UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 |
| FORM N-PX |
| annual report of proxy voting record of |
| registered management investment company |
| Investment Company Act file number: 811- 07044 |
| BNY Mellon Sustainable U.S. Equity Portfolio, Inc. |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) |
| c/o BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. 240 Greenwich Street New York, New York 10286 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) |
Deirdre Cunnane, Esq. 240 Greenwich Street |
| (Name and address of agent for service) |
| Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 922-6400 |
| Date of fiscal year end: 12/31 |
| Date of reporting period: July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021 |
Item 1. Proxy Voting Record
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ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Ticker: ABT Security ID: 002824100
Meeting Date: APR 23, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 24, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Robert J. Alpern For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Roxanne S. Austin For Withhold Management
1.3 Elect Director Sally E. Blount For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Robert B. Ford For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Michelle A. Kumbier For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Darren W. McDew For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Nancy McKinstry For For Management
1.8 Elect Director William A. Osborn For Withhold Management
1.9 Elect Director Michael F. Roman For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Daniel J. Starks For For Management
1.11 Elect Director John G. Stratton For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Glenn F. Tilton For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Miles D. White For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4a Adopt Majority Voting Standard for For For Management
Amendments of the Articles of
Incorporation and Effect Other
Ministerial Changes
4b Adopt Majority Voting Standard for For For Management
Certain Extraordinary Transactions
5 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against For Shareholder
6 Report on Racial Justice Against For Shareholder
7 Require Independent Board Chair Against For Shareholder
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ACCENTURE PLC
Ticker: ACN Security ID: G1151C101
Meeting Date: FEB 03, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: DEC 07, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Jaime Ardila For For Management
1b Elect Director Herbert Hainer For For Management
1c Elect Director Nancy McKinstry For For Management
1d Elect Director Beth E. Mooney For For Management
1e Elect Director Gilles C. Pelisson For For Management
1f Elect Director Paula A. Price For For Management
1g Elect Director Venkata (Murthy) For For Management
Renduchintala
1h Elect Director David Rowland For For Management
1i Elect Director Arun Sarin For For Management
1j Elect Director Julie Sweet For For Management
1k Elect Director Frank K. Tang For For Management
1l Elect Director Tracey T. Travis For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and For For Management
Authorize Board to Fix Their
Remuneration
4 Renew the Board's Authority to Issue For For Management
Shares Under Irish Law
5 Authorize Board to Opt-Out of For For Management
Statutory Pre-Emption Rights
6 Determine Price Range for Reissuance For For Management
of Treasury Shares
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ACUITY BRANDS, INC.
Ticker: AYI Security ID: 00508Y102
Meeting Date: JAN 06, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: NOV 10, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Neil M. Ashe For For Management
1b Elect Director W. Patrick Battle For Against Management
1c Elect Director Peter C. Browning For Against Management
1d Elect Director G. Douglas Dillard, Jr. For Against Management
1e Elect Director James H. Hance, Jr. For For Management
1f Elect Director Maya Leibman For For Management
1g Elect Director Laura G. O'Shaughnessy For For Management
1h Elect Director Dominic J. Pileggi For Against Management
1i Elect Director Ray M. Robinson For For Management
1j Elect Director Mary A. Winston For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
3a Eliminate Supermajority Vote For For Management
Requirement
3b Eliminate Supermajority Voting For For Management
Provision to Remove Directors
4 Provide Right to Call Special Meeting For For Management
5 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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ALBEMARLE CORPORATION
Ticker: ALB Security ID: 012653101
Meeting Date: MAY 04, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 08, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
2a Elect Director Mary Lauren Brlas For For Management
2b Elect Director J. Kent Masters, Jr. For For Management
2c Elect Director Glenda J. Minor For For Management
2d Elect Director James J. O'Brien For For Management
2e Elect Director Diarmuid B. O'Connell For Against Management
2f Elect Director Dean L. Seavers For Against Management
2g Elect Director Gerald A. Steiner For For Management
2h Elect Director Holly A. Van Deursen For Against Management
2i Elect Director Alejandro D. Wolff For Against Management
3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For Against Management
Auditors
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ALPHABET INC.
