Mgmt For
For
3 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Nishi, Mgmt
Yoshihiro
For
For
SECOM Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Primary Security ID: J69972107
Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: 9735
Primary ISIN: JP3421800008
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 85
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Iida, Makoto Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Nakayama, Yasuo Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
SECOM Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.3
Elect Director Ozeki, Ichiro
Mgmt
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Yoshida, Yasuyuki Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Fuse, Tatsuro Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Izumida, Tatsuya Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Kurihara, Tatsushi Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Hirose, Takaharu Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Kawano, Hirobumi Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Watanabe, Hajime Mgmt For For
2.11 Elect Director Hara, Miri Mgmt For For
Seibu Holdings, Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J7030Q119
Ticker: 9024
Primary ISIN: JP3417200007
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 15
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Goto, Takashi Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Takahashi, Kaoru Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Nishii, Tomoyuki Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Nishiyama, Ryuichiro Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Kitamura, Kimio Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Koyama, Masahiko Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Uwano, Akihisa Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Tsujihiro, Masafumi Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Seiko Epson Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J7030F105
Ticker: 6724
Primary ISIN: JP3414750004
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 31
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Usui, Minoru Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Ogawa, Yasunori Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Kubota, Koichi Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Seki, Tatsuaki Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Kawana, Masayuki Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Takahata, Toshiya Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Omiya, Hideaki Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Matsunaga, Mari Mgmt For For
3.1 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Shigemoto, Taro
Mgmt For For
3.2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Shirai, Yoshio
Mgmt For For
3.3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Murakoshi, Susumu
Mgmt For For
3.4 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Otsuka, Michiko
Mgmt For For
4 Approve Annual Bonus Mgmt For For
Seino Holdings Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J70316138
Ticker: 9076
Primary ISIN: JP3415400005
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 28
Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Seino Holdings Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.1 Elect Director Taguchi, Yoshitaka Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Taguchi, Takao Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Maruta, Hidemi Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Furuhashi, Harumi Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Nozu, Nobuyuki Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Yamada, Meyumi Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Takai, Shintaro Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Ichimaru, Yoichiro Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.9 Elect Director Kotera, Yasuhisa Mgmt For
For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Terada, Shingo Mgmt For
For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Ito, Nobuhiko Mgmt For
For
3.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kasamatsu, Eiji Mgmt For
For
3.4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Masuda, Hiroyuki Mgmt For
For
SG Holdings Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J7134P108
Ticker: 9143
Primary ISIN: JP3162770006
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Kuriwada, Eiichi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
1.2 Elect Director Araki, Hideo Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Nakajima, Shunichi
Mgmt
For
For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
SG Holdings Co., Ltd.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1.4
Elect Director Motomura, Masahide
Mgmt
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Kawanago, Katsuhiro Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Matsumoto, Hidekazu Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Takaoka, Mika Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
1.8 Elect Director Sagisaka, Osami Mgmt For For
1.9 Elect Director Akiyama, Masato
Mgmt
For
For
2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Tajima, Satoshi
Mgmt
For
For
Shikoku Electric Power Co., Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J72079106
Ticker: 9507
Primary ISIN: JP3350800003
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 15
2.1 Elect Director Saeki, Hayato
Mgmt For
Mgmt For
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Nagai, Keisuke Mgmt For
2.3 Elect Director Manabe, Nobuhiko Mgmt For
2.4 Elect Director Yamada, Kenji Mgmt For
2.5 Elect Director Shirai, Hisashi Mgmt For
2.6 Elect Director Nishizaki, Akifumi Mgmt For
2.7 Elect Director Kobayashi, Isao Mgmt For
2.8 Elect Director Yamasaki, Tassei Mgmt For
3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Takahata, Fujiko
Mgmt For
4.1 Remove Incumbent Director Saeki, Hayato SH Against
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Shikoku Electric Power Co., Inc.
Proposal
Number Proposal Text
Vote
Instruction Proponent Mgmt Rec
4.2 Remove Incumbent Director Nagai, Keisuke SH Against
4.3 Remove Incumbent Director Manabe,
Nobuhiko
4.4 Remove Incumbent Director Yamada, Kenji
SH Against
SH Against
4.5 Remove Incumbent Director Shirai, Hisashi SH Against
4.6 Remove Incumbent Director Nishizaki,
Akifumi
4.7 Remove Incumbent Director Kobayashi, Isao
SH Against
SH Against
4.8 Remove Incumbent Director Yamasaki, Tassei SH Against
4.9
4.10
4.11
4.12
4.13
4.14
5
6
7
Remove Incumbent Director and Audit
Committee Member Arai, Hiroshi
Remove Incumbent Director and Audit
Committee Member Kawahara, Hiroshi
Remove Incumbent Director and Audit
Committee Member Morita, Koji
Remove Incumbent Director and Audit
Committee Member Ihara, Michiyo
Remove Incumbent Director and Audit
Committee Member Takeuchi, Katsuyuki
Remove Incumbent Director and Audit
Committee Member Kagawa, Ryohei
Amend Articles to Completely Exit from
Nuclear Power Generation Business
Amend Articles to Increase Electricity
Generation Using Renewable Energy to at
least 70 Percent of Total Power Generation
Amend Articles to Ban Retention of Spent
Nuclear Fuel in Ikata Nuclear Power Plant Site
SH Against
SH Against
SH Against
SH Against
SH Against
SH Against
SH Against
SH Against
SH Against
Shimadzu Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J72165129
Ticker: 7701
Primary ISIN: JP3357200009
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 15
Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Shimadzu Corp.
Proposal
Number Proposal Text
Vote
Instruction Proponent Mgmt Rec
2.1 Elect Director Nakamoto, Akira Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Ueda, Teruhisa Mgmt For
For
2.3 Elect Director Miura, Yasuo Mgmt For
For
2.4 Elect Director Kitaoka, Mitsuo Mgmt For
For
2.5 Elect Director Yamamoto, Yasunori Mgmt For
For
2.6 Elect Director Sawaguchi, Minoru Mgmt For
For
2.7 Elect Director Wada, Hiroko Mgmt For
For
2.8 Elect Director Hanai, Nobuo Mgmt For
For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Nishimoto, Mgmt
Tsuyoshi
For
For
4 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Mgmt
Shimadera, Motoi
For
For
SoftBank Group Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Primary Security ID: J75963108
Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: 9984
Primary ISIN: JP3436100006
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 22
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Son, Masayoshi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Ronald Fisher Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Marcelo Claure Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Sago, Katsunori Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Rajeev Misra Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Goto, Yoshimitsu Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Miyauchi, Ken Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Simon Segars Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
SoftBank Group Corp.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.9
Elect Director Yasir O. Al-Rumayyan
Mgmt
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Iijima, Masami Mgmt For For
2.11 Elect Director Matsuo, Yutaka Mgmt For For
2.12 Elect Director Lip-Bu Tan Mgmt For For
2.13 Elect Director Kawamoto, Yuko Mgmt For For
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J77411114
Ticker: 5802
Primary ISIN: JP3407400005
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 16
Mgmt For For
2
3.1
Amend Articles to Reduce Directors' Term -
Reflect Changes in Law
Elect Director Matsumoto, Masayoshi
Mgmt
Mgmt
For
For
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
3.2 Elect Director Inoue, Osamu Mgmt For For
3.3 Elect Director Nishida, Mitsuo Mgmt For For
3.4 Elect Director Ushijima, Nozomi Mgmt For For
3.5 Elect Director Kasui, Yoshitomo Mgmt For For
3.6 Elect Director Nishimura, Akira Mgmt For For
3.7 Elect Director Hato, Hideo Mgmt For For
3.8 Elect Director Shirayama, Masaki Mgmt For For
3.9 Elect Director Kobayashi, Nobuyuki Mgmt For For
3.10 Elect Director Sato, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
3.11 Elect Director Tsuchiya, Michihiro Mgmt For For
3.12 Elect Director Christina Ahmadjian Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Uehara, Michiko Mgmt For For
5 Approve Annual Bonus
Mgmt
For
For
Suzuken Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J78454105
Ticker: 9987
Primary ISIN: JP3398000004
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Bessho, Yoshiki Mgmt For For
1.2 Elect Director Miyata, Hiromi
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
1.3 Elect Director Asano, Shigeru Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Tamura, Hisashi Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Tanaka, Hirofumi Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Someya, Akihiko Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Takahashi, Chie Mgmt For For
1.8 Elect Director Ueda, Keisuke Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
1.9 Elect Director Iwatani, Toshiaki Mgmt For For
1.10 Elect Director Usui, Yasunori
Mgmt
For
For
T&D Holdings, Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J86796109
Ticker: 8795
Primary ISIN: JP3539220008
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
T&D Holdings, Inc.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 22
Mgmt
For
For
2 Amend Articles to Abolish Board Structure
with Statutory Auditors - Adopt Board
Structure with Audit Committee - Amend
Provisions on Number of Directors - Authorize
Directors to Execute Day to Day Operations
without Full Board Approval
Mgmt For For
3.1 Elect Director Uehara, Hirohisa Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
3.2 Elect Director Morinaka, Kanaya Mgmt For For
3.3 Elect Director Nagata, Mitsuhiro Mgmt For For
3.4 Elect Director Tanaka, Yoshihisa Mgmt For For
3.5 Elect Director Ogo, Naoki Mgmt For For
3.6 Elect Director Watanabe, Kensaku Mgmt For For
3.7 Elect Director Soejima, Naoki Mgmt For For
3.8 Elect Director Kudo, Minoru Mgmt For For
3.9 Elect Director Itasaka, Masafumi Mgmt For For
4.1 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Yanai, Junichi
Mgmt For For
4.2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Teraoka, Yasuo
Mgmt For For
4.3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Matsuyama, Haruka
Mgmt For For
4.4 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Higaki, Seiji
Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
4.5 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Yamada, Shinnosuke
Mgmt For For
5 Elect Alternate Director and Audit Committee
Member Shimma, Yuichiro
Mgmt For For
6 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors
Who Are Not Audit Committee Members
Mgmt For For
7 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors
Who Are Audit Committee Members
Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
T&D Holdings, Inc. Proposal
Number Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
8 Approve Trust-Type Equity
Plan
Compensation Mgmt For For
TADANO Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan Primary Security ID: J79002101
Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: 6395
Primary ISIN: JP3465000002
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 14
Mgmt For For
2
3.1
Amend Articles to Remove Provisions on
Takeover Defense
Elect Director Tadano, Koichi
Mgmt
Mgmt
For
For
For
For
3.2 Elect Director Okuyama, Tamaki
Mgmt
For
For
3.3 Elect Director Ujiie, Toshiaki
Mgmt
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Yoshida, Yasuyuki
Mgmt
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Noguchi, Yoshinori
Mgmt
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Sawada, Kenichi
Mgmt
For
For
3.7 Elect Director Murayama, Shosaku
Mgmt
For
For
4.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kitamura, Akihiko
Mgmt
For
For
4.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Miyake, Yuichiro
Mgmt
For
For
4.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Nishi, Yoichiro
Mgmt
For
For
4.4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Suzuki, Hisakazu
Mgmt
For
For
5 Approve Restricted Stock Plan
Mgmt
For
For
Terumo Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J83173104
Ticker: 4543
Primary ISIN: JP3546800008
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Terumo Corp.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 14
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Mimura, Takayoshi Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Sato, Shinjiro Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Takagi, Toshiaki Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Hatano, Shoji Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Nishikawa, Kyo Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Ueda, Ryuzo Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Kuroda, Yukiko Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Nishi, Hidenori Mgmt For For
3 Elect Alternate Director and Audit Committee
Member Sakaguchi, Koichi
Mgmt For For
The Chugoku Bank, Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J07014103
Ticker: 8382
Primary ISIN: JP3521000004
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 11
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Miyanaga, Masato Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Board size: A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the size of the board. LGIM considers board
effectiveness is optimised when the board is not unduly large.
2.2 Elect Director Kato, Sadanori Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Terasaka, Koji Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Harada, Ikuhide Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Taniguchi, Shinichi Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Hiramoto, Tatsuo Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Ohara, Hiroyuki Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
The Chugoku Bank, Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.8
Elect Director Kato, Hiromichi
Mgmt
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Sato, Yoshio Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Kodera, Akira Mgmt For For
3.1 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Ando, Hiromichi
Mgmt For For
3.2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Kogame, Kotaro
Mgmt For For
3.3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Furuya, Hiromichi
Mgmt For For
3.4 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Saito, Toshihide
Mgmt For For
3.5 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Tanaka, Kazuhiro
Mgmt For For
3.6 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Kiyono, Yukiyo
Mgmt For For
The Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J07098106
Ticker: 9504
Primary ISIN: JP3522200009
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 25
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Karita, Tomohide Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Shimizu, Mareshige Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Ashitani, Shigeru Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Shigeto, Takafumi Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Takimoto, Natsuhiko Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Yamashita, Masahiro Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Kitano, Tatsuo Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
The Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
2.8 Elect Director Takaba, Toshio Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Furuse, Makoto
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3.1 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Tamura, Norimasa
Mgmt For For
3.2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Uchiyamada, Kunio
Mgmt For For
3.3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Nosohara, Etsuko
Mgmt For For
3.4 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Otani, Noriko
Mgmt For For
4 Amend Articles to Add Provision on Abolition
of Advisory Positions
SH Against For
Blended Rationale: A vote FOR this shareholder proposal is warranted because:- The proposal will add credence to the
soundness of the utility's governance by trying to reduce the influence of former senior executives over the utility's ongoing
strategic decision making process.- Meanwhile, banning such advisory posts in the articles of incorporation will not prevent
former senior executives of the utility from playing the role they currently have with the business community, without the title
of advisors, if that is deemed to be reasonable.
5 Amend Articles to Decommission Shimane SH
Nuclear Power Plant and Cancel Kaminoseki
Nuclear Power Plant Construction Plan
6 Amend Articles to Seek Agreement from SH
Residents on Nuclear Power Plant Operation
7 Amend Articles to Establish Evacuation Plan SH
and Conduct Evacuation Drills for Nuclear
Power Plant Accidents
8 Amend Articles to Promote Energy Systems SH
Using Renewable Energy
Against
Against
Against
Against
Against
Against
Against
Against
The Hiroshima Bank Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J03864105
Ticker: 8379
Primary ISIN: JP3797000001
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 13.5
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Ikeda, Koji Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
The Hiroshima Bank Ltd.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
2.2
Elect Director Heya, Toshio
Mgmt
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Ogi, Akira Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Nakama, Katsuhiko Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Kiyomune, Kazuo Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Fukamachi, Shinichi Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Maeda, Kaori Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Miura, Satoshi Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Shinmen, Yoshinori Mgmt For For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Osako, Tadashi Mgmt For For
4 Approve Formation of Holding Company Mgmt For For
The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J30169106
Ticker: 9503
Primary ISIN: JP3228600007
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 25
Mgmt
For
For
2 Amend Articles to Adopt Board Structure with
Three Committees - Clarify Director Authority
on Shareholder Meetings - Amend Provisions
on Director Titles - Clarify Director Authority
on Board Meetings - Indemnify Directors
Mgmt For For
3.1 Elect Director Sakakibara, Sadayuki Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Nomination Committee: A vote against is warranted due to an executive being a member of the nomination
committee. We consider it important for the nomination committee to be able to discuss and act on sensitive areas without an
executive in attendance.
3.2 Elect Director Okihara, Takamune Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.A vote AGAINST this director nominee is warranted because:- When the utility needs to break from the past and
build a strong board with fresh members, the reelection of incumbent director Takamune Okihara does not appear appropriate.
