UNITED STATES 

SECURTITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-PX

 

ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number: 811-179

 

Central Securities Corporation 

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

 

630 Fifth Avenue, Eighth Floor 

New York, New York 10111 

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Registrant’s telephone number: 212-698-2020

 

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

 

Date of reporting period: July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021

 

 

 

Issuer: AON plc CUSIP: G0403H108
Ticker: AON  
Meeting Date: 8/26/20  
   
Matter Voted On

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1. Approve the issuance of the aggregate scheme consideration pursuant to the Willis Towers Watson transaction. Management FOR FOR
2. Approve any motion by the chair of the Aon EGM to adjourn the AON EGM, or any adjournments thereof, to another time and place if necessary or appropriate to solicit additional proxies if there are insufficient votes at the time of the Aon EGM to approve proposal 1. Management FOR FOR

 

 

Issuer: Cree, Inc. CUSIP: 225447101
Ticker: CREE  
Meeting Date: 10/26/20  
   
Matter Voted On

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1-01. Election of Glenda M. Dorchak as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1-02. Election of John C. Hodge as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1-03. Election of Clyde R. Hosein as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1-04. Election of Darren R. Jackson as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1-05. Election of Duy-Loan T. Le as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1-06. Election of Gregg A. Lowe as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1-07. Election of John B. Replogle as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1-08. Election of Thomas H. Werner as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1-09. Election of Anne C. Whitaker as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
2. Approval of the 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Management FOR FOR
3. Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent auditors for fiscal year ending June 27, 2021. Management FOR FOR
4. Advisory (nonbinding) vote to approve executive compensation. Management FOR FOR
 

 

Issuer: Analog Devices, Inc. CUSIP: 032654105
Ticker: ADI  
Meeting Date: 10/8/20  
   
Matter Voted On

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1. To approve the issuance of shares of common stock, par value $0.16 2/3 per share, of Analog Devices, Inc. ("Analog Devices") to the stockholders of Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. ("Maxim") in connection with the merger contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 12, 2020 (as it may be amended from time to time), by and among Analog Devices, Magneto Corp., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Analog Devices, and Maxim (the "Analog Devices share issuance proposal"). Management FOR FOR
2. To adjourn the Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes at the time of the Special Meeting to approve the Analog Devices share issuance proposal or to ensure that any supplement or amendment to the accompanying joint proxy statement/prospectus is timely provided to Analog Devices shareholders. Management FOR FOR

 

 

 

 

Issuer: Microsoft Corporation CUSIP: 594918104
Ticker: MSFT  
Meeting Date: 12/1/20  
   
Matter Voted On

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1A. Election of Reid G. Hoffman as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1B. Election of Hugh F. Johnston as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1C. Election of Teri L List-Stoll as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1D. Election of Satya Nadella as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1E. Election of Sandra E. Peterson as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1F. Election of Penny S. Pritzker as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1G. Election of Charles W. Scharf as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1H. Election of Arne M. Sorenson as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1I. Election of John W. Stanton as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1J. Election of John W. Thompson as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1K. Election of Emma Walmsley as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1L. Election of Padmasree Warrior as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
2. Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation. Management FOR FOR
3. Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditor for fiscal year 2021. Management FOR FOR
4. Shareholder proposal regarding Report on Employee Representation on Board of Directors Stockholder Against FOR
 

 

