0000891804-12-001071.txt : 20120809 0000891804-12-001071.hdr.sgml : 20120809 20120809170513 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000891804-12-001071 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-PX PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120630 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120809 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120809 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20120809 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Destra Investment Trust II CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001511331 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-PX SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-22523 FILM NUMBER: 121021387 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 901 WARRENVILLE ROAD SUITE 15 CITY: LISLE STATE: IL ZIP: 60532 BUSINESS PHONE: 630.241.4200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 901 WARRENVILLE ROAD SUITE 15 CITY: LISLE STATE: IL ZIP: 60532 0001511331 S000031884 Destra Focused Equity Fund C000099295 Class A C000099296 Class C C000099297 Class P C000099298 Class I 0001511331 S000031885 Destra Preferred and Income Securities Fund C000099299 Class C C000099300 Class P C000099301 Class I C000099302 Class A N-PX 1 des54928-npx.txt DESTRA INVESTMENT TRUST II ----------------------------------- OMB APPROVAL ----------------------------------- OMB Number: 3235-0582 Expires: March 31, 2012 Estimated average burden hours per response. . . . . . . 9.6 ----------------------------------- 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 811-22523 --------- Destra Investment Trust II -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) 901 Warrenville Road, Suite 15, Lisle, IL 60532 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Destra Capital Advisors LLC, 901 Warrenville Rd, Suite 15, Lisle, IL 60532 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name and address of agent for service) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 630-541-0322 ------------ Date of fiscal year end: 9/30 ---- Date of reporting period: 7/1/2011 - 6/30/2012 --------------------- 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 ( 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, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. 3507. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS A. RULE AS TO USE OF FORM N-PX. Form N-PX is to be used for reports pursuant to Section 30 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act") and Rule 30b1-4 under the Act (17 CFR 270.30b1-4) by all registered management investment companies, other than small business investment companies registered on Form N-5 ( 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file their complete proxy voting record not later than August 31 of each year for the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30. B. APPLICATION OF GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS. The General Rules and Regulations under the Act contain certain general requirements that are applicable to reporting on any form under the Act. These general requirements should be carefully read and observed in the preparation and filing of reports on this form, except that any provision in the form or in these instructions shall be controlling. SEC 2451 (4-03) PERSONS WHO ARE TO RESPOND TO THE COLLECTION OF INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM ARE NOT REQUIRED TO RESPOND UNLESS THE FORM DISPLAYS A CURRENTLY VALID OMB CONTROL NUMBER. C. PREPARATION OF REPORT. 1. This Form is not to be used as a blank form to be filled in, but only as a guide in preparing the report in accordance with Rules 8b-11 (17 CFR 270.8b-11) and 8b-12 (17 CFR 270.8b-12) under the Act. The Commission does not furnish blank copies of this form to be filled in for filing. 2. These general instructions are not to be filed with the report. D. INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE. No items of this Form shall be answered by incorporating any information by reference. E. DEFINITIONS. Unless the context clearly indicates the contrary, terms used in this Form N-PX have meanings as defined in the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. Unless otherwise indicated, all references in the form to statutory sections or to rules are sections of the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. F. SIGNATURE AND FILING OF REPORT. 1. If the report is filed in paper pursuant to a hardship exemption from electronic filing (see Item 201 etseq. of Regulation S-T (17 CFR 232.201 etseq.)), eight complete copies of the report shall be filed with the Commission. At least one complete copy of the report filed with the Commission must be manually signed. Copies not manually signed must bear typed or printed signatures. 