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 811-05983

The New Germany Fund, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

345 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10154

(Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip code)

John Millette
Secretary
One International Place
Boston, MA 02110

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 212-250-2500

Date of fiscal year end: 12/31

Date of reporting period: 7/1/17-6/30/18

 

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ICA File Number: 811-05983
Reporting Period: 07/01/2017 - 06/30/2018
The New Germany Fund, Inc.

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1&1 DRILLISCH AG

Ticker:       DRI            Security ID:  D23138106
Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 25, 2018

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Receive Financial Statements and        None      None         Management
      Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2017
      (Non-Voting)
2     Approve Allocation of Income and        For       For          Management
      Dividends of EUR 1.60 per Share
3.1   Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
      Member Vlasios Choulidis for Fiscal
      2017
3.2   Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
      Member Andre Driesen for Fiscal 2017
3.3   Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
      Member Martin Witt for Fiscal 2017
4.1   Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Michael Scheeren for Fiscal 2017
4.2   Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Kai-Uwe Ricke for Fiscal 2017
4.3   Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Kurt Dobitsch for Fiscal 2017
4.4   Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Norbert Lang for Fiscal 2017
4.5   Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Marc Brucherseifer for Fiscal
      2017
4.6   Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Horst Lennertz for Fiscal 2017
4.7   Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Frank Rothauge for Fiscal 2017
4.8   Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Susanne Rueckert for Fiscal 2017
4.9   Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Bernd Schmidt for Fiscal 2017
5     Ratify Ernst & Young GmbH as Auditors   For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2018
6.1   Elect Michael Scheeren to the           For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
6.2   Elect Kai-Uwe Ricke to the Supervisory  For       For          Management
      Board
6.3   Elect Claudia Borgas-Herold to the      For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
6.4   Elect Vlasios Choulidis to the          For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
6.5   Elect Kurt Dobitsch to the Supervisory  For       For          Management
      Board
6.6   Elect Norbert Lang to the Supervisory   For       For          Management
      Board
7     Approve Remuneration of Supervisory     For       For          Management
      Board in the Amount
8     Approve Affiliation Agreement with      For       For          Management
      Subsidiary 1&1 Telecommunication SE
9     Approve Profit Transfer Agreement with  For       For          Management
      Subsidiary 1&1 Telecommunication SE
10    Approve Affiliation Agreement with      For       For          Management
      Subsidiary Blitz 17-665 SE
11    Approve Profit Transfer Agreement with  For       For          Management
      Subsidiary Blitz 17-665 SE
12    Approve Affiliation Agreement with      For       For          Management
      Subsidiary Blitz 17-666 SE
13    Approve Profit Transfer Agreement with  For       For          Management
      Subsidiary Blitz 17-666 SE


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AIRBUS SE

Ticker:       AIR            Security ID:  N0280G100
Meeting Date: APR 11, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 14, 2018

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Open Meeting                            None      None         Management
2.1   Discussion on Company's Corporate       None      None         Management
      Governance Structure
2.2   Receive Report on Business and          None      None         Management
      Financial Statements
2.3   Discuss Implementation of the           None      None         Management
      Remuneration Policy
2.4   Receive Explanation on Company's        None      None         Management
      Reserves and Dividend Policy
3     Discussion of Agenda Items              None      None         Management
4.1   Adopt Financial Statements              For       For          Management
4.2   Approve Allocation of Income and        For       For          Management
      Dividends of EUR of 1.50 per Share
4.3   Approve Discharge of Non-Executive      For       For          Management
      Members of the Board of Directors
4.4   Approve Discharge of Executive Members  For       For          Management
      of the Board of Directors
4.5   Ratify Ernst & Young as Auditors        For       For          Management
4.6   Reelect Maria Amparo Moraleda Martinez  For       For          Management
      as a Non-Executive Director
4.7   Elect Victor Chu as a Non-Executive     For       For          Management
      Director
4.8   Elect Jean-Pierre Clamadieu as a        For       For          Management
      Non-Executive Director
4.9   Elect Rene Obermann as a Non-Executive  For       For          Management
      Director
4.10  Grant Board Authority to Issue Shares   For       For          Management
      Up To 0.51  Percent of Issued Capital
      and Excluding Preemptive Rights Re:
      ESOP and LTIP Plans
4.11  Grant Board Authority to Issue Shares   For       For          Management
      Up To 1.15  Percent of Issued Capital
      and Excluding Preemptive Rights Re:
      Company Funding
4.12  Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10        For       For          Management
      Percent of Issued Share Capital
4.13  Approve Cancellation of Repurchased     For       For          Management
      Shares
5     Close Meeting                           None      None         Management


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AURUBIS AG

Ticker:       NDA            Security ID:  D10004105
Meeting Date: MAR 01, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 07, 2018

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Receive Financial Statements and        None      None         Management
      Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2016/17
      (Non-Voting)
2     Approve Allocation of Income and        For       For          Management
      Dividends of EUR 1.45 per Share
3     Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2016/17
4     Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2016/17
5     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH as   For       For          Management
      Auditors for Fiscal 2017/18
6.1   Elect Heinz Fuhrmann to the             For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
6.2   Elect Karl Jakob to the Supervisory     For       For          Management
      Board
6.3   Elect Stephan Kruemmer to the           For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
6.4   Elect Sandra Reich to the Supervisory   For       For          Management
      Board
6.5   Elect Edna Schoene to the Supervisory   For       For          Management
      Board
6.6   Elect Fritz Vahrenholt to the           For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
7     Approve Remuneration System for         For       Against      Management
      Management Board Members
8     Authorize Share Repurchase Program and  For       For          Management
      Cancellation of Repurchased Shares
      without Preemptive and Tender Rights


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BRENNTAG AG

Ticker:       BNR            Security ID:  D12459117
Meeting Date: JUN 20, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Receive Financial Statements and        None      None         Management
      Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2017
      (Non-Voting)
2     Approve Allocation of Income and        For       For          Management
      Dividends of EUR 1.10 per Share
3     Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
4     Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
5     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH as   For       For          Management
      Auditors for Fiscal 2018
6     Approve Creation of EUR 35 Million      For       For          Management
      Pool of Capital with Partial Exclusion
      of Preemptive Rights
7     Approve Issuance of Warrants/Bonds      For       For          Management
      with Warrants Attached/Convertible
      Bonds without Preemptive Rights up to
      Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 2
      Billion; Approve Creation of EUR 15.5
      Million Pool of Capital to Guarantee
      Conversion Rights
8     Authorize Share Repurchase Program and  For       For          Management
      Reissuance or Cancellation of
      Repurchased Shares