Issuer: Medtronic plc CUSIP: G5960L103
Ticker: MDT  
Meeting Date: 12/10/20  
   
Matter Voted On

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1A. Election of Richard H. Anderson as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1B. Election of Craig Arnold as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1C. Election of Scott C. Donnelly as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1D. Election of Andrea J. Goldsmith, Ph.D. as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1E. Election of Randall J. Hogan, III as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1F. Election of Michael O. Leavitt as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1G. Election of James T. Lenehan as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1H. Election of Kevin E. Lofton as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1I. Election of Geoffrey S. Martha as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1J. Election of Elizabeth Nabel, M.D. as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1K. Election of Denise M. O’Leary as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1L. Election of Kendall J. Powell as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
2. To ratify, in a non-binding vote, the re-appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Medtronic’s independent auditor for fiscal year 2021 and to authorize the Board of Directors, acting through the Audit Committee, to set the auditor’s remuneration. Management FOR FOR
3. To approve, in a non-binding advisory vote, named executive officer compensation (a “say-on-pay” vote). Management FOR FOR
4. To renew the Board’s authority to issue shares. Management FOR FOR
5. To renew the Board’s authority to opt out of pre-emption rights. Management FOR FOR
6. Authorizing the Company and any subsidiary of the Company to make overseas market purchases of Medtronic ordinary shares. Management FOR FOR
 

 

 

 

Issuer: Analog Devices, Inc. CUSIP: 032654105
Ticker: ADI  
Meeting Date: 3/10/21  
   
Matter Voted On

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1a. Election of Ray Stata as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1b. Election of Vincent Roche as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1c. Election of James A. Champy as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1d. Election of Anantha P. Chandrakasan as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1e. Election of Bruce R. Evans as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1f. Election of Edward H. Frank as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1g. Election of Laurie H. Glimcher as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1h. Election of Karen M. Golz as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1i. Election of Mark M. Little as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1j. Election of Kenton J. Sicchitano as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1k. Election of Susie Wee as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
2. Advisory resolution to approve the compensation of named executive officers. Management FOR FOR
3. Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as independent public accounting firm for fiscal 2021. Management FOR FOR
 

 

Issuer: Keysight Technologies, Inc. CUSIP: 49338L103
Ticker: KEYS  
Meeting Date: 3/8/21  
   
Matter Voted On

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1.1. Election of Ronald S. Nersesian as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1.2. Election of Charles J. Dockendorff as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1.3. Election of Robert A. Rango as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
2. To ratify the Audit and Finance Committee’s appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Keysight’s independent public accounting firm. Management FOR FOR
3. To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of Keysight’s named executive officers. Management FOR FOR
4. To approve on a non-binding advisory basis, the frequency of the stockholder vote on the compensation of Keysight’s named executive officers. 1 Year FOR FOR
 

 

Issuer: The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation CUSIP: 064058100
Ticker: BK  
Meeting Date: 4/12/21  
   
Matter Voted On

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1A. Election of Linda Z. Cook as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1B. Election of Joseph J. Echevarria as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1C. Election of Thomas P “Todd” Gibbons as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1D. Election of M. Amy Gilliland as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1E. Election of Jeffrey A. Goldstein as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1F. Election of K. Guru Gowrappan as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1G. Election of Ralph Izzo as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1H. Election of Edmund F. “Ted” Kelly as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1I. Election of Elizabeth E. Robinson as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1J. Election of Samuel C. Scott III as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1K. Election of Frederick O. Terrell as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1L. Election of Alfred “Al” W. Zollar as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
2. Advisory resolution to approve the 2020 compensation of named executive officers. Management FOR FOR
3. Ratification of KPMG LLP as independent auditor for 2021. Management FOR FOR
4. Stockholder proposal regarding stockholder requests for record date to initiate written consent. Stockholder Against FOR
 

 

 

 

Issuer: Johnson & Johnson CUSIP: 478160104
Ticker: JNJ  
Meeting Date: 4/22/21  
   
Matter Voted On

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1A. Election of Mary C. Beckerle as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1B. Election of D. Scott Davis as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1C. Election of Ian E.L. Davis as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1D. Election of Jennifer A. Doudna as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1E. Election of Alex Gorsky as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1F. Election of Marilyn A. Hewson as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1G. Election of Hubert Joly as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1H. Election of Mark B. McClellan as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1I. Election of Anne M. Mulcahy as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1J. Election of Charles Prince as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1K. Election of A. Eugene Washington as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1L. Election of Mark A. Weinberger as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1M. Election of Nadja Y. West as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1N. Election of Ronald A. Williams as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
2. Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation. Management FOR FOR
3. Ratification of appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for 2021. Management FOR FOR
4. Report on Government Financial Support and Access to COVID-19 Vaccines and Therapeutics. Stockholder Against FOR
5. Stockholder proposal regarding independent board chair. Stockholder Against FOR
6. Stockholder proposal regarding a civil rights audit. Stockholder Against FOR
7. Stockholder proposal regarding executive compensation bonus deferral. Stockholder Against FOR
 

