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Living Will Registry Encourages Advance Care Planning With Steep Discount During Pandemic

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Friday, April 2, 2021

WESTFIELD, N.J., April 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --To recognize National Healthcare Decisions Day on April 16, the U.S. Advance Care Plan Registry (USACPR) announced steep discounts on its services for the entire month of April.The Registry is offering a 50% discount on its five-year advance care plan registration.Advance care plan documents, commonly called living wills or advance directives, tell familiesand doctors how a loved one wants to be treated at the end of their life.

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  • WESTFIELD, N.J., April 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --To recognize National Healthcare Decisions Day on April 16, the U.S. Advance Care Plan Registry (USACPR) announced steep discounts on its services for the entire month of April.The Registry is offering a 50% discount on its five-year advance care plan registration.Advance care plan documents, commonly called living wills or advance directives, tell familiesand doctors how a loved one wants to be treated at the end of their life.
  • The U.S. Advance Care Plan Registry is powered by the U.S.
  • Established in 1996, it is the nation's oldest continuously operating advance directive registry.The Registry electronically stores an advance care plan and provides it by fax, email or over the internet to health care providers when it is needed.
  • "We keep your information and document private and secure, but accessible when needed," continued Jeffery.The Registry stores all types of advance care plan documents, including living wills, advance directives, health care proxies, do not resuscitate, MOLST, POLST, organ donor information and all other types of documents.

Vital Decisions' Appeal to the Nation: Every American Should Have a Healthcare Proxy

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Thursday, April 1, 2021

Your healthcare proxy can be your voice if you're unable to make your own decisions.

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  • Your healthcare proxy can be your voice if you're unable to make your own decisions.
  • Choosing a healthcare proxy can be the most important part of a healthcare decision plan.
  • In honor of National Healthcare Decisions Day, April 16, Vital Decisions appeals to all Americans to take a moment and designate a healthcare proxy.
  • Vital Decisions is on a mission to ensure everyone has a healthcare proxy, and to plant 1000 trees in honor of these vital relationships.

Rights and Issues Investment Trust PLC: AGM Result

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Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Rights and Issues Investment Trust PLC: AGM Result

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  • Rights and Issues Investment Trust PLC: AGM Result
    Dissemination of a Regulatory Announcement, transmitted by EQS Group.
  • The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
  • Rights and Issues Investment Trust plc announces that at the Annual General Meeting of the Company duly convened and held today, 24 March 2021, all Resolutions put to shareholders were passed on a poll.
  • The full text of each resolution can be found in the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2020, which is available at: https://www.maitlandgroup.com/investment-data/rights-and-issues-investme...
    In accordance with listing rule 9.6.2 a copy of the resolutions has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism, and will shortly be available for inspection at: https://www.fca.org.uk/markets/primary-markets/regulatory-disclosures/na...
    Proxy votes received in favour of the resolutions were as follows:

TUI AG: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

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Tuesday, March 23, 2021

In case of proxy voting according to Sec.

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Proxy Preview 2021: Shareholders Focus on Racial Justice, Political Spending, and Climate Change

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Thursday, March 18, 2021

At the same time, the report raises fresh ideas for corporate climate change accountability, and continue demands for reports about corporate spending on elections and lobbying.

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  • At the same time, the report raises fresh ideas for corporate climate change accountability, and continue demands for reports about corporate spending on elections and lobbying.
  • Major asset managers increasingly want corporate boards to show they are responding with substance to everything from climate change to diversity and human rights.
  • It is a unique year, with new shareholder initiatives calling for an annual Say on Climate vote, racial justice audits, and redefining corporate purpose, Michael Passoff, CEO of Proxy Impact and co-author of Proxy Preview 2021, said.
  • Proxy Impact provides shareholder engagement and proxy voting services that promote sustainable and responsible business practices.

Roy Perkins's new book "Bureaucracy Run Amok" is a stark view of the challenges many caregivers face as they fight to care for their charges

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Thursday, March 18, 2021

This is the story of two brothers, one battling illnesses and the other battling the authorities in their later years.

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  • This is the story of two brothers, one battling illnesses and the other battling the authorities in their later years.
  • The other, George, has severe physical and mental issues that are taking their toll on the both of them.
  • As George can no longer take care of his financial affairs, Roger becomes the power of attorney for his brother, George.
  • Not only can George not take care of his finances, he can no longer take care of his physical and mental health.

AS YOU VOTE™ — A New Proxy Voting Service From As You Sow

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Wednesday, March 17, 2021

In addition, a portion of As You Sow fees are donated to other non-profits working on shareholder voter education for impact investors.

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  • In addition, a portion of As You Sow fees are donated to other non-profits working on shareholder voter education for impact investors.
  • As You Sow has been offering proxy voting guidelines for many years, said Andrew Behar, As You Sow CEO.
  • The AS YOU VOTE slate is developed and maintained in partnership with Proxy Impact, a proxy voting firm based on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles.
  • Shareholders now have a resource to vote their proxies in a way that supports their values, said Proxy Impact CEO Michael Passoff.

BCI raises expectations on board diversity and addressing climate change risk in new Proxy Voting Guidelines

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Tuesday, February 9, 2021

The new guidelines raise our expectations on increasing board diversity, addressing climate change risk, and reviewing executive compensation in the context of COVID-19 and its impact on human capital.

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  • The new guidelines raise our expectations on increasing board diversity, addressing climate change risk, and reviewing executive compensation in the context of COVID-19 and its impact on human capital.
  • BCI now expects that women directors will comprise at least 30 per cent of a company's board of directors.
  • Climate Change: BCI believes companies that do not carefully consider issues of environmental and social responsibility risk failing to create shareholder value.
  • You can read our complete Proxy Voting Guidelines here: https://uberflip.bci.ca/i/1337653-bci-proxy-voting-guidelines-2021/0
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TUI AG: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

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Thursday, February 4, 2021

In case of proxy voting according to Sec.

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  • In case of proxy voting according to Sec.
  • 34 para.
  • 3 WpHG
    (only in case of attribution of voting rights in accordance with Sec.
  • 34 para.

TUI AG: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

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Tuesday, February 2, 2021

In case of proxy voting according to Sec.

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  • In case of proxy voting according to Sec.
  • 34 para.
  • 3 WpHG
    (only in case of attribution of voting rights in accordance with Sec.
  • 34 para.