N-PX 1 c100355_npx.txt 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: 811-21751 ---------------- LAZARD WORLD DIVIDEND & INCOME FUND, INC. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) c/o Lazard Asset Management LLC 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, New York 10112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Mark R. Anderson, Esq. 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, New York 10112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name and address of agent for service) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (800) 823-6300 Date of fiscal year end: 12/31 Date of reporting period: July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2020 ================================================================================ ******************************* FORM N-Px REPORT ******************************* ICA File Number: 811-21751 Reporting Period: 07/01/2019 - 06/30/2020 Lazard World Dividend & Income Fund, Inc. ================== Lazard World Dividend & Income Fund, Inc. =================== ACCENTURE PLC Ticker: ACN Security ID: G1151C101 Meeting Date: JAN 30, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: DEC 02, 2019 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Jaime Ardila For For Management 1b Elect Director Herbert Hainer For For Management 1c Elect Director Nancy McKinstry For For Management 1d Elect Director Gilles C. Pelisson For For Management 1e Elect Director Paula A. Price For For Management 1f Elect Director Venkata (Murthy) For For Management Renduchintala 1g Elect Director David Rowland For For Management 1h Elect Director Arun Sarin For For Management 1i Elect Director Julie Sweet For For Management 1j Elect Director Frank K. Tang For For Management 1k Elect Director Tracey T. Travis For For Management 2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 4 Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and For For Management Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration 5 Authorize Board to Allot and Issue For For Management Shares 6 Authorize Board to Opt-Out of For For Management Statutory Pre-Emption Rights 7 Determine Price Range for Reissuance For For Management of Treasury Shares -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AMADA HOLDINGS CO., LTD. Ticker: 6113 Security ID: J01218106 Meeting Date: DEC 12, 2019 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: SEP 30, 2019 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Amend Articles to Change Company Name For For Management - Amend Business Lines - Clarify Director Authority on Board Meetings 2.1 Elect Director Kurihara, Toshinori For For Management 2.2 Elect Director Fukui, Yukihiro For For Management 3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Shibata, For For Management Kotaro -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BANK LEUMI LE-ISRAEL LTD. Ticker: LUMI Security ID: M16043107 Meeting Date: JUL 18, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: JUN 12, 2019 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Discuss Financial Statements and the None None Management Report of the Board 2 Reappoint Somekh Chaikin and Kost For For Management Forer Gabbay and Kasierer as Joint Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration 3 Appoint Somekh Chaikin and Brightman For For Management Almagor Zohar & Co. as Joint Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration 4 Elect Irit Shlomi as Director For For Management 5 Elect Haim Yaakov Krupsky as Director For Did Not Vote Management 6 Approve Purchase of 12,364 Ordinary For For Management Shares by David Brodet, Chairman, in Connection with Share Offering by the State of Israel to the Bank's Employees A Vote FOR if you are a controlling None Against Management shareholder or have a personal interest in one or several resolutions, as indicated in the proxy card; otherwise, vote AGAINST. You may not abstain. If you vote FOR, please provide an explanation to your account manager B1 If you are an Interest Holder as None Against Management defined in Section 1 of the Securities Law, 1968, vote FOR. Otherwise, vote against. B2 If you are a Senior Officer as defined None Against Management in Section 37(D) of the Securities Law, 1968, vote FOR. Otherwise, vote against. B3 If you are an Institutional Investor None Against Management as defined in Regulation 1 of the Supervision Financial Services Regulations 2009 or a Manager of a Joint Investment Trust Fund as defined in the Joint Investment Trust Law, 1994, vote FOR. Otherwise, vote against. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BANK LEUMI LE-ISRAEL LTD. Ticker: LUMI Security ID: M16043107 Meeting Date: DEC 23, 2019 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: NOV 18, 2019 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Reelect Ytzhak Edelman as External For For Management Director 1.2 Elect Mordechai Rosen as External For Did Not Vote Management Director 2.1 Reelect Ester Dominissini as Director For For Management 2.2 Elect Ira Sobel as Director For Against Management 3 Approve Amended Compensation Policy For For Management for the Directors and Officers of the Company 4 Approve Employment Terms of Haj-Yehia For For Management Samer, Chairman 5 Approve Employment Terms of as Hanan For For Management Shmuel Friedman, CEO 6 Issue Updated Indemnification For For Management Agreements to Directors/Officers A Vote FOR if you are a controlling None Against Management shareholder or have a personal interest in one or several resolutions, as indicated in the proxy card; otherwise, vote AGAINST. You may not abstain. If you vote FOR, please provide an explanation to your account manager B1 If you are an Interest Holder as None Against Management defined in Section 1 of the Securities Law, 1968, vote FOR. Otherwise, vote against. B2 If you are a Senior Officer as defined None Against Management in Section 37(D) of the Securities Law, 1968, vote FOR. Otherwise, vote against. B3 If you are an Institutional Investor None Against Management as defined in Regulation 1 of the Supervision Financial Services Regulations 2009 or a Manager of a Joint Investment Trust Fund as defined in the Joint Investment Trust Law, 1994, vote FOR. Otherwise, vote against. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BB SEGURIDADE PARTICIPACOES SA Ticker: BBSE3 Security ID: P1R1WJ103 Meeting Date: OCT 30, 2019 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves For For Management and Reduction of Share Capital Without Cancellation of Shares 2 Approve Negotiation of Treasury Shares For For Management 3 Amend Articles For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION Ticker: 939 Security ID: Y1397N101 Meeting Date: OCT 30, 2019 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: SEP 27, 2019 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Wang Yongqing as Supervisor For For Management 2 Elect Michel Madelain as Director For For Management 3 Approve Remuneration Distribution and For For Management Settlement Plan for Directors of the Bank in 2018 4 Approve Remuneration Distribution and For For Management Settlement Plan for Supervisors of the Bank in 2018 5 Approve Authorization for Additional For For Management Temporary Limit on Poverty Alleviation Donations -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. Ticker: CSCO Security ID: 17275R102 Meeting Date: DEC 10, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: OCT 11, 2019 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director M. Michele Burns For For Management 1b Elect Director Wesley G. Bush For For Management 1c Elect Director Michael D. Capellas For For Management 1d Elect Director Mark Garrett For For Management 1e Elect Director Kristina M. Johnson For For Management 1f Elect Director Roderick C. McGeary For For Management 1g Elect Director Charles H. Robbins For For Management 1h Elect Director Arun Sarin For For Management 1i Elect Director Brenton L. Saunders For For Management 1j Elect Director Carol B. Tome For For Management 2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors 4 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GAZTRANSPORT & TECHNIGAZ SA Ticker: GTT Security ID: F42674113 Meeting Date: NOV 14, 2019 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: NOV 12, 2019 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Authorize up to 150,000 Shares for Use For For Management in Restricted Stock Plans 2 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JNBY DESIGN LIMITED Ticker: 3306 Security ID: G55044104 Meeting Date: OCT 18, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: OCT 14, 2019 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Final Dividend For For Management 3A1 Elect Wu Huating as Director For For Management 3A2 Elect Wei Zhe as Director For For Management 3A3 Elect Lam Yiu Por as Director For For Management 3A4 Elect Hu Huanxin as Director For For Management 3B Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management Directors 4 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers as For For Management Auditor 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 Issued Share For For Management Capital 5C Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased For Against Management Shares -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MEDTRONIC PLC Ticker: MDT Security ID: G5960L103 Meeting Date: DEC 06, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: OCT 10, 2019 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director Richard H. Anderson For For Management 1b Elect Director Craig Arnold For For Management 1c Elect Director Scott C. Donnelly For For Management 1d Elect Director Andrea J. Goldsmith For For Management 1e Elect Director Randall J. Hogan, III For For Management 1f Elect Director Omar Ishrak For For Management 1g Elect Director Michael O. Leavitt For For Management 1h Elect Director James T. Lenehan For For Management 1i Elect Director Geoffrey S. Martha For For Management 1j Elect Director Elizabeth G. Nabel For For Management 1k Elect Director Denise M. O'Leary For For Management 1l Elect Director Kendall J. Powell For For Management 2 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration 3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 4 Renew the Board's Authority to Issue For For Management Shares Under Irish Law 5 Renew the Board's Authority to Opt-Out For For Management of Statutory Pre-Emptions Rights Under Irish Law 6 Authorize Overseas Market Purchases of For For Management Ordinary Shares -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MICROSOFT CORPORATION Ticker: MSFT Security ID: 594918104 Meeting Date: DEC 04, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: OCT 08, 2019 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director William H. Gates, III For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Reid G. Hoffman For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Hugh F. Johnston For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Teri L. List-Stoll For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Satya Nadella For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Sandra