Global Corporate Governance Guidelines AllianzGI does not support reincorporation proposals that may result in the reduction in legal and regulatory protections available to shareholders, erosion of shareholder rights, and potential deterioration in governance standards at the company. AllianzGI does not support changes in the company’s articles or by-laws that can lead to erosion of shareholder rights. We expect all shareholders to be treated equally and do not approve of changes in articles that may disadvantage certain groups of shareholders. AllianzGI expects all changes to the company’s articles and bylaws to be put to a shareholder vote and will oppose proposals giving the board an exclusive authority to amend the company’s articles and bylaws. While we continue to favour hybrid shareholder meetings over purely virtual ones, we support amendment of bylaws to hold virtual only meetings only if companies guarantee shareholders’ rights at the meeting. In Germany, we support these resolutions up to three years. AllianzGI evaluates company practice when making voting decisions. 15