Ticker: GOOGL Security ID: 02079K305
Meeting Date: JUN 02, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 06, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Larry Page For For Management
1b Elect Director Sergey Brin For For Management
1c Elect Director Sundar Pichai For For Management
1d Elect Director John L. Hennessy For For Management
1e Elect Director Frances H. Arnold For For Management
1f Elect Director L. John Doerr For Against Management
1g Elect Director Roger W. Ferguson, Jr. For For Management
1h Elect Director Ann Mather For Against Management
1i Elect Director Alan R. Mulally For For Management
1j Elect Director K. Ram Shriram For Against Management
1k Elect Director Robin L. Washington For Against Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
4 Approve Recapitalization Plan for all Against For Shareholder
Stock to Have One-vote per Share
5 Require Independent Director Nominee Against For Shareholder
with Human and/or Civil Rights
Experience
6 Assess Feasibility of Including Against For Shareholder
Sustainability as a Performance
Measure for Senior Executive
Compensation
7 Report on Takedown Requests Against For Shareholder
8 Report on Whistleblower Policies and Against For Shareholder
Practices
9 Report on Charitable Contributions Against Against Shareholder
10 Report on Risks Related to Against For Shareholder
Anticompetitive Practices
11 Amend Certificate of Incorporation to Against Against Shareholder
Become a Public Benefit Corporation
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AMAZON.COM, INC.
Ticker: AMZN Security ID: 023135106
Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 01, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Jeffrey P. Bezos For For Management
1b Elect Director Keith B. Alexander For For Management
1c Elect Director Jamie S. Gorelick For For Management
1d Elect Director Daniel P. Huttenlocher For Against Management
1e Elect Director Judith A. McGrath For Against Management
1f Elect Director Indra K. Nooyi For For Management
1g Elect Director Jonathan J. Rubinstein For For Management
1h Elect Director Thomas O. Ryder For Against Management
1i Elect Director Patricia Q. Stonesifer For For Management
1j Elect Director Wendell P. Weeks For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditor For Against Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Report on Customers' Use of its Against For Shareholder
Surveillance and Computer Vision
Products Capabilities or Cloud
Products Contribute to Human Rights
Violations
5 Require Independent Board Chair Against For Shareholder
6 Report on Gender/Racial Pay Gap Against For Shareholder
7 Report on Promotion Data Against For Shareholder
8 Report on the Impacts of Plastic Against For Shareholder
Packaging
9 Oversee and Report on a Civil Rights, Against For Shareholder
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Audit
10 Adopt a Policy to Include Hourly Against For Shareholder
Employees as Director Candidates
11 Report on Board Oversight of Risks Against For Shareholder
Related to Anti-Competitive Practices
12 Reduce Ownership Threshold for Against For Shareholder
Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
13 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against For Shareholder
14 Report on Potential Human Rights Against For Shareholder
Impacts of Customers' Use of
Rekognition
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APPLE INC.
Ticker: AAPL Security ID: 037833100
Meeting Date: FEB 23, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: DEC 28, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director James Bell For For Management
1b Elect Director Tim Cook For For Management
1c Elect Director Al Gore For Against Management
1d Elect Director Andrea Jung For Against Management
1e Elect Director Art Levinson For Against Management
1f Elect Director Monica Lozano For For Management
1g Elect Director Ron Sugar For For Management
1h Elect Director Sue Wagner For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Proxy Access Amendments Against For Shareholder
5 Improve Principles of Executive Against For Shareholder
Compensation Program
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APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
Ticker: AMAT Security ID: 038222105
Meeting Date: MAR 11, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JAN 14, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Rani Borkar For For Management
1b Elect Director Judy Bruner For For Management
1c Elect Director Xun (Eric) Chen For Against Management
1d Elect Director Aart J. de Geus For For Management
1e Elect Director Gary E. Dickerson For For Management
1f Elect Director Thomas J. Iannotti For Against Management
1g Elect Director Alexander A. Karsner For Against Management
1h Elect Director Adrianna C. Ma For For Management
1i Elect Director Yvonne McGill For For Management
1j Elect Director Scott A. McGregor For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
5 Amend Qualified Employee Stock For For Management
Purchase Plan
6 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder
7 Improve Executive Compensation Program Against For Shareholder
and Policy
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BEYOND MEAT, INC.
