The fund did not imediately say why it went against recommendations to reapoint Marie-Helene Habert and Henri Proglio as directors of the French military and civilian jet maker.

Norges Bank Investment Management, which at the end of 2017 held a 0.6 percent stake in Dassault Aviation, worth $81 million, also opposed pension schemes for top managers and a plan to repurchase up to 10 percent of the company's shares.

(Reporting by Terje Solsvik, editing by Gwladys Fouche)