 

Issuer: Coherent, Inc. CUSIP: 192479103
Ticker: COHR  
Meeting Date: 5/6/21  
   
Matter Voted On

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1A. Election of Jay T. Flatley as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1B. Election of Pamela Fletcher as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1C. Election of Andreas W. Mattes as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1D. Election of Beverly Kay Matthews as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1E. Election of Michael R. McMullen as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1F. Election of Garry W. Rogerson as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1G. Election of Steven Skaggs as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1H. Election of Sandeep Vij as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
2. To approve the amended and restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Management FOR FOR
3. To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 2, 2021. Management FOR FOR
4. To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, named executive officer compensation. Management FOR FOR
 

 

 

 

Issuer: Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc. CUSIP: 42726M106
Ticker: HCCI  
Meeting Date: 5/3/21  
   
Matter Voted On

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Mgt.
1-01. Election of Fred Fehsenfeld, Jr. as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1-02. Election of Jim Schymacher as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
2. To ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year 2021. Management FOR FOR
3. Advisory vote to approve the named executive officer compensation for fiscal 2020, as disclosed in the Proxy Statement for the annual meeting. Management FOR FOR
4. To consider and transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof. Management FOR FOR
 

 

Issuer: Capital One Financial Corporation CUSIP: 14040H105
Ticker: COF  
Meeting Date: 5/5/21  
   
Matter Voted On

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1A. Election of Richard D. Fairbank as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1B. Election of Ime Archibong as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1C. Election of Ann Fritz Hackett as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1D. Election of Peter Thomas Killalea as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1E. Election of Cornelis “Eli” Leenaars as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1F. Election of Francois Locoh-Donou as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1G. Election of Peter E. Raskind as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1H. Election of Eileen Serra as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1I. Election of Mayo A. Shattuck III as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1J. Election of Bradford H. Warner as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1K. Election of Catherine G. West as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1L. Election of Craig Anthony Williams as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
       
2. Ratification of selection of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors of Capital One for 2021. Management FOR FOR
3. Advisory approval of Capital One’s 2020 Named Executive Officer compensation. Management FOR FOR
4. Approval and adoption of the Capital One Financial Corporation Sixth Amended and Restated 2004 Stock Incentive Plan. Management FOR FOR
 

 

 

 

Issuer: American Express Corporation CUSIP: 025816109
Ticker: AXP  
Meeting Date: 5/4/21  
   
Matter Voted On

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1A. Election of Thomas J. Baltimore as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1B. Election of Charlene Barshefsky as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1C. Election of John J. Brennan as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1D. Election of Peter Chernin as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1E. Election of Ralph de la Vega as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1F. Election of Michael O. Leavitt as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1G. Election of Theodore J. Leonsis as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1H. Election of Karen L. Parkhill as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1I. Election of Charles E. Phillips as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1J. Election of Lynn A. Pike as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1K. Election of Stephen J. Squeri as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1L. Election of Daniel L. Vasella as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1M. Election of Lisa W. Wardell as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1N. Election of Ronald A. Williams as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1O. Election of Christopher D. Young as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
2. Ratification of appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for 2021. Management FOR FOR
3. Approval, on an advisory basis, of the Company’s executive compensation. Management FOR FOR
4. Shareholder proposal relating to action by written consent. Stockholder Against FOR
5. Shareholder proposal relating to annual report on diversity Stockholder Against FOR
6. Shareholder proposal relating to gender/racial pay equity. Stockholder Against FOR
 