- The board after this meeting will not be majority independent and this outside director nominee lacks independence.
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
3.3 Elect Director Kobayashi, Tetsuya Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.A vote AGAINST this director nominee is warranted because:- When the utility needs to break from the past and
build a strong board with fresh members, the reelection of incumbent director Tetsuya Kobayashi does not appear appropriate.
- The board after this meeting will not be majority independent and this outside director nominee lacks independence.
3.4 Elect Director Sasaki, Shigeo
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: A vote AGAINST this director nominee is warranted because when the utility needs to break from the past
and build a strong board with fresh members, the reelection of incumbent director Shigeo Sasaki does not appear appropriate.
3.5 Elect Director Kaga, Atsuko Mgmt For For
3.6 Elect Director Tomono, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
3.7 Elect Director Takamatsu, Kazuko Mgmt For For
3.8 Elect Director Naito, Fumio Mgmt For For
3.9 Elect Director Morimoto, Takashi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: A vote AGAINST this nominee is warranted because:- When the utility needs to break from the past and
build a strong board with fresh members, the reelection of incumbent director Takashi Morimoto does not appear appropriate.
3.10 Elect Director Misono, Toyokazu Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: A vote AGAINST this nominee is warranted because:- When the utility needs to break from the past and
build a strong board with fresh members, the reelection of incumbent director Toyokazu Misono does not appear appropriate.
3.11 Elect Director Inada, Koji Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: A vote AGAINST this nominee is warranted because:- When the utility needs to break from the past and
build a strong board with fresh members, the reelection of incumbent director Koji Inada does not appear appropriate.
3.12 Elect Director Sugimoto, Yasushi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: A vote AGAINST this nominee is warranted because:- When the utility needs to break from the past and
build a strong board with fresh members, the election of incumbent statutory auditor Yasushi Sugimoto to the board does not
appear appropriate.
3.13 Elect Director Yamaji, Susumu Mgmt For For
4 Amend Articles to Add Provision that Utility SH
will Operate to Realize Energy Safety and
Sustainability
5 Amend Articles to Keep Shareholder Meeting SH
Minutes and Disclose Them to Public
6 Amend Articles to Add Provisions Concerning SH
Management Based on CSR (Information
Disclosure and Dialogue)
7 Amend Articles to Add Provisions Concerning SH
Management Based on CSR (Facility Safety
Enhancement)
8 Amend Articles to Add Provisions Concerning SH
Management Based on CSR (Withdrawal from
Coal-Fired Power Generation Business)
Against
Against
Against
Against
Against
Against
Against
Against
Against
Against
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
9 Amend Articles to Add Provision on SH
Appropriate Bidding Process for Procurement
and Subcontracting
10 Abolish Equity Compensation System for SH
Directors
11 Approve Alternative Allocation of Income, SH
with a Final Dividend of JPY 1 Higher Than
Management Proposal
12 Remove Incumbent Director Morimoto, SH
Takashi
Against
Against
Against
Against
Against
Against
Against
For
Blended Rationale: A vote in favour is applied due to shareholder concerns over the utility’s senior management’s
highlyquestionable practice of accepting money and gifts over a 30-year period from a local official
13 Amend Articles to Require Individual SH
Compensation Disclosure for Directors
Against For
Blended Rationale: Remuneration. Transparency: A vote for is applied as LGIM supports additional disclosures and transparency
regarding compensation.
14 Amend Articles to Add Provision on Abolition SH
of Advisory Positions
Against For
Blended Rationale: A vote FOR this shareholder proposal is warranted because:- The proposal will add credence to the
soundness of the utility's governance by trying to reduce the influence of former senior executives over the utility's ongoing
strategic decision-making process.- Meanwhile, banning such advisory posts in the articles of incorporation will not prevent
former senior executives of the utility from playing the role they currently have with the business community, without the title
of advisors, if that is deemed to be reasonable.
15 Amend Articles to Establish Donation SH
Committee
Against For
Blended Rationale: A vote FOR this shareholder proposal is warranted because:- While the company announced that it would
set up a Procurement Review Committee, that is a voluntary committee, and therefore, by stipulating the establishment of such
committee in the articles of incorporation, the company will be required to continue to have the committee going forward.
16 Amend Articles to Prohibit Financial Support
to Nuclear Power Generation Business at
Other Companies
SH Against Against
17 Amend Articles to Ban Reprocessing of Spent
Nuclear Fuels
SH Against Against
18 Amend Articles to Ban Acceptance of Gift
Items and Business Entertainment beyond
Commercial Practice
SH Against For
Blended Rationale: A vote in favour is applied due to concerns over the bribery and corruption allegations the companyhas
suffered.
19 Amend Articles to Establish Promotion SH
Committee on Nuclear Power Phase-Out
20 Amend Articles to Promote Maximum SH
Disclosure to Gain Trust from Society
21 Amend Articles to Require Individual SH
Compensation Disclosure for Directors
Against
Against
Against
Against
Against
For
Blended Rationale: Remuneration. Transparency: A vote for is applied as LGIM supports additional disclosures and transparency
regarding compensation.
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
22
Amend Articles to Encourage Dispersed
Renewable Energy
SH
Against
Against
23 Amend Articles to Request the Government to
Develop Necessary Legal System to Stabilize
Electricity Rate
SH Against Against
24 Amend Articles to Demolish All Nuclear Power
Plants
SH Against Against
25 Amend Articles to Establish Work
Environment where Employees Think About
Safety of Nuclear Power Generation
SH Against Against
26 Amend Articles to Ban Hiring or Service on
the Board or at the Company by Former
Government Officials
SH Against Against
27 Amend Articles to Reduce Maximum Board
Size and Require Majority Outsider Board
SH Against Against
28 Amend Articles to Require Individual
Disclosure of Compensation Received after
Directors' Departure from the Board
SH Against For
Blended Rationale: Remuneration. Transparency: A vote for is applied as LGIM supports additional disclosures and transparency
regarding compensation.
29 Amend Articles to End Reliance on Nuclear SH
Power
Against Against
The Shiga Bank, Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J71692107
Ticker: 8366
Primary ISIN: JP3347600003
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 22.5
Mgmt
For
For
2 Amend Articles to Amend Provisions on
Number of Directors
Mgmt For For
3.1 Elect Director Nishikawa, Katsuyuki Mgmt For For
3.2 Elect Director Hattori, Rikiya Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
4.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Ono, Yasunaga Mgmt For For
4.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Onishi, Kazukiyo
Mgmt
For
For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
The Shiga Bank, Ltd.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
5 Approve Compensation Ceilings for Directors
and Statutory Auditors
Mgmt For For
Toda Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J84377100
Ticker: 1860
Primary ISIN: JP3627000007
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 26
Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Dividend approval: An ABSTAIN vote on this resolution is warranted:- In light of the high level of
uncertainty posed by the pandemic, it will be inappropriate to make final dividend payments before audited financial
statements are available.A vote AGAINST this resolution is warranted for those shareholders in markets which have a fiduciary
responsibility to vote either for or against and who do not recognize an abstain vote as a valid option.
2.1 Elect Director Imai, Masanori Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Kikutani, Yushi Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Miyazaki, Hiroyuki Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Fujita, Ken Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Toda, Morimichi Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Otomo, Toshihiro Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Uekusa, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Otani, Seisuke Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Shimomura, Setsuhiro Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.10 Elect Director Amiya, Shunsuke Mgmt For For
2.11 Elect Director Itami, Toshihiko
Mgmt
For
For
2.12 Elect Director Arakane, Kumi
Mgmt
For
For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Toda Corp.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Maruyama,
Keiichiro
Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Sato, Fumio Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
3.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Nishiyama, Junko Mgmt For For
4 Approve Compensation Ceilings for Directors
and Statutory Auditors
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: An ABSTAIN vote on this resolution is considered warranted:- As the audit is not complete and audited
financial statements and business report are unavailable, shareholders may not be able to evaluate the appropriateness of the
proposed change.A vote AGAINST this resolution is warranted for those shareholders in markets which have a fiduciary
responsibility to vote either for or against and who do not recognize an abstain vote as a valid option.
5 Approve Takeover Defense Plan (Poison Pill) Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Poison Pill: A vote against is applied due to concerns over the Plan not fulfilling LGIM criteria for poison
pills, including insufficient independent Board oversight in the use of such a mechanism.
Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J85108108
Ticker: 9506
Primary ISIN: JP3605400005
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 20
Mgmt For For
2 Amend Articles to Amend Business Lines Mgmt For For
3.1 Elect Director Kaiwa, Makoto Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
3.2 Elect Director Higuchi, Kojiro Mgmt For For
3.3 Elect Director Okanobu, Shinichi Mgmt For For
3.4 Elect Director Masuko, Jiro Mgmt For For
3.5 Elect Director Yamamoto, Shunji Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
3.6
Elect Director Abe, Toshinori
Mgmt
For
For
3.7 Elect Director Yashiro, Hirohisa Mgmt For For
3.8 Elect Director Ito, Hirohiko Mgmt For For
3.9 Elect Director Kondo, Shiro Mgmt For For
3.10 Elect Director Kamijo, Tsutomu Mgmt For For
3.11 Elect Director Kawanobe, Osamu Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
4.1 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Kato, Koki
Mgmt For For
4.2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Baba, Chiharu
Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
4.3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Kobayashi, Kazuo
Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
5 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors
Who Are Not Audit Committee Members
Mgmt For For
6 Approve Trust-Type Equity Compensation
Plan
Mgmt For For
7 Amend Articles to Ban Nuclear Power
Generation Business
SH Against Against
8 Amend Articles to Ban Nuclear Power Plant
Construction
SH Against Against
9 Amend Articles to Add Provision on the
Utility's Responsibility for Nuclear Radioactive
Waste
SH Against Against
10 Amend Articles to Add Provision on the
Utility's Responsibility for Nuclear Accident
Countermeasures
SH Against Against
11 Amend Articles to Request Miyagi Prefecture
to Conduct Referendum Concerning
Resumption of No. 2 Reactor at Onagawa
Nuclear Plant and Follow the Result
SH Against Against
12 Amend Articles to Ban Financial Support for
Other Nuclear Power Generation Companies
SH Against Against
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings, Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J86914108
Ticker: 9501
Primary ISIN: JP3585800000
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Utsuda, Shoei Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Future World Protection List: A vote against is applied as the company meets the criteria for inclusion in
LGIM's Future World Protection List. Companies are incorporated into the List if they fail to meet minimum standards of
globally accepted business practices. This includes: companies involved in the manufacture and production of controversial
weapons; perennial violators of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC); and pure coal miners.
1.2 Elect Director Kunii, Hideko Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Takaura, Hideo Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Annen, Junji Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Oyagi, Shigeo Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Onishi, Shoichiro Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Tanaka, Kotaro Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
1.8 Elect Director Kobayakawa, Tomoaki Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Nomination Committee: A vote against is warranted due to an executive being a member of the nomination
committee. We consider it important for the nomination committee to be able to discuss and act on sensitive areas without an
executive in attendance.
1.9 Elect Director Fubasami, Seiichi Mgmt For For
1.10 Elect Director Moriya, Seiji Mgmt For For
1.11 Elect Director Akimoto, Nobuhide Mgmt For For
1.12 Elect Director Makino, Shigenori Mgmt For For
1.13 Elect Director Morishita, Yoshihito Mgmt For For
2 Amend Articles to Concentrate Managerial
Resources on Decommissioning of Fukushima
Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant
SH Against Against
3 Amend Articles to Establish Investigation
Committee on Nuclear Contamination
Resulting from Fukushima Nuclear Accident
SH Against Against
4 Amend Articles to Withdraw from Coal Fired
Power Generation
SH Against Against
5 Amend Articles to Promote Small-Scale
Electricity Transmission System Factoring in
Local Characteristics
SH Against Against
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings, Inc.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
6
Amend Articles to Ban Construction of
Higashidori Nuclear Power Plant
SH
Against
Against
7 Amend Articles to Expedite Nuclear Damage
Compensation Payment Related to Fukushima
Nuclear Accident
SH Against Against
8 Amend Articles to Establish Investigation
Committee on Managerial Matters Deemed
Detrimental to Shareholders
SH Against Against
9 Amend Articles to Require Individual
Compensation Disclosure for Directors and
Executive Officers
SH Against For
Blended Rationale: Remuneration. Transparency: A vote for is applied as LGIM supports additional disclosures and transparency
regarding compensation.
10 Amend Articles to Add Provision on Abolition SH
of Advisory Positions
Against For
Blended Rationale: A vote FOR this shareholder proposal is warranted because:- The proposal will add credence to the
soundness of the utility's governance by trying to reduce the influence of former senior executives over the utility's ongoing
strategic decision making process.- Meanwhile, banning such advisory posts in the articles of incorporation will not prevent
former senior executives of the utility from playing the role they currently have with the business community, without the title
of advisors, if that is deemed to be reasonable.
Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J88764105
Ticker: 3289
Primary ISIN: JP3569200003
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 8
Mgmt For For
2
3.1
Amend Articles to Amend Provisions on
Director Titles
Elect Director Kanazashi, Kiyoshi
Mgmt
Mgmt
For
For
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
3.2 Elect Director Okuma, Yuji Mgmt For For
3.3 Elect Director Nishikawa, Hironori
Mgmt
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Uemura, Hitoshi
Mgmt
For
For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
3.5
Elect Director Saiga, Katsuhide
Mgmt
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Okada, Masashi Mgmt For For
3.7 Elect Director Kimura, Shohei Mgmt For For
3.8 Elect Director Ota, Yoichi Mgmt For For
3.9 Elect Director Nomoto, Hirofumi Mgmt For For
3.10 Elect Director Iki, Koichi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3.11 Elect Director Kaiami, Makoto Mgmt For
For
3.12 Elect Director Arai, Saeko Mgmt For
For
3.13 Elect Director Ogasawara, Michiaki Mgmt For
For
4 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Nagao, Mgmt
Ryo
For
For
Topcon Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Primary Security ID: J87473112
Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: 7732
Primary ISIN: JP3630400004
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1
Elect Director Hirano, Satoshi
Mgmt
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Iwasaki, Makoto Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Eto, Takashi Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Akiyama, Haruhiko Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Yamazaki, Takayuki Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Matsumoto, Kazuyuki Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Sudo, Akira Mgmt For For
1.8 Elect Director Yamazaki, Naoko Mgmt For For
1.9 Elect Director Inaba, Yoshiharu Mgmt For For
2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Ryu, Nobuyuki Mgmt For For
3 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Inoue,
Tsuyoshi
Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Tosoh Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J90096132
Ticker: 4042
Primary ISIN: JP3595200001
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Amend Articles to Amend Provisions on
Number of Directors - Recognize Validity of
Board Resolutions in Written or Electronic
Format - Amend Provisions on Number of
Statutory Auditors
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Yamamoto, Toshinori Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Tashiro, Katsushi Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Yamada, Masayuki Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Kuwada, Mamoru Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Adachi, Toru Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Abe, Tsutomu Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.7 Elect Director Miura, Keiichi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.8 Elect Director Hombo, Yoshihiro Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.9 Elect Director Hidaka, Mariko Mgmt For For
3.1 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Tanaka,
Yasuhiko
Mgmt For For
3.2 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Nagao,
Kenta
Mgmt For For
4 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors Mgmt For For
5 Approve Restricted Stock Plan Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Toyo Seikan Group Holdings Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J92289107
Ticker: 5901
Primary ISIN: JP3613400005
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 7
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Otsuka, Ichio Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Sumida, Hirohiko Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Soejima, Masakazu Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Murohashi, Kazuo Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Ogasawara, Koki Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Katayama, Tsutao Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Asatsuma, Kei Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Suzuki, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Taniguchi, Mami Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Nakamura, Takuji Mgmt For For
2.11 Elect Director Koike, Toshikazu Mgmt For For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Hako, Fuminari Mgmt For For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Gobun, Masashi Mgmt For For
3.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Akamatsu, Ikuko Mgmt For For
Toyo Suisan Kaisha, Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: 892306101
Ticker: 2875
Primary ISIN: JP3613000003
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 40
Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Toyo Suisan Kaisha, Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.1 Elect Director Tsutsumi, Tadasu Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Imamura, Masanari Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Sumimoto, Noritaka Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Oki, Hitoshi Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Makiya, Rieko Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Mochizuki, Masahisa Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Murakami, Osamu Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Murayama, Ichiro Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Yazaki, Hirokazu Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Hayama, Tomohide Mgmt For For
2.11 Elect Director Yachi, Hiroyasu Mgmt For For
2.12 Elect Director Mineki, Machiko Mgmt For For
2.13 Elect Director Yazawa, Kenichi Mgmt For For
2.14 Elect Director Chino, Isamu Mgmt For For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Takahashi, Kiyoshi Mgmt For For
4 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Ushijima,
Tsutomu
Mgmt For For
5 Approve Annual Bonus Mgmt For For
Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J9579M103
Ticker: 8418
Primary ISIN: JP3935300008
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Yoshimura, Takeshi Mgmt For Against
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc.
