UNITED STATES
SECURITIES 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, 2015 - June 30, 2016
| Issuer: Precision Castparts Corporation | CUSIP: 740189105 |
| Ticker: PCP | |
| Meeting Date: 8/11/15 |
| For/ | |||
| Proposed | Fund | Against | |
| Matter Voted On | By | Vote | Mgt. |
| 1A. Election of Peter B. Delaney as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1B. Election of Mark Donegan as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1C. Election of Don R. Graber as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1D. Election of Lester L. Lyles as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1E. Election of Vernon E. Oechsle as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1F. Election of James F. Palmer as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1G. Election of Ulrich Schmidt as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1H. Election of Richard L. Wambold as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1I. Election of Timothy A. Wichs as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1J. Election of Janet C. Wolfenbarger as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 2. Ratification of appointment of independent registered public accounting firm. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 3. Advisory vote regarding compensation of named executive officers. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 4. Shareholder proposal regarding proxy access. | Shareholder | Against | FOR |
| Issuer: RadiSys Corporation | CUSIP: 750459109 |
| Ticker: RSYS | |
| Meeting Date: 9/21/15 | |
| For/ | |||
| Proposed | Fund | Against | |
| Matter Voted On | By | Vote | Mgt. |
| 1-01. Election of C. Scott Gibson as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1-02. Election of Brian Bronson as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1-03. Election of Ronald de Lange as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1-04. Election of Hubert de Pesquidoux as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1-05. Election of Michael G. Hluchyj as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1-06. Election of M. Niel Ransom as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1-07. Election of Vincent H. Tobkin as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 2. Advisory vote to approve compensation of named executive officers. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 3. Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as independent registered public accounting firm. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 4. Approval of the RadiSys Corporation amended and restated 2007 stock plan. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| Issuer: Precision Castparts Corporation | CUSIP: 740189105 |
| Ticker: PCP | |
| Meeting Date: 10/9/15 | |
| For/ | |||
| Proposed | Fund | Against | |
| Matter Voted On | By | Vote | Mgt. |
| 1. Approve the agreement and plan of merger, dated as of August 8, 2015, by and among Berkshire Hathaway Inc., NW Merger Sub Inc., and Precision Castparts Corp. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 2. Approve on a non-binding, advisory basis the compensation that may be paid or become payable to the company’s named executive officers in connection with, or following, the consummation of the merger. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| Issuer: Medtronic plc | CUSIP: G590L103 |
| Ticker: MDT | |
| Meeting Date: 12/11/15 |
| For/ | |||
| Proposed | Fund | Against | |
| Matter Voted On | By | Vote | Mgt. |
| 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 Randall Hogan III as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1e. Election of Omar Ishrak as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1f. Election of Shirley A. Jackson, Ph.D. as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1g. Election of Michael O. Leavitt as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1h. Election of James T. Lenehan as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1i. Election of Elizabeth Nabel, M.D. as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1j. Election of Denise M. O’Leary as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1k. Election of Kendall J. Powell as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1l. Election of Robert C. Pozen as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1m. Election of Preetha Reddy as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 2. To ratify the re-appointment of PricewaterhousCoopers LLP as Medtronic’s independent auditor for fiscal year 2016 and authorize the Board of Directors, acting through the Audit Committee, to set its 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 approve, in a non-binding advisory vote, the frequency of Say-on-Pay votes. | Management | FOR | 1 Year |
| Issuer: Coherent, Inc. | CUSIP: 192479103 |
| Ticker: COHR | |
| Meeting Date: 2/26/16 | |
| For/ | |||
| Proposed | Fund | Against | |
| Matter Voted On | By | Vote | Mgt. |
| 1-01. Election of John R. Ambroseo as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1-02. Election of Jay T. Flatley as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1-03. Election of Susan M. James as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1-04. Election of L. William Krause as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1-05. Election of Garry W. Rogerson as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1-06. Election of Steve Skaggs as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1-07. Election of Sandeep Vij as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 2. Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 1, 2016. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 3. Advisory vote to approve executive compensation. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| Issuer: Analog Devices, Inc. | CUSIP: 032654105 |
| Ticker: ADI | |
| Meeting Date: 3/9/16 |
| For/ | |||
| Proposed | Fund | Against | |
| Matter Voted On | By | Vote | Mgt. |
| 1A. Election of Ray Stata as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1B. Election of Vincent T. Roche as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1C. Election of Richard M. Beyer as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1D. Election of James A. Champy 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 John C. Hodgson as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1H. Election of Neil Novich as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1I. Election of Kenton J. Sicchitano as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1J. Election of Lisa T. Su as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 2. To approve, by nonbinding “say-on-pay” vote, the compensation of named executive officers, as described in the compensation discussion and analysis, executive compensation tables and accompanying narrative disclosures in the proxy statement. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 3. To ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the 2016 fiscal year. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| Issuer: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | CUSIP: 084670108 |
| Ticker: BK/A | |