Ticker: BYND Security ID: 08862E109
Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 23, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Sally Grimes For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Muktesh "Micky" Pant For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Ned Segal For For Management
2 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
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CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
Ticker: CSCO Security ID: 17275R102
Meeting Date: DEC 10, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: OCT 12, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director M. Michele Burns For For Management
1b Elect Director Wesley G. Bush For Against Management
1c Elect Director Michael D. Capellas For For Management
1d Elect Director Mark Garrett For For Management
1e Elect Director Kristina M. Johnson For Against Management
1f Elect Director Roderick C. McGeary For Against Management
1g Elect Director Charles H. Robbins For For Management
1h Elect Director Arun Sarin - Withdrawn None None Management
1i Elect Director Brenton L. Saunders For Against Management
1j Elect Director Lisa T. Su For For Management
2 Change State of Incorporation from For For Management
California to Delaware
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
5 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For Against Management
Auditors
6 Require Independent Board Chair Against For Shareholder
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CITIGROUP INC.
Ticker: C Security ID: 172967424
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 01, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Ellen M. Costello For For Management
1b Elect Director Grace E. Dailey For For Management
1c Elect Director Barbara J. Desoer For For Management
1d Elect Director John C. Dugan For For Management
1e Elect Director Jane N. Fraser For For Management
1f Elect Director Duncan P. Hennes For For Management
1g Elect Director Peter B. Henry For For Management
1h Elect Director S. Leslie Ireland For For Management
1i Elect Director Lew W. (Jay) Jacobs, IV For For Management
1j Elect Director Renee J. James For For Management
1k Elect Director Gary M. Reiner For For Management
1l Elect Director Diana L. Taylor For For Management
1m Elect Director James S. Turley For For Management
1n Elect Director Deborah C. Wright For For Management
1o Elect Director Alexander R. Wynaendts For For Management
1p Elect Director Ernesto Zedillo Ponce For For Management
de Leon
2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
5 Amend Proxy Access Right Against For Shareholder
6 Require Independent Board Chair Against Against Shareholder
7 Adopt a Policy to Include Against Against Shareholder
Non-Management Employees as
Prospective Director Candidates
8 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against Against Shareholder
9 Report on Racial Equity Audit Against Against Shareholder
10 Amend Certificate of Incorporation to Against Against Shareholder
Become a Public Benefit Corporation
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CMS ENERGY CORPORATION
Ticker: CMS Security ID: 125896100
Meeting Date: MAY 07, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 09, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Jon E. Barfield For For Management
1b Elect Director Deborah H. Butler For For Management
1c Elect Director Kurt L. Darrow For For Management
1d Elect Director William D. Harvey For For Management
1e Elect Director Garrick J. Rochow For For Management
1f Elect Director John G. Russell For For Management
1g Elect Director Suzanne F. Shank For For Management
1h Elect Director Myrna M. Soto For For Management
1i Elect Director John G. Sznewajs For For Management
1j Elect Director Ronald J. Tanski For For Management
1k Elect Director Laura H. Wright For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
4 Report on Costs and Benefits of Against Against Shareholder
Environmental Related Expenditures
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COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION
Ticker: COST Security ID: 22160K105
Meeting Date: JAN 21, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: NOV 12, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Susan L. Decker For Withhold Management
1.2 Elect Director Kenneth D. Denman For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Richard A. Galanti For For Management
1.4 Elect Director W. Craig Jelinek For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Sally Jewell For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Charles T. Munger For Withhold Management
1.7 Elect Director Jeffrey S. Raikes For Withhold Management
2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION
Ticker: DG Security ID: 256677105
Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 18, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Warren F. Bryant For Against Management
1b Elect Director Michael M. Calbert For For Management
1c Elect Director Patricia D. Fili-Krushel For Against Management
1d Elect Director Timothy I. McGuire For Against Management
1e Elect Director William C. Rhodes, III For For Management
1f Elect Director Debra A. Sandler For For Management
1g Elect Director Ralph E. Santana For For Management
1h Elect Director Todd J. Vasos For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
4 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
5 Provide Right to Call Special Meeting For For Management
of the total of 25% of Outstanding
Common Stock
6 Provide Right to Call A Special Against For Shareholder
Meeting of the total of 10% of
Outstanding Common Stock
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EBAY INC.