Proposal
Number Proposal Text
Vote
Instruction Proponent Mgmt Rec
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
1.2 Elect Director Mukunashi, Keisuke Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Kuno, Koichiro Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Kusunoki, Masao
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
1.5 Elect Director Nagasawa, Yumiko Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Yanagawa, Noriyuki
Mgmt
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Suematsu, Minako
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Fukuda, Susumu
Mgmt For For
Yamato Kogyo Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/25/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J96524111
Ticker: 5444
Primary ISIN: JP3940400009
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 50
Mgmt For For
2
3.1
Amend Articles to Authorize Public
Announcements in Electronic Format
Elect Director Kobayashi, Mikio
Mgmt
Mgmt
For
For
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
3.2 Elect Director Yamauchi, Yasuhiko Mgmt For For
3.3 Elect Director Akamatsu, Kiyoshige
Mgmt
For
For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Yamato Kogyo Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Nakaya, Kengo Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
Amano Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J01302108
Ticker: 6436
Primary ISIN: JP3124400007
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 56
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Ninomiya, Kirihito Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Tazo, Fujinori Mgmt For For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Morita, Masahiko
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Sasaya, Yasuhiro Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J05250139
Ticker: 6952
Primary ISIN: JP3209000003
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 22.5
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Kashio, Kazuhiro Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Yamagishi, Toshiyuki Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.3 Elect Director Takano, Shin Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Kashio, Tetsuo
Mgmt
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Ozaki, Motoki
Mgmt
For
For
COMSYS Holdings Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J5890P106
Ticker: 1721
Primary ISIN: JP3305530002
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 40
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Kagaya, Takashi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Omura, Yoshihisa Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Sakamoto, Shigemi Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Tamamura, Satoshi Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Kumagai, Hitoshi Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Sato, Kenichi Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Ozaki, Hidehiko Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Noike, Hideyuki Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Uchide, Kunihiko Mgmt For For
3 Approve Restricted Stock Plan Mgmt For For
4 Approve Stock Option Plan Mgmt For For
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J10584142
Ticker: 7912
Primary ISIN: JP3493800001
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 32
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Kitajima, Yoshitoshi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Kitajima, Yoshinari Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Wada, Masahiko Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Miya, Kenji Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Inoue, Satoru Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Hashimoto, Hirofumi Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Tsukada, Tadao Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.8 Elect Director Miyajima, Tsukasa Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Tomizawa, Ryuichi
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.10 Elect Director Sasajima, Kazuyuki Mgmt For For
Daifuku Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J08988107
Ticker: 6383
Primary ISIN: JP3497400006
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Amend Articles to Amend Business Lines Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Geshiro, Hiroshi
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Daifuku Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.2 Elect Director Honda, Shuichi Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Sato, Seiji
Mgmt
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Hayashi, Toshiaki
Mgmt
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Ozawa, Yoshiaki
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.6 Elect Director Sakai, Mineo Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.7 Elect Director Kato, Kaku Mgmt
2.8 Elect Director Kaneko, Keiko Mgmt
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Aihara, Ryosuke Mgmt
Daikin Industries Ltd.
For
For
For
For
For
For
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J10038115
Ticker: 6367
Primary ISIN: JP3481800005
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 80
Mgmt For For
2 Amend Articles to Reduce Directors' Term Mgmt For For
3.1 Elect Director Inoue, Noriyuki Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
3.2 Elect Director Togawa, Masanori Mgmt For For
3.3 Elect Director Terada, Chiyono Mgmt For For
3.4 Elect Director Kawada, Tatsuo Mgmt For For
3.5 Elect Director Makino, Akiji Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3.6 Elect Director Torii, Shingo Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Daikin Industries Ltd.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
3.7
Elect Director Tayano, Ken
Mgmt
For
For
3.8 Elect Director Minaka, Masatsugu Mgmt For For
3.9 Elect Director Tomita, Jiro Mgmt For For
3.10 Elect Director Kanwal Jeet Jawa Mgmt For For
3.11 Elect Director Matsuzaki, Takashi Mgmt For For
4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Nagashima, Toru Mgmt For For
5 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Ono,
Ichiro
Mgmt For For
6 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors Mgmt For For
Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J11151107
Ticker: 1878
Primary ISIN: JP3486800000
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 345
Mgmt For For
Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J11508124
Ticker: 1925
Primary ISIN: JP3505000004
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 60
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Yoshii, Keiichi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.2
Elect Director Ishibashi, Tamio
Mgmt
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Kosokabe, Takeshi Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Otomo, Hirotsugu Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Urakawa, Tatsuya Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Dekura, Kazuhito Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Ariyoshi, Yoshinori Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Shimonishi, Keisuke Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Ichiki, Nobuya Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Kimura, Kazuyoshi Mgmt For For
2.11 Elect Director Shigemori, Yutaka Mgmt For For
2.12 Elect Director Yabu, Yukiko Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.13 Elect Director Kuwano, Yukinori Mgmt For
For
2.14 Elect Director Seki, Miwa Mgmt For
For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Watanabe, Akihisa Mgmt For
For
4 Approve Annual Bonus Mgmt For
For
5 Appoint Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC as New Mgmt
External Audit Firm
For
For
DISCO Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Primary Security ID: J12327102
Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: 6146
Primary ISIN: JP3548600000
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 347
Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
FANUC Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J13440102
Ticker: 6954
Primary ISIN: JP3802400006
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 174.65
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Inaba, Yoshiharu Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Yamaguchi, Kenji Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Uchida, Hiroyuki Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Gonda, Yoshihiro Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Saito, Yutaka Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Inaba, Kiyonori Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Noda, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Michael J. Cicco Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Tsukuda, Kazuo Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Imai, Yasuo Mgmt For For
2.11 Elect Director Ono, Masato Mgmt For For
2.12 Elect Director Yamazaki, Naoko Mgmt For For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Tomita, Mieko Mgmt For For
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J14208102
Ticker: 4901
Primary ISIN: JP3814000000
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 47.5
Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.1 Elect Director Komori, Shigetaka Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Sukeno, Kenji Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Tamai, Koichi Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Iwasaki, Takashi Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Ishikawa, Takatoshi Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Okada, Junji Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Goto, Teiichi Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Kawada, Tatsuo Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Kitamura, Kunitaro Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.10 Elect Director Eda, Makiko Mgmt For For
2.11 Elect Director Shimada, Takashi Mgmt For For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Hanada, Nobuo Mgmt For For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Inagawa, Tatsuya Mgmt For For
Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J17129107
Ticker: 8354
Primary ISIN: JP3805010000
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 42.5
Mgmt
For
For
2 Amend Articles to Abolish Board Structure
with Statutory Auditors - Adopt Board
Structure with Audit Committee - Amend
Provisions on Number of Directors
Mgmt For For
3.1 Elect Director Shibato, Takashige Mgmt For For
3.2 Elect Director Yoshida, Yasuhiko Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
3.3 Elect Director Shirakawa, Yuji Mgmt For For
3.4 Elect Director Morikawa, Yasuaki
Mgmt
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Yokota, Koji
Mgmt
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Nomura, Toshimi
Mgmt
For
For
3.7 Elect Director Mori, Takujiro
Mgmt
For
For
3.8 Elect Director Fukasawa, Masahiko
Mgmt
For
For
3.9 Elect Director Kosugi, Toshiya
Mgmt
For
For
4.1
4.2
4.3
5.1
5.2
6
7
Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Tanaka, Kazunori
Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Yamada, Hideo
Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Ishibashi, Nobuko
Elect Alternate Director and Audit Committee
Member Gondo, Naohiko
Elect Alternate Director and Audit Committee
Member Miura, Masamichi
Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors
Who Are Not Audit Committee Members
Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors
Who Are Audit Committee Members
Mgmt
Mgmt
Mgmt
Mgmt
Mgmt
Mgmt
Mgmt
For
For
For
For
For
For
For
For
For
For
For
For
For
For
Glory Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J17304130
Ticker: 6457
Primary ISIN: JP3274400005
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 34
Mgmt For For
2 Amend Articles to Adopt Board Structure with
Audit Committee - Amend Provisions on
Number of Directors - Indemnify Directors -
Authorize Board to Determine Income
Allocation
Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Shareholder rights: A vote against is applied due to the removal of the shareholder right to approve
dividend payments.
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Glory Ltd.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
3.1 Elect Director Onoe, Hirokazu Mgmt For For
3.2 Elect Director Miwa, Motozumi
Mgmt
For
For
3.3 Elect Director Onoe, Hideo
Mgmt
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Mabuchi, Shigetoshi
Mgmt
For
For
3.5 Elect Director Kotani, Kaname
Mgmt
For
For
3.6 Elect Director Harada, Akihiro
Mgmt
For
For
3.7 Elect Director Iki, Joji
Mgmt
For
For
3.8 Elect Director Uchida, Junji
Mgmt
For
For
4.1
4.2
4.3
5
6
7
Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Fujita, Toru
Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Hamada, Satoshi
Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Kato, Keiichi
Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors
Who Are Not Audit Committee Members
Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors
Who Are Audit Committee Members
Approve Trust-Type Equity Compensation
Plan
Mgmt
Mgmt
Mgmt
Mgmt
Mgmt
Mgmt
For
For
For
For
For
For
For
For
For
For
For
For
GS Yuasa Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J1770L109
Ticker: 6674
Primary ISIN: JP3385820000
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 35
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Murao, Osamu Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Nakagawa, Toshiyuki Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Furukawa, Akio Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Fukuoka, Kazuhiro Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Otani, Ikuo Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
GS Yuasa Corp.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.6 Elect Director Matsunaga, Takayoshi Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Nonogaki, Yoshiko
Mgmt
For
For
3 Appoint KPMG AZSA LLC as New External
Audit Firm
4 Approve Annual Bonus
Mgmt
Mgmt
For
For
For
For
Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J19174101
Ticker: 2433
Primary ISIN: JP3766550002
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 15
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Toda, Hirokazu Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Mizushima, Masayuki Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Yajima, Hirotake Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Matsuzaki, Mitsumasa Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Imaizumi, Tomoyuki Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Nakatani, Yoshitaka Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Nishioka, Masanori Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Ochiai, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Fujinuma, Daisuke Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Matsuda, Noboru Mgmt For For
2.11 Elect Director Hattori, Nobumichi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.12 Elect Director Yamashita, Toru Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Tomoda, Kazuhiko Mgmt For For
HASEKO Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J18984153
Ticker: 1808
Primary ISIN: JP3768600003
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 50
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Tsuji, Noriaki Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Ikegami, Kazuo Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Tani, Junichi
Mgmt
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Tani, Nobuhiro
Mgmt
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Murakawa, Toshiyuki
Mgmt
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Naraoka, Shoji
Mgmt
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Koizumi, Masahito
Mgmt
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Kumano, Satoshi
Mgmt
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Takahashi, Osamu
Mgmt
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Ichimura, Kazuhiko
Mgmt
For
For
2.11 Elect Director Kogami, Tadashi
Mgmt
For
For
2.12 Elect Director Nagasaki, Mami
Mgmt
For
For
2.13 Elect Director Ogura, Toshikatsu
Mgmt
For
For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Takuma, Hiroyuki
Mgmt
For
For
Heiwa Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J19194109
Ticker: 6412
Primary ISIN: JP3834200002
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Heiwa Corp.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 40
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Minei, Katsuya Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Moromizato, Toshinobu Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Miyara, Mikio Mgmt For
For
2.4 Elect Director Sagehashi, Takashi Mgmt For
For
2.5 Elect Director Ota, Yutaka Mgmt For
For
2.6 Elect Director Yoshino, Toshio Mgmt For
For
2.7 Elect Director Nakada, Katsumasa Mgmt For
For
2.8 Elect Director Katsumata, Nobuki Mgmt For
For
2.9 Elect Director Arai, Hisao Mgmt For
For
2.10 Elect Director Mizushima, Yuji Mgmt For
For
2.11 Elect Director Kaneshi, Tamiki Mgmt For
For
2.12 Elect Director Yamaguchi, Kota Mgmt For
For
Hikari Tsushin, Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J1949F108
Ticker: 9435
Primary ISIN: JP3783420007
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Shigeta, Yasumitsu Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
1.2 Elect Director Wada, Hideaki Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Tamamura, Takeshi
Mgmt
For
For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Hikari Tsushin, Inc.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.4 Elect Director Gido, Ko Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Takahashi, Masato
Mgmt
For
For
HIROSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J19782101
Ticker: 6806
Primary ISIN: JP3799000009
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 120
Mgmt For For
2
3.1
Amend Articles to Change Location of Head
Office
Elect Director Ishii, Kazunori
Mgmt
Mgmt
For
For
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
3.2 Elect Director Nakamura, Mitsuo Mgmt For For
3.3 Elect Director Kiriya, Yukio Mgmt For For
3.4 Elect Director Fukumoto, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
3.5 Elect Director Sato, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
3.6 Elect Director Sang-Yeob Lee Mgmt For For
3.7 Elect Director Hotta, Kensuke Mgmt For For
3.8 Elect Director Motonaga, Tetsuji Mgmt For For
3.9 Elect Director Nishimatsu, Masanori Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Sugishima,
Terukazu
Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J2740Q103
Ticker: 1662
Primary ISIN: JP3421100003
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 25
Mgmt For For
2 Amend Articles to Reduce Directors' Term Mgmt For For
3.1 Elect Director Watanabe, Osamu Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
3.2 Elect Director Fujita, Masahiro Mgmt For For
3.3 Elect Director Higai, Yosuke Mgmt For For
3.4 Elect Director Ozeki, Kazuhiko Mgmt For For
3.5 Elect Director Ishii, Yoshitaka Mgmt For For
3.6 Elect Director Ito, Hajime Mgmt For For
3.7 Elect Director Hirata, Toshiyuki Mgmt For For
3.8 Elect Director Yamashita, Michiro Mgmt For For
3.9 Elect Director Kojima, Akira Mgmt For For
3.10 Elect Director Ito, Tetsuo Mgmt For For
3.11 Elect Director Yamashita, Yukari Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3.12 Elect Director Kawasaki, Hideichi Mgmt For For
4 Approve Annual Bonus Mgmt For For
5 Approve Trust-Type Equity Compensation
Plan
Mgmt For For
6 Approve Takeover Defense Plan (Poison Pill) Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Poison Pill: A vote against is applied due to concerns over the Plan not fulfilling LGIM criteria for poison
pills, including insufficient independent Board oversight in the use of such a mechanism.
