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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
29 proposals. Every shareholder proposal Franklin Templeton backed in 2025-2026 is listed here.
| Company | Meeting | Proposal | Category | On the ballot from | Board recommended | Franklin Templeton voted | Funds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Corporation | December 5, 2025 | Report on Data Operations in Human Rights Hotspots | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 8 |
| Microsoft Corporation | December 5, 2025 | Report on Human Rights Due Diligence | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 8 |
| NextEra Energy, Inc. | May 21, 2026 | A proposal entitled "Paris Agreement Alignment" requesting NextEra Energy publish a report describing if and how the Company plans to reduce its total contribution to climate change and align its operations and investments with the Paris Agreement's goal of maintaining global temperatures well below 2 degrees Celsius, and ideally, 1.5 degrees Celsius. | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 8 |
| Alphabet Inc. | June 5, 2026 | Shareholder proposal regarding a report on AI data usage oversight | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 7 |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | June 3, 2026 | Stockholder proposal entitled "Political Spending Disclosure," if properly presented at the Annual Meeting. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 7 |
| Booking Holdings Inc. | June 2, 2026 | Non-binding stockholder vote on a proposal to avoid brand damage due to corporate political spending. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 6 |
| Microsoft Corporation | December 5, 2025 | Report on Al Data Usage Oversight | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 6 |
| General Mills, Inc. | September 30, 2025 | Shareholder Proposal - Disclosure of Regenerative Agriculture Practices Within Supply Chain. | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 5 |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | April 29, 2026 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Lobbying Disclosure | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 5 |
| NVR, Inc. | May 7, 2026 | Shareholder proposal to disclose greenhouse gas emissions. | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 4 |
| Fastenal Company | April 23, 2026 | Shareholder proposal relating to an EEO-1 reporting disclosure policy, if properly presented at the annual meeting. | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | Shareholder | No recommendation | FOR | 3 |
| O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. | May 14, 2026 | Shareholder proposal entitled "Avoid Brand Damage due to Corporate Political Spending." | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 3 |
| BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. | June 18, 2026 | Vote on a shareholder proposal regarding a report on deforestation in the company's own-brand supply chain, if properly presented at the meeting. | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 2 |
| BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. | June 18, 2026 | Vote on a shareholder proposal regarding a report on greenhouse gas emissions reduction efforts, if properly presented at the meeting. | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 2 |
| Charter Communications, Inc. | April 21, 2026 | Stockholder proposal regarding political expenditures report. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 2 |
| Otis Worldwide Corporation | May 27, 2026 | Shareholder proposal regarding reporting on political contributions and expenditures | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 2 |
| Pilgrim's Pride Corporation | April 29, 2026 | A stockholder proposal to provide a political spending disclosure. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 2 |
| Steel Dynamics, Inc. | May 6, 2026 | SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL - AVOID POLITICAL SPENDING BRAND DAMAGE | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 2 |
| AT&T Inc. | May 14, 2026 | EEO-1 Report Disclosure Policy | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| Alphabet Inc. | June 5, 2026 | Shareholder proposal regarding a report on AI-generated misinformation | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| AutoNation, Inc. | April 28, 2026 | Adoption of stockholder proposal regarding GHG report. | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| Dollar General Corporation | May 28, 2026 | To vote on a shareholder proposal asking the Board to report on the feasibility of adopting a comprehensive human rights policy stating the Company's commitment to respect human rights, in alignment with international human rights standards, throughout its operation and value chain. | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. | May 12, 2026 | Vote on a stockholder proposal regarding support for transparency in political spending. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | May 27, 2026 | A shareholder proposal regarding report on climate change-related commitments. | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | May 27, 2026 | A shareholder proposal regarding report on human rights due diligence. | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| SkyWest, Inc. | May 5, 2026 | A shareholder proposal regarding collective bargaining policy. | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| Sonoco Products Company | April 15, 2026 | Advisory (non-binding) shareholder proposal - avoid brand damage from political spending. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| Visa Inc. | January 27, 2026 | Shareholder proposal on inclusion ROI audit. | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| Visa Inc. | January 27, 2026 | Shareholder proposal on report on online sexual exploitation. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
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