0001193125-15-291441.txt : 20150814 0001193125-15-291441.hdr.sgml : 20150814 20150814132735 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-15-291441 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-PX PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20150630 FILED AS OF DATE: 20150814 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20150814 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20150814 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Sterling Capital Variable Insurance Funds CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001311261 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-PX SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-21682 FILM NUMBER: 151054447 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 434 FAYETTEVILLE STREET MALL CITY: RALEIGH STATE: NC ZIP: 27601 BUSINESS PHONE: 800-228-1872 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 434 FAYETTEVILLE STREET MALL STREET 2: 5TH FLOOR CITY: RALEIGH STATE: NC ZIP: 27601 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BB&T Variable Insurance Funds DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20110228 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Sterling Capital Variable Insurance Funds DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20110224 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BB&T Variable Insurance Funds DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20041210 0001311261 S000012130 STERLING CAPITAL EQUITY INCOME VARIABLE INSURANCE FUND C000033085 STERLING CAPITAL EQUITY INCOME VARIABLE INSURANCE FUND QBSEFX 0001311261 S000012134 STERLING CAPITAL SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES VARIABLE INSURANCE FUND C000033089 STERLING CAPITAL SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES VARIABLE INSURANCE FUND QBSOEX 0001311261 S000012135 STERLING CAPITAL TOTAL RETURN BOND VARIABLE INSURANCE FUND C000033090 STERLING CAPITAL TOTAL RETURN BOND VARIABLE INSURANCE FUND QBTRBX N-PX 1 d10590dnpx.txt STERLING CAPITAL VARIABLE INSURANCE FUNDS ================================================================================ 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 811-21682 Sterling Capital Variable Insurance Funds (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) 434 Fayetteville Street, 5th Floor Raleigh, NC 27601-0575 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) James T. Gillespie, President Sterling Capital Variable Insurance Funds 434 Fayetteville Street, 5th Floor Raleigh, NC 27601-0575 (Name and address of agent for service) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (800) 228-1872 Date of fiscal year end: December 31 Date of reporting period: July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2015 Form N-PX is to be used by a registered management investment company, other than a small business investment company registered on Form N-5 ((S)(S) 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than August 31 of each year, containing the registrant's proxy voting record for the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30, pursuant to section 30 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and rule 30b1-4 thereunder (17 CFR 270.30b1-4). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-PX in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles. A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-PX, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-PX unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. (S) 3507. ================================================================================ PROXY VOTING RECORD FOR PERIOD JULY 1, 2014 TO JUNE 30, 2015 The following fund and its respective reporting period has no reportable data as it did not vote proxies relating to portfolio securities during the period covered by this report. Fund Name: Registrant Time Period: STERLING CAPITAL TOTAL RETURN BOND VIF 07.01.2014-06.30.2015 Registrant : Sterling Capital Variable Insurance Funds Fund Name : STERLING CAPITAL EQUITY INCOME VIF ________________________________________________________________________________ Abbott Laboratories Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status ABT CUSIP 002824100 04/24/2015 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1.1 Elect Robert J. Alpern Mgmt For For For 1.2 Elect Roxanne S. Austin Mgmt For For For 1.3 Elect Sally E. Blount Mgmt For For For 1.4 Elect W. James Farrell Mgmt For For For 1.5 Elect Edward M. Liddy Mgmt For For For 1.6 Elect Nancy McKinstry Mgmt For For For 1.7 Elect Phebe N. Novakovic Mgmt For For For 1.8 Elect William A. Osborn Mgmt For For For 1.9 Elect Samuel C. Scott Mgmt For For For III 1.10 Elect Glenn F. Tilton Mgmt For For For 1.11 Elect Miles D. White Mgmt For For For 2 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 3 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For Executive Compensation 4 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Genetically Modified Ingredients 5 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against Regarding Independent Board Chairman ________________________________________________________________________________ AbbVie Inc. Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status ABBV CUSIP 00287Y109 05/08/2015 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1.1 Elect Roxanne S. Austin Mgmt For For For 1.2 Elect Richard A. Mgmt For For For Gonzalez 1.3 Elect Glenn F. Tilton Mgmt For For For 2 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 3 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For Executive Compensation ________________________________________________________________________________ Anthem Inc Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status WLP CUSIP 94973V107 11/05/2014 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Special United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 Company Name Change Mgmt For For For ________________________________________________________________________________ Anthem, Inc. Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status ANTM CUSIP 036752103 05/13/2015 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 Elect Julie A. Hill Mgmt For For For 2 Elect Ramiro G. Peru Mgmt For For For 3 Elect John H. Short Mgmt For For For 4 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 5 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For Executive Compensation 6 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr N/A Against N/A Regarding Declassification of the Board 7 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against Regarding Proxy Access ________________________________________________________________________________ Baxter International Inc. Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status BAX CUSIP 071813109 05/05/2015 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 Elect Uma Chowdhry Mgmt For For For 2 Elect James R. Gavin III Mgmt For For For 3 Elect Peter S. Hellman Mgmt For For For 4 Elect Kees J. Storm Mgmt For For For 5 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 6 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For Against Against Executive Compensation 7 2015 Incentive Plan Mgmt For For For 8 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Compensation in the Event of a Change in Control 9 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against Regarding Independent Board Chairman ________________________________________________________________________________ Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc. Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status DNKN CUSIP 265504100 05/12/2015 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1.1 Elect Sandra Horbach Mgmt For For For 1.2 Elect Mark Nunnelly Mgmt For For For 1.3 Elect Carl Sparks Mgmt For For For 2 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For Executive Compensation 3 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 4 2015 Omnibus Long-Term Mgmt For For For Incentive Plan 5 2015 Employee Stock Mgmt For For For Purchase Plan 6 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Cage-Free Eggs ________________________________________________________________________________ General Electric Company Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status GE CUSIP 369604103 04/22/2015 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 Elect W. Geoffrey Mgmt For For For Beattie 2 Elect John J. Brennan Mgmt For For For 3 Elect James I. Cash, Jr. Mgmt For For For 4 Elect Francisco D'Souza Mgmt For For For 5 Elect Marijn E. Dekkers Mgmt For For For 6 Elect Susan Hockfield Mgmt For For For 7 Elect Jeffrey R. Immelt Mgmt For For For 8 Elect Andrea Jung Mgmt For For For 9 Elect Robert W. Lane Mgmt For For For 10 Elect Rochelle B. Mgmt For For For Lazarus 11 Elect James J. Mulva Mgmt For For For 12 Elect James E. Rohr Mgmt For For For 13 Elect Mary L. Schapiro Mgmt For For For 14 Elect Robert J. Mgmt For For For Swieringa 15 Elect James S. Tisch Mgmt For For For 16 Elect Douglas A. Warner Mgmt For For For III 17 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For Executive Compensation 18 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 19 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Cumulative Voting 20 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Right to Act by Written Consent 21 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Nomination of Retiree Directors 22 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Holy Land Principles 23 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Compensation in the Event of a Change in Control ________________________________________________________________________________ General Mills, Inc. Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status GIS CUSIP 370334 09/23/2014 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 Elect Bradbury H. Mgmt For For For Anderson 2 Elect R. Kerry Clark Mgmt For Against Against 3 Elect Paul Danos Mgmt For For For 4 Elect Henrietta H. Fore Mgmt For For For 5 Elect Raymond V. Mgmt For For For Gilmartin 6 Elect Judith Richards Mgmt For For For Hope 7 Elect Heidi G. Miller Mgmt For For For 8 Elect Hilda Mgmt For For For Ochoa-Brillembourg 9 Elect Steve Odland Mgmt For For For 10 Elect Kendall J. Powell Mgmt For For For 11 Elect Michael D. Rose Mgmt For For For 12 Elect Robert L. Ryan Mgmt For For For 13 Elect Dorothy A. Terrell Mgmt For For For 14 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For Executive Compensation 15 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 16 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Reporting on the Use of Non-Recyclable Packaging 17 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Genetically Modified Organisms ________________________________________________________________________________ International Business Machines Corporation Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status IBM CUSIP 459200101 04/28/2015 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 Elect Alain J. P. Belda Mgmt For For For 2 Elect William R. Brody Mgmt For For For 3 Elect Kenneth I. Mgmt For For For Chenault 4 Elect Michael L. Eskew Mgmt For Against Against 5 Elect David N. Farr Mgmt For For For 6 Elect Alex Gorsky Mgmt For For For 7 Elect Shirley Ann Mgmt For Against Against Jackson 8 Elect Andrew N. Liveris Mgmt For For For 9 Elect W. James Mgmt For For For McNerney, Jr. 10 Elect James W. Owens Mgmt For For For 11 Elect Virginia M. Mgmt For For For Rometty 12 Elect Joan E. Spero Mgmt For For For 13 Elect Sidney Taurel Mgmt For For For 14 Elect Peter R. Voser Mgmt For For For 15 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 16 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For Executive Compensation 17 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Lobbying Report 18 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against Regarding Right to Act by Written Consent 19 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Compensation in the Event of a Change in Control 20 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Formation of a Public Policy Committee of the Board ________________________________________________________________________________ Kinder Morgan, Inc. Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status KMI CUSIP 49456B101 05/07/2015 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1.1 Elect Richard D. Kinder Mgmt For For For 1.2 Elect Steven J. Kean Mgmt For For For 1.3 Elect Ted A. Gardner Mgmt For For For 1.4 Elect Anthony W. Hall, Mgmt For For For Jr. 1.5 Elect Gary L. Hultquist Mgmt For For For 1.6 Elect Ronald L. Kuehn, Mgmt For For For Jr. 1.7 Elect Deborah A. Mgmt For For For Macdonald 1.8 Elect Michael Miller Mgmt For Withhold Against 1.9 Elect Michael C. Morgan Mgmt For For For 1.10 Elect Arthur C. Mgmt For For For Reichstetter 1.11 Elect Fayez S. Sarofim Mgmt For For For 1.12 Elect C. Park Shaper Mgmt For For For 1.13 Elect William A. Smith Mgmt For For For 1.14 Elect Joel V. Staff Mgmt For For For 1.15 Elect Robert F. Vagt Mgmt For For For 1.16 Elect Perry M. Waughtal Mgmt For For For 2 Approval of the 2015 Mgmt For For For Stock Incentive Plan 3 Approval of the 2015 Mgmt For For For Annual Incentive Plan 4 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For Executive Compensation 5 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 6 Amendments to Mgmt For For For Certificate of Incorporation to Comply with Jones Act 7 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Report on Response to Climate Change Policy 8 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Methane Emissions Reporting and Reduction Targets 9 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against Regarding Sustainability Report ________________________________________________________________________________ Kinder Morgan, Inc. Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status KMI CUSIP 49456B101 11/20/2014 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Special United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 Increase of Authorized Mgmt For For For Common Stock 2 Merger/Acquisition Mgmt For For For 3 Right to Adjourn Meeting Mgmt For For For ________________________________________________________________________________ Mattel, Inc. Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status MAT CUSIP 577081102 05/21/2015 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 Elect Michael J. Dolan Mgmt For For For 2 Elect Trevor A. Edwards Mgmt For For For 3 Elect Frances D. Mgmt For For For Fergusson 4 Elect Ann Lewnes Mgmt For For For 5 Elect Dominic Ng Mgmt For For For 6 Elect Vasant M. Prabhu Mgmt For For For 7 Elect Dean Scarborough Mgmt For For For 8 Elect Christopher A. Mgmt For For For Sinclair 9 Elect Dirk Van de Put Mgmt For For For 10 Elect Kathy White Loyd Mgmt For For For 11 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For Executive Compensation 12 Amendment to the 2010 Mgmt For For For Equity and Long-Term Compensation Plan 13 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 14 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against Regarding Independent Board Chairman ________________________________________________________________________________ Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status MXIM CUSIP 57772K101 11/12/2014 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1.1 Elect B. Kipling Mgmt For For For Hagopian 1.2 Elect Tunc Doluca Mgmt For For For 1.3 Elect James R. Bergman Mgmt For Withhold Against 1.4 Elect Joseph R. Bronson Mgmt For For For 1.5 Elect Robert E. Grady Mgmt For For For 1.6 Elect William D. Watkins Mgmt For For For 1.7 Elect A.R. Frank Wazzan Mgmt For For For 2 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 3 Amendment to 2008 Mgmt For For For Employee Stock Purchase Plan 4 Amendment to 1996 Stock Mgmt For For For Incentive Plan 5 Elimination of Mgmt For Against Against Cumulative Voting 6 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For Executive Compensation 7 Renewal of Executive Mgmt For For For Bonus Plan ________________________________________________________________________________ McDonald's Corporation Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status MCD CUSIP 580135101 05/21/2015 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 Elect Susan E. Arnold Mgmt For For For 2 Elect Stephen J. Mgmt For For For Easterbrook 3 Elect Robert A. Eckert Mgmt For For For 4 Elect Margaret H. Mgmt For For For Georgiadis 5 Elect Enrique Mgmt For For For Hernandez, Jr. 6 Elect Jeanne P. Jackson Mgmt For For For 7 Elect Richard H. Lenny Mgmt For For For 8 Elect Walter E. Massey Mgmt For For For 9 Elect Andrew J. McKenna Mgmt For For For 10 Elect Sheila A. Penrose Mgmt For For For 11 Elect John W. Rogers, Mgmt For For For Jr. 12 Elect Roger W. Stone Mgmt For For For 13 Elect Miles D. White Mgmt For For For 14 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For Executive Compensation 15 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 16 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Compensation in the Event of a Change in Control 17 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against Regarding Right to Act by Written Consent 18 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against Regarding Proxy Access 19 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Report of Values in Political Spending 20 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Educating the Public On Genetically Modified Organisms 21 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Report on Palm Oil ________________________________________________________________________________ MetLife, Inc. Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status MET CUSIP 59156R108 04/28/2015 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 Elect Cheryl W. Grise Mgmt For For For 2 Elect Carlos M. Mgmt For For For Gutierrez 3 Elect R. Glenn Hubbard Mgmt For For For 4 Elect Steven A. Mgmt For For For Kandarian 5 Elect Alfred F. Kelly, Mgmt For For For Jr. 6 Elect Edward J. Kelly, Mgmt For For For III 7 Elect William E. Kennard Mgmt For For For 8 Elect James M. Kilts Mgmt For For For 9 Elect Catherine R. Mgmt For For For Kinney 10 Elect Denise M. Morrison Mgmt For For For 11 Elect Kenton J. Mgmt For For For Sicchitano 12 Elect Lulu C. Wang Mgmt For For For 13 Elimination of Mgmt For For For Supermajority Requirement 14 Elimination of Mgmt For For For Supermajority Requirement 15 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 16 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For Executive Compensation ________________________________________________________________________________ Microsoft Corporation Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status MSFT CUSIP 594918104 12/03/2014 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 Elect William H. Gates Mgmt For For For III 2 Elect Maria Klawe Mgmt For For For 3 Elect Teri L. List-Stoll Mgmt For For For 4 Elect G. Mason Morfit Mgmt For For For 5 Elect Satya Nadella Mgmt For For For 6 Elect Charles H. Noski Mgmt For For For 7 Elect Helmut G. W. Panke Mgmt For For For 8 Elect Charles W. Scharf Mgmt For For For 9 Elect John W. Stanton Mgmt For For For 10 Elect John W. Thompson Mgmt For Against Against 11 ADVISORY VOTE ON Mgmt For For For EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION 12 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 13 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Proxy Access ________________________________________________________________________________ Novartis AG Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status NOVN CUSIP 66987V109 02/27/2015 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 Accounts and Reports Mgmt For For For 2 Ratification of Board Mgmt For For For and Management Acts 3 Allocation of Mgmt For For For Profits/Dividends 4 Cancellation of Shares Mgmt For For For and Reduction in Share Capital 5 Amendments to Articles Mgmt For For For Relating to VeguV 6 Board Compensation Mgmt For For For 7 Executive Compensation Mgmt For For For 8 Compensation Report Mgmt For For For 9 Elect Jorg Reinhardt as Mgmt For For For Chairman 10 Elect Dimitri Azar Mgmt For For For 11 Elect Verena A. Briner Mgmt For For For 12 Elect Srikant Datar Mgmt For For For 13 Elect Ann M. Fudge Mgmt For For For 14 Elect Pierre Landolt Mgmt For For For 15 Elect Andreas von Planta Mgmt For For For 16 Elect Charles L. Sawyers Mgmt For For For 17 Elect Enrico Vanni Mgmt For For For 18 Elect William T. Winters Mgmt For For For 19 Elect Nancy C. Andrews Mgmt For For For 20 Elect Srikant Datar as Mgmt For For For Compensation Committee Member 21 Elect Ann Fudge as Mgmt For For For Compensation Committee Member 22 Elect Enrico Vanni as Mgmt For For For Compensation Committee Member 23 Elect William T. Mgmt For For For Winters as Compensation Committee Member 24 Appointment of Auditor Mgmt For For For 25 Appointment of Mgmt For For For Independent Proxy 26 Additional or ShrHoldr N/A Abstain N/A Miscellaneous Proposals ________________________________________________________________________________ Occidental Petroleum Corporation Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status OXY CUSIP 674599105 05/01/2015 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 Elect Spencer Abraham Mgmt For For For 2 Elect Howard I. Atkins Mgmt For For For 3 Elect Eugene L. Mgmt For For For Batchelder 4 Elect Stephen I. Chazen Mgmt For For For 5 Elect John E. Feick Mgmt For For For 6 Elect Margaret M. Foran Mgmt For For For 7 Elect Carlos M. Mgmt For For For Gutierrez 8 Elect William R. Klesse Mgmt For Against Against 9 Elect Avedick B. Mgmt For For For Poladian 10 Elect Elisse B. Walter Mgmt For For For 11 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For Executive Compensation 12 2015 Long-Term Mgmt For For For Incentive Plan 13 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 14 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Recoupment of Unearned Bonuses 15 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against Regarding Proxy Access 16 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Methane Emissions and Flaring Reporting and Reduction Targets 17 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Report on Membership in Lobbying Organizations ________________________________________________________________________________ Omnicom Group Inc. Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status OMC CUSIP 681919106 05/18/2015 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 Elect John D. Wren Mgmt For For For 2 Elect Bruce Crawford Mgmt For For For 3 Elect Alan R. Batkin Mgmt For For For 4 Elect Mary C. Choksi Mgmt For For For 5 Elect Robert C. Clark Mgmt For For For 6 Elect Leonard S. Mgmt For For For Coleman, Jr. 7 Elect Errol M. Cook Mgmt For For For 8 Elect Susan S. Denison Mgmt For For For 9 Elect Michael A. Henning Mgmt For For For 10 Elect John R. Murphy Mgmt For For For 11 Elect John R. Purcell Mgmt For For For 12 Elect Linda Johnson Rice Mgmt For For For 13 Elect Gary L. Roubos Mgmt For For For 14 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 15 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For Executive Compensation 16 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Employment Diversity Report 17 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against Regarding Independent Board Chairman ________________________________________________________________________________ Pearson plc Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status PSON CUSIP 705015105 04/24/2015 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 Accounts and Reports Mgmt For For For 2 Allocation of Mgmt For For For Profits/Dividends 3 Elect Vivienne Cox Mgmt For For For 4 Elect John Fallon Mgmt For For For 5 Elect Robin Freestone Mgmt For For For 6 Elect Joshua Lewis Mgmt For For For 7 Elect Linda Koch Lorimer Mgmt For For For 8 Elect Harish M. Manwani Mgmt For For For 9 Elect Glen R. Moreno Mgmt For For For 10 Elect Elizabeth Corley Mgmt For For For 11 Elect Tim Score Mgmt For For For 12 Remuneration Report Mgmt For For For (Advisory) 13 Appointment of Auditor Mgmt For For For 14 Authority to Set Mgmt For For For Auditor's Fees 15 Authority to Issue Mgmt For For For Shares w/ Preemptive Rights 16 Authority to Issue Mgmt For For For Shares w/o Preemptive Rights 17 Authority to Repurchase Mgmt For For For Shares ________________________________________________________________________________ PepsiCo, Inc. Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status PEP CUSIP 713448108 05/06/2015 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 Elect Shona L. Brown Mgmt For For For 2 Elect George W. Buckley Mgmt For For For 3 Elect Ian M. Cook Mgmt For For For 4 Elect Dina Dublon Mgmt For For For 5 Elect Rona A. Fairhead Mgmt For For For 6 Elect Richard W. Fisher Mgmt For For For 7 Elect Alberto Ibarguen Mgmt For For For 8 Elect William R. Johnson Mgmt For For For 9 Elect Indra K. Nooyi Mgmt For For For 10 Elect David C. Page Mgmt For For For 11 Elect Robert C. Pohlad Mgmt For For For 12 Elect Lloyd G. Trotter Mgmt For For For 13 Elect Daniel Vasella Mgmt For For For 14 Elect Alberto Weisser Mgmt For For For 15 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 16 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For Executive Compensation 17 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Formation of Sustainability Committee 18 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Compensation in the Event of a Change in Control 19 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Neonicotinoids ________________________________________________________________________________ Pfizer Inc. Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status PFE CUSIP 717081103 04/23/2015 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 Elect Dennis A. Ausiello Mgmt For For For 2 Elect W. Don Cornwell Mgmt For For For 3 Elect Frances D. Mgmt For For For Fergusson 4 Elect Helen H. Hobbs Mgmt For For For 5 Elect James M. Kilts Mgmt For For For 6 Elect Shantanu Narayen Mgmt For For For 7 Elect Suzanne Nora Mgmt For For For Johnson 8 Elect Ian C. Read Mgmt For For For 9 Elect Stephen W. Sanger Mgmt For For For 10 Elect James C. Smith Mgmt For For For 11 Elect Marc Mgmt For For For Tessier-Lavigne 12 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 13 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For Executive Compensation 14 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Lobbying Review ________________________________________________________________________________ Philip Morris International Inc. Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status PM CUSIP 718172109 05/06/2015 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 Elect Harold Brown Mgmt For For For 2 Elect Andre Mgmt For For For Calantzopoulos 3 Elect Louis C. Camilleri Mgmt For For For 4 Elect Werner Geissler Mgmt For For For 5 Elect Jennifer Li Mgmt For For For 6 Elect Jun Makihara Mgmt For For For 7 Elect Sergio Marchionne Mgmt For For For 8 Elect Kalpana Morparia Mgmt For For For 9 Elect Lucio A. Noto Mgmt For For For 10 Elect Frederik Paulsen Mgmt For For For 11 Elect Robert B. Polet Mgmt For For For 12 Elect Stephen M. Wolf Mgmt For For For 13 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 14 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For Against Against Executive Compensation 15 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against Regarding Lobbying Report 16 Shareholder Proposal on ShrHoldr Against Against For Suppression of Forced Labor ________________________________________________________________________________ QUALCOMM Incorporated Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status QCOM CUSIP 747525103 03/09/2015 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 Elect Barbara T. Mgmt For For For Alexander 2 Elect Donald G. Mgmt For For For Cruickshank 3 Elect Raymond V. Mgmt For For For Dittamore 4 Elect Susan Hockfield Mgmt For For For 5 Elect Thomas W. Horton Mgmt For For For 6 Elect Paul E. Jacobs Mgmt For For For 7 Elect Sherry Lansing Mgmt For For For 8 Elect Harish M. Manwani Mgmt For For For 9 Elect Steven M. Mgmt For For For Mollenkopf 10 Elect Duane A. Nelles Mgmt For For For 11 Elect Clark T. Randt, Mgmt For For For Jr. 12 Elect Francisco Ros Mgmt For For For 13 Elect Jonathan J. Mgmt For For For Rubinstein 14 Elect Brent Scowcroft Mgmt For For For 15 Elect Marc I. Stern Mgmt For For For 16 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 17 Amendment to the 2001 Mgmt For For For Employee Stock Purchase Plan 18 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For Executive Compensation ________________________________________________________________________________ Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status SMG CUSIP 810186106 01/29/2015 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1.1 Elect Michelle A. Mgmt For For For Johnson 1.2 Elect Thomas N. Kelly, Mgmt For For For Jr. 1.3 Elect John R. Vines Mgmt For For For 2 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For Executive Compensation 3 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For ________________________________________________________________________________ Travelers Companies, Inc. Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status TRV CUSIP 89417E109 05/20/2015 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 Elect Alan L. Beller Mgmt For For For 2 Elect John H. Dasburg Mgmt For For For 3 Elect Janet M. Dolan Mgmt For For For 4 Elect Kenneth M. Mgmt For For For Duberstein 5 Elect Jay S. Fishman Mgmt For For For 6 Elect Patricia L. Mgmt For For For Higgins 7 Elect Thomas R. Hodgson Mgmt For For For 8 Elect William J. Kane Mgmt For For For 9 Elect Cleve L. Mgmt For For For Killingsworth, Jr. 10 Elect Philip T. Ruegger Mgmt For For For III 11 Elect Donald J. Shepard Mgmt For For For 12 Elect Laurie J. Thomsen Mgmt For For For 13 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 14 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For Against Against Executive Compensation 15 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Political Contributions and Expenditures Report ________________________________________________________________________________ Unilever plc Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status ULVR CUSIP 904767704 04/30/2015 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 Accounts and Reports Mgmt For For For 2 Remuneration Report Mgmt For For For (Advisory) 3 Elect Paul Polman Mgmt For For For 4 Elect Jean-Marc Huet Mgmt For For For 5 Elect Laura CHA May Lung Mgmt For For For 6 Elect Louise O. Fresco Mgmt For For For 7 Elect Ann M. Fudge Mgmt For For For 8 Elect Mary MA Xuezheng Mgmt For For For 9 Elect Hixonia Nyasulu Mgmt For For For 10 Elect John Rishton Mgmt For For For 11 Elect Feike Sijbesma Mgmt For For For 12 Elect Michael Treschow Mgmt For For For 13 Elect Nils Smedegaard Mgmt For For For Andersen 14 Elect Vittorio Colao Mgmt For For For 15 Elect Judith Hartmann Mgmt For For For 16 Appointment of Auditor Mgmt For For For 17 Authority to Set Mgmt For For For Auditor's Fees 18 Authority to Issue Mgmt For For For Shares w/ Preemptive Rights 19 Authority to Issue Mgmt For For For Shares w/o Preemptive Rights 20 Authority to Repurchase Mgmt For For For Shares 21 Authorisation of Mgmt For For For Political Donations 22 Authority to Set Mgmt For Against Against General Meeting Notice Period at 14 Days ________________________________________________________________________________ United Parcel Service, Inc. Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status UPS CUSIP 911312106 05/07/2015 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 Elect David P. Abney Mgmt For For For 2 Elect Rodney C. Adkins Mgmt For For For 3 Elect Michael J. Burns Mgmt For For For 4 Elect D. Scott Davis Mgmt For For For 5 Elect William R. Johnson Mgmt For For For 6 Elect Candace Kendle Mgmt For For For 7 Elect Ann M. Livermore Mgmt For For For 8 Elect Rudy H.P. Markham Mgmt For For For 9 Elect Clark T. Randt, Mgmt For For For Jr. 10 Elect John T. Stankey Mgmt For For For 11 Elect Carol B. Tome Mgmt For For For 12 Elect Kevin M. Warsh Mgmt For For For 13 Approval of the 2015 Mgmt For For For Omnibus Incentive Equity Compensation Plan 14 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 15 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Lobbying Report 16 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against Regarding Recapitalization 17 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against Regarding Tax Gross-Up Payments ________________________________________________________________________________ Verizon Communications Inc. Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status VZ CUSIP 92343V104 05/07/2015 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 Elect Shellye L. Mgmt For For For Archambeau 2 Elect Mark T. Bertolini Mgmt For For For 3 Elect Richard L. Carrion Mgmt For For For 4 Elect Melanie L. Healey Mgmt For For For 5 Elect M. Frances Keeth Mgmt For For For 6 Elect Lowell C. McAdam Mgmt For For For 7 Elect Donald T. Mgmt For For For Nicolaisen 8 Elect Clarence Otis, Jr. Mgmt For For For 9 Elect Rodney E. Slater Mgmt For For For 10 Elect Kathryn A. Tesija Mgmt For For For 11 Elect Gregory D. Wasson Mgmt For For For 12 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 13 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For Executive Compensation 14 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Network Neutrality 15 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against Regarding Lobbying Report 16 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Approval of Severance Agreements 17 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Retention of Shares Until Retirement 18 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against Regarding Right to Act by Written Consent ________________________________________________________________________________ Wells Fargo & Company Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status WFC CUSIP 949746101 04/28/2015 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 Elect John D. Baker II Mgmt For For For 2 Elect Elaine L. Chao Mgmt For For For 3 Elect John S. Chen Mgmt For For For 4 Elect Lloyd H. Dean Mgmt For For For 5 Elect Elizabeth A. Duke Mgmt For For For 6 Elect Susan E. Engel Mgmt For For For 7 Elect Enrique Mgmt For For For Hernandez, Jr. 8 Elect Donald M. James Mgmt For For For 9 Elect Cynthia H. Mgmt For Against Against Milligan 10 Elect Federico F. Pena Mgmt For For For 11 Elect James H. Quigley Mgmt For For For 12 Elect Judith M. Runstad Mgmt For For For 13 Elect Stephen W. Sanger Mgmt For For For 14 Elect John G. Stumpf Mgmt For For For 15 Elect Susan G. Swenson Mgmt For For For 16 Elect Suzanne M. Mgmt For For For Vautrinot 17 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For Executive Compensation 18 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 19 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against Regarding Independent Board Chairman 20 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Lobbying Report Registrant : Sterling Capital Variable Insurance Funds Fund Name : STERLING CAPITAL SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES VIF ________________________________________________________________________________ Activision Blizzard, Inc. Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status ATVI CUSIP 00507V109 06/03/2015 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 Elect Robert J. Corti Mgmt For Against Against 2 Elect Brian G. Kelly Mgmt For For For 3 Elect Robert A. Kotick Mgmt For For For 4 Elect Barry Meyer Mgmt For For For 5 Elect Robert J. Morgado Mgmt For Against Against 6 Elect Peter Nolan Mgmt For Against Against 7 Elect Richard Sarnoff Mgmt For For For 8 Elect Elaine P. Wynn Mgmt For Against Against 9 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For Against Against Executive Compensation 10 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For ________________________________________________________________________________ Akamai Technologies, Inc. Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status AKAM CUSIP 00971T101 05/13/2015 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 Elect George H. Conrades Mgmt For For For 2 Elect Jill A. Greenthal Mgmt For Against Against 3 Elect F. Thomson Mgmt For For For Leighton 4 Amendment to the 2013 Mgmt For For For Stock Incentive Plan 5 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For Executive Compensation 6 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For ________________________________________________________________________________ American Campus Communities, Inc. Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status ACC CUSIP 024835100 05/07/2015 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 Elect William C. Mgmt For For For Bayless, Jr. 2 Elect R.D. Burck Mgmt For For For 3 Elect G. Steven Dawson Mgmt For For For 4 Elect Cydney Donnell Mgmt For For For 5 Elect Dennis G. Lopez Mgmt For For For 6 Elect Edward Lowenthal Mgmt For For For 7 Elect Oliver Luck Mgmt For For For 8 Elect C. Patrick Oles Mgmt For For For Jr. 9 Elect Winston W. Walker Mgmt For For For 10 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 11 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For Executive Compensation ________________________________________________________________________________ Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status COG CUSIP 127097103 04/23/2015 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 Elect Rhys J. Best Mgmt For For For 2 Elect Dan O. Dinges Mgmt For For For 3 Elect James R. Gibbs Mgmt For For For 4 Elect Robert L. Keiser Mgmt For For For 5 Elect Robert Kelley Mgmt For For For 6 Elect W. Matt Ralls Mgmt For For For 7 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 8 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For Executive Compensation 9 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against Regarding Political Contributions and Expenditures Report 10 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against Regarding Proxy Access ________________________________________________________________________________ Capital One Financial Corporation Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status COF CUSIP 14040H105 04/30/2015 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 Elect Richard D. Mgmt For For For Fairbank 2 Elect Patrick W. Gross Mgmt For For For 3 Elect Ann Fritz Hackett Mgmt For For For 4 Elect Lewis Hay, III Mgmt For For For 5 Elect Benjamin P. Mgmt For For For Jenkins, III 6 Elect Pierre E. Leroy Mgmt For For For 7 Elect Peter E. Raskind Mgmt For For For 8 Elect Mayo A. Shattuck Mgmt For For For III 9 Elect Bradford H. Warner Mgmt For For For 10 Elect Catherine G. West Mgmt For For For 11 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 12 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For Executive Compensation 13 Management Proposal Mgmt For For For Regarding Right to Call a Special Meeting 14 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Right to Call a Special Meeting ________________________________________________________________________________ Cisco Systems, Inc. Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status CSCO CUSIP 17275R102 11/20/2014 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 Elect Carol A. Bartz Mgmt For For For 2 Elect M. Michele Burns Mgmt For For For 3 Elect Michael D. Mgmt For For For Capellas 4 Elect John T. Chambers Mgmt For For For 5 Elect Brian L. Halla Mgmt For For For 6 Elect John L. Hennessy Mgmt For Against Against 7 Elect Kristina M. Mgmt For For For Johnson 8 Elect Roderick C. Mgmt For For For McGeary 9 Elect Arun Sarin Mgmt For For For 10 Elect Steven M. West Mgmt For For For 11 Amendment to the Mgmt For For For Employee Stock Purchase Plan 12 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For Executive Compensation 13 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 14 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Formation of a Public Policy Committee of the Board 15 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Proxy Access 16 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against Regarding Political Contributions and Expenditures Report ________________________________________________________________________________ Citrix Systems, Inc. Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status CTXS CUSIP 177376100 05/28/2015 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 Elect Thomas F. Bogan Mgmt For For For 2 Elect Robert M. Mgmt For For For Calderoni 3 Elect Nanci E. Caldwell Mgmt For For For 4 Elect Robert D. Daleo Mgmt For For For 5 Elect Murray J. Demo Mgmt For For For 6 Elect Francis deSouza Mgmt For For For 7 Elect Asiff S. Hirji Mgmt For For For 8 2015 Employee Stock Mgmt For For For Purchase Plan 9 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 10 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For Executive Compensation ________________________________________________________________________________ Comcast Corporation Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status CMCSA CUSIP 20030N101 05/21/2015 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1.1 Elect Kenneth J. Bacon Mgmt For For For 1.2 Elect Sheldon M. Mgmt For For For Bonovitz 1.3 Elect Edward D. Breen Mgmt For For For 1.4 Elect Joseph J. Collins Mgmt For Withhold Against 1.5 Elect J. Michael Cook Mgmt For For For 1.6 Elect Gerald L. Hassell Mgmt For Withhold Against 1.7 Elect Jeffrey A. Mgmt For For For Honickman 1.8 Elect Eduardo G. Mestre Mgmt For For For 1.9 Elect Brian L. Roberts Mgmt For For For 1.10 Elect Ralph J. Roberts Mgmt For For For 1.11 Elect Johnathan A. Mgmt For For For Rodgers 1.12 Elect Judith Rodin Mgmt For Withhold Against 2 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 3 Amendment to the 2006 Mgmt For For For Cash Bonus Plan 4 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Lobbying Report 5 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against Regarding Compensation in the Event of a Change in Control 6 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against Regarding Recapitalization ________________________________________________________________________________ EBay Inc. Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status EBAY CUSIP 278642103 05/01/2015 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 Elect Fred D. Anderson Mgmt For For For 2 Elect Anthony J. Bates Mgmt For For For 3 Elect Edward W. Barnholt Mgmt For For For 4 Elect Jonathan Mgmt For For For Christodoro 5 Elect Scott D. Cook Mgmt For For For 6 Elect John J. Donahoe Mgmt For For For 7 Elect David Dorman Mgmt For For For 8 Elect Bonnie S. Hammer Mgmt For For For 9 Elect Gail J. McGovern Mgmt For For For 10 Elect Kathleen C. Mitic Mgmt For For For 11 Elect David M. Moffett Mgmt For For For 12 Elect Pierre M. Omidyar Mgmt For For For 13 Elect Thomas J. Tierney Mgmt For For For 14 Elect Perry M. Traquina Mgmt For For For 15 Elect Frank D. Yeary Mgmt For For For 16 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For Executive Compensation 17 Amendment to Incentive Mgmt For For For Plan 18 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 19 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against Regarding Right to Act by Written Consent 20 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against Regarding Proxy Access 21 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Gender Pay Equity Report ________________________________________________________________________________ EOG Resources, Inc. Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status EOG CUSIP 26875P101 04/30/2015 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 Elect Janet F. Clark Mgmt For For For 2 Elect Charles R. Crisp Mgmt For For For 3 Elect James C. Day Mgmt For For For 4 Elect H. Leighton Mgmt For For For Steward 5 Elect Donald F. Textor Mgmt For For For 6 Elect William R. Thomas Mgmt For For For 7 Elect Frank G. Wisner Mgmt For For For 8 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 9 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For Executive Compensation 10 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against Regarding Proxy Access 11 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Methane Emissions Reporting and Reduction Target ________________________________________________________________________________ Expeditors International Of Washington, Inc. Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status EXPD CUSIP 302130109 05/21/2015 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 Elect Robert R. Wright Mgmt For Against Against 2 Elect Mark A. Emmert Mgmt For For For 3 Elect Dan P. Mgmt For For For Kourkoumelis 4 Elect Michael J. Malone Mgmt For Against Against 5 Elect Richard B. McCune Mgmt For For For 6 Elect John W. Meisenbach Mgmt For Against Against 7 Elect Jeffrey S. Musser Mgmt For For For 8 Elect Liane J. Pelletier Mgmt For For For 9 Elect James L.K. Wang Mgmt For For For 10 Elect Tay Yoshitani Mgmt For For For 11 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For Against Against Executive Compensation 12 2015 Stock Option Plan Mgmt For For For 13 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 14 Management Proposal Mgmt For For For Regarding Proxy Access 15 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Proxy Access 16 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Shareholder Approval of Specific Performance Metrics in Equity Compensation Plans 17 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against Regarding Compensation in the Event of a Change in Control 18 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Retention of Shares Until Retirement 19 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Recoupment of Unearned Bonuses ________________________________________________________________________________ Ford Motor Company Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status F CUSIP 345370860 05/14/2015 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 Elect Stephen G. Butler Mgmt For For For 2 Elect Kimberly A. Mgmt For For For Casiano 3 Elect Anthony F. Mgmt For For For Earley, Jr. 4 Elect Mark Fields Mgmt For For For 5 Elect Edsel B. Ford II Mgmt For Against Against 6 Elect William Clay Mgmt For For For Ford, Jr. 7 Elect James P. Hackett Mgmt For For For 8 Elect James H. Hance, Mgmt For For For Jr. 9 Elect William W. Helman Mgmt For For For IV 10 Elect Jon M. Huntsman, Mgmt For For For Jr. 11 Elect William E. Kennard Mgmt For For For 12 Elect John C. Lechleiter Mgmt For For For 13 Elect Ellen R. Marram Mgmt For For For 14 Elect Gerald L. Shaheen Mgmt For Against Against 15 Elect John L. Thornton Mgmt For For For 16 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 17 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For Executive Compensation 18 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against Regarding Recapitalization 19 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against Regarding Right to Call a Special Meeting ________________________________________________________________________________ Halliburton Company Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status HAL CUSIP 406216101 03/27/2015 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Special United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 Merger/Acquisition Mgmt For For For 2 Right to Adjourn Meeting Mgmt For For For ________________________________________________________________________________ Halliburton Company Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status HAL CUSIP 406216101 05/20/2015 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 Elect Abdulaziz F. Al Mgmt For For For Khayyal 2 Elect Alan M. Bennett Mgmt For For For 3 Elect James R. Boyd Mgmt For For For 4 Elect Milton Carroll Mgmt For Against Against 5 Elect Nance K. Dicciani Mgmt For For For 6 Elect Murry S. Gerber Mgmt For For For 7 Elect Jose C. Grubisich Mgmt For For For 8 Elect David J. Lesar Mgmt For For For 9 Elect Robert A. Malone Mgmt For For For 10 Elect J. Landis Martin Mgmt For For For 11 Elect Jeffrey A. Miller Mgmt For For For 12 Elect Debra L. Reed Mgmt For For For 13 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 14 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For Executive Compensation 15 Amendment to the Stock Mgmt For For For and Incentive Plan 16 Amendment to the Mgmt For For For Employee Stock Purchase Plan ________________________________________________________________________________ HCA Holdings, Inc. Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status HCA CUSIP 40412C101 04/30/2015 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1.1 Elect R. Milton Johnson Mgmt For For For 1.2 Elect Robert J. Dennis Mgmt For For For 1.3 Elect Nancy-Ann DeParle Mgmt For For For 1.4 Elect Thomas F. Frist Mgmt For For For III 1.5 Elect William R. Frist Mgmt For For For 1.6 Elect Ann H. Lamont Mgmt For For For 1.7 Elect Jay O. Light Mgmt For For For 1.8 Elect Geoffrey G. Meyers Mgmt For For For 1.9 Elect Michael W. Mgmt For For For Michelson 1.10 Elect Wayne J. Riley Mgmt For For For 1.11 Elect John W. Rowe Mgmt For For For 2 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 3 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For Executive Compensation ________________________________________________________________________________ Intuit Inc. Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status INTU CUSIP 461202103 01/22/2015 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 Elect William V. Mgmt For For For Campbell 2 Elect Scott D. Cook Mgmt For For For 3 Elect Richard Dalzell Mgmt For For For 4 Elect Diane B. Greene Mgmt For For For 5 Elect Edward A. Kangas Mgmt For For For 6 Elect Suzanne Nora Mgmt For For For Johnson 7 Elect Dennis D. Powell Mgmt For For For 8 Elect Brad D. Smith Mgmt For For For 9 Elect Jeff Weiner Mgmt For For For 10 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 11 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For Executive Compensation 12 Amendment to the Mgmt For For For Employee Stock Purchase Plan ________________________________________________________________________________ J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status JBHT CUSIP 445658107 04/23/2015 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 Elect Douglas G. Duncan Mgmt For For For 2 Elect Francesca M. Mgmt For For For Edwardson 3 Elect Wayne Garrison Mgmt For For For 4 Elect Sharilyn S. Mgmt For For For Gasaway 5 Elect Gary C. George Mgmt For For For 6 Elect Bryan Hunt Mgmt For Against Against 7 Elect Coleman H. Mgmt For For For Peterson 8 Elect John N. Roberts Mgmt For For For III 9 Elect James L. Robo Mgmt For For For 10 Elect Kirk Thompson Mgmt For For For 11 Elect John A. White Mgmt For For For 12 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 13 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Reporting and Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions ________________________________________________________________________________ Mednax, Inc. Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status MD CUSIP 58502B106 05/07/2015 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1.1 Elect Cesar L. Alvarez Mgmt For Withhold Against 1.2 Elect Karey D. Barker Mgmt For For For 1.3 Elect Waldemar A. Carlo Mgmt For For For 1.4 Elect Michael B. Mgmt For For For Fernandez 1.5 Elect Paul G. Gabos Mgmt For For For 1.6 Elect Pascal J. Mgmt For For For Goldschmidt 1.7 Elect Manuel Kadre Mgmt For For For 1.8 Elect Roger J. Medel Mgmt For For For 1.9 Elect Donna E. Shalala Mgmt For For For 1.10 Elect Enrique J. Sosa Mgmt For For For 2 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 3 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For Executive Compensation ________________________________________________________________________________ Mondelez International Inc. Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status MDLZ CUSIP 609207105 05/20/2015 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 Elect Stephen F. Mgmt For For For Bollenbach 2 Elect Lewis W.K. Booth Mgmt For For For 3 Elect Lois D. Juliber Mgmt For For For 4 Elect Mark D. Ketchum Mgmt For For For 5 Elect Jorge S. Mesquita Mgmt For For For 6 Elect Joseph Neubauer Mgmt For For For 7 Elect Nelson Peltz Mgmt For For For 8 Elect Fredric G. Mgmt For For For Reynolds 9 Elect Irene B. Rosenfeld Mgmt For For For 10 Elect Patrick Siewert Mgmt For For For 11 Elect Ruth J. Simmons Mgmt For For For 12 Elect Jean-Francois M. Mgmt For For For L. van Boxmeer 13 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For Executive Compensation 14 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 15 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Reporting on the Use of Non-Recyclable Packaging ________________________________________________________________________________ Myriad Genetics, Inc. Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status MYGN CUSIP 62855J104 12/04/2014 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1.1 Elect Walter Gilbert Mgmt For For For 1.2 Elect Dennis H. Langer Mgmt For Withhold Against 1.3 Elect Lawrence C. Best Mgmt For For For 2 Amendment to the 2010 Mgmt For Against Against Employee, Director and Consultant Equity Incentive Plan 3 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 4 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For Executive Compensation ________________________________________________________________________________ NCR Corporation Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status NCR CUSIP 62886E108 04/22/2015 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1.1 Elect William R. Nuti Mgmt For For For 1.2 Elect Gary J. Daichendt Mgmt For For For 1.3 Elect Robert P. DeRodes Mgmt For For For 1.4 Elect Richard T. McGuire Mgmt For For For 2 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 3 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For Executive Compensation 4 Amendment to the Mgmt For For For Economic Profit Plan 5 Elimination of Mgmt For For For Supermajority Requirement 6 Repeal of Classified Mgmt For For For Board 7 Transaction of Other Mgmt For Against Against Business ________________________________________________________________________________ Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status OZM CUSIP 67551U105 05/07/2015 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1.1 Elect David Windreich Mgmt For For For 1.2 Elect J. Barry Griswell Mgmt For For For 1.3 Elect Georganne C. Mgmt For For For Proctor 2 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For ________________________________________________________________________________ Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc. Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status RHP CUSIP 78377T107 05/07/2015 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 Elect Michael J Bender Mgmt For For For 2 Elect E. K. Gaylord, II Mgmt For For For 3 Elect D. Ralph Horn Mgmt For For For 4 Elect Ellen R. Levine Mgmt For For For 5 Elect Patrick Q. Moore Mgmt For For For 6 Elect Robert S. Mgmt For For For Prather, Jr. 7 Elect Colin V. Reed Mgmt For For For 8 Elect Michael D. Rose Mgmt For For For 9 Elect Michael I. Roth Mgmt For For For 10 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For Executive Compensation 11 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For ________________________________________________________________________________ UnitedHealth Group Incorporated Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status UNH CUSIP 91324P102 06/01/2015 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 Elect William C. Mgmt For For For Ballard, Jr. 2 Elect Edson Bueno Mgmt For For For 3 Elect Richard T. Burke Mgmt For For For 4 Elect Robert J. Darretta Mgmt For For For 5 Elect Stephen J. Hemsley Mgmt For For For 6 Elect Michele J. Hooper Mgmt For For For 7 Elect Rodger A. Lawson Mgmt For For For 8 Elect Glenn M. Renwick Mgmt For For For 9 Elect Kenneth I. Shine Mgmt For For For 10 Elect Gail R. Wilensky Mgmt For For For 11 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For Executive Compensation 12 Amendment to the 2011 Mgmt For For For Stock Incentive Plan 13 Reincorporation from Mgmt For Against Against Minnesota to Delaware 14 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 15 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Independent Board Chairman ________________________________________________________________________________ Verisk Analytics, Inc. Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status VRSK CUSIP 92345Y106 05/20/2015 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1.1 Elect J. Hyatt Brown Mgmt For For For 1.2 Elect Samuel G. Liss Mgmt For For For 1.3 Elect Therese M. Vaughan Mgmt For For For 1.4 Elect Bruce Hansen Mgmt For For For 2 Amendment to Company's Mgmt For For For Bylaws to Implement Majority Vote for Election of Directors 3 Amend governing Mgmt For For For documents to eliminate references to Class B common stock, and rename the Class A common stock 4 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For Executive Compensation 5 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 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 Sterling Capital Variable Insurance Funds ----------------------------------------- By (Signature and Title)* /s/ James T. Gillespie ----------------------------- James T. Gillespie, President (principal executive officer) Date August 14, 2015 * Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.