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
JGC Holdings Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J26945105
Ticker: 1963
Primary ISIN: JP3667600005
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 12
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Sato, Masayuki Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Ishizuka, Tadashi Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Terajima, Kiyotaka Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Suzuki, Masanori Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Yamazaki, Yutaka Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Nohira, Keiji Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Endo, Shigeru Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Matsushima, Masayuki Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Ueda, Kazuo Mgmt For For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Makino, Yukihiro Mgmt For For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Isetani, Yasumasa Mgmt For For
3.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Mori, Masao Mgmt For For
3.4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Ono, Koichi Mgmt For For
3.5 Appoint Statutory Auditor Takamatsu, Norio Mgmt For For
Kaken Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J29266103
Ticker: 4521
Primary ISIN: JP3207000005
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 75
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Onuma, Tetsuo Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Kaken Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.2 Elect Director Horiuchi, Hiroyuki Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Watanabe, Fumihiro
Mgmt
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Tanabe, Yoshio
Mgmt
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Matsura, Masahiro
Mgmt
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Ota, Minoru
Mgmt
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Enomoto, Eiki
Mgmt
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Kamibeppu, Kiyoko
Mgmt
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Takagi, Shoichiro
Mgmt
For
For
3 Approve Annual Bonus
Mgmt
For
For
Kamigumi Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J29438165
Ticker: 9364
Primary ISIN: JP3219000001
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 23
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Kubo, Masami Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Fukai, Yoshihiro Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Tahara, Norihito Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Horiuchi, Toshihiro Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Murakami, Katsumi Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Hiramatsu, Koichi Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Nagata, Yukihiro Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Shiino, Kazuhisa Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Ishibashi, Nobuko Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Suzuki, Mitsuo Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Kamigumi Co., Ltd.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kobayashi, Yasuo Mgmt For For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Nakao, Takumi
Mgmt
For
For
4 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Saeki,
Kuniharu
5 Approve Compensation Ceilings for Directors
and Statutory Auditors
Mgmt
Mgmt
For
For
For
For
Kandenko Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J29653102
Ticker: 1942
Primary ISIN: JP3230600003
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 13
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Goto, Kiyoshi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Morito, Yoshimi Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Nakama, Toshio Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Takaoka, Shigenori Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Kashiwabara, Shoichiro Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Kitayama, Shinichiro Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Miyauchi, Shinichi Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Ueda, Yuji Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Tsuru, Koji Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Iida, Nobuhiro Mgmt For For
2.11 Elect Director Sugizaki, Hitoshi Mgmt For For
2.12 Elect Director Uchino, Takashi Mgmt For For
2.13 Elect Director Ishizuka, Masataka Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Kandenko Co., Ltd.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
2.14 Elect Director Saito, Hajime Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Yukimura, Toru Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Tanaka, Hidekazu Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
3.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Okawa, Sumihito Mgmt For For
3.4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Suetsuna, Takashi
Mgmt
For
For
3.5 Appoint Statutory Auditor Muto, Shoichi
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
4 Approve Annual Bonus Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Performance related pay: A vote against is applied to due the outside directors receiving
performance-related pay.
Kaneka Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J2975N106
Ticker: 4118
Primary ISIN: JP3215800008
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Sugawara, Kimikazu Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
1.2 Elect Director Tanaka, Minoru Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Fujii, Kazuhiko Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Kametaka, Shinichiro Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Ishihara, Shinobu Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Doro, Katsunobu Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Kaneka Corp.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1.7
Elect Director Enoki, Jun
Mgmt
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Kadokura, Mamoru Mgmt For For
1.9 Elect Director Inokuchi, Takeo Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
1.10 Elect Director Mori, Mamoru Mgmt For
For
1.11 Elect Director Kusakari, Takao Mgmt For
For
1.12 Elect Director Yokota, Jun Mgmt For
For
2.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Matsui, Hideyuki Mgmt For
For
2.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Uozumi, Yasuhiro Mgmt For
For
3 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Mgmt
Nakahigashi, Masafumi
For
For
4 Approve Annual Bonus Mgmt For
For
Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Primary Security ID: J30255129
Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: 4613
Primary ISIN: JP3229400001
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 15
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Mori, Kunishi Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Furukawa, Hidenori Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Teraoka, Naoto Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Yoshida, Kazuhiro Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Nishibayashi, Hitoshi Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Yoshikawa, Keiji Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Ando, Tomoko Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director John P. Durkin Mgmt For For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Aoyagi, Akira Mgmt For For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Hasebe, Hideshi Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
4 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Nakai,
Hiroe
Mgmt For For
Keikyu Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J3217R111
Ticker: 9006
Primary ISIN: JP3280200001
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 8
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Ishiwata, Tsuneo Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Harada, Kazuyuki Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Ogura, Toshiyuki Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Michihira, Takashi Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Honda, Toshiaki Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Urabe, Kazuo Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Watanabe, Shizuyoshi Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Kawamata, Yukihiro Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Sato, Kenji Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Tomonaga, Michiko Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.11 Elect Director Terajima, Yoshinori Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.12 Elect Director Kakizaki, Tamaki Mgmt For For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Suetsuna, Takashi
Mgmt
For
For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Sudo, Osamu
Mgmt
For
For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Keikyu Corp.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
4 Approve Trust-Type Equity Compensation
Plan
Mgmt For For
Keio Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J32190126
Ticker: 9008
Primary ISIN: JP3277800003
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 27.5
Mgmt For For
2 Amend Articles to Adopt Board Structure with
Audit Committee - Amend Provisions on
Number of Directors - Authorize Directors to
Execute Day to Day Operations without Full
Board Approval
Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Board size: A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the size of the board. LGIM considers board
effectiveness is optimised when the board is not unduly large.
3.1 Elect Director Nagata, Tadashi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
3.2 Elect Director Komura, Yasushi Mgmt For For
3.3 Elect Director Nakaoka, Kazunori Mgmt For For
3.4 Elect Director Kawase, Akinobu Mgmt For For
3.5 Elect Director Minami, Yoshitaka Mgmt For For
3.6 Elect Director Terada, Yuichiro Mgmt For For
3.7 Elect Director Takahashi, Atsushi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3.8 Elect Director Furuichi, Takeshi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3.9 Elect Director Komada, Ichiro Mgmt For For
3.10 Elect Director Maruyama, So
Mgmt
For
For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Keio Corp.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
3.11 Elect Director Wakabayashi, Katsuyoshi Mgmt For For
4.1 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Ito, Shunji
4.2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Takekawa, Hiroshi
Mgmt
Mgmt
For
For
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
4.3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Kitamura, Keiko
Mgmt For For
4.4 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Kaneko, Masashi
Mgmt For For
5 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors
Who Are Not Audit Committee Members
Mgmt For For
6 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors
Who Are Audit Committee Members
Mgmt For For
7 Approve Trust-Type Equity Compensation
Plan
Mgmt For For
Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J32233108
Ticker: 9009
Primary ISIN: JP3278600006
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 8.5
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Saigusa, Norio Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Kobayashi, Toshiya Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Muroya, Masahiro Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Amano, Takao Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Kawasumi, Makoto Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Toshima, Susumu Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Tanaka, Tsuguo Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.8 Elect Director Kaneko, Shokichi Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Furukawa, Yasunobu
Mgmt
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Tochigi, Shotaro
Mgmt
For
For
2.11 Elect Director Ito, Yukihiro
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.12 Elect Director Kikuchi, Misao Mgmt For For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Matsuyama,
Yasuomi
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Hirose, Masashi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
Kissei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J33652108
Ticker: 4547
Primary ISIN: JP3240600001
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 26
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Kanzawa, Mutsuo Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Furihata, Yoshio Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Sato, Hiroe Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Fukushima, Keiji Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Takehana, Yasuo Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Morozumi, Masaki Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Takayama, Tetsu Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Kissei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.8
Elect Director Matsushita, Eiichi
Mgmt
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Kikuchi, Shinji Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Sagara, Suminori Mgmt For For
2.11 Elect Director Kitahara, Takahide Mgmt For For
2.12 Elect Director Shimizu, Shigetaka Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.13 Elect Director Nomura, Minoru Mgmt For For
2.14 Elect Director Uchikawa, Sayuri
Mgmt
For
For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Iwabuchi, Michio
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
4 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Kubota,
Akio
5 Approve Annual Bonus
Mgmt
Mgmt
For
For
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Performance related pay: A vote against is applied to due the outside directors receiving
performance-related pay.
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J34899104
Ticker: 7276
Primary ISIN: JP3284600008
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 20
Mgmt For For
2.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kikuchi, Mitsuo Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
2.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kawaguchi, Yohei Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
2.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Suzuki, Yukinobu Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
KOSÉ Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J3622S100
Ticker: 4922
Primary ISIN: JP3283650004
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 95
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Kobayashi, Kazutoshi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Kobayashi, Takao Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Kobayashi, Yusuke Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Kikuma, Yukino Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Maeda, Yuko Mgmt For For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Tanabe, Shinji Mgmt For For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kobayashi, Kumi Mgmt For For
4 Approve Bonus Related to Retirement Bonus
System Abolition
Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Poor disclosure: A vote against is applied to due poor disclosure on the amount for which shareholder
approval is sought.
5 Approve Bonus Related to Retirement Bonus
System Abolition
Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Poor disclosure: A vote against is applied to due poor disclosure on the amount for which shareholder
approval is sought.
6 Approve Restricted Stock Plan Mgmt For For
Kyoritsu Maintenance Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J37856101
Ticker: 9616
Primary ISIN: JP3253900009
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Kyoritsu Maintenance Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 23
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Ishizuka, Haruhisa Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.Board size: A vote against is applied due to
concerns regarding the size of the board. LGIM considers board effectiveness is optimised when the board is not unduly large.
2.2 Elect Director Ueda, Takumi Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Inoue, Eisuke Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Nakamura, Koji Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Sagara, Yukihiro Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Ishii, Masahiro Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Ito, Satoru Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Suzuki, Masaki Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Kimizuka, Yoshio Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Yokoyama, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
2.11 Elect Director Momose, Rie Mgmt For For
2.12 Elect Director Kubo, Shigeto Mgmt For For
2.13 Elect Director Hirata, Yasunobu Mgmt For For
2.14 Elect Director Hayakawa, Takayuki Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.15 Elect Director Oda, Keiko Mgmt For For
Matsumotokiyoshi Holdings Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J41208109
Ticker: 3088
Primary ISIN: JP3869010003
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Matsumotokiyoshi Holdings Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 35
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Matsumoto, Namio Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Matsumoto, Kiyo Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Matsumoto, Takashi Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Ota, Takao Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Obe, Shingo Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Ishibashi, Akio Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Matsushita, Isao Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Omura, Hiro Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Kimura, Keiji Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Okiyama, Tomoko Mgmt For For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Koike, Noriko Mgmt For For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Watanabe, Shoichi Mgmt For For
4 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Seno,
Yoshiaki
Mgmt For For
Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J41729104
Ticker: 2269
Primary ISIN: JP3918000005
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Kawamura, Kazuo Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
1.2 Elect Director Kobayashi, Daikichiro Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Matsuda, Katsunari
Mgmt
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Shiozaki, Koichiro
Mgmt
For
For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.5 Elect Director Furuta, Jun Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Iwashita, Tomochika
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
1.7 Elect Director Murayama, Toru Mgmt For For
1.8 Elect Director Matsumura, Mariko Mgmt For
For
2 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Imamura, Mgmt
Makoto
For
For
Minebea Mitsumi, Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Primary Security ID: J42884130
Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: 6479
Primary ISIN: JP3906000009
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Kainuma, Yoshihisa Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
1.2 Elect Director Moribe, Shigeru Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Iwaya, Ryozo Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Tsuruta, Tetsuya Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director None, Shigeru Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Kagami, Michiya Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Yoshida, Katsuhiko Mgmt For For
1.8 Elect Director Aso, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
1.9 Elect Director Murakami, Koshi Mgmt For For
1.10 Elect Director Matsumura, Atsuko Mgmt For For
1.11 Elect Director Haga, Yuko Mgmt For For
1.12 Elect Director Matsuoka, Takashi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Minebea Mitsumi, Inc.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2 Approve Trust-Type Equity Compensation
Plan
Mgmt For For
Mitsubishi Electric Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J43873116
Ticker: 6503
Primary ISIN: JP3902400005
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Sakuyama, Masaki Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: A vote AGAINST this nominee is warranted because:- Chairman Masaki Sakuyama should be held
responsible for serious concerns over the company's practices related to labor management (power harassment allegedly
resulting in an employee suicide) and information security (leak of sensitive information of the Defense Ministry).
1.2 Elect Director Sugiyama, Takeshi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: A vote AGAINST this nominee is warranted because:- President Takeshi Sugiyama should be held
responsible for serious concerns over the company's practices related to labor management (power harassment allegedly
resulting in an employee suicide) and information security (leak of sensitive information of the Defense Ministry).
1.3 Elect Director Sagawa, Masahiko Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Harada, Shinji
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: A vote AGAINST this nominee is warranted because:- Shinji Harada, as executive director in charge of
general affairs, personnel affairs, and public relations, should be held responsible for serious concerns over the company's
practices related to labor management (power harassment allegedly resulting in an employee suicide) and information security
(leak of sensitive information of the Defense Ministry).
1.5 Elect Director Kawagoishi, Tadashi Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Sakamoto, Takashi Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Uruma, Kei Mgmt For For
1.8 Elect Director Yabunaka, Mitoji Mgmt For For
1.9 Elect Director Obayashi, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
1.10 Elect Director Watanabe, Kazunori Mgmt For For
1.11 Elect Director Koide, Hiroko Mgmt For For
1.12 Elect Director Oyamada, Takashi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J43916113
Ticker: 8802
Primary ISIN: JP3899600005
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 18
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Sugiyama, Hirotaka Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Yoshida, Junichi Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Tanisawa, Junichi Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Arimori, Tetsuji Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Katayama, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Naganuma, Bunroku Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Kato, Jo Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Okusa, Toru Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Okamoto, Tsuyoshi Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Ebihara, Shin Mgmt For For
2.11 Elect Director Narukawa, Tetsuo Mgmt For For
2.12 Elect Director Shirakawa, Masaaki Mgmt For For
2.13 Elect Director Nagase, Shin Mgmt For For
2.14 Elect Director Egami, Setsuko Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.15 Elect Director Taka, Iwao Mgmt For For
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J44002178
Ticker: 7011
Primary ISIN: JP3900000005
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 75
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Miyanaga, Shunichi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Izumisawa, Seiji Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Mishima, Masahiko Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Kozawa, Hisato Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Shinohara, Naoyuki Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.6 Elect Director Kobayashi, Ken Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.7 Elect Director Morikawa, Noriko Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Okura, Koji
Mgmt For For
Mitsubishi Logistics Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J44561108
Ticker: 9301
Primary ISIN: JP3902000003
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 30
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Fujikura, Masao Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Mitsubishi Logistics Corp.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
2.2
Elect Director Ohara, Yoshiji
Mgmt
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Wakabayashi, Hitoshi Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Saito, Yasushi Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Kimura, Shinji Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Naraba, Saburo Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Nishikawa, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Wakabayashi, Tatsuo Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.9 Elect Director Kitazawa, Toshifumi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.10 Elect Director Nakashima, Tatsushi Mgmt For For
2.11 Elect Director Yamao, Akira Mgmt For For
2.12 Elect Director Miura, Akio Mgmt For For
2.13 Elect Director Naito, Tadaaki Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.14 Elect Director Maekawa, Masanori Mgmt For For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Yamada, Yonosuke
Mgmt
For
For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Sato, Takao
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
3.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Miura, Junya Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
4 Approve Annual Bonus Mgmt For For
5 Approve Restricted Stock Plan Mgmt For For
6 Initiate Share Repurchase Program SH Against Against
7 Appoint Shareholder Director Nominee Arai,
Satoshi
SH Against For
Blended Rationale: A vote FOR this shareholder nominee is recommended because:- The appointment of Satoshi Arai will likely
enhance the independent monitoring of the board.- His logistics experience would ensure proper review of operating
performance, which is one of the central issues in this contest.
