0000919574-12-005269.txt : 20120830 0000919574-12-005269.hdr.sgml : 20120830 20120829182040 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000919574-12-005269 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-PX PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120630 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120830 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120829 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20120830 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN CORPORATE SHARES CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001274676 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FISCAL YEAR END: 0430 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-PX SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-21497 FILM NUMBER: 121064214 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN LP STREET 2: 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10105 BUSINESS PHONE: 2129691000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN LP STREET 2: 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10105 0001274676 S000010876 ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN CORPORATE INCOME SHARES C000030134 ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN CORPORATE INCOME SHARES 0001274676 S000029560 AllianceBernstein Municipal Income Shares C000090717 AllianceBernstein Municipal Income Shares 0001274676 S000029838 AllianceBernstein Taxable Multi-Sector Income Shares C000091758 AllianceBernstein Taxable Multi-Sector Income Shares 0001274676 S000031982 AllianceBernstein Tax-Aware Real Return Income Shares C000099557 AllianceBernstein Tax-Aware Real Return Income Shares 0001274676 S000032744 AllianceBernstein International Focus Shares C000101067 AllianceBernstein International Focus Shares N-PX 1 d811-21497_12.txt SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM N-PX ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES Investment Company Act file number: 811-21497 AllianceBernstein Corporate Shares (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) AllianceBernstein L.P. 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York l0105 (Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code) Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code: (800) 221-5672 EMILIE D. WRAPP AllianceBernstein L.P. 1345 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York l0105 (Name and address of agent for service) Copies of communications to: Kathleen K. Clarke 901 K Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001 Date of fiscal year end: April 30 Date of reporting period: July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012 Item 1. Proxy Voting Record. ******************************* FORM N-PX REPORT ******************************* ICA File Number: 811-21497 Reporting Period: 07/01/2011 - 06/30/2012 AllianceBernstein Corporate Shares ================== AllianceBernstein Corporate Income Shares =================== There is no proxy voting activity for the fund, as the fund did not hold any votable positions during the reporting period. ================ AllianceBernstein International Focus Shares ================== ANHANGUERA EDUCACIONAL PARTICIPACOES S.A Ticker: AEDU3 Security ID: P0355L115 Meeting Date: JUL 08, 2011 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Amend Articles Re: Company Address For For Management 1b Amend Articles Re: Corporate Purpose For For Management 1c Amend Articles Re: Board's Ability to For For Management Repurchase, Reissue, or Cancel Treasury Shares 1d Amend Articles Re: Executive Title For For Management 2 Designate Newspapers to Publish For For Management Company Announcements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASPEN PHARMACARE HOLDINGS LTD Ticker: APN Security ID: S0754A105 Meeting Date: DEC 01, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: NOV 25, 2011 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports for the Year Ended 30 June 2011 2.1 Re-elect Roy Andersen as Director For For Management 2.2 Re-elect Sindi Zilwa as Director For For Management 2.3 Re-elect Chris Mortimer as Director For For Management 3 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc For For Management as Auditors of the Company and Eric MacKeown as the Audit Partner 4.1 Re-elect John Buchanan as Member of For For Management the Audit Committee 4.2 Re-elect Roy Andersen as Member of the For For Management Audit Committee 4.3 Re-elect Sindi Zilwa as Member of the For For Management Audit Committee 5 Place Authorised but Unissued Shares For Against Management under Control of Directors 6 Approve Remuneration Policy For For Management 7 Authorise Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management Approved Resolutions 1 Approve Remuneration of Non-Executive For For Management Directors for the Year Ending 30 June 2012 2 Approve Financial Assistance to For For Management Pharmacare Ltd in Favour of Nedbank Ltd in Respect of Term Loan Agreement 3 Approve Financial Assistance to For For Management Pharmacare Ltd in Favour of ABSA Bank Ltd in Respect of Term Loan Agreement 4 Approve Financial Assistance to For For Management Related or Inter-related Company 5 Authorise Repurchase of Up to 20 For For Management Percent of Issued Share Capital -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GOLDEN EAGLE RETAIL GROUP LTD. Ticker: 03308 Security ID: G3958R109 Meeting Date: AUG 17, 2011 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Non-exercise of the Right of For For Management First Refusal 2 Approve Lease Agreement and Related For For Management Transactions 3 Approve Proposed Annual Caps in For For Management Respect of the Lease Agreement -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HUABAO INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED (FORMERLY LEAPTEK LTD