| Meeting Date: 4/30/16 | |
| For/ | |||
| Proposed | Fund | Against | |
| Matter Voted On | By | Vote | Mgt. |
| 1-01. Election of Warren E. Buffett as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1-02. Election of Charles T. Munger as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1-03. Election of Howard G. Buffett as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1-04. Election of Stephen B. Burke as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1-05. Election of Susan L. Decker as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1-06. Election of William H. Gates III as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1-07. Election of David S. Gottesman as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1-08. Election of Charlotte Guyman as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1-09. Election of Thomas S. Murphy as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1-10. Election of Ronald L. Olson as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1-11. Election of Walter Scott, Jr. as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1-12. Election of Meryl B. Witmer as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 2. Shareholder proposal regarding the risks posed by climate change. | Stockholder | Against | FOR |
| Issuer: Johnson & Johnson | CUSIP: 478160104 |
| Ticker: JNJ | |
| Meeting Date: 4/28/16 |
| For/ | |||
| Proposed | Fund | Against | |
| Matter Voted On | By | Vote | Mgt. |
| 1a. Election of Mary C. Berkerle 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 Alex Gorsky as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1e. Election of Susan L. Lindquist as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1f. Election of Mark B. McClellan as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1g. Election of Anne M. Mulcahy as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1h. Election of William D. Perez as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1i. Election of Charles Prince as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1j. Election of A. Eugene Washington as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1k. 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 accounting firm for 2016. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 4. Shareholder proposal regarding a policy for share repurchase preference. | Stockholder | Against | FOR |
| 5. Shareholder proposal regarding an independent board chairman. | Stockholder | Against | FOR |
| 6. Shareholder proposal regarding a report on lobbying disclosure. | Stockholder | Against | FOR |
| 7. Shareholder proposal regarding take back programs for unused medicines. | Stockholder | Against | FOR |
| Issuer: Citigroup Inc. | CUSIP: 172967424 |
| Ticker: C | |
| Meeting Date: 4/26/16 | |
| For/ | |||
| Proposed | Fund | Against | |
| Matter Voted On | By | Vote | Mgt. |
| 1a. Election of Michael L. Corbat as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1b. Election of Ellen M. Costello as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1c. Election of Duncan P. Hennes as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1d. Election of Peter B. Henry as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1e. Election of Franz B. Humer as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1f. Election of Renee J. James as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1g. Election of Eugene M. McQuade as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1h. Election of Michael E. O’Neill as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1i. Election of Gary M. Reiner as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1j. Election of Judith Rodin as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1k. Election of Anthony M. Santomero as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1l. Election of Joan E. Spero as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1m. Election of Diana L. Taylor as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1n. Election of William S. Thompson, Jr. as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1o. Election of James S. Turley as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1p. Election of Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de Leon as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 2. Proposal to ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as Citi’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2016. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 3. Advisory approval of Citi’s 2015 executive compensation. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 4. Approval of an amendment to the Citigroup 2014 Stock Incentive Plan authorizing additional shares. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 5. Approval of the Amended and Restated 2011 Citigroup Executive Performance Plan. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 6. Stockholder proposal requesting a report demonstrating the company does not have a gender pay gap. | Stockholder | Against | FOR |
| 7. Shareholder proposal requesting a report on lobbying and grassroots lobbying contributions. | Stockholder | Against | FOR |
| 8. Stockholder proposal requesting that the Board appoint a Stockholder Value Committee. | Stockholder | Against | FOR |
| 9. Stockholder proposal requesting an amendment to the General Clawback policy. | Stockholder | Against | FOR |
| 10. Stockholder proposal requesting that the Board adopt a policy prohibiting the vesting of equity based awards for senior executives due to a voluntary resignation to enter government service. | Stockholder | Against | FOR |
| Issuer: Capital One Financial Corporation | CUSIP: 14040H105 |
| Ticker: COF | |
| Meeting Date: 5/5/16 |
| For/ | |||
| Proposed | Fund | Against | |
| Matter Voted On | By | Vote | Mgt. |
| 1A. Election of Richard D. Fairbank as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1B. Election of Patrick W. Gross 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 Lewis Hay, III as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1E. Election of Benjamin P. Jenkins III as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1F. Election of Peter Thomas Killalea as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1G. Election of Pierre E. Leroy as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1H. Election of Peter E. Raskind 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 |
| 2. Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors for 2016. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 3. Advisory approval of Capital One’s 2015 named executive officer compensation. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| Issuer: American Express Company | CUSIP: 025816109 |
| Ticker: AXP | |
| Meeting Date: 5/2/16 | |
| For/ | |||
| Proposed | Fund | Against | |
| Matter Voted On | By | Vote | Mgt. |
