Banca Popolare di Sondrio SPA
Ticker: BPSO
Meeting date: 27/04/2024
Meeting type: Annual
| Proposal | Mgt rec | Vote | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management proposals | |||
| 1a | Proposal Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports | Mgt rec For | Vote For |
| 1b | Proposal Approve Allocation of Income | Mgt rec For | Vote For |
| 2a1 | Proposal Approve Remuneration Policy | Mgt rec For | Vote For |
| 2a2 | Proposal Approve Second Section of the Remuneration Report | Mgt rec For | Vote For |
| 2b | Proposal Approve Compensation Plan | Mgt rec For | Vote For |
| 3a | Proposal Authorize Share Repurchase Program and Reissuance of Repurchased Shares | Mgt rec For | Vote For |
| 3b | Proposal Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares to Service the Compensation Plans | Mgt rec For | Vote For |
| 4.1 | Proposal Approve KPMG SpA as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Mgt rec For | Vote For |
| 4.2 | Proposal Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers SpA as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Mgt rec For | Vote For |
| 5.1 | Proposal Slate 1 Submitted by Board of Directors Vote rationale: The board should guide company strategy and monitor management performance without conflicts of interest. A majority of shareholder-elected board members in a non-controlled company should be independent of management, dominant shareholders, and related third parties. In a majority-controlled company, at least a third of board members should be independent. Global Voting Guidelines Board independence | Mgt rec For | Vote Against |
| Shareholder proposals | |||
| 5.2 | Proposal Slate 2 Submitted by Institutional Investors (Assogestioni) | Mgt rec None | Vote For |
| Management proposals | |||
| 6 | Proposal Approve Remuneration of Directors | Mgt rec For | Vote For |
| Shareholder proposals | |||
| 7.1 | Proposal Slate 1 Submitted by 4 Shareholders | Mgt rec None | Vote For |
| 7.2 | Proposal Slate 2 Submitted by Institutional Investors (Assogestioni) | Mgt rec None | Vote Against |
| Management proposals | |||
| 8 | Proposal Approve Internal Auditors' Remuneration | Mgt rec For | Vote For |
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