E. Peterson For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Penny S. Pritzker For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Charles W. Scharf For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Arne M. Sorenson For For Management 1.10 Elect Director John W. Stanton For For Management 1.11 Elect Director John W. Thompson For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Emma N. Walmsley For For Management 1.13 Elect Director Padmasree Warrior For For Management 2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management Executive Officers' Compensation 3 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management Auditors 4 Report on Employee Representation on Against Against Shareholder the Board of Directors 5 Report on Gender Pay Gap Against For Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MOBILE TELESYSTEMS PJSC Ticker: MTSS Security ID: 607409109 Meeting Date: SEP 30, 2019 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: AUG 23, 2019 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Meeting Procedures For For Management 2 Approve Interim Dividends of RUB 8.68 For For Management for First Half Year of Fiscal 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MOSCOW EXCHANGE MICEX-RTS PJSC Ticker: MOEX Security ID: X6983N101 Meeting Date: NOV 21, 2019 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: OCT 29, 2019 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Early Termination of Powers of For For Management Audit Commission 2.1 Elect Mikhail Kireev as Member of For For Management Audit Commission 2.2 Elect Natalia Perchatkina as Member of For For Management Audit Commission 2.3 Elect Olga Romantsova as Member of For For Management Audit Commission -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NETLINK NBN TRUST Ticker: CJLU Security ID: Y6S61H108 Meeting Date: JUL 19, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Adopt Report of the Trustee-Manager, For For Management Statement by the Trustee-Manager and the Audited Financial Statements 2 Approve Directors' Fees For For Management 3 Approve Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management Auditors and Authorize Directors of the Trustee-Manager to Fix Their Remuneration 4 Elect Eric Ang Teik Lim as Director For For Management 5 Elect Yeo Wico as Director For For Management 6 Elect Tong Yew Heng as Director For For Management 7 Elect Ku Xian Hong as Director For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NETLINK NBN TRUST Ticker: CJLU Security ID: Y6S61H108 Meeting Date: JUL 19, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Adopt Report of the Trustee-Manager, For For Management Statement by the Trustee-Manager and the Audited Financial Statements 2 Approve Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration 3 Approve Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with or without Preemptive Rights -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PING AN INSURANCE (GROUP) CO. OF CHINA LTD. Ticker: 2318 Security ID: Y69790106 Meeting Date: DEC 10, 2019 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: NOV 08, 2019 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.01 Elect Xie Yonglin as Director For For Management 1.02 Elect Tan Sin Yin as Director For For Management 2 Amend Articles of Association For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RAYTHEON COMPANY Ticker: RTN Security ID: 755111507 Meeting Date: OCT 11, 2019 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: SEP 10, 2019 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Merger Agreement For For Management 2 Advisory Vote on Golden Parachutes For For Management 3 Adjourn Meeting For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SEVERSTAL PAO Ticker: CHMF Security ID: 818150302 Meeting Date: SEP 06, 2019 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: AUG 12, 2019 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Interim Dividends of RUB 26.72 For For Management per Share for First Six Months of Fiscal 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TAPESTRY, INC. Ticker: TPR Security ID: 876030107 Meeting Date: NOV 07, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: SEP 06, 2019 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1A Elect Director Darrell Cavens For For Management 1B Elect Director David Denton For For Management 1C Elect Director Anne Gates For For Management 1D Elect Director Andrea Guerra For For Management 1E Elect Director Susan Kropf For For Management 1F Elect Director Annabelle Yu Long For For Management 1G Elect Director Ivan Menezes For For Management 1H Elect Director Jide Zeitlin For For Management 2 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management Auditors 3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION Ticker: UTX Security ID: 913017109 Meeting Date: OCT 11, 2019 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: SEP 10, 2019 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Issue Shares in Connection with Merger For For Management 2 Adjourn Meeting For Against Management ========== 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. LAZARD WORLD DIVIDEND & INCOME FUND, INC. By: /s/ Nathan A. Paul --------------------------- Nathan A. Paul Chief Executive Officer Date: August 14, 2020 Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, this Report has been signed below by the principal executive officer on behalf of the Registrant on the date indicated. By: /s/ Nathan A. Paul --------------------------- Nathan A. Paul Chief Executive Officer Date: August 14, 2020