| 1a. Election of Charlene Barshefsky as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1b. Election of Ursala M. Burns as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1c. Election of Kenneth I. Chenault 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 Anne L. Lauvergeon as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1g. Election of Michael O. Leavitt as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1h. Election of Theodore J. Leonsis as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1i. Election of Richard C. Levin as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1j. Election of Samuel J. Palmisano as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1k. Election of Daniel L. Vasella as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1l. Election of Robert D. Walter as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1m. Election of Ronald A. Williams as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 2. Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for 2016. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 3. Advisory resolution to approve executive compensation. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 4. Approval of the American Express Company 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 5. Shareholder proposal relating to annual disclosure of EEO-1 data. | Stockholder | Against | FOR |
| 6. Stockholder proposal relating to report on privacy, data security and government requests. | Stockholder | Against | FOR |
| 7. Shareholder proposal relating to action by written consent. | Stockholder | Against | FOR |
| 8. Stockholder proposal relating to lobbying disclosure. | Stockholder | Against | FOR |
| 9. Stockholder proposal relating to independent board chairman. | Stockholder | Against | FOR |
| Issuer: General Electric Company | CUSIP: 369604103 |
| Ticker: GE | |
| Meeting Date: 4/27/16 |
| For/ | |||
| Proposed | Fund | Against | |
| Matter Voted On | By | Vote | Mgt. |
| A1. Election of Sebastien M. Bazin as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| A2. Election of W. Geoffrey Beattie as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| A3. Election of John J. Brennan as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| A4. Election of Francisco D’Souza as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| A5. Election of Marijn E. Dekkers as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| A6. Election of Peter B. Henry as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| A7. Election of Susan J. Hockfield as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| A8. Election of Jeffrey R. Immelt as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| A9. Election of Andrea Jung as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| A10. Election of Robert W. Lane as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| A11. Election of Rochelle B. Lazarus as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| A12. Election of Lowell C. McAdam as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| A13. Election of James J. Mulva as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| A14. Election of James E. Rohr as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| A15. Election of Mary L. Schapiro as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| A16. Election of James S. Tisch as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| B1. Advisory approval of named executive’s compensation. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| B2. Ratification of KPMG as independent auditor for 2016 | Management | FOR | FOR |
| C1. Shareholder proposal regarding a lobbying report. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| C2. Shareholder proposal regarding an independent chair. | Stockholder | Against | FOR |
| C3. Stockholder proposal regarding holy land principles. | Stockholder | Against | FOR |
| C4. Shareholder proposal regarding cumulative voting. | Stockholder | Against | FOR |
| C5. Stockholder proposal regarding performance-based options. | Stockholder | Against | FOR |
| C6. Stockholder proposal regarding a human rights report. | Stockholder | Against | FOR |
| Issuer: Motorola Solutions, Inc. | CUSIP: 620076307 |
| Ticker: MSI | |
| Meeting Date: 5/16/16 | |
| For/ | |||
| Proposed | Fund | Against | |
| Matter Voted On | By | Vote | Mgt. |
| 1A. Election of Gregory Q. Brown as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1B. Election of Kenneth C. Dahlberg 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 Michael V. Hayden as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1E. Election of Clayton M. Jones as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1F. Election of Judy C. Lewant as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1G. Election of Gregory K. Mondre as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1H. Election of Anne R. Pramaggiore as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1I. Election of Samuel C. Scott, III as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 2. Advisory vote of the company’s executive compensation. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 3. Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2016. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 4. Stockholder proposal re: lobbying disclosure. | Stockholder | Against | FOR |
| Issuer: Murphy Oil Corporation | CUSIP: 626717102 |
| Ticker: MUR | |
| Meeting Date: 5/11/16 |
| For/ | |||
| Proposed | Fund | Against | |
| Matter Voted On | By | Vote | Mgt. |
| 1a. Election of T.J. Collins as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1b. Election of S.A. Cosse as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1c. Election of C.P. Deming as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1d. Election of L.R. Dickerson as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1e. Election of R.W. Jenkins as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1f. Election of J.V. Kelley as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1g. Election of W. Mirosh as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1h. Election of R.M. Murphy as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1i. Election of J.W. Nolan as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1j. Election of N.E. Schmale as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1k. Election of L.A. Sugg as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1l. Election of C.G. Theus as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 2. Advisory vote on executive officer compensation. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 3. Approval of the proposed 2017 Annual Incentive Plan. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 4. Approval of the appointment of KPMG LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for 2016. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| Issuer: Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc. | CUSIP: 42726M106 |
| Ticker: HCCI | |
| Meeting Date: 5/4/16 | |
| For/ | |||
| Proposed | Fund | Against | |
| Matter Voted On | By | Vote | Mgt. |
| 1-01. Election of Brian Recatto as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1-02. Election of Charles E. Schalliol 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 2016. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 3. Advisory vote to approve the named executive officer compensation for fiscal 2015, 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: Encore Capital Group, Inc. | CUSIP: 292554102 |
| Ticker: ECPG | |
