Suzano SA
Ticker: SUZB3
Meeting date: 25/04/2024
Meeting type: Annual
| Proposal | Mgt rec | Vote | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management proposals | |||
| 1 | Proposal Accept Management Statements for Fiscal Year Ended Dec. 31, 2023 | Mgt rec For | Vote For |
| 2 | Proposal Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports for Fiscal Year Ended Dec. 31, 2023 | Mgt rec For | Vote For |
| 3 | Proposal Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends | Mgt rec For | Vote For |
| 4 | Proposal Fix Number of Directors at Nine | Mgt rec For | Vote For |
| 5 | Proposal Do You Wish to Adopt Cumulative Voting for the Election of the Members of the Board of Directors, Under the Terms of Article 141 of the Brazilian Corporate Law? | Mgt rec None | Vote Abstain |
| 6 | Proposal Elect Directors Vote rationale: Board decisions that are particularly vulnerable to conflicts of interest should have additional safeguards. Management should not serve on the audit or remuneration committees. The audit committee should have a majority of independent, shareholder-elected members. Global Voting Guidelines Board independence | Mgt rec For | Vote Against |
| 7 | Proposal In Case There is Any Change to the Board Slate Composition, May Your Votes Still be Counted for the Proposed Slate? | Mgt rec None | Vote Against |
| 8 | Proposal In Case Cumulative Voting Is Adopted, Do You Wish to Equally Distribute Your Votes Amongst the Nominees below? | Mgt rec None | Vote Abstain |
| 9.1 | Proposal Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect David Feffer as Director | Mgt rec None | Vote Abstain |
| 9.2 | Proposal Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Daniel Feffer as Director | Mgt rec None | Vote Abstain |
| 9.3 | Proposal Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Nildemar Secches as Director | Mgt rec None | Vote Abstain |
| 9.4 | Proposal Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Gabriela Feffer Moll as Director | Mgt rec None | Vote Abstain |
| 9.5 | Proposal Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Maria Priscila Rodini Vansetti Machado as Independent Director | Mgt rec None | Vote Abstain |
| 9.6 | Proposal Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Paulo Rogerio Caffarelli as Independent Director | Mgt rec None | Vote Abstain |
| 9.7 | Proposal Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Paulo Sergio Kakinoff as Independent Director | Mgt rec None | Vote Abstain |
| 9.8 | Proposal Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Rodrigo Calvo Galindo as Independent Director | Mgt rec None | Vote Abstain |
| 9.9 | Proposal Percentage of Votes to Be Assigned - Elect Walter Schalka as Director | Mgt rec None | Vote Abstain |
| 10 | Proposal As an Ordinary Shareholder, Would You like to Request a Separate Minority Election of a Member of the Board of Directors, Under the Terms of Article 141 of the Brazilian Corporate Law? | Mgt rec None | Vote Abstain |
| 11 | Proposal Elect David Feffer as Board Chairman | Mgt rec For | Vote For |
| 12 | Proposal Elect Daniel Feffer as Vice-Chairman | Mgt rec For | Vote For |
| 13 | Proposal Elect Nildemar Secches as Vice-Chairman | Mgt rec For | Vote For |
| 14 | Proposal Approve Classification of Maria Priscila Rodini Vansetti Machado, Paulo Rogerio Caffarelli, Paulo Sergio Kakinoff and Rodrigo Calvo Galindo as Independent Directors | Mgt rec For | Vote For |
| 15 | Proposal Do You Wish to Request Installation of a Fiscal Council, Under the Terms of Article 161 of the Brazilian Corporate Law? | Mgt rec None | Vote For |
| 16 | Proposal Fix Number of Fiscal Council Members at Three | Mgt rec For | Vote For |
| 17.1 | Proposal Elect Luiz Augusto Marques Paes as Fiscal Council Member and Luciano Douglas Colauto as Alternate Vote rationale: The company should have a robust nomination and election process to ensure an effective board that is accountable to shareholders. Shareholders should be able to participate in frequent elections of all board members, preferably on an annual basis. The company should establish reasonable procedures for shareholders to include proposals in the meeting material distributed by the company, including proposing board candidates. Global Voting Guidelines | Mgt rec For | Vote Abstain |
| 17.2 | Proposal Elect Rubens Barletta as Fiscal Council Member and Roberto Figueiredo Mello as Alternate Vote rationale: The company should have a robust nomination and election process to ensure an effective board that is accountable to shareholders. Shareholders should be able to participate in frequent elections of all board members, preferably on an annual basis. The company should establish reasonable procedures for shareholders to include proposals in the meeting material distributed by the company, including proposing board candidates. Global Voting Guidelines | Mgt rec For | Vote Abstain |
| Shareholder proposals | |||
| 18 | Proposal Elect Eraldo Soares Pecanha as Fiscal Council Member and Kurt Janos Toth as Alternate Appointed by Minority Shareholder | Mgt rec None | Vote For |
| Management proposals | |||
| 19 | Proposal Approve Remuneration of Company's Management and Fiscal Council | Mgt rec For | Vote For |
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