2. (a) The report must be signed by the registrant, and on behalf of the registrant by its principal executive officer or officers. (b) The name and title of each person who signs the report shall be typed or printed beneath his or her signature. Attention is directed to Rule 8b-11 under the Act (17 CFR 270.8b-11) concerning manual signatures and signatures pursuant to powers of attorney. ITEM 1. PROXY VOTING RECORD. Disclose the following information for each matter relating to a portfolio security considered at any shareholder meeting held during the period covered by the report and with respect to which the registrant was entitled to vote: (a) The name of the issuer of the portfolio security; (b) The exchange ticker symbol of the portfolio security; (c) The Council on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures ("CUSIP") number for the portfolio security; (d) The shareholder meeting date; (e) A brief identification of the matter voted on; (f) Whether the matter was proposed by the issuer or by a security holder; (g) Whether the registrant cast its vote on the matter; (h) How the registrant cast its vote (e.g., for or against proposal, or abstain; for or withhold regarding election of directors); and (i) Whether the registrant cast its vote for or against management. Instructions. ------------- 1. In the case of a registrant that offers multiple series of shares, provide the information required by this Item separately for each series. The term "series" means shares offered by a registrant that represent undivided interests in a portfolio of investments and that are preferred over all other series of shares for assets specifically allocated to that series in accordance with Rule 18f-2(a) under the Act (17 CFR 270.18f-2(a)). 2. The exchange ticker symbol or CUSIP number required by paragraph (b) or (c) of this Item may be omitted if it is not available through reasonably practicable means, e.g., in the case of certain securities of foreign issuers. Item 1: Proxy Voting Record - Item1 Proxy Voting Record - Registrant : Fund Name : Destra Focused Equity Fund Key- ________________________________________________________________________________ Adobe Systems Incorporated Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status ADBE CUSIP 00724F101 04/12/2012 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 Elect Edward Barnholt Mgmt For Against Against 2 Elect Michael Cannon Mgmt For For For 3 Elect James Daley Mgmt For For For 4 Elect Charles Geschke Mgmt For For For 5 Elect Shantanu Narayen Mgmt For For For 6 Amendment to the 2003 Mgmt For For For Equity Incentive Plan 7 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 8 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For Against Against Executive Compensation ________________________________________________________________________________ American Tower Corporation Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status AMT CUSIP 03027X100 06/19/2012 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 Elect Raymond Dolan Mgmt For For For 2 Elect Ronald Dykes Mgmt For For For 3 Elect Carolyn Katz Mgmt For For For 4 Elect Gustavo Lara Cantu Mgmt For For For 5 Elect JoAnn Reed Mgmt For For For 6 Elect Pamela Reeve Mgmt For For For 7 Elect David Sharbutt Mgmt For For For 8 Elect James Taiclet, Jr. Mgmt For For For 9 Elect Samme Thompson Mgmt For For For 10 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 11 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For Executive Compensation 12 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Retention of Shares After Retirement ________________________________________________________________________________ American Tower Corporation Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status AMT CUSIP 029912201 11/29/2011 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Special United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 Reorganization Mgmt For For For 2 Right to Adjourn Meeting Mgmt For For For ________________________________________________________________________________ AMGEN Inc. Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status AMGN CUSIP 031162100 05/23/2012 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 Elect David Baltimore Mgmt For For For 2 Elect Frank Biondi, Jr. Mgmt For For For 3 Elect Robert Bradway Mgmt For For For 4 Elect Francois de Mgmt For For For Carbonnel 5 Elect Vance Coffman Mgmt For For For 6 Elect Rebecca Henderson Mgmt For For For 7 Elect Frank Herringer Mgmt For Against Against 8 Elect Tyler Jacks Mgmt For For For 9 Elect Gilbert Omenn Mgmt For For For 10 Elect Judith Pelham Mgmt For For For 11 Elect J. Paul Reason Mgmt For Against Against 12 Elect Leonard Schaeffer Mgmt For Against Against 13 Elect Kevin Sharer Mgmt For For For 14 Elect Ronald Sugar Mgmt For Against Against 15 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 16 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For Against Against Executive Compensation 17 Authorize Shareholder Mgmt For For For Action by Written Consent 18 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against Regarding Independent Board Chairman 19 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Animal Welfare 20 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Lobbying Report 21 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding CEO to Serve on a Maximum of One Other Board ________________________________________________________________________________ Autodesk, Inc. Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status ADSK CUSIP 052769106 01/06/2012 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Special United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 2012 Employee Stock Plan Mgmt For For For 2 2012 Outside Directors' Mgmt For For For Stock Plan ________________________________________________________________________________ Autodesk, Inc. Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status ADSK CUSIP 052769106 06/07/2012 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 Elect Carl Bass Mgmt For For For 2 Elect Crawford Beveridge Mgmt For For For 3 Elect J. Hallam Dawson Mgmt For For For 4 Elect Per-Kristian Mgmt For For For Halvorsen 5 Elect Mary McDowell Mgmt For Against Against 6 Elect Lorrie Norrington Mgmt For For For 7 Elect Charles Robel Mgmt For For For 8 Elect Stacy Smith Mgmt For For For 9 Elect Steven West Mgmt For Against Against 10 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 11 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For Against Against Executive Compensation ________________________________________________________________________________ Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status BBBY CUSIP 075896100 06/22/2012 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 Elect Warren Eisenberg Mgmt For For For 2 Elect Leonard Feinstein Mgmt For For For 3 Elect Steven Temares Mgmt For For For 4 Elect Dean Adler Mgmt For For For 5 Elect Stanley Barshay Mgmt For For For 6 Elect Klaus Eppler Mgmt For For For 7 Elect Patrick Gaston Mgmt For For For 8 Elect Jordan Heller Mgmt For For For 9 Elect Victoria Morrison Mgmt For For For 10 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 11 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For Executive Compensation 12 2012 Incentive Mgmt For For For Compensation Plan ________________________________________________________________________________ Celgene Corporation Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status CELG CUSIP 151020104 06/13/2012 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1.1 Elect Robert Hugin Mgmt For For For 1.2 Elect Richard Barker D. Mgmt For For For Phil 1.3 Elect Michael Casey Mgmt For For For 1.4 Elect Carrie Cox Mgmt For For For 1.5 Elect Rodman Drake Mgmt For For For 1.6 Elect Michael Friedman Mgmt For For For 1.7 Elect Gilla Kaplan Mgmt For For For 1.8 Elect James Loughlin Mgmt For For For 1.9 Elect Ernest Mario Mgmt For For For 2 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 3 Amendment to the 2008 Mgmt For Against Against Stock Incentive Plan 4 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For Executive Compensation 5 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against Regarding Right to Call a Special Meeting ________________________________________________________________________________ Coach, Inc. Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status COH CUSIP 189754104 11/03/2011 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1.1 Elect Lew Frankfort Mgmt For For For 1.2 Elect Susan Kropf Mgmt For For For 1.3 Elect Gary Loveman Mgmt For For For 1.4 Elect Ivan Menezes Mgmt For For For 1.5 Elect Irene Miller Mgmt For For For 1.6 Elect Michael Murphy Mgmt For For For 1.7 Elect Jide Zeitlin Mgmt For For For 2 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 3 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For Against Against Executive Compensation 4 Frequency of Advisory Mgmt 1 Year 1 Year For Vote on Executive Compensation ________________________________________________________________________________ Costco Wholesale Corporation Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status COST CUSIP 22160KRTH 01/26/2012 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1.1 Elect James Sinegal Mgmt For For For 1.2 Elect Jeffrey Brotman Mgmt For For For 1.3 Elect Richard Galanti Mgmt For Withhold Against 1.4 Elect Daniel Evans Mgmt For For For 1.5 Elect Jeffrey Raikes Mgmt For For For 2 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 3 Amendment to the 2002 Mgmt For Against Against Stock Incentive Plan 4 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For Executive Compensation ________________________________________________________________________________ EMC Corporation Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status EMC CUSIP 268648102 05/01/2012 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 Elect Michael Brown Mgmt For For For 2 Elect Randolph Cowen Mgmt For For For 3 Elect Gail Deegan Mgmt For For For 4 Elect James DiStasio Mgmt For For For 5 Elect John Egan Mgmt For For For 6 Elect Edmund Kelly Mgmt For For For 7 Elect Windle Priem Mgmt For For For 8 Elect Paul Sagan Mgmt For For For 9 Elect David Strohm Mgmt For For For 10 Elect Joseph Tucci Mgmt For For For 11 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 12 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For Executive Compensation ________________________________________________________________________________ Intel Corporation Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status INTC CUSIP 458140100 05/17/2012 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 Elect Charlene Mgmt For Against Against Barshefsky 2 Elect Andy Bryant Mgmt For For For 3 Elect Susan Decker Mgmt For For For 4 Elect John Donahoe Mgmt For For For 5 Elect Reed Hundt Mgmt For For For 6 Elect Paul Otellini Mgmt For For For 7 Elect James Plummer Mgmt For For For 8 Elect David Pottruck Mgmt For For For 9 Elect Frank Yeary Mgmt For For For 10 Elect David Yoffie Mgmt For Against Against 11 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 12 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For Executive Compensation 13 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Advisory Vote on Electioneering Expenditures ________________________________________________________________________________ International Business Machines Corporation Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status IBM CUSIP 459200101 04/24/2012 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 Elect Alain Belda Mgmt For Against Against 2 Elect William Brody Mgmt For For For 3 Elect Kenneth Chenault Mgmt For For For 4 Elect Michael Eskew Mgmt For Against Against 5 Elect David Farr Mgmt For For For 6 Elect Shirley Jackson Mgmt For For For 7 Elect Andrew Liveris Mgmt For Against Against 8 Elect W. James Mgmt For For For McNerney, Jr. 9 Elect James Owens Mgmt For For For 10 Elect Samuel Palmisano Mgmt For For For 11 Elect Virginia Rometty Mgmt For For For 12 Elect Joan Spero Mgmt For For For 13 Elect Sidney Taurel Mgmt For For For 14 Elect Lorenzo Hector Mgmt For Against Against Zambrano Trevino 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 Cumulative Voting 18 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Political Contributions and Expenditures Report 19 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Lobbying Report ________________________________________________________________________________ Johnson Controls, Inc. Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status JCI CUSIP 478366107 01/25/2012 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1.1 Elect Dennis Archer Mgmt For For For 1.2 Elect Mark Vergnano Mgmt For For For 1.3 Elect Richard Goodman Mgmt For For For 2 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 3 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For Against Against Executive Compensation 4 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against Regarding Declassification of the Board ________________________________________________________________________________ Lowe's Companies, Inc. Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status LOW CUSIP 548661107 06/01/2012 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1.1 Elect Raul Alvarez Mgmt For For For 1.2 Elect David Bernauer Mgmt For For For 1.3 Elect Leonard Berry Mgmt For For For 1.4 Elect Peter Browning Mgmt For Withhold Against 1.5 Elect Richard Dreiling Mgmt For For For 1.6 Elect Dawn Hudson Mgmt For For For 1.7 Elect Robert Johnson Mgmt For For For 1.8 Elect Marshall Larsen Mgmt For Withhold Against 1.9 Elect Richard Lochridge Mgmt For For For 1.10 Elect Robert Niblock Mgmt For For For 1.11 Elect Eric Wiseman 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 Employee Stock Purchase Plan 5 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against Regarding Political Contributions and Expenditures Report 6 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against Regarding Shareholder Approval of Severance Agreements 7 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Retention of Shares After Retirement ________________________________________________________________________________ Nike, Inc. Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status NKE CUSIP 654106103 09/19/2011 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1.1 Elect Alan Graf, Jr. Mgmt For For For 1.2 Elect John Lechleiter Mgmt For For For 1.3 Elect Phyllis Wise Mgmt For Withhold Against 2 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For Executive Compensation 3 Frequency of Advisory Mgmt 1 Year 1 Year For Vote on Executive Compensation 4 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For ________________________________________________________________________________ Nordstrom, Inc. Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status JWN CUSIP 655664100 05/09/2012 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 Elect Phyllis Campbell Mgmt For For For 2 Elect Michelle Ebanks Mgmt For For For 3 Elect Enrique Mgmt For For For Hernandez, Jr. 4 Elect Robert Miller Mgmt For For For 5 Elect Blake Nordstrom Mgmt For For For 6 Elect Erik Nordstrom Mgmt For For For 7 Elect Peter Nordstrom Mgmt For For For 8 Elect Philip Satre Mgmt For For For 9 Elect B. Kevin Turner Mgmt For For For 10 Elect Robert Walter Mgmt For For For 11 Elect Alison Winter Mgmt For For For 12 Amendment to the Mgmt For For For Executive Management Bonus Plan 13 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 14 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For Executive Compensation ________________________________________________________________________________ Oracle Corporation Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status ORCL CUSIP 68389X105 10/12/2011 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1.1 Elect Jeffrey Berg Mgmt For For For 1.2 Elect H. Raymond Bingham Mgmt For Withhold Against 1.3 Elect Michael Boskin Mgmt For For For 1.4 Elect Safra Catz Mgmt For Withhold Against 1.5 Elect Bruce Chizen Mgmt For For For 1.6 Elect George Conrades Mgmt For For For 1.7 Elect Lawrence Ellison Mgmt For For For 1.8 Elect Hector Mgmt For For For Garcia-Molina 1.9 Elect Jeffrey Henley Mgmt For For For 1.10 Elect Mark Hurd Mgmt For For For 1.11 Elect Donald Lucas Mgmt For For For 1.12 Elect Naomi Seligman Mgmt For For For 2 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For Executive Compensation 3 Frequency of Advisory Mgmt 1 Year 1 Year For Vote on Executive Compensation 4 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 5 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Retention of Shares After Retirement ________________________________________________________________________________ QUALCOMM Incorporated Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status QCOM CUSIP 747525103 03/06/2012 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1.1 Elect Barbara Alexander Mgmt For For For 1.2 Elect Stephen Bennett Mgmt For For For 1.3 Elect Donald Cruickshank Mgmt For For For 1.4 Elect Raymond Dittamore Mgmt For For For 1.5 Elect Thomas Horton Mgmt For For For 1.6 Elect Paul Jacobs Mgmt For For For 1.7 Elect Robert Kahn Mgmt For For For 1.8 Elect Sherry Lansing Mgmt For For For 1.9 Elect Duane Nelles Mgmt For For For 1.10 Elect Francisco Ros Mgmt For For For 1.11 Elect Brent Scowcroft Mgmt For For For 1.12 Elect Marc Stern Mgmt For For For 