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Mitsubishi Logistics Corp.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
8 Appoint Shareholder Director Nominee SH
Yamakawa, Taketo
Against For
Blended Rationale: A vote FOR this shareholder nominee is recommended because:- The appointment of Taketo Yamakawa will
likely enhance the independent monitoring of the board.- His logistics and finance experience would ensure proper review of
operating performance and capital allocation, which are two of the central issues in this contest.
9 Amend Articles to Adopt Board Structure with SH
Three Committees
Against For
Blended Rationale: A vote in favour is applied as a three committee board structure is considered best practice.
10 Amend Articles to Add Provision on Abolition SH
of Advisory Positions
Against
For
Blended Rationale: A vote FOR this shareholder proposal is warranted because:- The proposal will add credence to the
soundness of the company's governance by trying to reduce the influence of former senior executives over the company's
ongoing strategic decision making process.- Meanwhile, banning such advisory posts in the articles of incorporation will not
prevent former senior executives of the company from playing the role they currently have with the business community,
without the title of advisors, if that is deemed to be reasonable.
Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J4509L101
Ticker: 8801
Primary ISIN: JP3893200000
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 22
Mgmt
For
For
2 Amend Articles to Amend Business Lines Mgmt For For
3 Elect Director Ueda, Takashi Mgmt For For
4.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Ishigami, Hiroyuki Mgmt For For
4.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Ozeki, Yukimi Mgmt For For
5 Approve Annual Bonus Mgmt For For
6 Approve Restricted Stock Plan Mgmt For For
Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J44948131
Ticker: 5706
Primary ISIN: JP3888400003
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 70
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Nishida, Keiji Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director No, Takeshi Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Hisaoka, Isshi Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Oshima, Takashi Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Kibe, Hisakazu Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Matsunaga, Morio Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Miura, Masaharu Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Toida, Kazuhiko Mgmt For For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Misawa, Masayuki Mgmt For For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kutsunai, Akira Mgmt For For
3.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Ishida, Toru Mgmt For For
4 Remove Incumbent Director Nishida, Keiji SH Against Against
5 Amend Articles to Separate Chairman of the
Board and CEO
SH Against For
Blended Rationale: Separation of Chairman and CEO: A vote for is applied as LGIM supports the separation of Chair and CEO
roles.
6 Amend Articles to Require Disclosure of SH
Individual Corporate Officer Compensation
and Their Individual Contributions to
Profitability in Annual Meeting Materials
Against For
Blended Rationale: Remuneration. Transparency: A vote for is applied as LGIM supports additional disclosures and transparency
regarding compensation.
7 Amend Articles to Require Officers and Senior
Executives to Hold Company Stock
SH Against Against
8 Amend Articles to Add Provision on Frame of
Mind for Employees
SH Against Against
9 Amend Articles to Abolish Passage of
Shareholder Meeting Resolutions by Applause,
and Subject Them All to Formal Votes
SH Against Against
10 Amend Articles to Ban False Statements in
Internal Documents and Statements to
Authorities
SH Against Against
11 Amend Articles to Require Harsher
Punishments for Crimes Related to
Confidential Information
SH Against Against
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
12 Amend Articles to Promote Company Tours by SH
Outsiders and Other Means to Make
Management Transparent
13 Amend Articles to Replace Toilet Paper with SH
Used Newspaper to Save Resources in
Company Bathrooms
Against
Against
Against
Against
Miura Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J45593100
Ticker: 6005
Primary ISIN: JP3880800002
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 21
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Takahashi, Yuji Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Miyauchi, Daisuke Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Nishihara, Masakatsu Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Takechi, Noriyuki Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Kojima, Yoshihiro Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Yoneda, Tsuyoshi Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Ochi, Yasuo Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Higuchi, Tateshi Mgmt For For
Mochida Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J46152104
Ticker: 4534
Primary ISIN: JP3922800002
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 40
Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Mochida Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
2.1 Elect Director Mochida, Naoyuki Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Sakata, Chu Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Sagisaka, Keiichi Mgmt For
For
2.4 Elect Director Kono, Yoichi Mgmt For
For
2.5 Elect Director Sakaki, Junichi Mgmt For
For
2.6 Elect Director Mizuguchi, Kiyoshi Mgmt For
For
2.7 Elect Director Kawakami, Yutaka Mgmt For
For
2.8 Elect Director Hashimoto, Yoshiharu Mgmt For
For
2.9 Elect Director Kugisawa, Tomo Mgmt For
For
2.10 Elect Director Sogawa, Hirokuni Mgmt For
For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Wagai, Kyosuke Mgmt For
For
Morinaga & Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J46367108
Ticker: 2201
Primary ISIN: JP3926400007
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 72
Mgmt
For
For
2 Amend Articles to Remove Provisions on
Takeover Defense - Remove All Provisions on
Advisory Positions - Recognize Validity of
Board Resolutions in Written or Electronic
Format
Mgmt For For
3.1 Elect Director Ota, Eijiro Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
3.2 Elect Director Miyai, Machiko Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Morinaga & Co., Ltd.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
3.3
Elect Director Hirakue, Takashi
Mgmt
For
For
3.4 Elect Director Uchiyama, Shinichi Mgmt For For
3.5 Elect Director Sakai, Toshiyuki Mgmt For For
3.6 Elect Director Mori, Shinya Mgmt For For
3.7 Elect Director Fujii, Daisuke Mgmt For For
3.8 Elect Director Takano, Shiho Mgmt For For
3.9 Elect Director Eto, Naomi Mgmt For For
3.10 Elect Director Hoshi, Shuichi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Sakaguchi, Koichi Mgmt For For
Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J46410114
Ticker: 2264
Primary ISIN: JP3926800008
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 60
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Miyahara, Michio Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Okawa, Teiichiro Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Onuki, Yoichi Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Minato, Tsuyoshi Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Kusano, Shigemi Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Ohara, Kenichi Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Kawakami, Shoji Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.8 Elect Director Yoneda, Takatomo Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.9 Elect Director Tominaga, Yukari Mgmt For For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Saito, Mitsumasa Mgmt For For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Ikaga, Masahiko Mgmt For For
4 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Fujiwara,
Hiroshi
Mgmt For For
Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J46840104
Ticker: 6981
Primary ISIN: JP3914400001
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 50
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Murata, Tsuneo Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Nakajima, Norio Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Iwatsubo, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Takemura, Yoshito Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Ishitani, Masahiro Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Miyamoto, Ryuji Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Minamide, Masanori Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Shigematsu, Takashi Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Yasuda, Yuko Mgmt For For
3.1 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Ozawa, Yoshiro
Mgmt For For
3.2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Kambayashi, Hiyo
Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
3.3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Yamamoto, Takatoshi
Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3.4 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Munakata, Naoko
Mgmt For For
Nikon Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: 654111103
Ticker: 7731
Primary ISIN: JP3657400002
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 10
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Ushida, Kazuo Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Umatate, Toshikazu Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Odajima, Takumi Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Tokunari, Muneaki Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Negishi, Akio Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.6 Elect Director Murayama, Shigeru Mgmt For For
3.1 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Tsurumi, Atsushi
Mgmt For For
3.2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Ishihara, Kunio
Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3.3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Hiruta, Shiro
Mgmt For For
3.4 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Yamagami, Asako
Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J51699106
Ticker: 7974
Primary ISIN: JP3756600007
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 820
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Furukawa, Shuntaro Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Miyamoto, Shigeru Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Takahashi, Shinya Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Shiota, Ko Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Shibata, Satoru Mgmt For For
3.1 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Noguchi, Naoki
Mgmt For For
3.2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Umeyama, Katsuhiro
Mgmt For For
3.3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Yamazaki, Masao
Mgmt For For
3.4 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Shinkawa, Asa
Mgmt For For
Nippon Express Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J53376133
Ticker: 9062
Primary ISIN: JP3729400006
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 80
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Watanabe, Kenji Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Saito, Mitsuru Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Ishii, Takaaki Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Akita, Susumu Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Horikiri, Satoshi Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Nippon Express Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.6
Elect Director Masuda, Takashi
Mgmt
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Sugiyama, Masahiro Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Nakayama, Shigeo Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Yasuoka, Sadako Mgmt For For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Arima, Shigeki Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Nojiri, Toshiaki Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
3.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Aoki, Yoshio Mgmt For For
4 Approve Annual Bonus
Mgmt
For
For
Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J55784102
Ticker: 4516
Primary ISIN: JP3717600005
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 43
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Maekawa, Shigenobu Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Matsura, Akira Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Sano, Shozo Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Saito, Hitoshi Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Kobayashi, Kenro Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Takaya, Takashi Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Edamitsu, Takanori Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Nakai, Toru Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Sugiura, Yukio Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Sakata, Hitoshi Mgmt For For
2.11 Elect Director Sakurai, Miyuki Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
2.12
Elect Director Wada, Yoshinao
Mgmt
For
For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kuwabara, Kenji Mgmt For For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kondo, Tsuyoshi Mgmt For For
Nippon Television Holdings, Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J56171101
Ticker: 9404
Primary ISIN: JP3732200005
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 25
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Okubo, Yoshio Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.A vote AGAINST this nominee is warranted
because:- Yoshio Okubo bears the greatest responsibility for the company's continued refusal to pay dividends to
non-registered foreign shareholders, when its competitor Fuji Media Holdings has paid dividends to its non-registered foreign
shareholders.- Such dividend practices appear to run counter to principle of equal treatment of shareholders, one of the
fundamental principles of global corporate governance.
2.2 Elect Director Sugiyama, Yoshikuni Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Kosugi, Yoshinobu Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Ishizawa, Akira Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Ichimoto, Hajime Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Tamai, Tadayuki Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Watanabe, Tsuneo Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Director attendance: A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the nominees prior attendance
record, and therefore their ability to provide appropriate oversight. Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to
concerns regarding the outside directors independence.
2.8 Elect Director Yamaguchi, Toshikazu Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.9 Elect Director Imai, Takashi Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Sato, Ken
Mgmt
For
For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Nippon Television Holdings, Inc.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
2.11 Elect Director Kakizoe, Tadao Mgmt For For
2.12 Elect Director Manago, Yasushi
Mgmt
For
For
3 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Nose,
Yasuhiro
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
Nipro Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J56655103
Ticker: 8086
Primary ISIN: JP3673600007
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Sano, Yoshihiko Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.Board size: A vote against is applied due to
concerns regarding the size of the board. LGIM considers board effectiveness is optimised when the board is not unduly large.
1.2 Elect Director Yoshioka, Kiyotaka Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Masuda, Toshiaki Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Kobayashi, Kyoetsu Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Minora, Kimihito Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Yamazaki, Tsuyoshi Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Sano, Kazuhiko Mgmt For For
1.8 Elect Director Nishida, Kenichi Mgmt For For
1.9 Elect Director Oyama, Yasushi Mgmt For For
1.10 Elect Director Yogo, Takehito Mgmt For For
1.11 Elect Director Ueda, Mitsutaka Mgmt For For
1.12 Elect Director Sawada, Yozo Mgmt For For
1.13 Elect Director Nakamura, Hideto Mgmt For For
1.14 Elect Director Kutsukawa, Yasushi Mgmt For For
1.15 Elect Director Ito, Masayuki Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Nipro Corp.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1.16
Elect Director Iwasa, Masanobu
Mgmt
For
For
1.17 Elect Director Akasaki, Itsuo Mgmt For For
1.18 Elect Director Yoshida, Toyoshi Mgmt For For
1.19 Elect Director Fujita, Kenju Mgmt For For
1.20 Elect Director Sudo, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
1.21 Elect Director Yoshida, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
1.22 Elect Director Shirasu, Akio Mgmt For For
1.23 Elect Director Hatakeyama, Koki Mgmt For For
1.24 Elect Director Kai, Toshiya Mgmt For For
1.25 Elect Director Miyazumi, Goichi Mgmt For For
1.26 Elect Director Sadahiro, Kaname Mgmt For For
1.27 Elect Director Tanaka, Yoshiko Mgmt For For
1.28 Elect Director Omizu, Minako Mgmt For For
2 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Yanagase,
Shigeru
Mgmt For For
3 Approve Trust-Type Equity Compensation
Plan
Mgmt For For
Nishi-Nippon Financial Holdings, Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J56774102
Ticker: 7189
Primary ISIN: JP3658850007
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 17.5
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Kubota, Isao Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Tanigawa, Hiromichi Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Kawamoto, Soichi
Mgmt
For
For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Nishi-Nippon Financial Holdings, Inc.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
2.4
Elect Director Takata, Kiyota
Mgmt
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Murakami, Hideyuki Mgmt For For
3.1 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Tomoike, Kiyotaka
Mgmt For For
3.2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Okumura, Hirohiko
Mgmt For For
3.3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Takahashi, Nobuko
Mgmt For For
4 Elect Alternate Director and Audit Committee
Member Ino, Seiji
Mgmt For For
Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J56816101
Ticker: 9031
Primary ISIN: JP3658800002
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 17.5
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Takeshima, Kazuyuki Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.Board size: A vote against is applied due to
concerns regarding the size of the board. LGIM considers board effectiveness is optimised when the board is not unduly large.