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CECONOMY AG

Ticker:       CEC            Security ID:  D1497L107
Meeting Date: FEB 14, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  JAN 23, 2018

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Receive Financial Statements and        None      None         Management
      Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2016/17
      (Non-Voting)
2     Approve Allocation of Income and        For       For          Management
      Dividends of EUR 0.26 per Ordinary
      Share and EUR 0.32 per Preference Share
3     Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2016/17
4     Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2016/17
5     Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors for Fiscal   For       For          Management
      2017/18
6.1   Elect Juergen Fitschen to the           For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
6.2   Elect Claudia Plath to the Supervisory  For       For          Management
      Board


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COMPUGROUP MEDICAL SE

Ticker:       COP            Security ID:  D15813211
Meeting Date: MAY 15, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 23, 2018

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Receive Financial Statements and        None      None         Management
      Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2017
      (Non-Voting)
2     Approve Allocation of Income and        For       For          Management
      Dividends of EUR 0.35 per Share
3     Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
4     Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
5     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH as   For       For          Management
      Auditors for Fiscal 2018
6     Elect Thomas Seifert to the             For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board


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COVESTRO AG

Ticker:       1COV           Security ID:  D0R41Z100
Meeting Date: APR 13, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 22, 2018

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Receive Financial Statements and        None      None         Management
      Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2017
      (Non-Voting)
2     Approve Allocation of Income and        For       For          Management
      Dividends of EUR 2.20 per Share
3     Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
4     Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
5     Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors for Fiscal   For       For          Management
      2018


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CTS EVENTIM AG & CO KGAA

Ticker:       EVD            Security ID:  D1648T108
Meeting Date: MAY 08, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 16, 2018

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Receive Financial Statements and        None      None         Management
      Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2017
      (Non-Voting)
2     Accept Financial Statements and         For       For          Management
      Statutory Reports
3     Approve Allocation of Income and        For       For          Management
      Dividends of EUR 0.59 per Share
4     Approve Discharge of Personally Liable  For       For          Management
      Partner for Fiscal 2017
5     Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
6     Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors for Fiscal   For       For          Management
      2018
7     Approve Issuance of Warrants/Bonds      For       For          Management
      with Warrants Attached/Convertible
      Bonds without Preemptive Rights up to
      Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 800
      Million; Approve Creation of EUR 19.2
      Million Pool of Capital to Guarantee
      Conversion Rights
8     Approve Affiliation Agreement CTS       For       For          Management
      Eventim Solutions GmbH
9     Approve Affiliation Agreement with      For       For          Management
      Ticket Online Sales & Service Center
      GmbH


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DELIVERY HERO AG

Ticker:       DHER           Security ID:  D1T0KZ103
Meeting Date: JUN 06, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Receive Financial Statements and        None      None         Management
      Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2017
      (Non-Voting)
2     Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
3.1   Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Martin Enderle for Fiscal 2017
3.2   Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Georg Graf von Waldersee for
      Fiscal 2017
3.3   Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Jonathan Green for Fiscal 2017
3.4   Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Jeffrey Lieberman for Fiscal
      2017
3.5   Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Lukasz Gadowski for Fiscal 2017
3.6   Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Kolja Hebenstreit for Fiscal
      2017
3.7   Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Patrick Kolek for Fiscal 2017
4     Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors for Fiscal   For       For          Management
      2018
5     Elect Janis Zech to the Supervisory     For       For          Management
      Board
6     Approve Creation of EUR 55.5 Million    For       Against      Management
      Pool of Capital without Preemptive
      Rights
7     Approve Remuneration of Supervisory     For       For          Management
      Board


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DERMAPHARM HOLDING SE

Ticker:       DMP            Security ID:  D1T0ZJ103
Meeting Date: JUN 26, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  JUN 04, 2018

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Receive Financial Statements and        None      None         Management
      Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2017
      (Non-Voting)
2     Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
3     Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
4     Ratify Warth & Klein Grant Thornton AG  For       For          Management
      as Auditors for Fiscal 2018


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DEUTSCHE WOHNEN SE

Ticker:       DWNI           Security ID:  D2046U176
Meeting Date: JUN 15, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAY 24, 2018

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Receive Financial Statements and        None      None         Management
      Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2017
      (Non-Voting)
2     Approve Allocation of Income and        For       Against      Management
      Dividends of EUR 0.80 per Share
3     Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
4     Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
5     Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors for Fiscal   For       For          Management
      2018
6     Elect Tina Kleingarn to the             For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
7     Approve Creation of EUR 110 Million     For       For          Management
      Pool of Capital with Partial Exclusion
      of Preemptive Rights
8     Approve Issuance of Warrants/Bonds      For       For          Management
      with Warrants Attached/Convertible
      Bonds without Preemptive Rights up to
      Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 3
      Billion; Approve Creation of EUR 35
      Million Pool of Capital to Guarantee
      Conversion Rights
9     Authorize Share Repurchase Program and  For       For          Management
      Reissuance or Cancellation of
      Repurchased Shares
10    Authorize Use of Financial Derivatives  For       For          Management
      when Repurchasing Shares


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DIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR PLC

Ticker:       DLG            Security ID:  G5821P111
Meeting Date: MAY 03, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAY 01, 2018

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Accept Financial Statements and         For       For          Management
      Statutory Reports
2     Approve Remuneration Report             For       For          Management
3     Reappoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors      For       For          Management
4     Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of  For       For          Management
      Auditors
5     Re-elect Richard Beyer as Director      For       For          Management
6     Re-elect Alan Campbell as Director      For       For          Management
7     Re-elect Michael Cannon as Director     For       For          Management
8     Re-elect Aidan Hughes as Director       For       For          Management
9     Authorise Issue of Equity with          For       For          Management
      Pre-emptive Rights
10    Authorise Issue of Equity with          For       For          Management
      Pre-emptive Rights in Connection with
      a Rights Issue
11    Authorise Issue of Equity without       For       For          Management
      Pre-emptive Rights
12    Authorise Issue of Equity without       For       For          Management
      Pre-emptive Rights in Connection with
      an Acquisition or Other Capital
      Investment
13    Authorise the Company to Enter into a   For       For          Management
      Contingent Forward Share Purchase
      Contract with Barclays Bank plc
14    Authorise the Company to Enter into a   For       For          Management
      Contingent Forward Share Purchase
      Contract with Goldman Sachs
      International
15    Authorise the Company to Enter into a   For       For          Management
      Contingent Forward Share Purchase
      Contract with HSBC Bank plc
16    Authorise the Company to Enter into a   For       For          Management
      Contingent Forward Share Purchase
      Contract with Merrill Lynch
      International
17    Authorise the Company to Call General   For       For          Management
      Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice


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DIASORIN S.P.A

Ticker:       DIA            Security ID:  T3475Y104
Meeting Date: APR 23, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 12, 2018

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Approve Financial Statements,           For       For          Management
      Statutory Reports, and Allocation of
      Income
2     Authorize Extraordinary Dividend        For       For          Management
3     Approve Remuneration Policy             For       Against      Management
4     Approve Stock Option Plan               For       Against      Management
5     Authorize Share Repurchase Program and  For       Against      Management
      Reissuance of Repurchased Shares to
      Service Stock Option Plan
A     Deliberations on Possible Legal Action  None      Against      Management
      Against Directors if Presented by
      Shareholders


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DRILLISCH AG

Ticker:       DRI            Security ID:  D23138106
Meeting Date: JUL 25, 2017   Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:  JUL 03, 2017

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Issue Up to 107.9 Million New Shares    For       For          Management
      in Connection with Acquisition of 1&1
      Telecommunication SE


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DRILLISCH AG

Ticker:       DRI            Security ID:  D23138106
Meeting Date: JAN 12, 2018   Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:  DEC 21, 2017

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Change Company Name to 1&1 Drillisch    For       For          Management
      Aktiengesellschaft
2.1   Elect Claudia Borgas-Herold to the      For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
2.2   Elect Vlasios Choulidis to the          For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
3     Approve Creation of EUR 97.22 Million   For       Against      Management
      Pool of Capital without Preemptive
      Rights
4     Approve Issuance of Warrants/Bonds      For       Against      Management
      with Warrants Attached/Convertible
      Bonds without Preemptive Rights up to
      Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 10
      Billion; Approve Creation of EUR 96.80
      Million Pool of Capital to Guarantee
      Conversion Rights
5     Authorize Share Repurchase Program and  For       For          Management
      Reissuance or Cancellation of
      Repurchased Shares


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EVONIK INDUSTRIES AG

Ticker:       EVK            Security ID:  D2R90Y117
Meeting Date: MAY 23, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Receive Financial Statements and        None      None         Management
      Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2017
      (Non-Voting)
2     Approve Allocation of Income and        For       For          Management
      Dividends of EUR 1.15 per Share
3     Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
4     Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
5     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH as   For       For          Management
      Auditors for Fiscal 2018
6.1   Elect Bernd Toenjes to the Supervisory  For       For          Management
      Board
6.2   Elect Barbara Albert to the             For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
6.3   Elect Aldo Belloni to the Supervisory   For       For          Management
      Board
6.4   Elect Barbara Grunewald to the          For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
6.5   Elect Siegfried Luther to the           For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
6.6   Elect Michael Ruediger to the           For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
6.7   Elect Peter Spuhler to the Supervisory  For       For          Management
      Board
6.8   Elect Angela Titzrath to the            For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
6.9   Elect Volker Trautz to the Supervisory  For       For          Management
      Board
6.10  Elect Ulrich Weber to the Supervisory   For       For          Management
      Board
7     Approve Remuneration of Supervisory     For       For          Management
      Board
8     Approve Creation of EUR 116.5 Million   For       For          Management
      Pool of Capital with Partial Exclusion
      of Preemptive Rights
9     Approve Issuance of Warrants/Bonds      For       For          Management
      with Warrants Attached/Convertible
      Bonds without Preemptive Rights up to
      Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 1.25
      Billion; Approve Creation of EUR 37.3
      Million Pool of Capital to Guarantee
      Conversion Rights


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EVOTEC AG

Ticker:       EVT            Security ID:  D1646D105
Meeting Date: JUN 20, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAY 29, 2018

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Receive Financial Statements and        None      None         Management
      Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2017
      (Non-Voting)
2     Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
3     Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
4     Ratify Ernst & Young GmbH as Auditors   For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2018
5     Change of Corporate Form to Societas    For       For          Management
      Europaea (SE)


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FRAPORT AG FRANKFURT AIRPORT SERVICES WORLDWIDE

Ticker:       FRA            Security ID:  D3856U108
Meeting Date: MAY 29, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAY 07, 2018

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Receive Financial Statements and        None      None         Management
      Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2017
      (Non-Voting)
2     Approve Allocation of Income and        For       For          Management
      Dividends of EUR 1.50 per Share
3     Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
4     Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
5     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH as   For       For          Management
      Auditors for Fiscal 2018
6.1   Elect Uwe Becker to the Supervisory     For       Against      Management
      Board
6.2   Elect Kathrin Dahnke to the             For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
6.3   Elect Peter Feldmann to the             For       Against      Management
      Supervisory Board
6.4   Elect Peter Gerber to the Supervisory   For       Against      Management
      Board
6.5   Elect Margarete Haase to the            For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
6.6   Elect Frank-Peter Kaufmann to the       For       Against      Management
      Supervisory Board
6.7   Elect Lothar Klemm to the Supervisory   For       Against      Management
      Board
6.8   Elect Michael Odenwald to the           For       Against      Management
      Supervisory Board
6.9   Elect Karlheinz Weimar to the           For       Against      Management
      Supervisory Board
6.10  Elect Katja Windt to the Supervisory    For       For          Management
      Board


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HOCHTIEF AG

Ticker:       HOT            Security ID:  D33134103
Meeting Date: MAY 03, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 11, 2018

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Receive Financial Statements and        None      None         Management
      Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2017
      (Non-Voting)
2     Approve Allocation of Income and        For       For          Management
      Dividends of EUR 3.38 per Share
3     Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
4     Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
5     Ratify Deloitte GmbH as Auditors for    For       For          Management
      Fiscal 2018


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HUGO BOSS AG

Ticker:       BOSS           Security ID:  D34902102
Meeting Date: MAY 03, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Receive Financial Statements and        None      None         Management
      Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2017
      (Non-Voting)
2     Approve Allocation of Income and        For       For          Management
      Dividends of EUR 2.65 per Share
3     Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
4     Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
5     Ratify Ernst & Young GmbH as Auditors   For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2018


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INNOGY SE

Ticker:       IGY            Security ID:  D6S3RB103
Meeting Date: APR 24, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 02, 2018

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Receive Financial Statements and        None      None         Management
      Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2017
      (Non-Voting)
2     Approve Allocation of Income and        For       For          Management
      Dividends of EUR 1.60 per Share
3     Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
4     Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
5     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH as   For       For          Management
      Auditors for Fiscal 2018
6     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH as   For       For          Management
      Auditors for Half-Year and Quarterly
      Reports 2018
7.1   Elect Erhard Schipporeit to the         For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
7.2.1 Elect Monika Krebber as Employee        For       For          Management
      Representative to the Supervisory Board
7.2.2 Elect Markus Sterzl as Employee         For       For          Management
      Representative to the Supervisory Board
7.2.3 Elect Juergen Wefers as Employee        For       For          Management
      Representative to the Supervisory Board


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INSTONE REAL ESTATE GROUP B.V.

