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Two kinds of vote are listed: a board-sponsored proposal Franklin Templeton voted AGAINST or withheld on, and a shareholder proposal it voted FOR, with the board’s recommendation on it where the filings show one. A FOR vote on a proposal the board supported, or took no position on, is listed and labelled, but it is not a vote against the board. One row is one proposal at one meeting; “funds” is how many of the manager’s funds or accounts voted that way.
Everything Only shareholder proposals it backed
6,219 proposals.
| Company | Meeting | Proposal | Category | On the ballot from | Board recommended | Franklin Templeton voted | Funds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALPHABET INC. | June 7, 2024 | Election of ten Directors: Frances H. Arnold | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 13 | |
| ALPHABET INC. | June 7, 2024 | Election of ten Directors: John L. Hennessy | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 13 | |
| ALPHABET INC. | June 7, 2024 | Election of ten Directors: K. Ram Shriram | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 13 | |
| ALPHABET INC. | June 7, 2024 | Election of ten Directors: L. John Doerr | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 13 | |
| ALPHABET INC. | June 7, 2024 | Election of ten Directors: Robin L. Washington | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 13 | |
| ALPHABET INC. | June 7, 2024 | Stockholder proposal regarding a human rights assessment of Al-driven targeted ad policies | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 13 |
| ALPHABET INC. | June 7, 2024 | Stockholder proposal regarding a lobbying report | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 13 |
| ALPHABET INC. | June 7, 2024 | Stockholder proposal regarding a report on generative Al misinformation and disinformation risks | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 13 |
| ALPHABET INC. | June 7, 2024 | Stockholder proposal regarding a report on reproductive healthcare misinformation risks | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 13 |
| ORACLE CORP. | November 15, 2023 | Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of our Named Executive Officers | Say-on-Pay | Board | AGAINST | 13 | |
| MICROSOFT CORP. | December 7, 2023 | Report on Risks of Weapons Development | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 12 |
| MICROSOFT CORP. | December 7, 2023 | Report on Tax Transparency | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 12 |
| AMAZON.COM INC. | May 22, 2024 | SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL REQUESTING ADDITIONAL REPORTING ON FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 11 |
| AMAZON.COM INC. | May 22, 2024 | SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL REQUESTING ADDITIONAL REPORTING ON GENDER/RACIAL PAY | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 11 |
| META PLATFORMS INC. | May 29, 2024 | A shareholder proposal regarding human rights impact assessment on AI systems driving targeted advertising. | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 11 |
| META PLATFORMS INC. | May 29, 2024 | A shareholder proposal regarding report on child safety impacts and actual harm reduction to children. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 11 |
| META PLATFORMS INC. | May 29, 2024 | A shareholder proposal regarding report on generative AI misinformation and disinformation risks. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 11 |
| META PLATFORMS INC. | May 29, 2024 | A shareholder proposal regarding report on human rights risks in non-US markets. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 11 |
| META PLATFORMS INC. | May 29, 2024 | Election of Directors: Andrew W. Houston | Director Elections | Board | WITHHOLD | 11 | |
| META PLATFORMS INC. | May 29, 2024 | Election of Directors: Marc L. Andreessen | Director Elections | Board | WITHHOLD | 11 | |
| META PLATFORMS INC. | May 29, 2024 | Election of Directors: Peggy Alford | Director Elections | Board | WITHHOLD | 11 | |
| META PLATFORMS INC. | May 29, 2024 | To amend Meta Platforms, Inc.'s 2012 Equity Incentive Plan. | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 11 | |
| ORACLE CORP. | November 15, 2023 | Approve an Amendment to the Oracle Corporation Amended and Restated 2020 Equity Incentive Plan | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 11 | |
| ORACLE CORP. | November 15, 2023 | Election of Directors: Charles W. Moorman | Director Elections | Board | WITHHOLD | 11 | |
| ORACLE CORP. | November 15, 2023 | Election of Directors: George H. Conrades | Director Elections | Board | WITHHOLD | 11 | |
| ORACLE CORP. | November 15, 2023 | Election of Directors: Leon E. Panetta | Director Elections | Board | WITHHOLD | 11 | |
| ORACLE CORP. | November 15, 2023 | Election of Directors: Naomi O. Seligman | Director Elections | Board | WITHHOLD | 11 | |
| ORACLE CORP. | November 15, 2023 | Election of Directors: Safra A. Catz | Director Elections | Board | WITHHOLD | 11 | |
| ORACLE CORP. | November 15, 2023 | Stockholder Proposal Regarding Pay Gap Report | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 11 |
| UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC. | May 6, 2024 | Election of Directors: David Trujillo | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 11 | |
| BROADCOM INC. | April 22, 2024 | Advisory vote to approve the named executive officer compensation. | Say-on-Pay | Board | AGAINST | 10 | |
| TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC. | April 25, 2024 | Stockholder proposal to report on due diligence efforts to identify risks associated with product misuse. | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 10 |
| COMCAST CORP. | June 10, 2024 | Election of Directors: Jeffrey A. Honickman | Director Elections | Board | WITHHOLD | 9 | |
