Bank of Ireland (AGM) 28.04.2017 - Pictet-European Sustainable Equities Generalversammlungen vo

Item Item title

Board position

Ethos position 1 To approve the financial statements

and the annual report

FOR FOR

2 An advisory vote on the remuneration report

FOR FOR

3a To re-elect as a director, Kent Atkinson

FOR FOR

3b To re-elect as a director, Richie Boucher

FOR FOR

3c To re-elect as a director, Pat Butler FOR FOR 3d To re-elect as a director, Patrick Haren FOR FOR

3e To re-elect as a director, Archie Kane FOR OPPOSE Chairman of the nomination committee and the board only has 18% women.

3f To re-elect as a director, Andrew Keating

FOR FOR

3g To re-elect as a director, Patrick Kennedy

FOR FOR

3h To re-elect as a director, Davida Marston

FOR FOR

3i To re-elect as a director, Fiona Muldoon

FOR FOR

3j To re-elect as a director, Patrick Mulvihill

FOR FOR

4 To authorise the directors to

determine the auditor's remuneration

FOR OPPOSE Non-audit fees exceed 50% of the audit fees on a three-year

aggregate basis, which raises concerns over the auditor's independence, and the shareholders cannot vote separately on the re-election of the auditor.

5 To allow the Company to make market purchases of its own shares

FOR OPPOSE The proposed share repurchase is inconsistent with the company's financial situation.

6 To approve that the issue price be set at a discount to the closing middle market price on the last day prior to the announcement of the capital raising

FOR FOR

7 To approve a general authority to the directors to issue shares

FOR FOR

8 To approve a general authority to the directors to dis-apply pre-emption rights on the issue of shares for cash

FOR FOR

9 To approve a specific authority to the directors to dis-apply pre-emption rights on the issue of shares for cash

FOR FOR

10 To approve a general authority to the directors to issue contingent equity conversion notes, and Ordinary Stock on the conversion of such notes

FOR OPPOSE Excessive potential dilution.

11 To approve an authority to the directors to dis-apply pre-emption rights on the issue of contingent equity conversion notes, and Ordinary Stock on the conversion of such notes

FOR OPPOSE Excessive potential dilution.

12 To approve that the notice period for ordinary general meetings, other than AGMs, shall be 14 days

FOR OPPOSE 14-days is insufficient for shareholders to vote in an informed manner.

EGM 1 To approve a Scheme of Arrangement and to approve certain legal

requirements for the purpose of giving effect to the Scheme

FOR FOR

EGM 2 To approve the reduction of the issued capital stock

FOR FOR

EGM 3 To approve an authority to the

directors to issue shares and apply the reserves of the Company to pay up the shares

FOR FOR

EGM 4 To approve the amendment to the By-laws

FOR FOR

EGM 5 To approve an advisory vote in relation to the creation of distributable reserves in BOIG plc

FOR FOR

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BASF (AGM) 12.05.2017

Item Item title

Board position

Ethos position

1 Receive the Annual Report NON-VOTING NON-VOTING

2 Approve the Dividend FOR FOR

3 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board

FOR FOR

4 Approve Discharge of Management Board

FOR FOR

5 Appoint the Auditors FOR FOR

6 Authorise Share Repurchase FOR FOR

7 Authorisation to issue convertible bonds and bonds with warrants and creation of new Conditional Capital 2017 as well as related amendments to the Articles of Association

FOR FOR

8 Amend Articles: Remuneration of the Supervisory Board

FOR OPPOSE Significant increase in directors fees and no justification provided by the company.

Beiersdorf (AGM) 20.04.2017

Item Item title

Board position

Ethos position

1 Receive the Annual Report NON-VOTING NON-VOTING

2 Approve the Dividend FOR FOR

3 Approve Discharge of Management Board

FOR FOR

4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board

FOR FOR

5 Appoint the Auditors FOR FOR

6a Elections to the Supervisory Board:

Hong Chow

FOR FOR

6b Elections to the Supervisory Board:

Beatrice Dreyfus (substitute member)

FOR FOR

7 Approve Remuneration System of the Management Board members

FOR OPPOSE The potential variable remuneration (780% of base salary) largely exceeds our guidelines.

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BIC (AGM) 10.05.2017

Item Item title

Board position

Ethos position 1 To approve the parent company's

financial statements

FOR FOR

2 To approve the consolidated financial statements

FOR FOR

3 To approve the allocation of income and the dividend payment

FOR FOR

4 To approve Directors' fees FOR FOR

5 Authorisation to repurchase shares FOR OPPOSE The authorisation allows for share repurchase during a period of public offer and can potentially be used as an anti-takeover device.

Board main features

-6 Approval to Re-elect François Bich as a director

FOR OPPOSE Non independent director

(representative of the controlling family shareholder). The number of important shareholder representatives on the board is sufficient and the board lacks independence.

7 Approval to Re-elect Marie-Pauline Chandon-Moët as a director

FOR OPPOSE Non independent director

(representative of the controlling family shareholder). The number of important shareholder representatives on the board is sufficient and the board lacks independence.

8 Approval to elect Candace Matthews as a director

FOR FOR

9 To re-elect Deloitte & Associés as auditor for 6 years

FOR OPPOSE The auditor's long tenure raises independence concerns.

10 To re-elect the company BEAS as alternate auditor for a period of 6 years

FOR OPPOSE The appointment of an associate or partner of the main auditing firm as substitute auditor is not in line with the legal objective to provide protection to shareholders and to the company.

11 To re-elect Grant Thornton as auditor for 6 years

FOR OPPOSE Non-audit fees exceed 50% of the audit fees on a three-year

aggregate basis, which raises concerns over the auditor's independence.

12 To re-elect the company IGEC as alternate auditor for a period of 6 years

FOR OPPOSE The appointment of an associate or partner of the main auditing firm as substitute auditor is not in line with the legal objective to provide protection to shareholders and to the company.

13 Advisory "Say on Pay" vote on the 2016 individual remuneration of Bruno Bich, Chairman of the Board, and then Chairman of the Board and CEO