Ticker: EBAY Security ID: 278642103
Meeting Date: JUN 15, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 19, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Anthony J. Bates For Against Management
1b Elect Director Adriane M. Brown For Against Management
1c Elect Director Diana Farrell For For Management
1d Elect Director Logan D. Green For Against Management
1e Elect Director Bonnie S. Hammer For For Management
1f Elect Director E. Carol Hayles For For Management
1g Elect Director Jamie Iannone For For Management
1h Elect Director Kathleen C. Mitic For Against Management
1i Elect Director Matthew J. Murphy For For Management
1j Elect Director Paul S. Pressler For Against Management
1k Elect Director Mohak Shroff For For Management
1l Elect Director Robert H. Swan For For Management
1m Elect Director Perry M. Traquina For For Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Improve Principles of Executive Against For Shareholder
Compensation Program
5 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against For Shareholder
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ECOLAB INC.
Ticker: ECL Security ID: 278865100
Meeting Date: MAY 06, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 09, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Douglas M. Baker, Jr. For For Management
1b Elect Director Shari L. Ballard For For Management
1c Elect Director Barbara J. Beck For For Management
1d Elect Director Christophe Beck For For Management
1e Elect Director Jeffrey M. Ettinger For Against Management
1f Elect Director Arthur J. Higgins For Against Management
1g Elect Director Michael Larson For For Management
1h Elect Director David W. MacLennan For For Management
1i Elect Director Tracy B. McKibben For For Management
1j Elect Director Lionel L. Nowell, III For For Management
1k Elect Director Victoria J. Reich For For Management
1l Elect Director Suzanne M. Vautrinot For Against Management
1m Elect Director John J. Zillmer For Against Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For Against Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Amend Proxy Access Right Against For Shareholder
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EVERSOURCE ENERGY
Ticker: ES Security ID: 30040W108
Meeting Date: MAY 05, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 10, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Cotton M. Cleveland For For Management
1.2 Elect Director James S. DiStasio For Against Management
1.3 Elect Director Francis A. Doyle For Against Management
1.4 Elect Director Linda Dorcena Forry For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Gregory M. Jones For For Management
1.6 Elect Director James J. Judge For For Management
1.7 Elect Director John Y. Kim For Against Management
1.8 Elect Director Kenneth R. Leibler For For Management
1.9 Elect Director David H. Long For Against Management
1.10 Elect Director William C. Van Faasen For Against Management
1.11 Elect Director Frederica M. Williams For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Deloitte & Touche as Auditors For For Management
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FERGUSON PLC
Ticker: FERG Security ID: G3421J106
Meeting Date: JUL 29, 2020 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: JUL 27, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Adopt New Articles of Association For For Management
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FERGUSON PLC
Ticker: FERG Security ID: G3421J106
Meeting Date: DEC 03, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: DEC 01, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Approve Final Dividend For For Management
4 Elect Bill Brundage as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Tessa Bamford as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Geoff Drabble as Director For For Management
7 Re-elect Catherine Halligan as Director For For Management
8 Re-elect Kevin Murphy as Director For For Management
9 Re-elect Alan Murray as Director For For Management
10 Re-elect Tom Schmitt as Director For For Management
11 Re-elect Dr Nadia Shouraboura as For For Management
Director
12 Re-elect Jacqueline Simmonds as For For Management
Director
13 Reappoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors For For Management
14 Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix For For Management
Remuneration of Auditors
15 Authorise EU Political Donations and For For Management
Expenditure
16 Authorise Issue of Equity For For Management
17 Authorise Issue of Equity without For For Management
Pre-emptive Rights
18 Authorise Issue of Equity without For For Management
Pre-emptive Rights in Connection with
an Acquisition or Other Capital
Investment
19 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary For For Management
Shares
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FIDELITY NATIONAL INFORMATION SERVICES, INC.
