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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

FORM N-PX

 

ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act File Number:

811-00750

 

 

Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter:

Delaware Group® Equity Funds II

 

 

Address of principal executive offices:

2005 Market Street

 

Philadelphia, PA 19103

 

 

Name and address of agent for service:

David F. Connor, Esq.

 

2005 Market Street

 

Philadelphia, PA 19103

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number:

(800) 523-1918

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

November 30

 

 

Date of reporting period:

July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011

 

 

 



 

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ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY                                                 

 

Ticker:       ADM            Security ID:  039483102                           

Meeting Date: NOV 04, 2010   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  SEP 09, 2010                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director George W. Buckley        For       For          Management

2     Elect Director Mollie Hale Carter       For       For          Management

3     Elect Director Pierre Dufour            For       For          Management

4     Elect Director Donald E. Felsinger      For       For          Management

5     Elect Director Victoria F. Haynes       For       For          Management

6     Elect Director Antonio Maciel Neto      For       For          Management

7     Elect Director Patrick J. Moore         For       For          Management

8     Elect Director Thomas F. O'Neill        For       For          Management

9     Elect Director Kelvin R. Westbrook      For       For          Management

10    Elect Director Patricia A. Woertz       For       For          Management

11    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

12    Adopt Policy to Prohibit Political      Against   Against      Shareholder

      Spending                                                                  

13    Report on Political Contributions       Against   For          Shareholder

 

 

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AT&T INC.                                                                      

 

Ticker:       T              Security ID:  00206R102                           

Meeting Date: APR 29, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 01, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Randall L. Stephenson    For       For          Management

2     Elect Director Gilbert F. Amelio        For       For          Management

3     Elect Director Reuben V. Anderson       For       For          Management

4     Elect Director James H. Blanchard       For       For          Management

5     Elect Director Jaime Chico Pardo        For       For          Management

6     Elect Director James P. Kelly           For       For          Management

7     Elect Director Jon C. Madonna           For       For          Management

8     Elect Director Lynn M. Martin           For       For          Management

9     Elect Director John B. McCoy            For       For          Management

10    Elect Director Joyce M. Roche           For       For          Management

11    Elect Director Matthew K. Rose          For       For          Management

12    Elect Director Laura D Andrea Tyson     For       For          Management

13    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

14    Approve Omnibus Stock Plan              For       For          Management

15    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

16    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   Three     One Year     Management

                                              Years                            

17    Report on Political Contributions       Against   For          Shareholder

18    Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call   Against   For          Shareholder

      Special Meetings                                                         

19    Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against   For          Shareholder

 

 

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BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.                                                      

 

Ticker:       BAX            Security ID:  071813109                           

Meeting Date: MAY 03, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 07, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Wayne T. Hockmeyer       For       For          Management

2     Elect Director Robert L. Parkinson, Jr. For       For          Management

3     Elect Director Thomas T. Stallkamp      For       For          Management

4     Elect Director Albert P.L. Stroucken    For       For          Management

5     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

6     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

7     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   Three     One Year     Management

                                              Years                            

8     Approve Qualified Employee Stock        For       For          Management

      Purchase Plan                                                            

9     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan              For       For          Management

10    Amend Certificate of Incorporation to   For       For          Management

      Declassify the Board and Reduce                                          

      Supermajority Voting Requirement                                         

 

 

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CARDINAL HEALTH, INC.                                                          

 

Ticker:       CAH            Security ID:  14149Y108                           

Meeting Date: NOV 03, 2010   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  SEP 07, 2010                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Colleen F. Arnold        For       For          Management

2     Elect Director George S. Barrett        For       For          Management

3     Elect Director Glenn A. Britt           For       For          Management

4     Elect Director Carrie S. Cox            For       For          Management

5     Elect Director Calvin Darden            For       For          Management

6     Elect Director Bruce L. Downey          For       For          Management

7     Elect Director John F. Finn             For       For          Management

8     Elect Director Gregory B. Kenny         For       For          Management

9     Elect Director James J. Mongan          For       For          Management

10    Elect Director Richard C. Notebaert     For       For          Management

11    Elect Director David W. Raisbeck        For       For          Management

12    Elect Director Jean G. Spaulding        For       For          Management

13    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

14    Permit Board to Amend Bylaws Without    For       For          Management

      Shareholder Consent                                                      

15    Performance-Based Equity Awards         Against   For          Shareholder

16    Require Independent Board Chairman      Against   Against      Shareholder

17    Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call   Against   For          Shareholder

      Special Meetings                                                         

 

 

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CHEVRON CORPORATION                                                            

 

Ticker:       CVX            Security ID:  166764100                           

Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                               

Record Date:  APR 01, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director L.F. Deily               For       For          Management