2.2 Elect Director Kuratomi, Sumio Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Hiya, Yuji Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Kitamura, Shinji Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Shimizu, Nobuhiko Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Okaku, Sunao Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Hayashida, Koichi Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Yoshimura, Tatsuya Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Matsufuji, Satoru Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co., Ltd.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
2.10 Elect Director Yoshimatsu, Tamio Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.11 Elect Director Matsuoka, Kyoko Mgmt For For
3.1 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Fujita, Hironobu
Mgmt For For
3.2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Saishoji, Kiyoshi
Mgmt For For
3.3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Shibato, Takashige
Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3.4 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Kitamura, Madoka
Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3.5 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Fujii, Ichiro
Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
4 Approve Trust-Type Equity Compensation
Plan
Mgmt For For
NOF Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J58934100
Ticker: 4403
Primary ISIN: JP3753400005
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 39
Mgmt For For
2
3.1
Amend Articles to Indemnify Directors -
Indemnify Statutory Auditors
Elect Director Miyaji, Takeo
Mgmt
Mgmt
For
For
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
NOF Corp.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
3.2
Elect Director Maeda, Kazuhito
Mgmt
For
For
3.3 Elect Director Inoue, Kengo Mgmt For For
3.4 Elect Director Sakahashi, Hideaki Mgmt For For
3.5 Elect Director Miyo, Masanobu Mgmt For For
3.6 Elect Director Arima, Yasuyuki Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3.7 Elect Director Ito, Kunimitsu Mgmt For
For
4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Hayashi, Izumi Mgmt For
For
5 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Sagara, Mgmt
Yuriko
For
For
OBIC Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Primary Security ID: J5946V107
Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: 4684
Primary ISIN: JP3173400007
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 90
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Noda, Masahiro Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Tachibana, Shoichi Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Kawanishi, Atsushi Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Noda, Mizuki Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Fujimoto, Takao Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Ida, Hideshi Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Ueno, Takemitsu Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Gomi, Yasumasa Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
OBIC Co., Ltd.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
2.9 Elect Director Ejiri, Takashi Mgmt For For
Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J59568139
Ticker: 9007
Primary ISIN: JP3196000008
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 10
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Hoshino, Koji Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Ogawa, Mikio Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Shimoka, Yoshihiko Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Arakawa, Isamu Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Igarashi, Shu Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Hayama, Takashi Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Nagano, Shinji Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Kuroda, Satoshi Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Nomakuchi, Tamotsu Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.10 Elect Director Nakayama, Hiroko Mgmt For For
2.11 Elect Director Tateyama, Akinori
Mgmt
For
For
2.12 Elect Director Ohara, Toru
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.13 Elect Director Itonaga, Takehide Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Ito, Masataka Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Yamamoto, Toshiro Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
3.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Onimaru, Kaoru Mgmt For For
3.4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Hayashi, Takeshi
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
Oji Holdings Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J6031N109
Ticker: 3861
Primary ISIN: JP3174410005
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Yajima, Susumu Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
1.2 Elect Director Kaku, Masatoshi Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Koseki, Yoshiki Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Kisaka, Ryuichi Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Kamada, Kazuhiko Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Isono, Hiroyuki Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Ishida, Koichi Mgmt For For
1.8 Elect Director Shindo, Fumio Mgmt For For
1.9 Elect Director Aoki, Shigeki Mgmt For For
1.10 Elect Director Nara, Michihiro Mgmt For For
1.11 Elect Director Takata, Toshihisa Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Oji Holdings Corp.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.12 Elect Director Ai, Sachiko Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2 Appoint Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC as
New External Audit Firm
3 Approve Takeover Defense Plan (Poison Pill)
Mgmt
Mgmt
For
For
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Poison Pill: A vote against is applied due to concerns over the Plan not fulfilling LGIM criteria for poison
pills, including insufficient independent Board oversight in the use of such a mechanism.
Orient Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J61890109
Ticker: 8585
Primary ISIN: JP3199000005
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 28.76 for Class 1 Preferred
Shares and JPY 3 for Ordinary Shares
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Iimori, Tetuo Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Okada, Tomo Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Yokoyama, Yoshinori
Mgmt
For
For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kudo, Yasuhisa
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Sakurai, Yuki Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Oriental Land Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J6174U100
Ticker: 4661
Primary ISIN: JP3198900007
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 22
Mgmt For For
2.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Suzuki, Shigeru Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
2.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kainaka, Tatsuo Mgmt For For
2.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Saigusa, Norio
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
2.4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Yonekawa, Kosei Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
ORIX Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J61933123
Ticker: 8591
Primary ISIN: JP3200450009
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Inoue, Makoto Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Nomination Committee: A vote against is warranted due to an executive being a member of the nomination
committee. We consider it important for the nomination committee to be able to discuss and act on sensitive areas without an
executive in attendance.
1.2 Elect Director Irie, Shuji Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Taniguchi, Shoji Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Matsuzaki, Satoru Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Stan Koyanagi Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Suzuki, Yoshiteru Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
ORIX Corp.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.7
Elect Director Yasuda, Ryuji
Mgmt
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Takenaka, Heizo Mgmt For For
1.9 Elect Director Michael Cusumano Mgmt For For
1.10 Elect Director Akiyama, Sakie Mgmt For For
1.11 Elect Director Watanabe, Hiroshi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
1.12 Elect Director Sekine, Aiko Mgmt For For
Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J62320130
Ticker: 9532
Primary ISIN: JP3180400008
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 25
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Ozaki, Hiroshi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Honjo, Takehiro Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Fujiwara, Masataka Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Miyagawa, Tadashi Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Matsui, Takeshi Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Tasaka, Takayuki Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Miyahara, Hideo Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Murao, Kazutoshi Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Kijima, Tatsuo Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Yoneyama, Hisaichi Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. Proposal
Number Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Sasaki, Shigemi Mgmt For For
Rengo Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan Primary Security ID: J64382104
Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: 3941
Primary ISIN: JP3981400009
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Otsubo, Kiyoshi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
1.2 Elect Director Kawamoto, Yosuke Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Maeda, Moriaki Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Ishida, Shigechika Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Hasegawa, Ichiro Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Baba, Yasuhiro Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Sambe, Hiromi Mgmt For For
1.8 Elect Director Inoue, Sadatoshi Mgmt For For
1.9 Elect Director Sato, Yoshio Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
1.10 Elect Director Oku, Masayuki Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
1.11 Elect Director Sakai, Shinya Mgmt For For
2.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Shoju, Tsutomu
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
2.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Tsunekage, Hitoshi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
3 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Rengo Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
4 Approve Trust-Type Equity Compensation
Plan
Mgmt For For
Ricoh Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J64683105
Ticker: 7752
Primary ISIN: JP3973400009
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 13
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Yamashita, Yoshinori Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Inaba, Nobuo Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Matsuishi, Hidetaka Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Sakata, Seiji Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Iijima, Masami Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Hatano, Mutsuko Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Mori, Kazuhiro Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Yoko, Keisuke Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3 Approve Annual Bonus Mgmt For For
4.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Tsuji, Kazuhiro Mgmt For
For
4.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kobayashi, Shoji Mgmt For
For
4.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Furukawa, Mgmt
Yasunobu
For
For
Rinnai Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Primary Security ID: J65199101
Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: 5947
Primary ISIN: JP3977400005
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Rinnai Corp.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 50
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Hayashi, Kenji Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Naito, Hiroyasu Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Narita, Tsunenori Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Kosugi, Masao Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Kondo, Yuji Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Matsui, Nobuyuki Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Kamio, Takashi Mgmt For For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Ishikawa, Haruhiko Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Shinji, Katsuhiko Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
3.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Matsuoka, Masaaki Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
3.4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Watanabe, Ippei Mgmt
4 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Ishikawa, Mgmt
Yoshiro
For
For
For
For
ROHM Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Primary Security ID: J65328122
Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: 6963
Primary ISIN: JP3982800009
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
ROHM Co., Ltd.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 75
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Matsumoto, Isao Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Azuma, Katsumi Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Yamazaki, Masahiko Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Uehara, Kunio Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Tateishi, Tetsuo Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Nishioka, Koichi Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Ino, Kazuhide Mgmt For For
3 Approve Restricted Stock Plan Mgmt For For
Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J65371106
Ticker: 4527
Primary ISIN: JP3982400008
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Amend Articles to Clarify Provisions on
Alternate Statutory Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Yamada, Kunio Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Sugimoto, Masashi Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Saito, Masaya Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Kunisaki, Shinichi Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Takakura, Chiharu Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Hiyama, Atsushi Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Torii, Shingo Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Iriyama, Akie Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Mera, Haruka Mgmt For For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kimura, Masanori Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Uemura, Hideto Mgmt For For
3.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Amano, Katsusuke
Mgmt
For
For
3.4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Tani, Yasuhiro
Mgmt
For
For
4 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Kodama,
Masafumi
5 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Statutory
Auditors
Mgmt
Mgmt
For
For
For
For
Sankyo Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J67844100
Ticker: 6417
Primary ISIN: JP3326410002
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 75
Mgmt For For
2 Amend Articles to Reduce Directors' Term Mgmt For For
3.1 Elect Director Busujima, Hideyuki Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
3.2 Elect Director Tsutsui, Kimihisa Mgmt For For
3.3 Elect Director Tomiyama, Ichiro Mgmt For For
3.4 Elect Director Ishihara, Akihiko Mgmt For For
3.5 Elect Director Kitani, Taro Mgmt For For
3.6 Elect Director Yamasaki, Hiroyuki Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
SBI Holdings, Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J6991H100
Ticker: 8473
Primary ISIN: JP3436120004
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
SBI Holdings, Inc.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Kitao, Yoshitaka Mgmt For For
1.2 Elect Director Kawashima, Katsuya
Mgmt
For
For
1.3 Elect Director Nakagawa, Takashi
Mgmt
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Takamura, Masato
Mgmt
For
For
1.5 Elect Director Morita, Shumpei
Mgmt
For
For
1.6 Elect Director Yamada, Masayuki
Mgmt
For
For
1.7 Elect Director Kusakabe, Satoe
Mgmt
For
For
1.8 Elect Director Yoshida, Masaki
Mgmt
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Sato, Teruhide
Mgmt
For
For
1.10 Elect Director Takenaka, Heizo
Mgmt
For
For
1.11 Elect Director Suzuki, Yasuhiro
Mgmt
For
For
1.12 Elect Director Ito, Hiroshi
Mgmt
For
For
1.13 Elect Director Takeuchi, Kanae
Mgmt
For
For
2 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor
Wakatsuki, Tetsutaro
Mgmt
For
For
Shimizu Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J72445117
Ticker: 1803
Primary ISIN: JP3358800005
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 20
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Miyamoto, Yoichi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Inoue, Kazuyuki Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Imaki, Toshiyuki
Mgmt
For
For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Shimizu Corp.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.4
Elect Director Yamaji, Toru
Mgmt
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Yamanaka, Tsunehiko Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Fujimura, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Handa, Kimio Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Shimizu, Motoaki Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Iwamoto, Tamotsu Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Murakami, Aya Mgmt For For
2.11 Elect Director Tamura, Mayumi Mgmt For For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Matsuoka, Koichi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Ishikawa, Kaoru Mgmt For For
4 Approve Annual Bonus Ceiling for Directors
Mgmt
For
For
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J72810120
Ticker: 4063
Primary ISIN: JP3371200001
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 110
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Kanagawa, Chihiro Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.Board size: A vote against is applied due to
concerns regarding the size of the board. LGIM considers board effectiveness is optimised when the board is not unduly
large.Diversity: A vote against is applied due to the lack of meaningful diversity on the board.
2.2 Elect Director Akiya, Fumio Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Todoroki, Masahiko Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Akimoto, Toshiya Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Arai, Fumio Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.6
Elect Director Ikegami, Kenji
Mgmt
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Mori, Shunzo Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Komiyama, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Shiobara, Toshio Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Takahashi, Yoshimitsu Mgmt For For
2.11 Elect Director Yasuoka, Kai Mgmt For For
2.12 Elect Director Nakamura, Kuniharu Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3 Approve Stock Option Plan Mgmt For For
SHIP HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS, INC.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J7T445100
Ticker: 3360
Primary ISIN: JP3274150006
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 75
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Furukawa, Kunihisa Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Konishi, Kenzo Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Ogawa, Hirotaka Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Ohashi, Futoshi Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Okimoto, Koichi Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Yokoyama, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Shimada, Shoji Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Umino, Atsushi Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
SHIP HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS, INC.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.10 Elect Director Sano, Seiichiro Mgmt For For
2.11 Elect Director Imabeppu, Toshio
Mgmt
For
For
2.12 Elect Director Ito, Fumiyo
Mgmt
For
For
SMC Corp. (Japan)
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J75734103
Ticker: 6273
Primary ISIN: JP3162600005
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 200
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Maruyama, Katsunori Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.Diversity: A vote against is applied due to
the lack of meaningful diversity on the board.
2.2 Elect Director Takada, Yoshiki Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Kosugi, Seiji Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Satake, Masahiko Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Isoe, Toshio Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Ota, Masahiro Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Maruyama, Susumu Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Samuel Neff Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Kaizu, Masanobu Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Kagawa, Toshiharu Mgmt For For
3 Approve Director Retirement Bonus Mgmt For For
4 Approve Bonus Related to Retirement Bonus
System Abolition
Mgmt For For
5 Approve Trust-Type Equity Compensation
Plan
Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Sony Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J76379106
Ticker: 6758
Primary ISIN: JP3435000009
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Amend Articles to Change Company Name Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Yoshida, Kenichiro
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Nomination Committee: A vote against is warranted due to an executive being a member of the nomination
committee. We consider it important for the nomination committee to be able to discuss and act on sensitive areas without an
executive in attendance.
2.2 Elect Director Totoki, Hiroki Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Sumi, Shuzo Mgmt For
For
2.4 Elect Director Tim Schaaff Mgmt For
For
2.5 Elect Director Matsunaga, Kazuo Mgmt For
For
2.6 Elect Director Oka, Toshiko Mgmt For
For
2.7 Elect Director Akiyama, Sakie Mgmt For
For
2.8 Elect Director Wendy Becker Mgmt For
For
2.9 Elect Director Hatanaka, Yoshihiko Mgmt For
For
2.10 Elect Director Adam Crozier Mgmt For
For
2.11 Elect Director Kishigami, Keiko Mgmt For
For
2.12 Elect Director Joseph A. Kraft Jr Mgmt For
For
3 Approve Stock Option Plan Mgmt For
For
Sotetsu Holdings, Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J76434109
Ticker: 9003
Primary ISIN: JP3316400005
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 25
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Hayashi, Hidekazu Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Sotetsu Holdings, Inc.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
2.2
Elect Director Takizawa, Hideyuki
Mgmt
For
For
2.3 Elect Director Hirano, Masayuki Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Kagami, Mitsuko Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Yoshida, Osamu Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Onji, Yoshimitsu Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Fujikawa, Yukiko Mgmt For For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Hashimoto, Akihiko Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J77497170
Ticker: 6302
Primary ISIN: JP3405400007
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 35
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Betsukawa, Shunsuke Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Shimomura, Shinji Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Okamura, Tetsuya Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Tanaka, Toshiharu Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Suzuki, Hideo Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Hiraoka, Kazuo Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Kojima, Eiji Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Takahashi, Susumu Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.9 Elect Director Kojima, Hideo Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
2.10 Elect Director Hamaji, Akio Mgmt For For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Takaishi, Yuji
Mgmt
For
For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Wakae, Takeo
Mgmt
For
For
4 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Kato,
Tomoyuki
Mgmt
For
For
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J77712180
Ticker: 5713
Primary ISIN: JP3402600005
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 39
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Nakazato, Yoshiaki Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Nozaki, Akira Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Asahi, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Matsumoto, Nobuhiro Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Higo, Toru Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Nakano, Kazuhisa Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Ishii, Taeko Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Kinoshita, Manabu Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Ino, Kazushi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Nakayama,
Yasuyuki
Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
3.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Yoshida, Wataru Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
4 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Mishina,
Kazuhiro
5 Approve Annual Bonus
Mgmt
Mgmt
For
For
For
For
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J7771X109
Ticker: 8316
Primary ISIN: JP3890350006
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 100
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Kunibe, Takeshi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Nomination Committee: A vote against is warranted due to an executive being a member of the nomination
committee. We consider it important for the nomination committee to be able to discuss and act on sensitive areas without an executive in attendance.
