General Electric Company
Ticker: GE
Meeting date: 25/04/2018
Meeting type: Annual
| Proposal | Mgt rec | Vote | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management proposals | |||
| 1 | Proposal Elect Director Sebastien M. Bazin | Mgt rec For | Vote Against |
| 2 | Proposal Elect Director W. Geoffrey Beattie | Mgt rec For | Vote Against |
| 3 | Proposal Elect Director John J. Brennan | Mgt rec For | Vote Against |
| 4 | Proposal Elect Director H. Lawrence Culp, Jr. | Mgt rec For | Vote For |
| 5 | Proposal Elect Director Francisco D'Souza | Mgt rec For | Vote Against |
| 6 | Proposal Elect Director John L. Flannery | Mgt rec For | Vote Against |
| 7 | Proposal Elect Director Edward P. Garden | Mgt rec For | Vote For |
| 8 | Proposal Elect Director Thomas W. Horton | Mgt rec For | Vote For |
| 9 | Proposal Elect Director Risa Lavizzo-Mourey | Mgt rec For | Vote For |
| 10 | Proposal Elect Director James J. Mulva | Mgt rec For | Vote Against |
| 11 | Proposal Elect Director Leslie F. Seidman | Mgt rec For | Vote For |
| 12 | Proposal Elect Director James S. Tisch | Mgt rec For | Vote Against |
| 13 | Proposal Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Mgt rec For | Vote For |
| 14 | Proposal Amend Nonqualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Mgt rec For | Vote For |
| 15 | Proposal Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors | Mgt rec For | Vote Against |
| Shareholder proposals | |||
| 16 | Proposal Require Independent Board Chairman | Mgt rec Against | Vote For |
| 17 | Proposal Provide for Cumulative Voting | Mgt rec Against | Vote Against |
| 18 | Proposal Adjust Executive Compensation Metrics for Share Buybacks | Mgt rec Against | Vote Against |
| 19 | Proposal Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy | Mgt rec Against | Vote Against |
| 20 | Proposal Report on Stock Buybacks | Mgt rec Against | Vote Against |
| 21 | Proposal Provide Right to Act by Written Consent | Mgt rec Against | Vote Against |
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