2     Elect Director R.E. Denham              For       For          Management

3     Elect Director R.J. Eaton               For       For          Management

4     Elect Director C. Hagel                 For       For          Management

5     Elect Director E. Hernandez             For       For          Management

6     Elect Director G.L. Kirkland            For       For          Management

7     Elect Director D.B. Rice                For       For          Management

8     Elect Director K.W. Sharer              For       For          Management

9     Elect Director C.R. Shoemate            For       For          Management

10    Elect Director J.G. Stumpf              For       For          Management

11    Elect Director R.D. Sugar               For       For          Management

12    Elect Director C. Ware                  For       For          Management

13    Elect Director J.S. Watson              For       For          Management

14    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

15    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

16    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

17    Request Director Nominee with           Against   For          Shareholder

      Environmental Qualifications                                             

18    Amend Bylaws to Establish a Board       Against   Against      Shareholder

      Committee on Human Rights                                                

19    Include Sustainability as a Performance Against   Against      Shareholder

      Measure for Senior Executive                                              

      Compensation                                                             

20    Adopt Guidelines for Country Selection  Against   For          Shareholder

21    Report on Financial Risks of Climate    Against   Against      Shareholder

      Change                                                                   

22    Report on Environmental Impacts of      Against   For          Shareholder

      Natural Gas Fracturing                                                   

23    Report on Offshore Oil Wells and Spill  Against   Against      Shareholder

      Mitigation Measures                                                      

 

 

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COMCAST CORPORATION                                                             

 

Ticker:       CMCSA          Security ID:  20030N101                           

Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 08, 2011                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director S. Decker Anstrom        For       For          Management

1.2   Elect Director Kenneth J. Bacon         For       For          Management

1.3   Elect Director Sheldon M. Bonovitz      For       For          Management

1.4   Elect Director Edward D. Breen          For       For          Management

1.5   Elect Director Joseph J. Collins        For       For          Management

1.6   Elect Director J. Michael Cook          For       For          Management

1.7   Elect Director Gerald L. Hassell        For       For          Management

1.8   Elect Director Jeffrey A. Honickman     For       For          Management

1.9   Elect Director Eduardo G. Mestre        For       For          Management

1.10  Elect Director Brian L. Roberts         For       For          Management

1.11  Elect Director Ralph J. Roberts         For       For          Management

1.12  Elect Director Judith Rodin             For       For          Management

2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

3     Approve Nonqualified Employee Stock     For       For          Management

      Purchase Plan                                                             

4     Amend Restricted Stock Plan             For       For          Management

5     Amend Stock Option Plan                 For       For          Management

6     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

7     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   Three     One Year     Management

                                              Years                             

8     Provide for Cumulative Voting           Against   For          Shareholder

9     Require Independent Board Chairman      Against   For          Shareholder

 

 

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CONOCOPHILLIPS                                                                 

 

Ticker:       COP            Security ID:  20825C104                           

Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                               

Record Date:  MAR 14, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Richard L. Armitage      For       For          Management

2     Elect Director Richard H. Auchinleck    For       For          Management

3     Elect Director James E. Copeland, Jr.   For       For          Management

4     Elect Director Kenneth M. Duberstein    For       For          Management

5     Elect Director Ruth R. Harkin           For       For          Management

6     Elect Director Harold W. McGraw III     For       For          Management

7     Elect Director James J. Mulva           For       For          Management

8     Elect Director Robert A. Niblock        For       For          Management

9     Elect Director Harald J. Norvik         For       For          Management

10    Elect Director William K. Reilly        For       For          Management

11    Elect Director Victoria J. Tschinkel    For       For          Management

12    Elect Director Kathryn C. Turner        For       For          Management

13    Elect Director William E. Wade, Jr.     For       For          Management

14    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

15    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       Against      Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

16    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   None      One Year     Management

17    Approve Omnibus Stock Plan              For       For          Management

18    Amend EEO Policy to Prohibit            Against   For          Shareholder

      Discrimination based on Gender Identity                                  

19    Report on Political Contributions       Against   For          Shareholder

20    Report on Lobbying Expenses             Against   For          Shareholder

21    Report on Accident Risk Reduction       Against   Against      Shareholder

      Efforts                                                                   

22    Adopt Policy to Address Coastal         Against   Against      Shareholder

      Louisiana Environmental Impacts                                          

23    Adopt Quantitative GHG Goals for        Against   For          Shareholder

      Products and Operations                                                  

24    Report on Financial Risks of Climate    Against   Against      Shareholder

      Change                                                                    

25    Report on Environmental Impact of Oil   Against   For          Shareholder

      Sands Operations in Canada                                               

 

 

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CVS CAREMARK CORPORATION                                                       

 

Ticker:       CVS            Security ID:  126650100                           

Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                               

Record Date:  MAR 15, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Edwin M. Banks           For       For          Management

