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Our voting records

Vote Activity Disclosure

We disclose the details of our vote instructions on an individual meeting level basis and a brief rationale is outlined for all votes cast against the recommendations of the issuer’s management and for shareholder proposals.

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Voting record 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022*

The Sustainable Investing Team analysed 4090 company meetings during the reporting period. The tables below show a geographic breakdown of votes by region for the reporting period and an overview of how Fidelity voted on all ESG topics. Fidelity voted in support of management on all resolutions at 50.7% of the meetings that were analysed. Fidelity voted against management on one or more of the resolutions submitted at 43.8% of the meetings analysed. Fidelity did not vote its holdings at a further 3.5% of the meetings, the majority of these because they were meetings of Fidelity’s own funds.

Region Votes With Management Votes Against Management* Took no action** Blocked Abstain* Grand Total
Americas 278 684 19 1 11 993
Asia 922 427 2 0 4 1355
Europe 230 365 118 28 3 744
Japan 211 142 0 0 0 353
MEA 26 37 0 0 4 67
Oceania 133 58 0 0 16 207
UK 272 79 6 0 14 371
TOTAL 2072 1792 145 29 52 4090

* Includes all meetings where Fidelity abstained or voted against management in respect of one or more resolutions.

** Includes a small number of meetings where Fidelity’s votes were rejected.

Voting record 1 January 2023 to 30 September 2023

The Sustainable Investing Team analysed 3165 company meetings during the reporting period. The tables below show a geographic breakdown of votes by region for the reporting period and an overview of how Fidelity voted on all ESG topics. Fidelity voted in support of management on all resolutions at 46.9%of the meetings that were analysed. Fidelity voted against management on one or more of the resolutions submitted at 49.1% of the meetings analysed. Fidelity did not vote its holdings at a further 1.9% of the meetings, the majority of these because they were meetings of Fidelity’s own funds.

Region

Votes With Management

Votes Against Management*

Took no action**

Blocked

Abstain*

Grand Total

Americas

225

620

5

1

9

860

Asia

593

388

0

0

3

984

Europe

153

346

49

29

5

582

Japan

215

95

0

0

0

310

MEA

25

42

1

0

3

71

Oceania

37

12

1

0

8

58

UK

235

52

5

2

6

300

TOTAL

1483

1555

61

32

34

3165

Source under the table: 

* Includes all meetings where Fidelity abstained or voted against management in respect of one or more resolutions.

** Includes a small number of meetings where Fidelity’s votes were rejected.

Summary of votes cast

This chart shows a summary of votes cast by Fidelity between 1 January 2023 to 30 September 2023.

Summary of meetings by region

This chart shows a summary of votes cast by Fidelity between 1 January 2023 to 30 September 2023.

Any questions?

If you have any questions relating to the voting information set out on this page, please email ESGTeam@fil.com.