Ticker: FIS Security ID: 31620M106
Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 25, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Ellen R. Alemany For For Management
1b Elect Director Jeffrey A. Goldstein For For Management
1c Elect Director Lisa A. Hook For For Management
1d Elect Director Keith W. Hughes For Against Management
1e Elect Director Gary L. Lauer For For Management
1f Elect Director Gary A. Norcross For For Management
1g Elect Director Louise M. Parent For For Management
1h Elect Director Brian T. Shea For For Management
1i Elect Director James B. Stallings, Jr. For Against Management
1j Elect Director Jeffrey E. Stiefler For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
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FIRST REPUBLIC BANK
Ticker: FRC Security ID: 33616C100
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 15, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director James H. Herbert, II For For Management
1b Elect Director Katherine August-deWilde For For Management
1c Elect Director Hafize Gaye Erkan For For Management
1d Elect Director Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr. For For Management
1e Elect Director Boris Groysberg For For Management
1f Elect Director Sandra R. Hernandez For For Management
1g Elect Director Pamela J. Joyner For For Management
1h Elect Director Reynold Levy For For Management
1i Elect Director Duncan L. Niederauer For For Management
1j Elect Director George G.C. Parker For For Management
2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC.
Ticker: IFF Security ID: 459506101
Meeting Date: AUG 27, 2020 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: JUL 13, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Issue Shares in Connection with Merger For For Management
2 Adjourn Meeting For For Management
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INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC.
Ticker: IFF Security ID: 459506101
Meeting Date: MAY 05, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 08, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Kathryn J. Boor For For Management
1b Elect Director Edward D. Breen For Against Management
1c Elect Director Carol Anthony Davidson For For Management
1d Elect Director Michael L. Ducker For Against Management
1e Elect Director Roger W. Ferguson, Jr. For Against Management
1f Elect Director John F. Ferraro For For Management
1g Elect Director Andreas Fibig For For Management
1h Elect Director Christina Gold For Against Management
1i Elect Director Ilene Gordon For For Management
1j Elect Director Matthias J. Heinzel For For Management
1k Elect Director Dale F. Morrison For Against Management
1l Elect Director Kare Schultz For For Management
1m Elect Director Stephen Williamson For For Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For Against Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
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INTUIT INC.
Ticker: INTU Security ID: 461202103
Meeting Date: JAN 21, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: NOV 23, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Eve Burton For Against Management
1b Elect Director Scott D. Cook For For Management
1c Elect Director Richard L. Dalzell For For Management
1d Elect Director Sasan K. Goodarzi For For Management
1e Elect Director Deborah Liu For Against Management
1f Elect Director Tekedra Mawakana For For Management
1g Elect Director Suzanne Nora Johnson For Against Management
1h Elect Director Dennis D. Powell For For Management
1i Elect Director Brad D. Smith For For Management
1j Elect Director Thomas Szkutak For For Management
1k Elect Director Raul Vazquez For For Management
1l Elect Director Jeff Weiner For Against Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For Against Management
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LENNAR CORPORATION
Ticker: LEN Security ID: 526057104
Meeting Date: APR 07, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 16, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Amy Banse For For Management
1b Elect Director Rick Beckwitt For For Management
1c Elect Director Steven L. Gerard For Against Management
1d Elect Director Tig Gilliam For Against Management
1e Elect Director Sherrill W. Hudson For Against Management
1f Elect Director Jonathan M. Jaffe For For Management
1g Elect Director Sidney Lapidus For Against Management
1h Elect Director Teri P. McClure For Against Management
1i Elect Director Stuart Miller For For Management
1j Elect Director Armando Olivera For For Management
1k Elect Director Jeffrey Sonnenfeld For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For Against Management
Auditors
4 Approve Recapitalization Plan for all Against For Shareholder
Stock to Have One-vote per Share
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MASTERCARD INCORPORATED
Ticker: MA Security ID: 57636Q104
Meeting Date: JUN 22, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 23, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Ajay Banga For For Management
1b Elect Director Merit E. Janow For For Management
1c Elect Director Richard K. Davis For Against Management
1d Elect Director Steven J. Freiberg For Against Management
1e Elect Director Julius Genachowski For Against Management
1f Elect Director Choon Phong Goh For For Management
1g Elect Director Oki Matsumoto For Against Management
1h Elect Director Michael Miebach For For Management
1i Elect Director Youngme Moon For Against Management
1j Elect Director Rima Qureshi For For Management
1k Elect Director Jose Octavio Reyes For Against Management
Lagunes
1l Elect Director Gabrielle Sulzberger For For Management
1m Elect Director Jackson Tai For For Management