2.2 Elect Director Ota, Jun Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Takashima, Makoto Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Nagata, Haruyuki Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Nakashima, Toru Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Inoue, Atsuhiko Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Mikami, Toru Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Shimizu, Yoshihiko Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Matsumoto, Masayuki Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.10 Elect Director Arthur M. Mitchell Mgmt For For
2.11 Elect Director Yamazaki, Shozo Mgmt For For
2.12 Elect Director Kono, Masaharu Mgmt For For
2.13 Elect Director Tsutsui, Yoshinobu Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.14 Elect Director Shimbo, Katsuyoshi Mgmt For For
2.15 Elect Director Sakurai, Eriko
Mgmt
For
For
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J7772M102
Ticker: 8309
Primary ISIN: JP3892100003
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 75
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Okubo, Tetsuo Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.Nomination Committee: A vote against is
warranted due to an executive being a member of the nomination committee. We consider it important for the nomination
committee to be able to discuss and act on sensitive areas without an executive in attendance.
2.2 Elect Director Araumi, Jiro Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Nishida, Yutaka Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Hashimoto, Masaru Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Kitamura, Kunitaro Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Tsunekage, Hitoshi Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Shudo, Kuniyuki Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Tanaka, Koji Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Suzuki, Takeshi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.10 Elect Director Araki, Mikio Mgmt For For
2.11 Elect Director Matsushita, Isao
Mgmt
For
For
2.12 Elect Director Saito, Shinichi
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.13 Elect Director Yoshida, Takashi Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.14 Elect Director Kawamoto, Hiroko Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.15 Elect Director Aso, Mitsuhiro Mgmt For For
Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J77734101
Ticker: 5232
Primary ISIN: JP3400900001
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 60
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Sekine, Fukuichi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Onishi, Toshihiko Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Doi, Ryoji Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Konishi, Mikio Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Morohashi, Hirotsune Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Aoki, Hideki Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Saida, Kunitaro Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Makino, Mitsuko Mgmt For For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Ito, Kaname Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Suzuki, Kazuo Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
3.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Mitsui, Taku Mgmt For For
4 Approve Trust-Type Equity Compensation
Plan
Mgmt
For
For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J77841112
Ticker: 8830
Primary ISIN: JP3409000001
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 19
Mgmt For For
2 Amend Articles to Amend Business Lines Mgmt For For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Terada, Chiyono Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
4 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Uno, Kozo Mgmt For For
Suzuki Motor Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J78529138
Ticker: 7269
Primary ISIN: JP3397200001
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 48
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Suzuki, Osamu Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Harayama, Yasuhito Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Suzuki, Toshihiro Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Honda, Osamu Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Nagao, Masahiko Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Suzuki, Toshiaki Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Kawamura, Osamu Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Suzuki Motor Corp.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.8 Elect Director Domichi, Hideaki Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.9 Elect Director Kato, Yuriko Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Sugimoto, Mgmt For For
Toyokazu
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kasai, Masato Mgmt For
For
3.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Tanaka, Norio Mgmt For
For
3.4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Araki, Nobuyuki Mgmt For
For
3.5 Appoint Statutory Auditor Nagano, Norihisa Mgmt For
For
4 Approve Restricted Stock Plan Mgmt For
For
Taiheiyo Cement Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J7923L128
Ticker: 5233
Primary ISIN: JP3449020001
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 30
Mgmt
For
For
2 Amend Articles to Clarify Director Authority
on Shareholder Meetings - Amend Provisions
on Number of Directors - Amend Provisions
on Director Titles
Mgmt For For
3.1 Elect Director Fukuda, Shuji Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
3.2 Elect Director Fushihara, Masafumi Mgmt For For
3.3 Elect Director Kitabayashi, Yuichi Mgmt For For
3.4 Elect Director Karino, Masahiro Mgmt For For
3.5 Elect Director Ando, Kunihiro Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Taiheiyo Cement Corp.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
3.6 Elect Director Koizumi, Yoshiko Mgmt For For
3.7 Elect Director Emori, Shinhachiro
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
4 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Aoki,
Toshihito
Mgmt For For
Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J79885109
Ticker: 4581
Primary ISIN: JP3442850008
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 60
Mgmt For For
2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Matsuo, Makoto Mgmt For For
Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J80206113
Ticker: 6976
Primary ISIN: JP3452000007
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 15
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Tosaka, Shoichi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Masuyama, Shinji Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Sase, Katsuya
Mgmt
For
For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.4
Elect Director Takahashi, Osamu
Mgmt
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Umezawa, Kazuya Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Hiraiwa, Masashi Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Koike, Seiichi Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Hamada, Emiko Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Oshima, Kazuyuki Mgmt For For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Yoshitake, Hajime
Mgmt
For
For
Takara Holdings Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J80733108
Ticker: 2531
Primary ISIN: JP3459600007
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 20
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Omiya, Hisashi Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Kimura, Mutsumi Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Nakao, Koichi Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Murata, Kenji Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Takahashi, Hideo Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Mori, Keisuke Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Yoshida, Toshihiko Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Tomotsune, Masako Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Kawakami, Tomoko Mgmt For For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Mitsui, Teruaki Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
The 77 Bank, Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J71348106
Ticker: 8341
Primary ISIN: JP3352000008
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 25
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Ujiie, Teruhiko Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.Board size: A vote against is applied due to
concerns regarding the size of the board. LGIM considers board effectiveness is optimised when the board is not unduly large.
2.2 Elect Director Kobayashi, Hidefumi Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Igarashi, Makoto Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Suzuki, Koichi Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Shito, Atsushi Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Onodera, Yoshikazu Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Tabata, Takuji Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Sugita, Masahiro Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Nakamura, Ken Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.10 Elect Director Okuyama, Emiko Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.11 Elect Director Otaki Seiichi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3 Approve Compensation Ceiling for Directors
Who Are Not Audit Committee Members
Mgmt For For
The Bank of Kyoto, Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J03990108
Ticker: 8369
Primary ISIN: JP3251200006
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
The Bank of Kyoto, Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 30
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Doi, Nobuhiro Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Hitomi, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Anami, Masaya
Mgmt
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Iwahashi, Toshiro
Mgmt
For
For
2.5 Elect Director Yasui, Mikiya
Mgmt
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Hata, Hiroyuki
Mgmt
For
For
2.7 Elect Director Koishihara, Norikazu
Mgmt
For
For
2.8 Elect Director Otagiri, Junko
Mgmt
For
For
2.9 Elect Director Oyabu, Chiho
Mgmt
For
For
The Chiba Bank, Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J05670104
Ticker: 8331
Primary ISIN: JP3511800009
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 10
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Inamura, Yukihito Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Shinozaki, Tadayoshi Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Takatsu, Norio
Mgmt
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Kiuchi, Takahide
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Iijima, Daizo Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
The Chiba Bank, Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Fukushima,
Kazuyoshi
Mgmt For For
The Iyo Bank, Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J25596107
Ticker: 8385
Primary ISIN: JP3149600003
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Otsuka, Iwao Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
1.2 Elect Director Miyoshi, Kenji Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Takata, Kenji Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Takeuchi, Tetsuo Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Kono, Haruhiro Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Yamamoto, Kensei Mgmt For For
2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Miyoshi, Junko
Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3.1 Remove Incumbent Director Takata, Kenji SH Against Against
3.2 Remove Incumbent Director Kono, Haruhiro SH
Against
Against
3.3 Remove Incumbent Director Takeuchi, Tetsuo SH
Against
Against
4 Remove Director and Audit Committee SH
Member Saeki, Kaname
Against
Against
Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings, Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J86656105
Ticker: 9401
Primary ISIN: JP3588600001
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings, Inc.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 17
Mgmt For For
2 Approve Accounting Transfers Mgmt For For
3 Amend Articles to Change Company Name Mgmt For For
4.1 Elect Director Takeda, Shinji
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.A vote AGAINST this director nominee is
warranted because:- The nominee should be held responsible for the company's continued failure to put its poison pill renewal
to a vote.
4.2 Elect Director Sasaki, Takashi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: A vote AGAINST this director nominee is warranted because:- The nominee should be held responsible for
the company's continued failure to put its poison pill renewal to a vote.
4.3 Elect Director Kawai, Toshiaki Mgmt For For
4.4 Elect Director Sugai, Tatsuo Mgmt For For
4.5 Elect Director Watanabe, Shoichi Mgmt For For
4.6 Elect Director Chisaki, Masaya Mgmt For For
4.7 Elect Director Kashiwaki, Hitoshi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
4.8 Elect Director Yagi, Yosuke Mgmt For For
4.9 Elect Director Haruta, Makoto
Mgmt
For
For
5.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Nishino, Tomohiko
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
5.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Ichikawa, Tetsuya Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
5.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kitayama, Teisuke Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
5.4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Fujimoto, Mie Mgmt For For
5.5 Appoint Statutory Auditor Takehara, Somitsu
Mgmt
For
For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J87000113
Ticker: 9531
Primary ISIN: JP3573000001
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 30
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Hirose, Michiaki Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Uchida, Takashi Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Takamatsu, Masaru Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Nohata, Kunio Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Sasayama, Shinichi Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Saito, Hitoshi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.7 Elect Director Takami, Kazunori Mgmt For
For
2.8 Elect Director Edahiro, Junko Mgmt For
For
2.9 Elect Director Indo, Mami Mgmt For
For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Ono, Hiromichi Mgmt For
For
Tokyu Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Primary Security ID: J88720149
Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: 9005
Primary ISIN: JP3574200006
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 11
Mgmt For For
2 Amend Articles to Amend Business Lines Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Tokyu Corp.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
3.1 Elect Director Nomoto, Hirofumi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
3.2 Elect Director Takahashi, Kazuo Mgmt For For
3.3 Elect Director Tomoe, Masao Mgmt For For
3.4 Elect Director Hoshino, Toshiyuki Mgmt For For
3.5 Elect Director Fujiwara, Hirohisa Mgmt For For
3.6 Elect Director Takahashi, Toshiyuki Mgmt For For
3.7 Elect Director Hamana, Setsu Mgmt For For
3.8 Elect Director Kanazashi, Kiyoshi Mgmt For For
3.9 Elect Director Konaga, Keiichi Mgmt For For
3.10 Elect Director Kanise, Reiko Mgmt For For
3.11 Elect Director Okamoto, Kunie Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3.12 Elect Director Miyazaki, Midori Mgmt For For
4.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Shimamoto,
Takehiko
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
4.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Akimoto, Naohisa Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
4.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Ishihara, Kunio Mgmt For For
4.4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Tsuyuki, Shigeo
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
5 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor
Matsumoto, Taku
Mgmt For For
Tsumura & Co.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J93407120
Ticker: 4540
Primary ISIN: JP3535800001
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Tsumura & Co.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 32
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Kato, Terukazu Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Adachi, Susumu Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Handa, Muneki Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Matsui, Kenichi Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Miyake, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Okada, Tadashi Mgmt For For
TV Asahi Holdings Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J93646107
Ticker: 9409
Primary ISIN: JP3429000007
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 20
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Hayakawa, Hiroshi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.Board size: A vote against is applied due to
concerns regarding the size of the board. LGIM considers board effectiveness is optimised when the board is not unduly large.
2.2 Elect Director Yoshida, Shinichi Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Sunami, Gengo Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Fujinoki, Masaya Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Kameyama, Keiji Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Takeda, Toru Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Shinozuka, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Hamashima, Satoshi Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Itabashi, Junji Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
TV Asahi Holdings Corp.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.10 Elect Director Nishi, Arata Mgmt For For
2.11 Elect Director Okada, Tsuyoshi
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.12 Elect Director Watanabe, Masataka Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.13 Elect Director Oba, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
2.14 Elect Director Konishi, Miwako Mgmt For For
2.15 Elect Director Takada, Satoru Mgmt For For
2.16 Elect Director Yamamoto, Shinya Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3 Initiate Share Repurchase Program SH Against Against
Ube Industries Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J93796159
Ticker: 4208
Primary ISIN: JP3158800007
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 45
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Yamamoto, Yuzuru Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Izumihara, Masato Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Koyama, Makoto Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Fujii, Masayuki Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Terui, Keiko Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Higashi, Tetsuro Mgmt For For
3 Elect Alternate Director and Audit Committee
Member Terui, Keiko
Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Ushio, Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J94456118
Ticker: 6925
Primary ISIN: JP3156400008
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 26
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Naito, Koji Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Kawamura, Naoki Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Kamiyama, Kazuhisa Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Ushio, Jiro Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Ushio, Shiro Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Hara, Yoshinari Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.7 Elect Director Kanemaru, Yasufumi Mgmt For
For
2.8 Elect Director Sakie Tachibana Fukushima Mgmt For
For
2.9 Elect Director Sasaki, Toyonari Mgmt For
For
3.1 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Mgmt
Kobayashi, Nobuyuki
For
For
3.2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Mgmt
Sugihara, Rei
For
For
3.3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Mgmt
Sunaga, Akemi
For
For
Wacoal Holdings Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Primary Security ID: J94632122
Meeting Type: Annual Ticker: 3591
Primary ISIN: JP3992400006
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Tsukamoto, Yoshikata Mgmt For For
1.2 Elect Director Yasuhara, Hironobu
Mgmt
For
For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Wacoal Holdings Corp.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1.3
Elect Director Yamaguchi, Masashi
Mgmt
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Ito, Tomoyasu Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Miyagi, Akira Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Mayuzumi, Madoka Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Saito, Shigeru Mgmt For For
1.8 Elect Director Iwai, Tsunehiko Mgmt For For
2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kitagawa, Shinichi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
3 Approve Annual Bonus Mgmt For For
Yamada Denki Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J95534103
Ticker: 9831
Primary ISIN: JP3939000000
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 10
Mgmt
For
For
2 Approve Adoption of Holding Company
Structure and Transfer of Operations to
Wholly Owned Subsidiary
Mgmt For For
3 Amend Articles to Change Company Name -
Amend Business Lines - Amend Provisions on
Number of Directors - Amend Provisions on
Director Titles
Mgmt For For
4.1 Elect Director Yamada, Noboru Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
4.2 Elect Director Mishima, Tsuneo Mgmt For For
4.3 Elect Director Kobayashi, Tatsuo Mgmt For For
4.4 Elect Director Ueno, Yoshinori Mgmt For For
4.5 Elect Director Kogure, Megumi Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Yamada Denki Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
4.6
Elect Director Fukui, Akira
Mgmt
For
For
4.7 Elect Director Fukuda, Takayuki Mgmt For For
4.8 Elect Director Murasawa, Atsushi Mgmt For For
4.9 Elect Director Tokuhira, Tsukasa Mgmt For For
4.10 Elect Director Mitsunari, Miki Mgmt For For
5.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Okamoto, Jun Mgmt For For
5.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Iimura, Somuku Mgmt For For
Zensho Holdings Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J9885X108
Ticker: 7550
Primary ISIN: JP3429300001
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 10
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Ogawa, Kentaro Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Board size: A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the size of the board. LGIM considers board
effectiveness is optimised when the board is not unduly large.
2.2 Elect Director Takei, Koichi Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Ogawa, Kazumasa Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Kunii, Yoshiro Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Imamura, Masashi Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Hirano, Makoto Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Ogawa, Yohei Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Nonoshita, Shinya Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Hagiwara, Toshitaka Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Ito, Chiaki Mgmt For For
2.11 Elect Director Ando, Takaharu Mgmt For For
2.12 Elect Director Hayama, Yoshiko Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
ZEON Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/26/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J9886P104
Ticker: 4205
Primary ISIN: JP3725400000
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 10
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Tanaka, Kimiaki Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Hirakawa, Hiroyuki Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Nishijima, Toru Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Matsura, Kazuyoshi Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Ito, Haruo Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.6 Elect Director Kitabata, Takao Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Nagumo, Tadanobu
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kimura, Hiroki Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
4 Approve Takeover Defense Plan (Poison Pill) Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Poison Pill: A vote against is applied due to concerns over the Plan not fulfilling LGIM criteria for poison
pills, including insufficient independent Board oversight in the use of such a mechanism.