Ticker:       INS            Security ID:  N45143109
Meeting Date: JUN 29, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  JUN 01, 2018

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Open Meeting                            None      None         Management
2     Receive Report of Management Board      None      None         Management
      (Non-Voting)
3     Discuss the Remuneration Policy         None      None         Management
4     Adopt Financial Statements and          For       For          Management
      Statutory Reports
5     Receive Explanation on Company's        None      None         Management
      Reserves and Dividend Policy
6     Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
7     Approve Conversion of the Company from  For       For          Management
      a Naamloze Vennootschap under Dutch
      Law into an Aktiengesellschaft under
      German Law and Amend Articles
      Accordingly
8     Close Meeting                           None      None         Management


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JENOPTIK AG

Ticker:       JEN            Security ID:  D3721X105
Meeting Date: JUN 05, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAY 14, 2018

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Receive Financial Statements and        None      None         Management
      Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2017
      (Non-Voting)
2     Approve Allocation of Income and        For       Against      Management
      Dividends of EUR 0.30 per Share
3     Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
4     Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
5     Ratify Ernst & Young GmbH as Auditors   For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2018
6     Approve Remuneration System for         For       For          Management
      Management Board Members
7     Approve Conversion of Bearer Shares     For       For          Management
      into Registered Shares
8.1   Amend Articles Re: Supervisory Board    For       For          Management
      Resolutions
8.2   Amend Articles Re: Composition of       For       For          Management
      Management Board
8.3   Amend Articles Re: Procedures of        For       For          Management
      General Meetings
8.4   Amend Articles Re: Systematic Moving    For       For          Management
8.5   Amend Articles Re: Deletions            For       For          Management
9     Authorize Share Repurchase Program and  For       For          Management
      Reissuance or Cancellation of
      Repurchased Shares


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K+S AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

Ticker:       SDF            Security ID:  D48164129
Meeting Date: MAY 15, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Receive Financial Statements and        None      None         Management
      Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2017
      (Non-Voting)
2     Approve Allocation of Income and        For       For          Management
      Dividends of EUR 0.35 per Share
3     Approve Remuneration System for         For       For          Management
      Management Board Members
4     Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
5     Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
6     Ratify Deloitte GmbH as Auditors for    For       For          Management
      Fiscal 2018
7.1   Elect Jella Benner-Heinacher to the     For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
7.2   Elect Elke Eller to the Supervisory     For       For          Management
      Board
7.3   Elect Gerd Grimmig to the Supervisory   For       For          Management
      Board
7.4   Elect Nevin McDougall to the            For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board


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KION GROUP AG

Ticker:       KGX            Security ID:  D4S14D103
Meeting Date: MAY 09, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 17, 2018

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Receive Financial Statements and        None      None         Management
      Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2017
      (Non-Voting)
2     Approve Allocation of Income and        For       For          Management
      Dividends of EUR 0.99 per Share
3     Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
4     Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
5     Ratify Deloitte GmbH as Auditors for    For       For          Management
      Fiscal 2018
6     Change Location of Registered Office    For       For          Management
      Headquarters to Frankfurt am Main,
      Germany
7     Approve Affiliation Agreement with      For       For          Management
      KION IoT Systems GmbH


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LANXESS AG

Ticker:       LXS            Security ID:  D5032B102
Meeting Date: MAY 15, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 23, 2018

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Receive Financial Statements and        None      None         Management
      Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2017
      (Non-Voting)
2     Approve Allocation of Income and        For       For          Management
      Dividends of EUR 0.80 per Share
3.1   Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
      Member Matthias Zachert for Fiscal 2017
3.2   Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
      member Hubert Fink for Fiscal 2017
3.3   Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
      Member Stephen Forsyth for Fiscal 2017
3.4   Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
      Member Michael Pontzen for Fiscal 2017
3.5   Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
      Member Rainier van Roessel for Fiscal
      2017
4.1   Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Rolf Stomberg for Fiscal 2017
4.2   Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Werner Czaplik for Fiscal 2017
4.3   Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Hans-Dieter Gerriets for Fiscal
      2017
4.4   Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Heike Hanagarth for Fiscal 2017
4.5   Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Friedrich Janssen for Fiscal
      2017
4.6   Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Thomas Meiers for Fiscal 2017
4.7   Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Lawrence Rosen for Fiscal 2017
4.8   Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Ralf Sikorski for Fiscal 2017
4.9   Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Manuela Strauch for Fiscal 2017
4.10  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Ifraim Tairi for Fiscal 2017
4.11  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Theo Walthie for Fiscal 2017
4.12  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Matthias Wolfgruber for Fiscal
      2017
5.1   Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH as   For       For          Management
      Auditors for Fiscal 2018
5.2   Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH as   For       For          Management
      Auditors for the First Half of Fiscal
      2018
6     Elect Pamela Knapp to the Supervisory   For       For          Management
      Board
7     Approve Creation of EUR 18.3 Million    For       For          Management
      Pool of Capital without Preemptive
      Rights
8     Approve Issuance of Warrants/Bonds      For       For          Management
      with Warrants Attached/Convertible
      Bonds without Preemptive Rights up to
      Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 1
      Billion; Approve Creation of EUR 9.2
      Million Pool of Capital to Guarantee
      Conversion Rights


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LEG IMMOBILIEN AG

Ticker:       LEG            Security ID:  D4960A103
Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Receive Financial Statements and        None      None         Management
      Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2017
      (Non-Voting)
2     Approve Allocation of Income and        For       For          Management
      Dividends of EUR 3.04 per Share
3     Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
4     Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
5     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH as   For       For          Management
      Auditors for Fiscal 2018
6.1   Elect Natalie Hayday to the             For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
6.2   Elect Stefan Juette to the Supervisory  For       For          Management
      Board
6.3   Elect Johannes Ludewig to the           For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
6.4   Elect Jochen Scharpe to the             For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
6.5   Elect Michael Zimmer to the             For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
7     Approve Remuneration of Supervisory     For       For          Management
      Board
8     Approve Issuance of Warrants/Bonds      For       For          Management
      with Warrants Attached/Convertible
      Bonds without Preemptive Rights up to
      Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 1.2
      Billion; Approve Creation of EUR 31.6
      Million Pool of Capital to Guarantee
      Conversion Rights
9     Approve Creation of EUR 31.6 Million    For       For          Management
      Pool of Capital with Partial Exclusion
      of Preemptive Rights
10    Approve Remuneration System for         For       Against      Management
      Management Board Members
11    Approve Affiliation Agreement with LEG  For       For          Management
      Holding GmbH