 

Issuer: Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. CUSIP: 19239V302
Ticker: CCOI  
Meeting Date: 4/28/21  
   
Matter Voted On

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1a. Election of Dave Schaeffer as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1b. Election of D. Blake Bath as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1c. Election of Steven D. Brooks as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1d. Election of Lewis H. Ferguson, III as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1e. Election of Carolyn Katz as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1f. Election of Sheryl Kennedy as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1g. Election of Marc Montagner as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
2. To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young, LLP as independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021. Management FOR FOR
3. To approve an amendment and restatement of the Company’s 2017 Incentive Award Plan including an increase in the number of shares available for issuance thereunder by 1.2 million shares Management FOR FOR
4. Non-binding advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation. Management FOR FOR
 

 

 

 

Issuer: Wynn Resorts, Limited CUSIP: 983134107
Ticker: WYNN  
Meeting Date: 5/5/21  
   
Matter Voted On

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1a. Election of Betsy S. Atkins as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1b. Election of Matthew O. Maddox as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1c. Election of Philip G. Satre as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1d. Election of Darnell O. Strom as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
2. Ratification of appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for 2021. Management FOR FOR
3. To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of named executive officers as described int the proxy statement. Management FOR FOR
 

 

Issuer: The Progressive Corporation CUSIP: 743315103
Ticker: PGR  
Meeting Date: 5/6/21  
   
Matter Voted On

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Mgt.
1A. Election of Philip Bleser as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1B. Election of Stuart B. Burgdoerfer as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1C. Election of Pamela J. Craig as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1D. Election of Charles A. Davis as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1E. Election of Roger N. Farah as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1F. Election of Lawton W. Fitt as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1G. Election of Susan Patricia Griffith as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1H. Election of Devin C. Johnson as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1I. Election of Jeffrey D. Kelly as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1J. Election of Barbara R. Snyder as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1K. Election of Jan E. Tighe as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1L. Election of Kahina Van Dyke as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
2. Advisory vote to approve the executive compensation program. Management FOR FOR
3. Ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for 2021. Management FOR FOR
 

 

 

 

Issuer: Motorola Solutions, Inc. CUSIP: 620076307
Ticker: MSI  
Meeting Date: 5/17/21  
   
Matter Voted On

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1A. Election of Gregory Q. Brown as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1B. Election of Kenneth D. Denman as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1C. Election of Egon P. Durban as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1D. Election of Clayton M. Jones as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1E. Election of Judy C. Lewent as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1F. Election of Gregory K. Mondre as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1H. Election of Joseph M. Tucci as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
2. Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2021. Management FOR FOR
3. Advisory approval of the Company’s executive compensation. Management FOR FOR
 

 

Issuer: The Charles Schwab Corporation CUSIP: 808513105
Ticker: SCHW  
Meeting Date: 5/12/21  
   
Matter Voted On

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1A. Election of Walter W. Bettinger II as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1B. Election of Joan T. Dea as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1C. Election of Christopher V. Dodds as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1D. Election of Mark A. Goldfarb as a director of the company.      
1E. Election of Bharat B. Masrani as a director of the company.      
1F. Election of Charles A. Ruffel as a director of the company.      
2. Ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditors. Management FOR FOR
3. Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation. Management FOR FOR
4. Stockholder proposal requesting disclosure of lobbying policy, procedures and oversight, lobbying expenditures, and participation in organizations engaged in lobbying. Stockholder Against FOR
5. Stockholder proposal requesting declassification of the board of directors to elect each director annually. Stockholder Against FOR
 

 

 

 