2 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 3 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For Executive Compensation 4 Elimination of Mgmt For For For Plurality Voting Standard for Election of Directors ________________________________________________________________________________ Research In Motion Limited Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status RIM CUSIP 760975102 07/12/2011 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1.1 Elect James Balsillie Mgmt For For For 1.2 Elect Mike Lazaridis Mgmt For For For 1.3 Elect David Kerr Mgmt For For For 1.4 Elect Claudia Kotchka Mgmt For For For 1.5 Elect Roger Martin Mgmt For For For 1.6 Elect John Richardson Mgmt For Withhold Against 1.7 Elect Barbara Stymiest Mgmt For For For 1.8 Elect Antonio Pedro de Mgmt For For For Carvalho Viana-Baptista 1.9 Elect John Wetmore Mgmt For For For 2 Appointment of Auditor Mgmt For For For and Authority to Set Fees 3 Shareholder Proposal Mgmt Against For Against Regarding Independent Board Chairman ________________________________________________________________________________ Target Corporation Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status TGT CUSIP 87612E106 06/13/2012 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 Elect Roxanne Austin Mgmt For For For 2 Elect Calvin Darden Mgmt For For For 3 Elect Mary Dillon Mgmt For For For 4 Elect James Johnson Mgmt For Against Against 5 Elect Mary Minnick Mgmt For For For 6 Elect Anne Mulcahy Mgmt For Against Against 7 Elect Derica Rice Mgmt For For For 8 Elect Stephen Sanger Mgmt For For For 9 Elect Gregg Steinhafel Mgmt For For For 10 Elect John Stumpf Mgmt For For For 11 Elect Solomon Trujillo Mgmt For For For 12 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 13 Approval of the Short Mgmt For For For Term Incentive Plan 14 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For Against Against Executive Compensation 15 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Report on Electronic Waste 16 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Prohibition on Political Spending ________________________________________________________________________________ Verizon Communications Inc. Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status VZ CUSIP 92343V104 05/03/2012 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 Elect Richard Carrion Mgmt For For For 2 Elect Melanie Healey Mgmt For For For 3 Elect M. Frances Keeth Mgmt For For For 4 Elect Robert Lane Mgmt For For For 5 Elect Lowell McAdam Mgmt For For For 6 Elect Sandra Moose Mgmt For For For 7 Elect Joseph Neubauer Mgmt For Against Against 8 Elect Donald Nicolaisen Mgmt For For For 9 Elect Clarence Otis, Jr. Mgmt For For For 10 Elect Hugh Price Mgmt For For For 11 Elect Rodney Slater Mgmt For Against Against 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 Disclosure of Prior Government Service 15 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Lobbying Report 16 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Performance-Based Equity Compensation 17 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against Regarding Right to Call a Special Meeting 18 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against Regarding Right to Act by Written Consent 19 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Network Neutrality ________________________________________________________________________________ Whole Foods Market, Inc. Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status WFM CUSIP 966837106 03/09/2012 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1.1 Elect John Elstrott Mgmt For For For 1.2 Elect Gabrielle Greene Mgmt For For For 1.3 Elect Hass Hassan Mgmt For For For 1.4 Elect Stephanie Kugelman Mgmt For Withhold Against 1.5 Elect John Mackey Mgmt For For For 1.6 Elect Walter Robb Mgmt For For For 1.7 Elect Jonathan Seiffer Mgmt For Withhold Against 1.8 Elect Morris Siegel Mgmt For For For 1.9 Elect Jonathan Sokoloff Mgmt For For For 1.10 Elect Ralph Sorenson Mgmt For Withhold Against 1.11 Elect William Tindell Mgmt For Withhold Against 2 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For 3 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For Executive Compensation 4 Increase of Authorized Mgmt For For For Common Stock 5 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against Regarding Removal of Directors 6 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For Regarding Independent Board Chairman Item 1: Proxy Voting Record - Item1 Proxy Voting Record - Registrant : Fund Name : Destra Preferred and Income Securities Fund Key- ________________________________________________________________________________ Bank of America Corp Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status BAC CUSIP 60505104 05/09/2012 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 Advisory say on pay Mgmt For For For vote to approve executive compensation 2 Approve auditor Mgmt For For For 3 Approve directors Mgmt For For For 4 Disclosure of Shrholdr Against Against For government employment 5 Grassroots and other Shrholdr Against Against For lobbying 6 Mortgage servicing Shrholdr Against Against For operations 7 Prohibition on Shrholdr Against Against For political spending SIGNATURES [See General Instruction F] 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) Destra Investment Trust II -------------------------- By (Signature and Title) * Nicholas Dalmaso, CEO ----------------------- Date August 10, 2012 ------------------------- * Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.