| COMCAST CORP. | June 10, 2024 | Election of Directors: Kenneth J. Bacon | Director Elections | Board | WITHHOLD | 9 | |
| COMCAST CORP. | June 10, 2024 | Election of Directors: Madeline S. Bell | Director Elections | Board | WITHHOLD | 9 | |
| ELI LILLY AND CO. | May 6, 2024 | Shareholder proposal to publish an annual report disclosing lobbying activities. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 9 |
| ELI LILLY AND CO. | May 6, 2024 | Shareholder proposal to report on effectiveness of the company's diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 9 |
| SALESFORCE INC. | June 27, 2024 | Approval, on an advisory basis, of the fiscal 2024 compensation of our named executive officers. | Say-on-Pay | Board | AGAINST | 9 | |
| TESLA INC. | June 13, 2024 | A Tesla proposal to ratify the 100% performance-based stock option award to Elon Musk that was proposed to and approved by our stockholders in 2018. | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 9 | |
| TESLA INC. | June 13, 2024 | A stockholder proposal regarding adoption of a freedom of association and collective bargaining policy, if properly presented. | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 9 |
| TESLA INC. | June 13, 2024 | A stockholder proposal regarding annual reporting on anti-harassment and discrimination efforts, if properly presented. | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 9 |
| TESLA INC. | June 13, 2024 | Election of Class II Directors to serve for a three-year term expiring in 2027: James Murdoch | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 9 | |
| ABBVIE INC. | May 3, 2024 | Stockholder Proposal - to Issue a Report on Patent Process | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 8 |
| LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES NV | May 24, 2024 | Election of Directors: Rita Griffin | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 8 | |
| PEPSICO INC. | May 1, 2024 | Shareholder Proposal - Third-Party Racial Equity Audit. | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | Shareholder | Not determined | FOR | 8 |
| REPUBLIC SERVICES INC. | May 23, 2024 | Shareholder proposal to report on stakeholder impact from the Company's climate change strategy. | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 8 |
| ADOBE INC. | April 17, 2024 | Stockholder Proposal - Reporting on Hiring of Persons with Arrest or Incarceration Records. | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 7 |
| AMAZON.COM INC. | May 22, 2024 | ADVISORY VOTE TO APPROVE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION | Say-on-Pay | Board | AGAINST | 7 | |
| BLACKROCK INC. | May 15, 2024 | Approval, in a non-binding advisory vote, of the compensation for named executive officers. | Say-on-Pay | Board | AGAINST | 7 | |
| CISCO SYSTEMS INC. | December 6, 2023 | Stockholder Proposal - Approval to have Cisco's Board issue a tax transparency report in consideration of the Global Reporting Initiative's Tax Standard. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 7 |
| DEXCOM INC. | May 22, 2024 | To provide a non-binding, advisory vote on transparency in lobbying. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 7 |
| EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON INC. | May 7, 2024 | Shareholder Proposal: Regarding Report on Effectiveness of DEI Efforts | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 7 |
| FAIR ISAAC CORP. | February 14, 2024 | To approve the advisory (non-binding) resolution relating to the named executive officer compensation as disclosed in the proxy statement. | Say-on-Pay | Board | AGAINST | 7 | |
| GENERAL MOTORS CO. | June 4, 2024 | Advisory Approval of Named Executive Officer Compensation | Say-on-Pay | Board | AGAINST | 7 | |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP. | May 2, 2024 | Stockholder Proposal Requesting a Report on Reducing Full Value Chain GHG Emissions | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Not determined | FOR | 7 |
| MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES INC. | May 23, 2024 | Election of Directors: Deepak Raghavan | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 7 | |
| MASTERCARD INC. | June 18, 2024 | Consideration of a stockholder proposal requesting transparency in lobbying | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 7 |
| MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC. | August 22, 2023 | Stockholder proposal requesting that our Board of Directors commission an independent third-party report, at reasonable expense and excluding proprietary information, on our due diligence process to determine whether our customers' use of our products contribute or are linked to violations of international law. | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 7 |
| NVR INC. | May 7, 2024 | Shareholder proposal to expand political spending disclosure. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 7 |
| NVR INC. | May 7, 2024 | Shareholder proposal to publish report on impact of diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 7 |
| ORACLE CORP. | November 15, 2023 | Election of Directors: Awo Ablo | Director Elections | Board | WITHHOLD | 7 | |
| ORACLE CORP. | November 15, 2023 | Election of Directors: Bruce R. Chizen | Director Elections | Board | WITHHOLD | 7 | |
| ORACLE CORP. | November 15, 2023 | Election of Directors: Jeffrey O. Henley | Director Elections | Board | WITHHOLD | 7 | |
| ORACLE CORP. | November 15, 2023 | Election of Directors: Jeffrey S. Berg | Director Elections | Board | WITHHOLD | 7 | |
| ORACLE CORP. | November 15, 2023 | Election of Directors: Lawrence J. Ellison | Director Elections | Board | WITHHOLD | 7 | |
| ORACLE CORP. | November 15, 2023 | Election of Directors: Michael J. Boskin | Director Elections | Board | WITHHOLD | 7 | |
| ORACLE CORP. | November 15, 2023 | Election of Directors: Renee J. James | Director Elections | Board | WITHHOLD | 7 | |