Benesse Holdings, Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/27/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J0429N102
Ticker: 9783
Primary ISIN: JP3835620000
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Benesse Holdings, Inc.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Amend Articles to Clarify Director Authority
on Board Meetings
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Adachi, Tamotsu Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Kobayashi, Hitoshi Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Takiyama, Shinya Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Yamasaki, Masaki Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Okada, Haruna Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Ihara, Katsumi Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Fukutake, Hideaki Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.8 Elect Director Yasuda, Ryuji Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Iwai, Mutsuo
Mgmt
For
For
2.10 Elect Director Iwase, Daisuke
Mgmt
For
For
Matsui Securities Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/28/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J4086C102
Ticker: 8628
Primary ISIN: JP3863800003
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 22.5
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Warita, Akira Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Sato, Kunihiko Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Uzawa, Shinichi
Mgmt
For
For
2.4 Elect Director Saiga, Moto
Mgmt
For
For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Matsui Securities Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.5
Elect Director Shibata, Masashi
Mgmt
For
For
2.6 Elect Director Haga, Manako Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Tanaka, Takeshi Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Matsui, Michitaro Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Igawa, Moto Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Annen, Junji Mgmt For For
2.11 Elect Director Onuki, Satoshi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Mochizuki, Yasuo Mgmt For For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kai, Mikitoshi
Mgmt
For
For
ANA HOLDINGS INC.
Meeting Date: 06/29/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J0156Q112
Ticker: 9202
Primary ISIN: JP3429800000
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Ito, Shinichiro Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
1.2 Elect Director Katanozaka, Shinya Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Ito, Yutaka Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Takada, Naoto Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Fukuzawa, Ichiro Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Shibata, Koji Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Hirako, Yuji Mgmt For For
1.8 Elect Director Yamamoto, Ado Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
ANA HOLDINGS INC.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.9 Elect Director Kobayashi, Izumi Mgmt For For
1.10 Elect Director Katsu, Eijiro
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Nagamine,
Toyoyuki
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
2.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Matsuo, Shingo Mgmt For For
Hitachi Capital Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/29/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J20286118
Ticker: 8586
Primary ISIN: JP3786600001
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1
Elect Director Hiraiwa, Koichiro
Mgmt
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Sueyoshi, Wataru Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Nakamura, Takashi Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Sasaki, Yuri Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Hasegawa, Masahiko Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
1.6 Elect Director Oshima, Koichiro Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
1.7 Elect Director Kawabe, Seiji Mgmt For For
1.8 Elect Director Kojima, Kiyoshi
Mgmt
For
For
Isuzu Motors Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/29/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J24994113
Ticker: 7202
Primary ISIN: JP3137200006
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Isuzu Motors Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 19
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Minami, Shinsuke Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Sugimoto, Shigeji Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Shibata, Mitsuyoshi Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Nakayama, Kozue Mgmt For For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Miyazaki, Kenji Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
Kurita Water Industries Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/29/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J37221116
Ticker: 6370
Primary ISIN: JP3270000007
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 31
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Kadota, Michiya Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Ito, Kiyoshi Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Yamada, Yoshio Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Ejiri, Hirohiko Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Suzuki, Yasuo Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Kobayashi, Toshimi Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Moriwaki, Tsuguto Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Sugiyama, Ryoko Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Tanaka, Keiko Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Kurita Water Industries Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kobayashi, Kenjiro Mgmt For For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Tada, Toshiaki
Mgmt
For
For
4 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor
Nagasawa, Tetsuya
Mgmt
For
For
Marui Group Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/29/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J40089104
Ticker: 8252
Primary ISIN: JP3870400003
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 22
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Aoi, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Okajima, Etsuko Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Taguchi, Yoshitaka Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Muroi, Masahiro Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Nakamura, Masao Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Kato, Hirotsugu Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Aoki, Masahisa Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Ito, Yuko Mgmt For For
3.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kawai, Hitoshi Mgmt For For
3.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Takagi, Takehiko Mgmt For For
3.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Suzuki, Yoko Mgmt For For
4 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Nozaki,
Akira
Mgmt For For
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/29/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J44497105
Ticker: 8306
Primary ISIN: JP3902900004
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 12.5
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Fujii, Mariko Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Honda, Keiko Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Kato, Kaoru Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Matsuyama, Haruka Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Toby S. Myerson Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Nomoto, Hirofumi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.7 Elect Director Shingai, Yasushi Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Tarisa Watanagase Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Yamate, Akira Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Okamoto, Junichi Mgmt For For
2.11 Elect Director Ogura, Ritsuo Mgmt For For
2.12 Elect Director Hirano, Nobuyuki Mgmt For For
2.13 Elect Director Mike, Kanetsugu Mgmt For For
2.14 Elect Director Araki, Saburo Mgmt For For
2.15 Elect Director Nagashima, Iwao Mgmt For For
2.16 Elect Director Kamezawa, Hironori Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Nomination Committee: A vote against is warranted due to an executive being a member of the nomination
committee. We consider it important for the nomination committee to be able to discuss and act on sensitive areas without an
executive in attendance.
NGK Insulators, Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/29/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J49076110
Ticker: 5333
Primary ISIN: JP3695200000
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
NGK Insulators, Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 25
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Oshima, Taku Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Kanie, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Niwa, Chiaki Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Sakabe, Susumu Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Iwasaki, Ryohei Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Ishikawa, Shuhei Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Saji, Nobumitsu Mgmt For For
2.8 Elect Director Matsuda, Atsushi Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Kobayashi, Shigeru Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Nanataki, Tsutomu Mgmt For For
2.11 Elect Director Kamano, Hiroyuki Mgmt For For
2.12 Elect Director Hamada, Emiko Mgmt For For
2.13 Elect Director Furukawa, Kazuo Mgmt For For
Nippon Yusen KK
Meeting Date: 06/29/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J56515232
Ticker: 9101
Primary ISIN: JP3753000003
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 20
Mgmt For For
2 Amend Articles to Amend Business Lines -
Clarify Director Authority on Shareholder
Meetings - Clarify Director Authority on Board
Meetings
Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Nippon Yusen KK
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
3.1 Elect Director Naito, Tadaaki Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
3.2 Elect Director Nagasawa, Hitoshi Mgmt For For
3.3 Elect Director Takahashi, Eiichi Mgmt For For
3.4 Elect Director Harada, Hiroki Mgmt For For
3.5 Elect Director Higurashi, Yutaka Mgmt For For
3.6 Elect Director Katayama, Yoshihiro Mgmt For For
3.7 Elect Director Kuniya, Hiroko Mgmt For For
3.8 Elect Director Tanabe, Eiichi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
4.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Nakaso, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
4.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Kuwabara, Satoko Mgmt For For
5 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Matsui,
Michio
Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/29/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J57160129
Ticker: 7201
Primary ISIN: JP3672400003
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1
Elect Director Kimura, Yasushi
Mgmt
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Jean-Dominique Senard Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Toyoda, Masakazu Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Ihara, Keiko Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Nagai, Moto Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Bernard Delmas Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.7 Elect Director Andrew House Mgmt For For
1.8 Elect Director Jenifer Rogers
Mgmt
For
For
1.9 Elect Director Pierre Fleuriot
Mgmt
For
For
1.10 Elect Director Uchida, Makoto
Mgmt
For
For
1.11 Elect Director Ashwani Gupta
Mgmt
For
For
1.12 Elect Director Sakamoto, Hideyuki
Mgmt
For
For
Sharp Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/29/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J71434112
Ticker: 6753
Primary ISIN: JP3359600008
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Tai Jeng-Wu Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
1.2 Elect Director Nomura, Katsuaki Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Chung-Cheng Lin Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Wei-Ming Chen Mgmt For For
2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Nakagawa, Yutaka
Mgmt For For
3 Approve Stock Option Plan Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Performance related auditor remuneration: A vote against is applied to due the outside directors/statutory
auditor receiving performance-related pay.
4 Amend Articles to Remove Provisions on Class
A Shares - Clarify Director Authority on
Shareholder Meetings - Amend Provisions on
Director Titles
Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/29/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J86298106
Ticker: 8766
Primary ISIN: JP3910660004
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final
Dividend of JPY 95
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Nagano, Tsuyoshi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
2.2 Elect Director Komiya, Satoru Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Yuasa, Takayuki Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Harashima, Akira Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Okada, Kenji Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Hirose, Shinichi Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Mimura, Akio Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.8 Elect Director Egawa, Masako Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Mitachi, Takashi Mgmt For For
2.10 Elect Director Endo, Nobuhiro Mgmt For For
2.11 Elect Director Katanozaka, Shinya Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.12 Elect Director Handa, Tadashi Mgmt For For
2.13 Elect Director Endo, Yoshinari
Mgmt
For
For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Fujita, Hirokazu
Mgmt
For
For
ZOZO, Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/29/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J9893A108
Ticker: 3092
Primary ISIN: JP3399310006
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
ZOZO, Inc.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1 Approve Allocation of Income, With a Final
Dividend of JPY 18
Mgmt For For
2.1 Elect Director Ozawa, Takao Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Saito, Taro Mgmt For For
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Utsunomiya, Junko
Mgmt
For
For
4 Appoint Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC as
New External Audit Firm
5 Approve Restricted Stock Plan
Mgmt
Mgmt
For
For
For
For
Air Water Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/30/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J00662114
Ticker: 4088
Primary ISIN: JP3160670000
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Toyoda, Masahiro Mgmt For For
1.2 Elect Director Toyoda, Kikuo
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
1.3 Elect Director Imai, Yasuo Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Shirai, Kiyoshi Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Machida, Masato Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Karato, Yu Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Sakamoto, Yukiko Mgmt For For
1.8 Elect Director Shimizu, Isamu Mgmt For For
1.9 Elect Director Matsui, Takao Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Air Water Inc.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
2.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Yanagisawa, Hiromi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
2.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Hayashi, Atsushi Mgmt For For
2.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Ando, Yuji
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
2.4 Appoint Statutory Auditor Tsuneyoshi,
Kunihiko
Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the Kansayaku board having insufficient
independent representative.
2.5 Appoint Statutory Auditor Hayashi, Nobuo Mgmt For For
Konica Minolta, Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/30/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J36060119
Ticker: 4902
Primary ISIN: JP3300600008
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1
Elect Director Matsuzaki, Masatoshi
Mgmt
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Yamana, Shoei Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Hatchoji, Takashi Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Fujiwara, Taketsugu Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Hodo, Chikatomo Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Sakie Tachibana Fukushima Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Sakuma, Soichiro Mgmt For For
1.8 Elect Director Ito, Toyotsugu Mgmt For For
1.9 Elect Director Suzuki, Hiroyuki Mgmt For For
1.10 Elect Director Taiko, Toshimitsu Mgmt For For
1.11 Elect Director Hatano, Seiji Mgmt For For
1.12 Elect Director Uchida, Masafumi Mgmt For For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
LIXIL Group Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/30/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J3893W103
Ticker: 5938
Primary ISIN: JP3626800001
Proposal Vote
Number Proposal Text Proponent Mgmt Rec Instruction
1
Amend Articles to Change Company Name
Mgmt
For
For
2.1 Elect Director Seto, Kinya Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director Matsumoto, Sachio Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director Hwa Jin Song Montesano Mgmt For For
2.4 Elect Director Uchibori, Tamio Mgmt For For
2.5 Elect Director Onimaru, Kaoru Mgmt For For
2.6 Elect Director Suzuki, Teruo Mgmt For For
2.7 Elect Director Nishiura, Yuji Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.8 Elect Director Hamaguchi, Daisuke Mgmt For For
2.9 Elect Director Matsuzaki, Masatoshi
Mgmt
For
For
M3, Inc.
Meeting Date: 06/30/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J4697J108
Ticker: 2413
Primary ISIN: JP3435750009
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Tanimura, Itaru Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to the lack of independent directors on the board.
Independent directors bring an external perspective to the board. Bringing relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and
perspectives is critical to the quality of the board and the strategic direction of the company. We would like to see all
companies have a third of the board comprising truly independent outside directors.
1.2 Elect Director Tomaru, Akihiko Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Tsuchiya, Eiji
Mgmt
For
For
1.4 Elect Director Izumiya, Kazuyuki
Mgmt
For
For
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
M3, Inc.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.5 Elect Director Urae, Akinori Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Yoshida, Kenichiro
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
1.7 Elect Director Mori, Kenichi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2.1 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Ii, Masako
Mgmt For For
2.2 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Yamazaki, Mayuka
Mgmt For For
2.3 Elect Director and Audit Committee Member
Toyama, Ryoko
Mgmt For For
Mitsubishi Materials Corp.
Meeting Date: 06/30/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J44024107
Ticker: 5711
Primary ISIN: JP3903000002
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Takeuchi, Akira Mgmt For For
1.2 Elect Director Ono, Naoki
Mgmt
For
Against
Blended Rationale: Nomination Committee: A vote against is warranted due to an executive being a member of the nomination
committee. We consider it important for the nomination committee to be able to discuss and act on sensitive areas without an
executive in attendance.
1.3 Elect Director Shibata, Makoto Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Yasui, Yoshikazu Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Tokuno, Mariko Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Watanabe, Hiroshi Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Sugi, Hikaru Mgmt For For
1.8 Elect Director Sato, Hiroshi Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Mitsubishi Materials Corp.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.9 Elect Director Wakabayashi, Tatsuo Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
1.10 Elect Director Igarashi, Koji Mgmt For For
NSK Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/30/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J55505101
Ticker: 6471
Primary ISIN: JP3720800006
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1 Elect Director Uchiyama, Toshihiro Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Nomination Committee: A vote against is warranted due to an executive being a member of the nomination
committee. We consider it important for the nomination committee to be able to discuss and act on sensitive areas without an
executive in attendance.
1.2 Elect Director Nogami, Saimon Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Ichii, Akitoshi Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Enomoto, Toshihiko Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Bada, Hajime Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Mochizuki, Akemi Mgmt For For
1.7 Elect Director Iwamoto, Toshio Mgmt For For
1.8 Elect Director Fujita, Yoshitaka Mgmt For For
1.9 Elect Director Nagahama, Mitsuhiro Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Independent Director(s): A vote against is applied due to concerns regarding the outside directors
independence.
2 Approve Takeover Defense Plan (Poison Pill) Mgmt For Against
Blended Rationale: Poison Pill: A vote against is applied due to concerns over the Plan not fulfilling LGIM criteria for poison
pills, including insufficient independent Board oversight in the use of such a mechanism.
Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.
Meeting Date: 06/30/2020 Country: Japan
Meeting Type: Annual
Primary Security ID: J6433A101
Ticker: 6098
Primary ISIN: JP3970300004
Vote Summary Report
Date range covered: 06/01/2020 to 06/30/2020
Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.
Proposal
Number
Proposal Text
Proponent
Mgmt Rec
Vote
Instruction
1.1
Elect Director Minegishi, Masumi
Mgmt
For
For
1.2 Elect Director Idekoba, Hisayuki Mgmt For For
1.3 Elect Director Senaha, Ayano Mgmt For For
1.4 Elect Director Rony Kahan Mgmt For For
1.5 Elect Director Izumiya, Naoki Mgmt For For
1.6 Elect Director Totoki, Hiroki Mgmt For For
2.1 Appoint Statutory Auditor Nagashima, Yukiko Mgmt For For
2.2 Appoint Statutory Auditor Ogawa, Yoichiro Mgmt For For
2.3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Natori, Katsuya Mgmt For For
2.4 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor Tanaka,
Miho
Mgmt For For