| Meeting Date: 6/1/16 | |
| For/ | |||
| Proposed | Fund | Against | |
| Matter Voted On | By | Vote | Mgt. |
| 1-01. Election of William Mesdag as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1-02. Election of Ashwini Gupta as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1-03. Election of Wendy Hannam as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1-04. Election of Michael P. Monaco as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1-05. Election of Laura Newman Olle as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1-06. Election of Francis E. Quinlan as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1-07. Election of Norman R. Sorensen as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1-08. Election of Richard J. Srednicki as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1-09. Election of Kenneth A. Vecchione as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 2. Non-binding vote to approve the compensation of the company’s named officers. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 3. Ratification of selection of BDO USA, LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year 2016. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| Issuer: TRI Pointe Group, Inc. | CUSIP: 87265H109 |
| Ticker: TPH | |
| Meeting Date: 6/3/16 |
| For/ | |||
| Proposed | Fund | Against | |
| Matter Voted On | By | Vote | Mgt. |
| 1-01. Election of Douglas F. Bauer as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1-02. Election of Lawrence B. Burrows as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1-03. Election of Daniel S. Fulton as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1-04. Election of Steven J. Gilbert as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1-05. Election of Christopher D. Graham as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1-06. Election of Constance B. Moore as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1-07. Election of Thomas B. Rogers as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1-08. Election of Barry S. Sternlicht as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 2. Ratification of the amendment to TRI Pointe Group, Inc.’s 2013 long-term incentive plan, as amended, imposing certain limitations on awards made under the plan to non-employee directors. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 3. Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as TRI Pointe Group, Inc.’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| Issuer: Roper Technologies, Inc. | CUSIP: 87265H109 |
| Ticker: ROP | |
| Meeting Date: 5/27/16 | |
| For/ | |||
| Proposed | Fund | Against | |
| Matter Voted On | By | Vote | Mgt. |
| 1-01. Election of Amy Woods Brinkley as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1-02. Election of John F. Fort, III as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1-03. Election of Brian D. Jellison as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1-04. Election of Robert D. Johnson as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1-05. Election of Robert E. Knowling, Jr. as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1-06. Election of Wilbur J. Prezzano as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1-07. Election of Laura G. Thatcher as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1-08. Election of Richard F. Wallman as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1-09. Election of Christopher Wright as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 2. To consider, on a non-binding, advisory basis, a resolution approving the compensation of named executive officers. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 3. To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered accounting firm of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 4. To approve the Roper Technologies, Inc. 2016 Incentive Plan. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| Issuer: Intel Corporation | CUSIP: 458140100 |
| Ticker: INTC | |
| Meeting Date: 5/19/16 |
| For/ | |||
| Proposed | Fund | Against | |
| Matter Voted On | By | Vote | Mgt. |
| 1a. Election of Charlene Barshefsky as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1b. Election of Aneel Bhusri as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1c. Election of Andy D. Bryant as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1d. Election of John J. Donahoe as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1e. Election of Reed E. Hundt as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1f. Election of Brian M. Krzanich as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1g. Election of James D. Plummer as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1h. Election of David S. Pottruck as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1i. Election of Frank D. Yeary as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1j. Election of David B. Yoffie as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 2. Ratification of selection of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for 2016. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 3. Advisory vote to approve executive compensation. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 4. Stockholder proposal on implementing principles entitled “Holy Land Principles”. | Stockholder | Against | FOR |
| 5. Shareholder proposal on whether to allow stockholders to act by written consent. | Stockholder | Against | FOR |
| 6. Stockholder proposal on whether to adopt an alternative vote counting standard. | Stockholder | Against | FOR |
| Issuer: Sonus Networks Inc. | CUSIP: 835916503 |
| Ticker: SONS | |
| Meeting Date: 6/9/16 | |
| For/ | |||
| Proposed | Fund | Against | |
| Matter Voted On | By | Vote | Mgt. |
| 1a. Election of Matthew W. Bross as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1b. Election of Raymond P. Dolan as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1c. Election of Beatriz V. Infante as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1d. Election of Howard E. Janzen as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1e. Election of Richard J. Lynch as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1f. Election of Pamela D.A. Reeve as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1g. Election of John A. Schofield as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1h. Election of Scott E. Schubert as a director of the company. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 2. To approve an amendment and restatement of Sonus Networks’ stock incentive plan. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 3. To approve a stock option exchange program. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 4. To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as Sonus Networks’ independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 5. To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of Sonus Networks’ named executive officers as disclosed in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section and the accompanying compensation tables and related narratives contained in the proxy statement. | 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 | |
| President |
Date: August 17, 2016