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LEONI AG

Ticker:       LEO            Security ID:  D5009P118
Meeting Date: MAY 03, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Receive Financial Statements and        None      None         Management
      Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2017
      (Non-Voting)
2     Approve Allocation of Income and        For       For          Management
      Dividends of EUR 1.40 per Share
3.1   Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
      Member Dieter Belle for Fiscal 2017
3.2   Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
      Member Bruno Fankhauser for Fiscal 2017
3.3   Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
      Member Karl Gadesmann for Fiscal 2017
3.4   Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
      Member Martin Stuettem for Fiscal 2017
4.1   Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Klaus Probst for Fiscal 2017
4.2   Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Franz Spiess for Fiscal 2017
4.3   Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Werner Lang for Fiscal 2017
4.4   Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Elisabetta Castiglioni for
      Fiscal 2017
4.5   Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Wolfgang Dehen for Fiscal 2017
4.6   Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Mark Dischner for Fiscal 2017
4.7   Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Ulrike Friese-Dormann for
      Fiscal 2017
4.8   Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Karl-Heinz Lach for Fiscal 2017
4.9   Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Richard Paglia for Fiscal 2017
4.10  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Christian Roedl for Fiscal 2017
4.11  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Carmen Schwarz for Fiscal 2017
4.12  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Inge Zellermaier for Fiscal 2017
4.13  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Gabriele Bauer for Fiscal 2017
4.14  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Josef Haering for Fiscal 2017
4.15  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Ingrid Hofmann for Fiscal 2017
4.16  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Werner Rupp for Fiscal 2017
4.17  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Helmut Wirtz for Fiscal 2017
4.18  Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      Member Klaus Wucherer for Fiscal 2017
5     Ratify Ernst & Young GmbH as Auditors   For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2018


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METRO AG

Ticker:       B4B            Security ID:  D5S17Q116
Meeting Date: FEB 16, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  JAN 25, 2018

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Receive Financial Statements and        None      None         Management
      Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2016/17
      (Non-Voting)
2     Approve Allocation of Income and        For       For          Management
      Dividends of EUR 0.70 per Ordinary
      Share and EUR 0.70 per Preference Share
3     Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2016/17
4     Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2016/17
5     Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors for Fiscal   For       For          Management
      2017/18
6     Elect Herbert Bolliger to the           For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
7     Approve Remuneration System for         For       Against      Management
      Management Board Members
8     Amend Authorized Capital to Allow       For       For          Management
      Issuance of Script Dividends
9     Approve Issuance of Warrants/Bonds      For       For          Management
      with Warrants Attached/Convertible
      Bonds without Preemptive Rights up to
      Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 1.5
      Billion; Approve Creation of EUR 50
      Million Pool of Capital to Guarantee
      Conversion Rights


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MORPHOSYS AG

Ticker:       MOR            Security ID:  D55040105
Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 25, 2018

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Receive Financial Statements and        None      None         Management
      Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2017
      (Non-Voting)
2     Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
3     Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
4     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH as   For       For          Management
      Auditors for Fiscal 2018
5.1   Elect Marc Cluzel to the Supervisory    For       For          Management
      Board
5.2   Elect George Golumbeski to the          For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
5.3   Elect Michael Brosnan to the            For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
6     Approve Creation of EUR 11.8 Million    For       For          Management
      Pool of Capital with Partial Exclusion
      of Preemptive Rights


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MTU AERO ENGINES AG

Ticker:       MTX            Security ID:  D5565H104
Meeting Date: APR 11, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Receive Financial Statements and        None      None         Management
      Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2017
      (Non-Voting)
2     Approve Allocation of Income and        For       For          Management
      Dividends of EUR 2.30 per Share
3     Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
4     Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
5     Ratify Ernst & Young GmbH as Auditors   For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2018
6.1   Elect Christine Bortenlaenger to the    For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
6.2   Elect Klaus Eberhardt to the            For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
6.3   Elect Juergen Geissinger to the         For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
6.4   Elect Klaus Steffens to the             For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
6.5   Elect Marion Weissenberger-Eibl to the  For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
7     Approve Remuneration System for         For       For          Management
      Management Board Members


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OSRAM LICHT AG

Ticker:       OSR            Security ID:  D5963B113
Meeting Date: FEB 20, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Receive Financial Statements and        None      None         Management
      Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2016/17
      (Non-Voting)
2     Approve Allocation of Income and        For       For          Management
      Dividends of EUR 1.11 per Share
3     Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2016/17
4     Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2016/17
5     Ratify Ernst & Young GmbH as Auditors   For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017/18
6.1   Elect Peter Bauer to the Supervisory    For       For          Management
      Board
6.2   Elect Christine Bortenlaenger to the    For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
6.3   Elect Roland Busch to the Supervisory   For       For          Management
      Board
6.4   Elect Lothar Frey to the Supervisory    For       For          Management
      Board
6.5   Elect Frank Lakerveld to the            For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
6.6   Elect Margarete Haase to the            For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
7     Approve Creation of EUR 24.1 Million    For       For          Management
      Pool of Capital with Partial Exclusion
      of Preemptive Rights
8     Approve Issuance of Warrants/Bonds      For       For          Management
      with Warrants Attached/Convertible
      Bonds without Preemptive Rights up to
      Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 1
      Billion; Approve Creation of EUR 10.5
      Million Pool of Capital to Guarantee
      Conversion Rights


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PUMA SE

Ticker:       PUM            Security ID:  D62318148
Meeting Date: APR 12, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 21, 2018

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Receive Financial Statements and        None      None         Management
      Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2017
      (Non-Voting)
2     Approve Allocation of Income and        For       For          Management
      Dividends of EUR 12.50 per Share
3     Approve Discharge of Board of           For       For          Management
      Directors for Fiscal 2017
4     Approve Discharge of Managing           For       For          Management
      Directors for Fiscal 2017
5     Ratify Deloitte GmbH as Auditors for    For       For          Management
      Fiscal 2018
6     Amend Articles Re: Change from          For       For          Management
      One-Tier to Two-Tier Board Structure
7.1   Elect Jean-Francois Palus to the        For       Against      Management
      Supervisory Board
7.2   Elect Jean-Marc Duplaix to the          For       Against      Management
      Supervisory Board
7.3   Elect Thore Ohlsson to the Supervisory  For       Against      Management
      Board
7.4   Elect Beatrice Lazat to the             For       Against      Management
      Supervisory Board
7.5   Elect Martin Koeppel as Employee        For       For          Management
      Representative to the Supervisory Board
7.6   Elect Bernd Illig as Employee           For       For          Management
      Representative to the Supervisory Board
8     Authorize Management Board Not to       For       Against      Management
      Disclose Individualized Remuneration
      of its Members
9     Approve Issuance of Warrants/Bonds      For       Against      Management
      with Warrants Attached/Convertible
      Bonds without Preemptive Rights up to
      Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 1
      Billion; Approve Creation of EUR 7.7
      Million Pool of Capital to Guarantee
      Conversion Rights
10    Amend Articles Re: Editorial Changes    For       For          Management


