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Mercier Vanderlinden Asset Management

PRI reporting framework 2020

Basic information [OO 01 - 09] Asset class implementation gateway indicators [OO 10 - 12] Peering questions [OO LE 01 - HF 01]

Strategy and Governance

Investment policy [SG 01 - 04] Objectives and strategies [SG 05 - 06] Governance and human resources [SG 07 - 08] Promoting responsible investment [SG 09 - 11] Outsourcing to fiduciary managers and investment consultants [SG 12] ESG issues in asset allocation [SG 13 - 15] Asset class implementation not reported in other modules [SG 16 - 17] Innovation [SG 18] Communication [SG 19]

Indirect – Manager Selection, Appointment and Monitoring

Listed Equity and Fixed Income Strategies [SAM 01] Selection [SAM 02 - 03] Outputs and outcomes [SAM 08 - 09]

Direct - Listed Equity Incorporation

ESG incorporation in actively managed listed equities [LEI 01 - 10] (C) Implementation: Integration of ESG factors [LEI 08 - 10] Outputs and outcomes [LEI 12 - 13]

Direct - Listed Equity Active Ownership

Overview [LEA 01] Engagement [LEA 02 - 08] Outputs and outcomes [LEA 09 - 11] (Proxy) voting and shareholder resolutions [LEA 12 - 21]

Direct - Fixed Income

ESG incorporation in actively managed fixed income [FI 01 - 12] Implementation processes [FI 01 - 03] (C) Implementation: Integration [FI 10 - 12] Fixed income - Engagement [FI 14 - 16] Outputs and outcomes [FI 17 - 18]

Confidence building measures

Confidence building measures [CM1 01 - 07]

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Implementation processes

LEI 01. Percentage of each incorporation strategy

01.1. Indicate which ESG incorporation strategy and/or combination of strategies you apply to your actively managed listed equities; and the breakdown of your actively managed listed equities by strategy or combination of strategies.

ESG incorporation strategy (select all that apply)

Screening alone (i.e., not combined with any other strategies)

Thematic alone (i.e., not combined with any other strategies)

Integration alone (i.e., not combined with any other strategies)

Percentage of active listed equity to which the strategy is applied — you may estimate +/- 5%

100 %

Screening and integration strategies

Thematic and integration strategies

Screening and thematic strategies

All three strategies combined

We do not apply incorporation strategies

Total actively managed listed equities 300%

01.2. Describe your organisation’s approach to ESG incorporation and the reasons for choosing the particular strategy/strategies.

As set out in our investment philosophy, we choose to integrate ESG into our fundamental, bottom-up stock selection process rather than excluding certain sectors or companies.

01.3. If assets are managed using a combination of ESG incorporation strategies, briefly describe how these combinations are used. [Optional]

LEI 02. Type of ESG information used in investment decision (Private)

LEI 03. Information from engagement and/or voting used in investment decision-making (Private)

(A) Implementation: Screening

LEI 04. Types of screening applied (Not Applicable)

LEI 05. Processes to ensure screening is based on robust analysis (Not Applicable)

LEI 06. Processes to ensure fund criteria are not breached (Not Applicable)

(B) Implementation: Thematic

LEI 07. Types of sustainability thematic funds/mandates (Not Applicable)

(C) Implementation: Integration of ESG factors

LEI 08. Review ESG issues while researching companies/sectors

08.1. Indicate the proportion of actively managed listed equity portfolios where E, S and G factors are systematically researched as part of your investment analysis.

ESG issues	Proportion impacted by analysis
Environmental	Environmental <10% 10-50% 51-90% >90%
Social	Social <10% 10-50% 51-90% >90%
Corporate Governance	Corporate Governance <10% 10-50% 51-90% >90%

08.2. Additional information. [Optional]

LEI 09. Processes to ensure integration is based on robust analysis

09.1. Indicate which processes your organisation uses to ensure ESG integration is based on robust analysis.

Comprehensive ESG research is undertaken or sourced to determine companies’ activities and products

Companies are given the opportunity by you or your research provider to review ESG research on them and correct inaccuracies

Third-party ESG ratings are updated regularly

A periodic review of the internal research is carried out

Structured, regular ESG specific meetings between responsible investment staff and the fund manager or within the investments team

ESG risk profile of a portfolio against benchmark

Analysis of the impact of ESG factors on investment risk and return performance

Other; specify

None of the above

09.2. Indicate the proportion of your actively managed listed equity portfolio that is subject to comprehensive ESG research as part your integration strategy.

<10%

10-50%

51-90%

>90%

09.3. Indicate how frequently third party ESG ratings that inform your ESG integration strategy are updated.

Quarterly or more frequently

Bi-Annually

Annually

Less frequently than annually

09.5. Describe how ESG information is held and used by your portfolio managers.

ESG information is held within centralised databases or tools, and it is accessible by all relevant staff

ESG information or analysis is a standard section or aspect of all company research notes or industry/sector analysis generated by investment staff

Systematic records are kept that capture how ESG information and research were incorporated into investment decisions

Other; specify

          Every holding in the portfolio is subject to ESG analysis by a third-party source.