2     Elect Director C. David Brown II        For       For          Management

3     Elect Director David W. Dorman          For       For          Management

4     Elect Director Anne M. Finucane         For       For          Management

5     Elect Director Kristen Gibney Williams  For       For          Management

6     Elect Director Marian L. Heard          For       For          Management

7     Elect Director Larry J. Merlo           For       For          Management

8     Elect Director Jean-Pierre Millon       For       For          Management

9     Elect Director Terrence Murray          For       For          Management

10    Elect Director C.A. Lance Piccolo       For       For          Management

11    Elect Director Richard J. Swift         For       For          Management

12    Elect Director Tony L. White            For       For          Management

13    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

14    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

15    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

16    Report on Political Contributions       Against   For          Shareholder

17    Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against   For          Shareholder

 

 

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E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY                                            

 

Ticker:       DD             Security ID:  263534109                           

Meeting Date: APR 27, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 02, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Richard H. Brown         For       For          Management

2     Elect Director Robert A. Brown          For       For          Management

3     Elect Director Bertrand P. Collomb      For       For          Management

4     Elect Director Curtis J. Crawford       For       For          Management

5     Elect Director Alexander M. Cutler      For       For          Management

6     Elect Director Eleuthere I. du Pont     For       For          Management

7     Elect Director Marillyn A. Hewson       For       For          Management

8     Elect Director Lois D. Juliber          For       For          Management

9     Elect Director Ellen J. Kullman         For       For          Management

10    Elect Director William K. Reilly        For       For          Management

11    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

12    Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For          Management

13    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

14    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

15    Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call   Against   For          Shareholder

      Special Meetings                                                         

16    Report on Genetically Engineered Seed   Against   Against      Shareholder

17    Report on Pay Disparity                 Against   Against      Shareholder

 

 

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EDISON INTERNATIONAL                                                           

 

Ticker:       EIX            Security ID:  281020107                           

Meeting Date: APR 28, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 02, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Jagjeet S. Bindra        For       For          Management

2     Elect Director Vanessa C.L. Chang       For       For          Management

3     Elect Director France A. Cordova        For       For          Management

4     Elect Director Theodore F. Craver, Jr.  For       For          Management

5     Elect Director Charles B. Curtis        For       For          Management

6     Elect Director Bradford M. Freeman      For       For          Management

7     Elect Director Luis G. Nogales          For       For          Management

8     Elect Director Ronald L. Olson          For       For          Management

9     Elect Director James M. Rosser          For       For          Management

10    Elect Director Richard T. Schlosberg,   For       For          Management

      III                                                                      

11    Elect Director Thomas C. Sutton         For       For          Management

12    Elect Director Brett White              For       For          Management

13    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

14    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

15    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

16    Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For          Management

 

 

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INTEL CORPORATION                                                              

 

Ticker:       INTC           Security ID:  458140100                           

Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 21, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Charlene Barshefsky      For       For          Management

2     Elect Director Susan L. Decker          For       For          Management

3     Elect Director John J. Donahoe          For       For          Management

4     Elect Director Reed E. Hundt            For       For          Management

5     Elect Director Paul S. Otellini         For       For          Management

6     Elect Director James D. Plummer         For       For          Management

7     Elect Director David S. Pottruck        For       For          Management

8     Elect Director Jane E. Shaw             For       For          Management

9     Elect Director Frank D. Yeary           For       For          Management

10    Elect Director David B. Yoffie          For       For          Management

11    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

12    Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For          Management

13    Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For       For          Management

      Plan                                                                     

14    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

15    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   None      One Year     Management

 

 

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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION                                    

 

Ticker:       IBM            Security ID:  459200101                           

Meeting Date: APR 26, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  FEB 25, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director A. J. P. Belda           For       For          Management

2     Elect Director W. R. Brody              For       For          Management

3     Elect Director K. I. Chenault           For       For          Management

4     Elect Director M. L. Eskew              For       For          Management

5     Elect Director S. A. Jackson            For       For          Management

6     Elect Director A. N. Liveris            For       For          Management

7     Elect Director W. J. McNerney, Jr.      For       For          Management

8     Elect Director J. W. Owens              For       For          Management

9     Elect Director S. J. Palmisano          For       For          Management

10    Elect Director J. E. Spero              For       For          Management

11    Elect Director S. Taurel                For       For          Management

12    Elect Director L. H. Zambrano           For       For          Management

13    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

14    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

15    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   Three     One Year     Management

                                              Years                            

16    Provide for Cumulative Voting           Against   For          Shareholder

17    Report on Political Contributions       Against   For          Shareholder

18    Report on Lobbying Expenses             Against   For          Shareholder

 

 

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JOHNSON & JOHNSON                                                               

 