1n Elect Director Lance Uggla For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For Against Management
Auditors
4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
5 Amend Non-Employee Director Omnibus For For Management
Stock Plan
6 Eliminate Supermajority Vote For For Management
Requirement
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MEDTRONIC PLC
Ticker: MDT Security ID: G5960L103
Meeting Date: DEC 11, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: OCT 15, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Richard H. Anderson For Against Management
1b Elect Director Craig Arnold For Against Management
1c Elect Director Scott C. Donnelly For Against Management
1d Elect Director Andrea J. Goldsmith For For Management
1e Elect Director Randall J. Hogan, III For Against Management
1f Elect Director Michael O. Leavitt For For Management
1g Elect Director James T. Lenehan For For Management
1h Elect Director Kevin E. Lofton For For Management
1i Elect Director Geoffrey S. Martha For For Management
1j Elect Director Elizabeth G. Nabel For For Management
1k Elect Director Denise M. O'Leary For For Management
1l Elect Director Kendall J. Powell For Against Management
2 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For Against Management
Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix
Their Remuneration
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Renew the Board's Authority to Issue For For Management
Shares Under Irish Law
5 Renew the Board's Authority to Opt-Out For For Management
of Statutory Pre-Emptions Rights Under
Irish Law
6 Authorize Overseas Market Purchases of For For Management
Ordinary Shares
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MERCK & CO., INC.
Ticker: MRK Security ID: 58933Y105
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 26, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Leslie A. Brun For For Management
1b Elect Director Mary Ellen Coe For For Management
1c Elect Director Pamela J. Craig For For Management
1d Elect Director Kenneth C. Frazier For For Management
1e Elect Director Thomas H. Glocer For Against Management
1f Elect Director Risa J. Lavizzo-Mourey For For Management
1g Elect Director Stephen L. Mayo For For Management
1h Elect Director Paul B. Rothman For For Management
1i Elect Director Patricia F. Russo For Against Management
1j Elect Director Christine E. Seidman For For Management
1k Elect Director Inge G. Thulin For Against Management
1l Elect Director Kathy J. Warden For For Management
1m Elect Director Peter C. Wendell For Against Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
4 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against For Shareholder
5 Report on Access to COVID-19 Products Against For Shareholder
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MICROSOFT CORPORATION
Ticker: MSFT Security ID: 594918104
Meeting Date: DEC 02, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: OCT 08, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Reid G. Hoffman For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Hugh F. Johnston For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Teri L. List-Stoll For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Satya Nadella For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Sandra E. Peterson For Against Management
1.6 Elect Director Penny S. Pritzker For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Charles W. Scharf For Against Management
1.8 Elect Director Arne M. Sorenson For For Management
1.9 Elect Director John W. Stanton For For Management
1.10 Elect Director John W. Thompson For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Emma N. Walmsley For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Padmasree Warrior For Against Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For Against Management
Auditors
4 Report on Employee Representation on Against Against Shareholder
the Board of Directors
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NIKE, INC.
Ticker: NKE Security ID: 654106103
Meeting Date: SEP 17, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUL 17, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Alan B. Graf, Jr. For For Management
1b Elect Director Peter B. Henry For For Management
1c Elect Director Michelle A. Peluso For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For Against Management
Auditors
4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
5 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder
Disclosure
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NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION
Ticker: NSC Security ID: 655844108
Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 05, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Thomas D. Bell, Jr. For Against Management
1b Elect Director Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. For Against Management
1c Elect Director Marcela E. Donadio For For Management
1d Elect Director John C. Huffard, Jr. For For Management
1e Elect Director Christopher T. Jones For For Management
1f Elect Director Thomas C. Kelleher For For Management
1g Elect Director Steven F. Leer For Against Management
1h Elect Director Michael D. Lockhart For For Management
1i Elect Director Amy E. Miles For For Management
1j Elect Director Claude Mongeau For For Management
1k Elect Director Jennifer F. Scanlon For Against Management
1l Elect Director James A. Squires For For Management
1m Elect Director John R. Thompson For Against Management
2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For Against Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Amend Proxy Access Right Against For Shareholder
5 Report on Corporate Climate Lobbying Against For Shareholder
Aligned with Paris Agreement
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PEPSICO, INC.
