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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

FORM N-PX

 

ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number: 811-21671

 

RMR PREFERRED DIVIDEND FUND

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

400 CENTRE STREET
NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02458

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

(Name and Address of Agent
for Service)

 

Copy to:

 

 

Robert N. Hickey, Esq.

 

 

Sullivan & Worcester LLP

Adam D. Portnoy, President

 

1666 K Street, NW

RMR Preferred Dividend Fund

 

Washington, DC 20006

400 Centre Street

 

 

Newton, Massachusetts 02458

 

Julie A. Tedesco, Esq.

 

 

State Street Bank and Trust Company

 

 

Two Avenue de Lafayette, 6th Floor

 

 

Boston, Massachusetts 02111

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 332-9530

 

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

 

Date of reporting period: June 30, 2007

 

 


Item 1. Proxy Voting Record.

 

Fund

RDR

 

Company

Alesco Financial Trust, Inc.

 

 

Ticker:

AFN

Cusip:

014485106

Meeting Date:

 

Record Date:

7/20/2006

 

 

 

 

 

Management

 

 

 

 

#

 

Proposal

 

Recommendation

 

Vote Cast

 

Sponsor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.00

 

The undersigned (the “Shareholder”), hereby certifies to Alesco Financial Trust, a Maryland real estate investment trust (the “Company”), that (a) the Shareholder is the record holder of 150,000 of the common shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value per share (the “Common Shares”), of the Company and (b) a copy of the Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of July 20, 2006, between the Company, Sunset Financial Resources, Inc., a Maryland corporation, and Jaguar Acquisition, Inc., a Maryland corporation (“MergerCo”), has been made

 

For

 

For

 

Management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.00

 

The Board of Trustees of the Company has declared advisable and recommends that the Shareholder approve the Merger Agreement and the merger of the Company with and into MergerCo, pursuant to the Merger

 

For

 

For

 

Management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.00

 

The Shareholder hereby consents to and adopts the following resolution, effective as of the date set forth above (the “Effective Date”), to the same extent and with the same force and effect as if the Shareholder had cast in favor of a proposal to adopt such resolution, all of the votes that the Shareholder would be entitled to cast at a formal meeting of the holders of the Common Shares of the company duly called and held on the Effective Date for the purpose of acting upon such a proposal: RESOLVED, that the Merger Agreement and the merger of the Company with and into MergerCo, pursuant to the Merger

 

For

 

For

 

Management

 


 

Company

Alesco Financial, Inc.

 

 

Ticker:

AFN

Cusip:

014485106

Meeting Date:

12/7/2006

Record Date:

11/6/2006

 

 

 

 

 

Management

 

 

 

 

#

 

Proposal

 

Recommendation

 

Vote Cast

 

Sponsor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Directors recommend: A vote for election of the following nominees: (1) Rodney E. Bennett, (2) Marc Chayette, (3) Daniel G. Cohen, (4) Thomas P. Costello, (5) G. Steven Dawson, (6) Jack Haraburda, (7) James J. McEntee, III, (8) Lance Ullom, (9) Charles W. Wolcott.

 

For

 

For

 

Management

 

Ticker:

AFN

Cusip:

014485106

Meeting Date:

5/22/2007

Record Date:

4/20/2007

 

 

 

 

 

Management

 

 

 

 

#

 

Proposal

 

Recommendation

 

Vote Cast

 

Sponsor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.00

 

Directors recommend: A vote for election of the following nominees: (1) Rodney E. Bennett, (2) Marc Chayette, (3) Daniel G. Cohen, (4) Thomas P. Costello, (5) G. Steven Dawson, (6) Jack Haraburda, (7) James J. McEntee, III, (8) Lance Ullom, (9) Charles W. Wolcott.

 

For

 

For

 

Management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.00

 

To amend the company’s 2006 long-term incentive plan, as described in the accompanying proxy statement.

 

For

 

For

 

Management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.00

 

To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2007.

 

For

 

For

 

Management

 

Company

Crystal River Capital, Inc.

 

 

Ticker:

CRZ

Cusip:

229393301

Meeting Date:

11/9/2006

Record Date:

10/4/2006

 

 

 

 

 

Management

 

 

 

 

#

 

Proposal

 

Recommendation

 

Vote Cast

 

Sponsor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.00

 

Directors Recommend: A vote for election of the following nominees: (1) Bruce K. Robertson, (2) Janet Graham, (3) Harald Hansen.

 

For

 

For

 

Management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.00

 

On the proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the company’s independent accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2006.

 

For

 

For

 

Management

 


 

Company

Iowa Telecommunications Services

 

 

Ticker:

IWA

Cusip:

462594201

Meeting Date:

6/14/2007

Record Date:

4/23/2007

 

 

 

 

 

Management

 

 

 

 

#

 

Proposal

 

Recommendation

 

Vote Cast

 

Sponsor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.00

 

Directors recommend: A vote for election of the following nominees: (1) Craig A. Lang, (2) H. Lynn Horak.

 

For

 

For

 

Management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.00

 

Adoption of Iowa Telecom’s 2007 employee stock purchase plan.

 

For

 

For

 

Management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.00

 

Adoption of amendment no.1 to Iowa Telecom’s 2005 stock incentive plan.

 

For

 

For

 

Management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.00

 

Approval and ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2007.

 

For

 

For

 

Management

 

Company

MFA Mortgage Investments, Inc.

 

 

Ticker:

MFA

Cusip:

55272X201

Meeting Date:

5/22/2007

Record Date:

3/30/2007

 

 

 

 

 

Management

 

 

 

 

#

 

Proposal

 

Recommendation

 

Vote Cast

 

Sponsor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.00

 

Directors recommend: A vote for election of the following nominees: (1) Stewart Zimmerman, (2) James A. Brodsky, (3) Alan L. Gosule.

 

For

 

For

 

Management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.00

 

Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as MFA’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007.

 

For

 

For

 

Management

 

Company

NovaStar Financial, Inc.

 

 

Ticker:

NFI

Cusip:

669947400

Meeting Date:

5/4/2007

Record Date:

3/9/2007

 

 

 

 

 

Management

 

 

 

 

#

 

Proposal

 

Recommendation

 

Vote Cast

 

Sponsor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.00

 

Directors Recommend: A vote for election of the following nominees: (1) W. Lance Anderson, (2) Gregory T. Barmore.

 

For

 

For

 

Management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.00

 

Approval of a charter amendment to increase the authorized shares of capital stock

 

For

 

For

 

Management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.00

 

Ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007.

 

For

 

For

 

Management

 


 

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.

 

 

RMR Preferred Dividend Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/Adam D. Portnoy

 

 

/s/Mark L. Kleifges

 

Adam D. Portnoy

 

Mark L. Kleifges

President

 

Treasurer

 

 

Date: August 17, 2007