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QIAGEN NV

Ticker:       QGEN           Security ID:  N72482123
Meeting Date: JUN 19, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAY 22, 2018

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Open Meeting                            None      None         Management
2     Receive Report of Management Board      None      None         Management
      (Non-Voting)
3.a   Receive Report of Supervisory Board     None      None         Management
      (Non-Voting)
3.b   Discuss Remuneration Report Containing  None      None         Management
      Remuneration Policy for Management
      Board Members
4     Adopt Financial Statements and          For       For          Management
      Statutory Reports
5     Receive Explanation on Company's        None      None         Management
      Reserves and Dividend Policy
6     Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
7     Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
8.a   Reelect Stephane Bancel to Supervisory  For       For          Management
      Board
8.b   Reelect Hakan Bjorklund to Supervisory  For       For          Management
      Board
8.c   Reelect Metin Colpan to Supervisory     For       For          Management
      Board
8.d   Reelect Ross L. Levine to Supervisory   For       For          Management
      Board
8.e   Reelect Elaine Mardis to Supervisory    For       For          Management
      Board
8.f   Reelect Lawrence A. Rosen to            For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
8.g   Reelect Elizabeth E. Tallett to         For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
9.a   Reelect Peer M. Schatz to Management    For       For          Management
      Board
9.b   Reelect Roland Sackers to Management    For       For          Management
      Board
10    Ratify KPMG as Auditors                 For       For          Management
11.a  Grant Board Authority to Issue Shares   For       For          Management
11.b  Authorize Board to Exclude Preemptive   For       For          Management
      Rights from Share Issuances
12    Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10        For       For          Management
      Percent of Issued Share Capital
13    Allow Questions                         None      None         Management
14    Close Meeting                           None      None         Management


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SALZGITTER AG

Ticker:       SZG            Security ID:  D80900109
Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAY 02, 2018

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Receive Financial Statements and        None      None         Management
      Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2017
      (Non-Voting)
2     Approve Allocation of Income and        For       For          Management
      Dividends of EUR 0.45 per Share
3     Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
4     Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
5     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH as   For       For          Management
      Auditors for Fiscal 2018
6.1   Elect Ulrike Brouzi to the Supervisory  For       For          Management
      Board
6.2   Elect Bernd Drouven to the Supervisory  For       For          Management
      Board
6.3   Elect Roland Flach to the Supervisory   For       For          Management
      Board
6.4   Elect Reinhold Hilbers to the           For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
6.5   Elect Susanne Knorre to the             For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
6.6   Elect Dieter Koester to the             For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
6.7   Elect Heinz Kreuzer to the Supervisory  For       For          Management
      Board
6.8   Elect Joachim Schindler to the          For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
6.9   Elect Birgit Spanner-Ulmer to the       For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
6.10  Elect Heinz-Gerhard Wente to the        For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
6.11  Elect Werner Tegtmeier to the           For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board


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SARTORIUS STEDIM BIOTECH

Ticker:       DIM            Security ID:  F8005V210
Meeting Date: APR 03, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:  MAR 27, 2018

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Approve Financial Statements and        For       For          Management
      Discharge Directors
2     Approve Consolidated Financial          For       For          Management
      Statements and Statutory Reports
3     Approve Allocation of Income and        For       For          Management
      Dividends of EUR 0.46 per Share
4     Approve Auditors' Special Report on     For       Against      Management
      Related-Party Transactions
5     Approve Remuneration of Directors in    For       For          Management
      the Aggregate Amount of EUR 313,000
6     Approve Compensation of Chairman and    For       Against      Management
      CEO
7     Approve Remuneration Policy of          For       Against      Management
      Chairman and CEO
8     Reelect Anne-Marie Graffin as Director  For       For          Management
9     Reelect Susan Dexter as Director        For       For          Management
10    Ratify Appointment of Lothar Kappich    For       For          Management
      as director
11    Renew Appointment of Deloitte et        For       For          Management
      Associes as Auditor
12    Acknowledge End of Mandate of Beas as   For       For          Management
      Alternate Auditor
13    Authorize Repurchase of Up to 0.1       For       Against      Management
      Percent of Issued Share Capital
14    Authorize Filing of Required            For       For          Management
      Documents/Other Formalities
15    Authorize Issuance of Equity or         For       Against      Management
      Equity-Linked Securities with
      Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate
      Nominal Amount of EUR 2 Million
16    Authorize Issuance of Equity or         For       Against      Management
      Equity-Linked Securities without
      Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate
      Nominal Amount of EUR 2 Million
17    Approve Issuance of Equity or           For       Against      Management
      Equity-Linked Securities for Private
      Placements, up to Aggregate Nominal
      Amount of EUR 2 Million
18    Authorize Board to Increase Capital in  For       Against      Management
      the Event of Additional Demand Related
      to Delegation Submitted to Shareholder
      Vote Above
19    Authorize Capital Increase of up to 10  For       Against      Management
      Percent of Issued Capital for
      Contributions in Kind
20    Authorize Capitalization of Reserves    For       Against      Management
      of Up to EUR 2 Million for Bonus Issue
      or Increase in Par Value
21    Authorize Capital Issuances for Use in  For       For          Management
      Employee Stock Purchase Plans


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SCOUT24 AG

Ticker:       G24            Security ID:  D345XT105
Meeting Date: JUN 21, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Receive Financial Statements and        None      None         Management
      Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2017
      (Non-Voting)
2     Approve Allocation of Income and        For       For          Management
      Dividends of EUR 0.56 per Share
3     Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
4     Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
5     Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors for Fiscal   For       For          Management
      2018
6.1   Elect Ciara Smyth to the Supervisory    For       For          Management
      Board
6.2   Elect Hans-Holger Albrecht to the       For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
7     Approve Decrease in Size of             For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board to Six Members
8     Approve Remuneration of Supervisory     For       For          Management
      Board
9     Amend Corporate Purpose                 For       For          Management
10    Approve Issuance of Warrants/Bonds      For       For          Management
      with Warrants Attached/Convertible
      Bonds without Preemptive Rights up to
      Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 800
      Million; Approve Creation of EUR 10.8
      Million Pool of Capital to Guarantee
      Conversion Rights