Ticker: PEP Security ID: 713448108
Meeting Date: MAY 05, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 01, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Segun Agbaje For For Management
1b Elect Director Shona L. Brown For For Management
1c Elect Director Cesar Conde For For Management
1d Elect Director Ian Cook For For Management
1e Elect Director Dina Dublon For For Management
1f Elect Director Michelle Gass For For Management
1g Elect Director Ramon L. Laguarta For For Management
1h Elect Director Dave Lewis For For Management
1i Elect Director David C. Page For For Management
1j Elect Director Robert C. Pohlad For For Management
1k Elect Director Daniel Vasella For For Management
1l Elect Director Darren Walker For For Management
1m Elect Director Alberto Weisser For For Management
2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For Against Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Reduce Ownership Threshold for Against For Shareholder
Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
5 Report on Sugar and Public Health Against For Shareholder
6 Report on External Public Health Costs Against For Shareholder
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QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Ticker: QCOM Security ID: 747525103
Meeting Date: MAR 10, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JAN 11, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Sylvia Acevedo For For Management
1b Elect Director Mark Fields For For Management
1c Elect Director Jeffrey W. Henderson For For Management
1d Elect Director Gregory N. Johnson For For Management
1e Elect Director Ann M. Livermore For For Management
1f Elect Director Harish Manwani For For Management
1g Elect Director Mark D. McLaughlin For For Management
1h Elect Director Jamie S. Miller For For Management
1i Elect Director Steve Mollenkopf For For Management
1j Elect Director Clark T. "Sandy" Randt, For For Management
Jr.
1k Elect Director Irene B. Rosenfeld For For Management
1l Elect Director Kornelis "Neil" Smit For For Management
1m Elect Director Jean-Pascal Tricoire For For Management
1n Elect Director Anthony J. Vinciquerra For For Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For Against Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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SALESFORCE.COM, INC.
Ticker: CRM Security ID: 79466L302
Meeting Date: JUN 10, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 15, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Marc Benioff For For Management
1b Elect Director Craig Conway For Against Management
1c Elect Director Parker Harris For For Management
1d Elect Director Alan Hassenfeld For For Management
1e Elect Director Neelie Kroes For Against Management
1f Elect Director Colin Powell For For Management
1g Elect Director Sanford Robertson For Against Management
1h Elect Director John V. Roos For Against Management
1i Elect Director Robin Washington For For Management
1j Elect Director Maynard Webb For Against Management
1k Elect Director Susan Wojcicki For For Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
3 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
5 Amend Certificate of Incorporation to Against Against Shareholder
Become a Public Benefit Corporation
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TE CONNECTIVITY LTD.
Ticker: TEL Security ID: H84989104
Meeting Date: MAR 10, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 18, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Pierre R. Brondeau For For Management
1b Elect Director Terrence R. Curtin For For Management
1c Elect Director Carol A. (John) Davidson For For Management
1d Elect Director Lynn A. Dugle For For Management
1e Elect Director William A. Jeffrey For For Management
1f Elect Director David M. Kerko None None Management
*Withdrawn Resolution*
1g Elect Director Thomas J. Lynch For For Management
1h Elect Director Heath A. Mitts For For Management
1i Elect Director Yong Nam For For Management
1j Elect Director Daniel J. Phelan For Against Management
1k Elect Director Abhijit Y. Talwalkar For Against Management
1l Elect Director Mark C. Trudeau For Against Management
1m Elect Director Dawn C. Willoughby For For Management
1n Elect Director Laura H. Wright For For Management
2 Elect Board Chairman Thomas J. Lynch For For Management
3a Elect Daniel J. Phelan as Member of For Against Management
Management Development and
Compensation Committee
3b Elect Abhijit Y. Talwalkar as Member For Against Management
of Management Development and
Compensation Committee
3c Elect Mark C. Trudeau as Member of For Against Management
Management Development and
Compensation Committee
3d Elect Dawn C. Willoughby as Member of For For Management
Management Development and
Compensation Committee
4 Designate Rene Schwarzenbach as For For Management
Independent Proxy
5.1 Accept Annual Report for Fiscal Year For For Management
Ended September 25, 2020
5.2 Accept Statutory Financial Statements For For Management
for Fiscal Year Ended September 25,
2020
5.3 Approve Consolidated Financial For For Management
Statements for Fiscal Year Ended