Issuer: Rayonier Inc. CUSIP: 754907103
Ticker: RYN  
Meeting Date: 5/19/21  
   
Matter Voted On

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1A. Election of Dod A. Fraser as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1B. Election of Keith E. Bass as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1C. Election of Scott R. Jones as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1D. Election of V. Larkin Martin as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1E. Election of Meridee A. Moore as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1F. Election of Ann C. Nelson as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1G. Election of David L. Nunes as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1H. Election of Matthew J. Rivers as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1I. Election of Andrew G. Wiltshire as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
2. Approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation of the named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement. Management FOR FOR
3. Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young, LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for 2021. Management FOR FOR
 

 

Issuer: Intel Corporation CUSIP: 458140100
Ticker: INTC  
Meeting Date: 5/13/21  
   
Matter Voted On

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Mgt.
1A. Election of Patrick P. Gelsinger as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1B. Election of James J. Goetz as a director of the company.      
1C. Election of Alyssa Henry as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1D. Election of Omar Ishrak as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1E. Election of Risa Lavizzo-Mourey as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1F. Election of Tsu-Jae King Liu as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1G. Election of Gregory D. Smith as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1H. Election of Dion J. Weisler as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1I. Election of Frank D. Yeary as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
2. Ratification of selection of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for 2021. Management FOR FOR
3. Advisory vote to approve compensation of listed officers. Management FOR FOR
4. Stockholder proposal on whether to allow stockholders to act by written consent, if properly presented at the meeting. Stockholder Against FOR
5. Stockholder proposal requesting a report on the median pay gaps across race and gender, if properly presented at the meeting. Stockholder Against FOR
6. Stockholder proposal requesting a report on whether written policies or unwritten norms at the company reinforce racism in company culture, if properly presented at the meeting. Stockholder Against FOR
 

 

 

 

Issuer: JPMorgan Chase & Co. CUSIP: 46625H100
Ticker: JPM  
Meeting Date: 5/18/21  
   
Matter Voted On

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1A. Election of Linda B. Bammann as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1B. Election of Stephen B. Burke as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1C. Election of Todd A. Combs as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1D. Election of James S. Crown as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1E. Election of James Dimon as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1F. Election of Timothy P. Flynn as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1G. Election of Mellody Hobson as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1H. Election of Michael A. Neal as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1I. Election of Phoebe N. Navakovic as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1J. Election of Virginia M. Rometty as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
2. Advisory resolution to approve executive compensation. Management FOR FOR
3. Approval of Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan effective May 18, 2021. Management FOR FOR
4. Ratification of independent registered public accounting firm. Management FOR FOR
5. Stockholder proposal re: Shareholder written consent. Stockholder Against FOR
6. Stockholder proposal re: Racial equity audit and report. Stockholder Against FOR
7. Stockholder proposal re: Independent board chairman. Stockholder Against FOR
8. Stockholder proposal re: Expenditure congruency report. Stockholder Against FOR
 

 

Issuer: Amazon.com, Inc. CUSIP: 023135106
Ticker: AMZN  
Meeting Date: 5/25/21  
   
Matter Voted On

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1A. Election of Jeffrey P. Bezos as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1B. Election of Keith B. Alexander as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1C. Election of Jamie S. Gorelick as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1D. Election of Daniel P. Huttenlocher as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1E. Election of Judith A. McGrath as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1F. Election of Indra K. Nooyi as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1G. Election of Jonathan J. Rubinstein as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1H. Election of Thomas O. Ryder as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1I. Election of Patricia Q. Stonesifer as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1J. Election of Wendell P. Weeks as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
2. Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors. Management FOR FOR
3. Advisory vote to approve executive compensation. Management FOR FOR
4. Stockholder proposal requesting a report on customer due diligence. Stockholder Against FOR
5. Stockholder proposal requesting a mandatory independent board chair policy. Stockholder Against FOR
6. Stockholder proposal requesting additional reporting on gender/racial pay. Stockholder Against FOR
7. Stockholder proposal requesting a report on promotion data. Stockholder Against FOR
8. Stockholder proposal requesting a report on packaging materials. Stockholder Against FOR
9. Stockholder proposal requesting diversity and equity audit report. Stockholder Against FOR
10. Stockholder proposal requesting an alternative director candidate policy. Stockholder Against FOR
11. Stockholder proposal requesting a report on competition strategy and risk. Stockholder Against FOR
12. Stockholder proposal requesting an additional reduction in threshold for calling special shareholder meetings. Stockholder Against FOR
13. Stockholder proposal requesting additional reporting on lobbying. Stockholder Against FOR
14. Stockholder proposal requesting a report on customer use of certain technologies. Stockholder Against FOR
 