Ticker: 00336 Security ID: G4639H122 Meeting Date: AUG 05, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JUL 29, 2011 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Declare Final Dividend For For Management 3a Reelect Mak Kin Kwong as Director For Against Management 3b Reelect Poon Chiu Kwok as Director For For Management 3c Reelect Xiong Qing as Director For For Management 3d Authorize Board to Fix Directors' For For Management Remuneration 4 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers as For For Management Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration 5a Approve Issuance of Equity or For Against Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights 5b Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 For For Management Percent of Issued Share Capital 5c Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased For Against Management Shares -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OLAM INTERNATIONAL LTD. Ticker: O32 Security ID: Y6421B106 Meeting Date: JUL 08, 2011 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Proposed Subscription For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OLAM INTERNATIONAL LTD. Ticker: O32 Security ID: Y6421B106 Meeting Date: OCT 28, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Adopt Financial Statements and For For Management Directors' and Auditors' Reports 2 Declare First Final Dividend of SGD 0. For For Management 05 Per Share 3 Reelect Narain Girdhar Chanrai as For Against Management Director 4 Reelect Sunny George Verghese as For For Management Director 5 Reelect Shekhar Anantharaman as For For Management Director 6 Reelect Michael Lim Choo San as For Against Management Director 7 Approve Directors' Fees of SGD 1.4 For For Management Million for the Year Ending June 30, 2012 8 Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as For Against Management Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration 9 Approve Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with or without Preemptive Rights 10 Approve Grant of Options and Issuance For For Management of Shares Pursuant to the Olam Employee Share Option Scheme 11 Authorize Share Repurchase Program For For Management 12 Approve Issuance of Shares Pursuant to For For Management the Olam Scrip Dividend Scheme -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAMSUNG ENGINEERING CO. LTD. Ticker: 028050 Security ID: Y7472L100 Meeting Date: MAR 16, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: DEC 31, 2011 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Appropriation of Income and For For Management Dividend of KRW 3,000 per Share 2 Elect Chang Ji-Jong as Outside Director For For Management 3 Elect Kim Sang-Hoon as Member of Audit For For Management Committee 4 Approve Total Remuneration of Inside For For Management Directors and Outside Directors ============= AllianceBernstein Taxable Multi-Sector Income Shares ============= There is no proxy voting activity for the fund, as the fund did not hold any votable positions during the reporting period. ================== AllianceBernstein Municipal Income Shares =================== There is no proxy voting activity for the fund, as the fund did not hold any votable positions during the reporting period. ============ AllianceBernstein Tax-Aware Real Return Income Shares ============= There is no proxy voting activity for the fund, as the fund did not hold any votable positions during the reporting period. ========== END NPX REPORT SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. Registrant: AllianceBernstein Corporate Shares By: Robert M. Keith* --------------------- Chief Executive Officer Date: August 30, 2012 *By: /s/ Emilie D. Wrapp -------------------- Emilie D. Wrapp Secretary POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears below hereby revokes all prior powers granted by the undersigned to the extent inconsistent herewith and constitutes and appoints Robert M. Keith, Emilie D. Wrapp, Eric C. Freed, Nancy E. Hay and Stephen J. Laffey and each of them, to act severally as attorney-in-fact and agent, with power of substitution and resubstitution, for the undersigned in any and all capacities, solely for the purpose of signing the respective Registration Statements, and any amendments thereto, on Form N-1A and any other filings of: -AllianceBernstein Balanced Shares, Inc. -AllianceBernstein Blended Style Series, Inc. -AllianceBernstein Bond Fund, Inc. -AllianceBernstein Cap Fund, Inc. -AllianceBernstein Core Opportunities Fund, Inc. -AllianceBernstein Corporate Shares -AllianceBernstein Equity Income Fund, Inc. -AllianceBernstein Exchange Reserves -AllianceBernstein Fixed-Income Shares, Inc. -AllianceBernstein Global Bond Fund, Inc. -AllianceBernstein Global Growth Fund, Inc. -AllianceBernstein Global Real Estate Investment Fund, Inc. -AllianceBernstein Global Thematic Growth Fund, Inc. -AllianceBernstein Greater China '97 Fund, Inc. -AllianceBernstein Growth and Income Fund, Inc. -AllianceBernstein High Income Fund, Inc. -AllianceBernstein Institutional Funds, Inc. -AllianceBernstein International Growth Fund, Inc. -AllianceBernstein Large Cap Growth Fund, Inc. -AllianceBernstein Small/Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. -AllianceBernstein Municipal Income Fund, Inc. -AllianceBernstein Municipal Income Fund II -AllianceBernstein Trust -AllianceBernstein Unconstrained Bond Fund, Inc. -AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. -The AllianceBernstein Portfolios -The AllianceBernstein Pooling Portfolios -Sanford C. Bernstein Fund II, Inc. and filing the same, with exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact, or their substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. /s/ Robert M. Keith -------------------------------- Robert M. Keith Dated: August 2, 2011