September 25, 2020
6 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
7.1 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm for Fiscal Year 2021
7.2 Ratify Deloitte AG as Swiss Registered For For Management
Auditors
7.3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management
Special Auditors
8 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
9 Approve the Increase in Maximum For For Management
Aggregate Remuneration of Executive
Management
10 Approve Maximum Aggregate Remuneration For For Management
of Board of Directors
11 Approve Allocation of Available For For Management
Earnings at September 25, 2020
12 Approve Declaration of Dividend For For Management
13 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management
Cancelation of Shares
14 Amend Non-Qualified Employee Stock For For Management
Purchase Plan
15 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
16 Adjourn Meeting For For Management
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TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
Ticker: TXN Security ID: 882508104
Meeting Date: APR 22, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 22, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Mark A. Blinn For For Management
1b Elect Director Todd M. Bluedorn For For Management
1c Elect Director Janet F. Clark For For Management
1d Elect Director Carrie S. Cox For Against Management
1e Elect Director Martin S. Craighead For Against Management
1f Elect Director Jean M. Hobby For For Management
1g Elect Director Michael D. Hsu For For Management
1h Elect Director Ronald Kirk For For Management
1i Elect Director Pamela H. Patsley For Against Management
1j Elect Director Robert E. Sanchez For For Management
1k Elect Director Richard K. Templeton For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For Against Management
4 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against For Shareholder
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THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC.
Ticker: COO Security ID: 216648402
Meeting Date: MAR 17, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JAN 21, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Colleen E. Jay For For Management
1.2 Elect Director William A. Kozy For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Jody S. Lindell For Against Management
1.4 Elect Director Teresa S. Madden For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Gary S. Petersmeyer For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Robert S. Weiss For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Albert G. White, III For For Management
2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For Against Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC.
Ticker: GS Security ID: 38141G104
Meeting Date: APR 29, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 01, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director M. Michele Burns For For Management
1b Elect Director Drew G. Faust For For Management
1c Elect Director Mark A. Flaherty For For Management
1d Elect Director Ellen J. Kullman For For Management
1e Elect Director Lakshmi N. Mittal For For Management
1f Elect Director Adebayo O. Ogunlesi For For Management
1g Elect Director Peter Oppenheimer For For Management
1h Elect Director David M. Solomon For For Management
1i Elect Director Jan E. Tighe For For Management
1j Elect Director Jessica R. Uhl For For Management
1k Elect Director David A. Viniar For For Management
1l Elect Director Mark O. Winkelman For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
5 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against For Shareholder
6 Report on the Impacts of Using Against For Shareholder
Mandatory Arbitration
7 Amend Certificate of Incorporation to Against Against Shareholder
Become a Public Benefit Corporation
8 Report on Racial Equity Audit Against Against Shareholder
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VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC.
Ticker: VZ Security ID: 92343V104
Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 15, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Shellye L. Archambeau For For Management
1b Elect Director Roxanne S. Austin For For Management
1c Elect Director Mark T. Bertolini For Against Management
1d Elect Director Melanie L. Healey For Against Management
1e Elect Director Clarence Otis, Jr. For Against Management
1f Elect Director Daniel H. Schulman For Against Management
1g Elect Director Rodney E. Slater For Against Management
1h Elect Director Hans E. Vestberg For For Management
1i Elect Director Gregory G. Weaver For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
4 Lower Ownership Threshold for Action Against For Shareholder
by Written Consent
5 Amend Senior Executive Compensation Against For Shareholder
Clawback Policy
6 Submit Severance Agreement Against For Shareholder
(Change-in-Control) to Shareholder Vote
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
BNY Mellon Sustainable U.S. Equity Portfolio, Inc.
By: /s/ David DiPetrillo
David DiPetrillo
President (Principal Executive Officer)
Date: August 20, 2021