 

 

 

Issuer: Merck & Co., Inc. CUSIP: 58933Y105
Ticker: MRK  
Meeting Date: 5/24/21  
   
Matter Voted On

Proposed

By

Fund
Vote
For/
Against
Mgt.
1A. Election of Leslie A. Brun as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1B. Election of Mary Ellen Coe as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1C. Election of Pamela J. Craig as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1D. Election of Kenneth C. Fraizer as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1E. Election of Thomas H. Glocer as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1F. Election of Risa Lavizzo-Mourey as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1G. Election of Stephen L. Mayo as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1H. Election of Paul B. Rothman as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1I. Election of Patricia F. Russo as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1J. Election of Christine E. Seidman as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1K. Election of Inge G. Thulin as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1L. Election of Kathy J. Warden as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1M. Election of Peter C. Wendell as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
2. Non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of named executive officers. Management FOR FOR
3. Ratification of the appointment of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2021. Management FOR FOR
4. Stockholder proposal concerning shareholder right to act by written consent. Stockholder Against FOR
5. Stockholder proposal regarding access to COVID-19 products. Stockholder Against FOR
 

 

Issuer: Hess Corporation CUSIP: 42809H107
Ticker: HES  
Meeting Date: 6/2/21  
   
Matter Voted On

Proposed

By

Fund
Vote
For/
Against
Mgt.
1A. Election of T.J. Checki as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1B. Election of L.S. Coleman, Jr. as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1C. Election of J. Duato as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1D. Election of J.B. Hess as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1E. Election of E.E. Holiday as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1F. Election of M.S. Lipschultz as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1G. Election of D. McManus as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1H. Election of K.O. Myers as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1I. Election of K.F. Ovelmen as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1J. Election of J.H. Quigley as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1K. Election of W.G. Schrader as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
2. Advisory vote to approve the compensation of named executive officers. Management FOR FOR
3. Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021. Management FOR FOR
4. Approval of amendment no. 1 to the 2017 long term incentive plan. Management FOR FOR
 

 

 

 

Issuer: Roper Technologies, Inc. CUSIP: 776696106
Ticker: ROP  
Meeting Date: 6/8/20  
   
Matter Voted On

Proposed

By

Fund
Vote
For/
Against
Mgt.
1.1. Election of Shellye L. Archambeau as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1.2. Election of Amy Woods Brinkley as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1.3. Election of John F. Fort, III as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1.4. Election of L. Neil Hunn as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1.5. Election of Robert D. Johnson as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1.6. Election of Laura G. Thatcher as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1.7. Election of Richard F. Wallman as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1.8. Election of Christopher Wright as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
2. Advisory vote to approve the compensation of named executive officers. Management FOR FOR
3. To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for 2021. Management FOR FOR
4. Approval of the Roper Technologies, Inc. 2021 Incentive Plan. Management FOR FOR
 

 

Issuer: Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. CUSIP: 489398107
Ticker: KW  
Meeting Date: 6/10/21  
   
Matter Voted On

Proposed

By

Fund
Vote
For/
Against
Mgt.
1.1. Election of Richard Boucher as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1.2. Election of Norman Creighton as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1.3. Election of William J. McMorrow as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1.4. Election of Kent Mouton as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
2. To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. Management FOR FOR
3. To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2021 fiscal year. Management FOR FOR
 