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SILTRONIC AG

Ticker:       WAF            Security ID:  D6948S114
Meeting Date: APR 19, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Receive Financial Statements and        None      None         Management
      Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2017
      (Non-Voting)
2     Approve Allocation of Income and        For       For          Management
      Dividends of EUR 2.50 per Share
3     Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
4     Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
5     Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors for Fiscal   For       For          Management
      2018
6     Approve Remuneration System for         For       Against      Management
      Management Board Members
7.1   Elect Gabrijela Rodosek to the          For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
7.2   Elect Sieglinde Feist to the            For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
7.3   Elect Hermann Gerlinger to the          For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
7.4   Elect Michael Hankel to the             For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
7.5   Elect Bernd Jonas to the Supervisory    For       For          Management
      Board
7.6   Elect Tobias Ohler to the Supervisory   For       Against      Management
      Board


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SOFTWARE AG

Ticker:       SOW            Security ID:  D7045M190
Meeting Date: MAY 30, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Receive Financial Statements and        None      None         Management
      Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2017
      (Non-Voting)
2     Approve Allocation of Income and        For       For          Management
      Dividends of EUR 0.65 per Share
3     Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
4     Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
5     Ratify BDO AG as Auditors for Fiscal    For       For          Management
      2018


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STROEER SE & CO KGAA

Ticker:       SAX            Security ID:  D8169G100
Meeting Date: MAY 30, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAY 08, 2018

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Accept Financial Statements and         For       For          Management
      Statutory Reports
2     Approve Allocation of Income and        For       For          Management
      Dividends of EUR 1.30 per Share
3     Approve Discharge of Personally Liable  For       For          Management
      Partner for Fiscal 2017
4     Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
5     Ratify Ernst & Young GmbH as Auditors   For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2018
6     Approve Increase in Size of Board to    For       For          Management
      Sixteen Members
7.1   Elect Christoph Vilanek to the          For       Against      Management
      Supervisory Board
7.2   Elect Dirk Stroeer to the Supervisory   For       Against      Management
      Board
7.3   Elect Ulrich Voigt to the Supervisory   For       Against      Management
      Board
7.4   Elect Julia Flemmerer to the            For       Against      Management
      Supervisory Board
7.5   Elect Anette Bronder to the             For       Against      Management
      Supervisory Board
7.6   Elect Vicente Bosch to the Supervisory  For       Against      Management
      Board
7.7   Elect Martin Diederichs to the          For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
7.8   Elect Petra Sontheimer to the           For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
8     Amend Corporate Purpose                 For       For          Management
9     Approve Affiliation Agreement with      For       For          Management
      Stroeer Performance Group GmbH


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SUEDZUCKER AG

Ticker:       SZU            Security ID:  D82781101
Meeting Date: JUL 20, 2017   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  JUN 28, 2017

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Receive Financial Statements and        None      None         Management
      Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2016/17
      (Non-Voting)
2     Approve Allocation of Income and        For       For          Management
      Dividends of EUR 0.45 per Share
3     Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2016/17
4     Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2016/17
5.1   Elect Hans-Joerg Gebhard to the         For       Against      Management
      Supervisory Board
5.2   Elect Erwin Hameseder to the            For       Against      Management
      Supervisory Board
5.3   Elect Helmut Friedl to the Supervisory  For       Against      Management
      Board
5.4   Elect Veronika Haslinger to the         For       Against      Management
      Supervisory Board
5.5   Elect Ralf Hentzschel to the            For       Against      Management
      Supervisory Board
5.6   Elect Georg Koch to the Supervisory     For       Against      Management
      Board
5.7   Elect Susanne Kunschert to the          For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
5.8   Elect Julia Merkel to the Supervisory   For       For          Management
      Board
5.9   Elect Joachim Rukwied to the            For       Against      Management
      Supervisory Board
5.10  Elect Stefan Streng to the Supervisory  For       Against      Management
      Board
6     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH as   For       For          Management
      Auditors for Fiscal 2017/18


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SYMRISE AG

Ticker:       SY1            Security ID:  D827A1108
Meeting Date: MAY 16, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 24, 2018

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Receive Financial Statements and        None      None         Management
      Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2017
      (Non-Voting)
2     Approve Allocation of Income and        For       For          Management
      Dividends of EUR 0.88 per Share
3     Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
4     Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
5     Ratify Ernst & Young GmbH as Auditors   For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2018
6     Elect Bernd Hirsch to the Supervisory   For       For          Management
      Board
7     Approve Remuneration of Supervisory     For       For          Management
      Board


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TALANX AG

Ticker:       TLX            Security ID:  D82827110
Meeting Date: MAY 08, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Receive Financial Statements and        None      None         Management
      Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2017
      (Non-Voting)
2     Approve Allocation of Income and        For       For          Management
      Dividends of EUR 1.40 per Share
3     Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
4     Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
5.1   Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH as   For       For          Management
      Auditors for Fiscal 2018
5.2   Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH as   For       For          Management
      Auditors for the First Quarter of
      Fiscal 2019
6.1   Elect Antonia Aschendorf to the         For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
6.2   Elect Herbert Haas to the Supervisory   For       Against      Management
      Board
6.3   Elect Hermann Jung to the Supervisory   For       Against      Management
      Board
6.4   Elect Thomas Lindner to the             For       Against      Management
      Supervisory Board
6.5   Elect Dirk Lohmann to the Supervisory   For       For          Management
      Board
6.6   Elect Erhard Schipporeit to the         For       Against      Management
      Supervisory Board
6.7   Elect Norbert Steiner to the            For       Against      Management
      Supervisory Board
6.8   Elect Angela Titzrath to the            For       Against      Management
      Supervisory Board


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TLG IMMOBILIEN AG

Ticker:       TLG            Security ID:  D8T622108
Meeting Date: NOV 22, 2017   Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:  OCT 31, 2017

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Approve Affiliation Agreements with     For       For          Management
      Subsidiary WCM Beteiligungs- und
      Grundbesitz AG
2     Approve Creation of EUR 47.3 Million    For       For          Management
      Pool of Capital without Preemptive
      Rights
3     Approve Issuance of Warrants/Bonds      For       For          Management
      with Warrants Attached/Convertible
      Bonds without Preemptive Rights up to
      Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 1
      Billion; Approve Creation of EUR 42.3
      Million Pool of Capital to Guarantee
      Conversion Rights


