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AB SUSTAINABLE INTERNATIONAL THEMATIC FUND INC
fund voting report, part of AllianceBernstein
- Vote records reported
- 755year to 30 June 2026
- Against management
- 5.5%41 of 750 marked votes
- Say-on-pay support
- not reportedfor, of for + against + abstain
- Shareholder-proposal support
- 0.0%for, of for + against + abstain
foragainstabstain, withhold or otheramber tick: the portion cast against management
AB SUSTAINABLE INTERNATIONAL THEMATIC FUND INC reported 755 vote records for the year to 30 June 2026. It marked 5.5% of its votes as cast against management (41 of 750), close to the median fund registrant, which was 6.2%.
Weighted by the number of shares voted, the against-management share is 13.1%. The two figures differ when the votes against management fall on larger or smaller holdings than the rest.
On pay and on shareholder proposals: it voted for 0.0% of the proposals put forward by security holders (the median fund registrant: 27.5%).
By category, votes against management were most frequent in COMPENSATION (10.0% of 100), DIRECTOR ELECTIONS (5.8% of 295) and CAPITAL STRUCTURE (5.8% of 139).
Compared with other filers
Each rate is defined once, in the methodology. The median is taken over 1,241 fund registrants with at least 25 vote records in the season.
| year to 30 June 2026 | This filer | Median fund registrant | All filers pooled |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against-management share | 5.5% | 6.2% | 10.6% |
| Say-on-pay support rate | not reported | 91.6% | 86.0% |
| Shareholder-proposal support rate | 0.0% | 27.5% | 33.9% |
| Shares on loan, share of shares held | 0.00% | 0.00% | 3.12% |
| Largest families, year to 30 June 2026 | Against management | Say-on-pay support | Shareholder-proposal support |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 20.1% | 94.1% | 42.0% |
| BlackRock and iShares | 7.5% | 88.3% | 11.9% |
| Fidelity | 6.0% | 94.7% | 27.6% |
| Dimensional | 16.4% | 78.9% | 57.4% |
| State Street and SPDR | 16.9% | 77.1% | 50.4% |
Votes by category
Filers choose one or more categories for each vote, so a vote can appear in more than one row. Category names are printed as Form N-PX defines them.
| Category (as the form names it) | Votes | For | Against | Against management | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIRECTOR ELECTIONS | 300 | 278 | 18 | 5.8% | |
| SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| AUDIT-RELATED | 52 | 51 | 0 | 1.9% | |
| EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS | 7 | 6 | 1 | 14.3% | |
| CAPITAL STRUCTURE | 139 | 131 | 8 | 5.8% | |
| COMPENSATION | 102 | 90 | 12 | 10.0% | |
| CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 170 | 165 | 5 | 2.9% | |
| ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCE | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| OTHER | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.0% |
By season
| Season | Vote records | Against management | Say-on-pay support | Shareholder-proposal support | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 30 June 2024 | 728 | 3.7% | 100.0% | not reported | |
| year to 30 June 2025 | 675 | 5.3% | 100.0% | not reported | |
| year to 30 June 2026 | 755 | 5.5% | not reported | 0.0% |
Say-on-pay votes against management
Counting one say-on-pay item per company meeting, AB SUSTAINABLE INTERNATIONAL THEMATIC FUND INC voted against management on 0 of the 3 it marked either way (0.0%) in the year to 30 June 2026.
Shareholder proposals it supported
Of 3 proposals from security holders that could be told apart in the filings and on which it cast a vote, AB SUSTAINABLE INTERNATIONAL THEMATIC FUND INC voted for 0 (0.0%). Titles are the most common wording among filers; where a wording could name a person, the SEC category is printed instead.
Shares on loan
AB SUSTAINABLE INTERNATIONAL THEMATIC FUND INC reported no shares on loan for the year to 30 June 2026. Shares lent out at the record date cannot be voted by the lender, which is why Form N-PX asks for the figure. More on lending and votes.
Fund series in this filing
1 series reported votes. A vote record can list several series. Series with 500 or more vote records have their own page.
| Series | Vote records | Against management | Say-on-pay support | Shareholder-proposal support |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AB Sustainable International Thematic Fund, Inc. | 755 | 5.5% | not reported | not reported |
The filings
These figures are read from the filer's own Form N-PX. If a vote on this page looks wrong, the filing is the record: a dispute about a filed vote is a matter for the filer, and an error in how this site read the filing is a matter for corrections.
- N-PX filed 28 Aug 2026 accession 0000919574-26-005859
- Every N-PX filing by this filer on EDGAR
Questions
How did AB SUSTAINABLE INTERNATIONAL THEMATIC FUND INC vote on executive pay?
In the year to 30 June 2026 AB SUSTAINABLE INTERNATIONAL THEMATIC FUND INC reported 3 votes in the category SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES that were cast for, against or abstain. 3 were for (100.0%), 0 against and 0 abstentions. Counting one item per company meeting, it voted against management on 0 of the 3 say-on-pay items it marked either way.
How often does AB SUSTAINABLE INTERNATIONAL THEMATIC FUND INC vote against management?
5.5% of the time in the year to 30 June 2026: 41 of the 750 votes it marked as for or against management. Form N-PX asks each filer to state, vote by vote, whether the vote was for or against management's recommendation; this figure counts those marks.
Did AB SUSTAINABLE INTERNATIONAL THEMATIC FUND INC support shareholder proposals on climate?
It reported no votes on security-holder proposals in the category ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE for the year to 30 June 2026. Across every category it voted for 0.0% of security-holder proposals.
Is this the result of the meetings?
No. Form N-PX shows how this filer voted the shares it held. It does not show how other shareholders voted or whether a proposal was approved. Companies report certified results separately, on Form 8-K.
Where does the data come from?
From the Form N-PX filings of this filer on the SEC's EDGAR system, read as filed. The SEC does not verify the contents. Amended filings (N-PX/A) replace the filings they amend. Data on this page runs through 23 Sep 2026.
Provenance: SEC EDGAR, Form N-PX and N-PX/A filings by AB SUSTAINABLE INTERNATIONAL THEMATIC FUND INC (filer no. 920701), read as filed and not verified by the SEC. Amended filings replace the filings they amend. Filings read through 23 Sep 2026; page built 26 Sep 2026.