 

 

 

Issuer: Alphabet Inc. CUSIP: 02079K305
Ticker: GOOGL  
Meeting Date: 6/3/21  
   
Matter Voted On

Proposed

By

Fund
Vote
For/
Against
Mgt.
1-A. Election of Larry Page as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1-B. Election of Sergey Brin as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1-C. Election of Sundar Pichai as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1-D. Election of John L. Hennessy as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1-E. Election of Frances H. Arnold as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1-F. Election of L. John Doerr as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1-G. Election of Roger W. Ferguson, Jr. as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1-H. Election of Ann Mather as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1-I. Election of Alan R. Mulally as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1-J. Election of K. Ram Shriram as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1-K. Election of Robin L. Washington as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
2. The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Alphabet’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021. Management FOR FOR
3. Approval of Alphabet’s 2021 stock plan. Management FOR FOR
4. Stockholder proposal regarding equal shareholder voting, if properly presented at the meeting. Stockholder Against FOR
5. Stockholder proposal regarding the nomination of human rights and/or civil rights expert to the board, if properly presented at the meeting. Stockholder Against FOR
6. Stockholder proposal regarding a report on sustainability metrics, if properly presented at the meeting. Stockholder Against FOR
7. Stockholder proposal regarding a report on takedown requests, if properly presented at the meeting. Stockholder Against FOR
8. Stockholder proposal regarding whistleblower policies and practices, if properly presented at the meeting. Stockholder Against FOR
9. Stockholder proposal regarding a report on charitable contributions, if properly presented at the meeting. Stockholder Against FOR
10. Stockholder proposal regarding a report on risks related to anticompetitive practices, if properly presented at the meeting. Stockholder Against FOR
11. Stockholder proposal regarding a transition to a public benefit corporation, if properly presented at the meeting. Stockholder Against FOR
 

 

Issuer: The Charles Schwab Corporation CUSIP: 808513105
Ticker: SCHW  
Meeting Date: 6/4/20  
   
   
Matter Voted On

Proposed

By

Fund
Vote
For/
Against
Mgt.
1. Approve the issuance of Schwab common shares, consisting of common stock and nonvoting common stock, to holders of TD Ameritrade common stock in connection with the merger contemplated with TD Ameritrade. Management FOR FOR
2. Approve an amendment to the Schwab charter to increase the number of authorized shares of capital stock of Schwab by 300 million and create a new class of Schwab nonvoting common stock. Management FOR FOR
3. Approve a proposal that will give the Schwab board of directors authority to adjourn the Schwab special meeting from time to time if necessary to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes to approve Proposals 1 and 2 above at the time of the Schwab special meeting, or any adjournment or postponement of the Schwab special meeting. Management FOR FOR
 

 

 

 

Issuer: Facebook, Inc. CUSIP: 30303M102
Ticker: FB  
Meeting Date: 5/25/21  
   
Matter Voted On

Proposed

By

Fund
Vote
For/
Against
Mgt.
1-A. Election of Peggy Alford as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1-B. Election of Marc L. Andreessen as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1-C. Election of Andrew W. Houston as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1-D. Election of Nancy Killefer as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1-E. Election of Robert M. Kimmitt as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1-F. Election of Sheryl K. Sandberg as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1-G. Election of Peter A. Thiel as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1-H. Election of Tracey T. Travis as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1-I. Election of Mark Zuckerberg as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
2. To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young as Facebook, Inc.’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021. Management FOR FOR
3. To approve an amendment to the director compensation policy. Management FOR FOR
4. Stockholder proposal regarding dual class capital structure. Stockholder Against FOR
5. Stockholder proposal regarding an independent chair. Stockholder Against FOR
6. Stockholder proposal regarding child exploitation. Stockholder Against FOR
7. Stockholder proposal regarding human/civil rights expert on board. Stockholder Against FOR
8. Stockholder proposal regarding platform misuse. Stockholder Against FOR
9. Stockholder proposal regarding public benefit corporation. Stockholder Against FOR
 