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TLG IMMOBILIEN AG

Ticker:       TLG            Security ID:  D8T622108
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAY 03, 2018

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Receive Financial Statements and        None      None         Management
      Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2017
      (Non-Voting)
2     Approve Allocation of Income and        For       For          Management
      Dividends of EUR 0.82 per Share
3     Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
4     Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
5     Ratify Ernst & Young GmbH as Auditors   For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2018
6.1   Elect Stefan Kowski to the Supervisory  For       For          Management
      Board
6.2   Elect Sascha Hettrich to the            For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
7     Approve Affiliation Agreement with TLG  For       For          Management
      EH1 GmbH
8     Approve Affiliation Agreement with TLG  For       For          Management
      EH2 GmbH
9     Approve Affiliation Agreement with TLG  For       For          Management
      FAB GmbH


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UNIPER SE

Ticker:       UN01           Security ID:  D8530Z100
Meeting Date: JUN 06, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Receive Financial Statements and        None      None         Management
      Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2017
      (Non-Voting)
2     Approve Allocation of Income and        For       For          Management
      Dividends of EUR 0.74 per Share
3     Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
4     Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
5     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH as   For       For          Management
      Auditors for Fiscal 2018
6     Appoint Jochen Jahn as Special Auditor  None      Against      Shareholder
      to Examine Management Board Actions in
      Connection with the Takeover Offer of
      Fortum Deutschland SE


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UNITED INTERNET AG

Ticker:       UTDI           Security ID:  D8542B125
Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Receive Financial Statements and        None      None         Management
      Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2017
      (Non-Voting)
2     Approve Allocation of Income and        For       For          Management
      Dividends of EUR 0.85 per Share
3     Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
4     Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
5     Ratify Ernst & Young GmbH as Auditors   For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2018
6     Approve Affiliation Agreement with      For       For          Management
      United Internet Management Holding SE
7     Approve Profit Transfer with United     For       For          Management
      Internet Management Holding SE
8     Approve Affiliation Agreement with      For       For          Management
      United Internet Corporate Holding SE
9     Approve Profit Transfer with United     For       For          Management
      Internet Corporate Holding SE


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VARTA AG

Ticker:       VAR1           Security ID:  D85802110
Meeting Date: JUN 19, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAY 28, 2018

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Receive Financial Statements and        None      None         Management
      Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2017
      (Non-Voting)
2     Approve Allocation of Income and        For       For          Management
      Omission of Dividends
3     Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
4     Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
5     Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors for Fiscal   For       For          Management
      2018


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WACKER CHEMIE AG

Ticker:       WCH            Security ID:  D9540Z106
Meeting Date: MAY 09, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 17, 2018

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Receive Financial Statements and        None      None         Management
      Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2017
      (Non-Voting)
2     Approve Allocation of Income and        For       For          Management
      Dividends of EUR 4.50 per Share
3     Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
4     Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
5.1   Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors for Fiscal   For       For          Management
      2018
5.2   Ratify KPMG as Auditors for the First   For       For          Management
      Quarter of Fiscal 2019
6.1   Elect Andreas Biagosch to the           For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
6.2   Elect Gregor Biebl to the Supervisory   For       For          Management
      Board
6.3   Elect Matthias Biebl to the             For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
6.4   Elect Franz-Josef Kortuem to the        For       Against      Management
      Supervisory Board
6.5   Elect Ann-Sophie Wacker to the          For       Against      Management
      Supervisory Board
6.6   Elect Peter-Alexander Wacker to the     For       Against      Management
      Supervisory Board
6.7   Elect Susanne Weiss to the Supervisory  For       Against      Management
      Board
6.8   Elect Ernst-Ludwig Winnacker to the     For       Against      Management
      Supervisory Board


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WIRECARD AG

Ticker:       WDI            Security ID:  D22359133
Meeting Date: JUN 21, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAY 30, 2018

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Receive Financial Statements and        None      None         Management
      Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2017
      (Non-Voting)
2     Approve Allocation of Income and        For       Against      Management
      Dividends of EUR 0.18 per Share
3     Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
4     Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
5     Ratify Ernst & Young GmbH as Auditors   For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2018
6     Elect Anastassia Lauterbach to the      For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board
7     Approve Affiliation Agreement with      For       For          Management
      Subsidiary Wirecard Technologies GmbH
8     Amend Corporate Purpose                 For       For          Management
9     Approve Increase in Size of Board to    For       For          Management
      Six Members
10    Elect Susana Quintana-Plaza to the      For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board


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XING SE

Ticker:       O1BC           Security ID:  D9829E105
Meeting Date: MAY 16, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Receive Financial Statements and        None      None         Management
      Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2017
      (Non-Voting)
2     Approve Allocation of Income and        For       For          Management
      Dividends of EUR 1.68 per Share
3     Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
4     Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
5     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH as   For       For          Management
      Auditors for Fiscal 2018
6     Approve Creation of EUR 2.8 Million     For       For          Management
      Pool of Capital with Partial Exclusion
      of Preemptive Rights
7     Approve Issuance of Warrants/Bonds      For       For          Management
      with Warrants Attached/Convertible
      Bonds without Preemptive Rights up to
      Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 1
      Billion; Approve Creation of EUR 1.1
      Million Pool of Capital to Guarantee
      Conversion Rights
8     Authorize Share Repurchase Program and  For       For          Management
      Reissuance or Cancellation of
      Repurchased Shares
9     Approve Affiliation Agreement with      For       For          Management
      Subsidiary kununu engage GmbH


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ZALANDO SE

Ticker:       ZAL            Security ID:  D98423102
Meeting Date: MAY 23, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAY 01, 2018

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Receive Financial Statements and        None      None         Management
      Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2017
      (Non-Voting)
2     Approve Allocation of Income and        For       For          Management
      Omission of Dividends
3     Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
4     Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2017
5.1   Ratify Ernst & Young GmbH as Auditors   For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2018
5.2   Ratify Ernst & Young GmbH as Auditors   For       For          Management
      Until the 2019 AGM
6     Approve Remuneration System for         For       Against      Management
      Management Board Members
7.1   Elect Anthony Brew as Employee          For       For          Management
      Representative to the Supervisory Board
7.2   Elect Javier Perez as Employee          For       For          Management
      Representative Substitute to the
      Supervisory Board
8     Approve Affiliation Agreement with      For       For          Management
      Subsidiary zLabels GmbH

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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.

(Registrant) The New Germany Fund, Inc.

 

By (Signature and Title) /s/ Hepsen Uzcan
                                   Hepsen Uzcan, Chief Executive Officer and President

 

Date 8/15/18