| ORACLE CORP. | November 15, 2023 | Election of Directors: Rona A. Fairhead | Director Elections | Board | WITHHOLD | 7 | |
| ORACLE CORP. | November 15, 2023 | Election of Directors: Vishal Sikka | Director Elections | Board | WITHHOLD | 7 | |
| ORACLE CORP. | November 15, 2023 | Election of Directors: William G. Parrett | Director Elections | Board | WITHHOLD | 7 | |
| PHILLIPS 66 | May 15, 2024 | Election of four Class III Directors to Hold Office until the 2027 Annual Meeting. The nominees for election are: Julie L. Bushman | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 7 | |
| PROSUS NV | August 23, 2023 | Approve Remuneration Report | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 7 | |
| RTX CORP. | May 2, 2024 | Shareowner Proposal Requesting a Lobbying Transparency Report | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Not determined | FOR | 7 |
| RTX CORP. | May 2, 2024 | Shareowner Proposal Requesting a Report on Full Value Chain Emissions Reduction Plan | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Not determined | FOR | 7 |
| TESLA INC. | June 13, 2024 | A Tesla proposal to approve the redomestication of Tesla from Delaware to Texas by conversion. | Extraordinary Transactions | Board | AGAINST | 7 | |
| AIRBNB INC. | June 5, 2024 | Stockholder proposal regarding political disclosure, if properly presented at the Annual Meeting. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 6 |
| ALPHABET INC. | June 7, 2024 | Stockholder proposal regarding a report on climate risks to retirement plan beneficiaries | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 6 |
| ALPHABET INC. | June 7, 2024 | Stockholder proposal regarding a report on online safety for children | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 6 |
| BASF SE | April 25, 2024 | Reelect Kurt Bock to the Supervisory Board | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 6 | |
| CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC. | June 6, 2024 | Shareholder Proposal - Requesting a report on harassment and discrimination statistics. | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 6 |
| CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC. | June 6, 2024 | Shareholder Proposal - Requesting an audit of safety practices. | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 6 |
| CONTINENTAL AG | April 26, 2024 | Elect Georg Schaeffler to the Supervisory Board Until 2026 AGM | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 6 | |
| CONTINENTAL AG | April 26, 2024 | Elect Gunter Dunkel to the Supervisory Board Until 2026 AGM | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 6 | |
| CONTINENTAL AG | April 26, 2024 | Elect Klaus Rosenfeld to the Supervisory Board Until 2028 AGM | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 6 | |
| CONTINENTAL AG | April 26, 2024 | Elect Wolfgang Reitzle to the Supervisory Board Until 2026 AGM | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 6 | |
| EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON INC. | May 7, 2024 | Shareholder Proposal: Regarding Establishment of Near- and Long- Term Science-Based Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 6 |
| FERGUSON PLC | May 30, 2024 | RESOLVED, that, on an advisory basis, the board of directors (the "New TopCo Board") of Ferguson Enterprises Inc. ("New TopCo") be, and is hereby, authorized to issue up to 100,000 shares of preferred stock of New TopCo, par value $0.0001 per share, in one or more series, with such terms and conditions and at such future dates as may be expressly determined by the New TopCo Board and as may be permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, as in effect from time to time. | Capital Structure | Board | AGAINST | 6 | |
| FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE AG & CO. KGAA | July 14, 2023 | Elect Gregory Sorensen to the Supervisory Board, if Item 1 is Accepted | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 6 | |
| FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE AG & CO. KGAA | July 14, 2023 | Elect Pascale Witz to the Supervisory Board, if Item 1 is Accepted | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 6 | |
| INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP. | April 30, 2024 | Stockholder Proposal Requesting a Public Report on Climate Lobbying | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 6 |
| INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP. | April 30, 2024 | Stockholder Proposal Requesting a Public Report on Lobbying Activities | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 6 |
| INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP. | April 30, 2024 | Stockholder Proposal Requesting the Adoption of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Targets | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 6 |
| META PLATFORMS INC. | May 29, 2024 | Election of Directors: Mark Zuckerberg | Director Elections | Board | WITHHOLD | 6 | |
| META PLATFORMS INC. | May 29, 2024 | Election of Directors: Tony Xu | Director Elections | Board | WITHHOLD | 6 | |
| MICROSOFT CORP. | December 7, 2023 | Report on AI Misinformation and Disinformation | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 6 |
| MICROSOFT CORP. | December 7, 2023 | Report on Climate Risks to Retirement Plan Beneficiaries | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 6 |
| MICROSOFT CORP. | December 7, 2023 | Report on Data Operations in Human Rights Hotspots | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 6 |
| MORGAN STANLEY | May 23, 2024 | To approve the compensation of executives as disclosed in the proxy statement (non-binding advisory vote) | Say-on-Pay | Board | AGAINST | 6 | |
| PROSUS NV | August 23, 2023 | Authorize Repurchase of Shares | Capital Structure | Board | AGAINST | 6 | |
| PROSUS NV | August 23, 2023 | Reelect Rachel Jafta as Non-Executive Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 6 |
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