 

Issuer: AON PLC CUSIP: G0403H108
Ticker: AON  
Meeting Date: 6/2/21  
   
Matter Voted On

Proposed

By

Fund
Vote
For/
Against
Mgt.
1-A. Election of Lester B. Knight as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1-B. Election of Gregory C. Case as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1-C. Election of Jin-Yong Cai as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1-D. Election of Jeffrey C. Campbell as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1-E. Election of Fulvio Conti as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1-F. Election of Cheryl A. Francis as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1-G. Election of J. Michael Losh as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1-H. Election of Richard B. Myers as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1-I. Election of Richard C. Notebaert as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1-J. Election of Carolyn Y. Woo as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
2. Advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. Management FOR FOR
3. Ratify the appointment LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021. Management FOR FOR
4. Re-appoint Ernst & Young Chartered Accountants as the Company’s statutory auditor under Irish law. Management FOR FOR
5. Authorize the Board or the Audit Committee of the Board to determine the remuneration of Ernst & Young Chartered Accountants, in its capacity as the Company’s statutory auditor under Irish law. Management FOR FOR
6. Amend Article 190 of the Company’s Articles of Association. Management FOR FOR
7. Authorize the Board to capitalize certain of the Company’s non-distributable reserves. Management FOR FOR
8. Approve the creation of distributable profits by the reduction and cancellation of the amounts capitalized pursuant to the authority given under Proposal 7. Management FOR FOR
 

 

 

 

Issuer: Mercadolibre, Inc. CUSIP: 58733R102
Ticker: MELI  
Meeting Date: 6/8/21  
   
Matter Voted On

Proposed

By

Fund
Vote
For/
Against
Mgt.
1-A. Election of Nicolas Galperin as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
1-B. Election of Henrique Dubugras as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
2. To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of named executive officers for the year 2020. Management FOR FOR
3. Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Co. S.A. as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021. Management FOR FOR
 

 

Issuer: Coherent, Inc. CUSIP: 192479103
Ticker: COHR  
Meeting Date: 6/24/21  
   
Matter Voted On

Proposed

By

Fund
Vote
For/
Against
Mgt.
1. To adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 25, 2021, by and among Coherent, Inc, II-VI Incorporated and Watson Merger Sub Inc. (the “merger agreement”). Management FOR FOR
2. To approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the executive officer compensation that will or may be paid to Coherent’s named executive officers in connection with the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement. Management FOR FOR
3. To adjourn Coherent’s special meeting of stockholders (the “Special Meeting”), if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if, immediately prior to such adjournment, there are not sufficient votes to approve the Coherent merger proposal or to ensure that any supplement or amendment to the accompanying joint proxy statement/prospectus is timely provided to Coherent stockholders. Management FOR FOR
 

 

 

 

Issuer: II-VI Incorporated CUSIP: 902104108
Ticker: IIVI  
Meeting Date: 6/24/21  

 

Matter Voted On

Proposed

By

Fund
Vote
For/
Against
Mgt.
1. Proposal to approve the issuance of shares of II-VI Incorporated’s common stock, no par value, pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 25, 2021, as may be amended from time to time, by and among II-VI Incorporated, a Pennsylvania corporation, Watson Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of II-VI Incorporated, and Coherent, Inc. a Delaware corporation, in the amounts necessary to complete the merger contemplated thereby. Management FOR FOR
2. Proposal to adjourn II-VI Incorporated’s special meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary or appropriate, including to solicit additional proxies in the event there are not sufficient votes at the time of II-VI Incorporated’s special meeting to approve the share issuance proposal described above. Management FOR FOR
 

 

 

 

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) Central Securities Corporation
 
By (Signature and Title) /s/ Wilmot H. Kidd
    Wilmot H. Kidd
    Chief Executive Officer

 

Date: August 13, 2021

 

 

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