Ticker:       JNJ            Security ID:  478160104                           

Meeting Date: APR 28, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 01, 2011                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Mary Sue Coleman         For       For          Management

2     Elect Director James G. Cullen          For       For          Management

3     Elect Director Ian E.L. Davis           For       For          Management

4     Elect Director Michael M.e. Johns       For       For          Management

5     Elect Director Susan L. Lindquist       For       For          Management

6     Elect Director Anne M. Mulcahy          For       For          Management

7     Elect Director Leo F. Mullin            For       For          Management

8     Elect Director William D. Perez         For       For          Management

9     Elect Director Charles Prince           For       For          Management

10    Elect Director David Satcher            For       For          Management

11    Elect Director William C. Weldon        For       For          Management

12    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

13    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       Against      Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

14    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

15    Adopt Policy to Restrain Pharmaceutical Against   Against      Shareholder

      Price Increases                                                          

16    Amend EEO Policy to Prohibit            Against   Against      Shareholder

      Discrimination Based on Applicant's                                      

      Health Status                                                            

17    Adopt Animal-Free Training Methods      Against   Against      Shareholder

 

 

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KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION                                                     

 

Ticker:       KMB            Security ID:  494368103                            

Meeting Date: APR 21, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  FEB 22, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director John R. Alm              For       For          Management

2     Elect Director John F. Bergstrom        For       For          Management

3     Elect Director Abelardo E. Bru          For       For          Management

4     Elect Director Robert W. Decherd        For       For          Management

5     Elect Director Thomas J. Falk           For       For          Management

6     Elect Director Mae C. Jemison           For       For          Management

7     Elect Director James M. Jenness         For       For          Management

8     Elect Director Nancy J. Karch           For       For          Management

9     Elect Director Ian C. Read              For       For          Management

10    Elect Director Linda Johnson Rice       For       For          Management

11    Elect Director Marc J. Shapiro          For       For          Management

12    Elect Director G. Craig Sullivan        For       For          Management

13    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

14    Approve Non-Employee Director Omnibus   For       For          Management

      Stock Plan                                                               

15    Approve Omnibus Stock Plan              For       For          Management

16    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

17    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

 

 

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KRAFT FOODS INC.                                                               

 

Ticker:       KFT            Security ID:  50075N104                           

Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 16, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Ajaypal S. Banga         For       For          Management

2     Elect Director Myra M. Hart             For       For          Management

3     Elect Director Peter B. Henry           For       For          Management

4     Elect Director Lois D. Juliber          For       For          Management

5     Elect Director Mark D. Ketchum          For       For          Management

6     Elect Director Richard A. Lerner        For       For          Management

7     Elect Director Mackey J. McDonald       For       For          Management

8     Elect Director John C. Pope             For       For          Management

9     Elect Director Fredric G. Reynolds      For       For          Management

10    Elect Director Irene B. Rosenfeld       For       For          Management

11    Elect Director J.F. Van Boxmeer         For       For          Management

12    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                    

13    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

14    Amend Non-Employee Director Omnibus     For       For          Management

      Stock Plan                                                               

15    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

 

 

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LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC.                                                         

 

Ticker:       LOW            Security ID:  548661107                           

Meeting Date: MAY 27, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 25, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Raul Alvarez             For       For          Management

1.2   Elect Director David W. Bernauer        For       For          Management

1.3   Elect Director Leonard L. Berry         For       For          Management

1.4   Elect Director Peter C. Browning        For       For          Management

1.5   Elect Director Dawn E. Hudson           For       For          Management

1.6   Elect Director Robert L. Johnson        For       For          Management

1.7   Elect Director Marshall O. Larsen       For       For          Management

1.8   Elect Director Richard K. Lochridge     For       For          Management

1.9   Elect Director Robert A. Niblock        For       For          Management

1.10  Elect Director Stephen F. Page          For       For          Management

2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

4     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

5     Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan  For       For          Management

6     Submit Severance Agreement              Against   For          Shareholder

      (Change-in-Control) to Shareholder Vote                                  

7     Include Sustainability as a Performance Against   Against      Shareholder

      Measure for Senior Executive                                             

      Compensation                                                             

8     Report on Political Contributions       Against   For          Shareholder

 

 

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MARATHON OIL CORPORATION                                                       

 

Ticker:       MRO            Security ID:  565849106                           

Meeting Date: APR 27, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                               

Record Date:  FEB 28, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Gregory H. Boyce         For       Against      Management

2     Elect Director Pierre Brondeau          For       For          Management

3     Elect Director Clarence P. Cazalot, Jr. For       Against      Management

4     Elect Director David A. Daberko         For       Against      Management

5     Elect Director William L. Davis         For       Against      Management

6     Elect Director Shirley Ann Jackson      For       Against      Management

7     Elect Director Philip Lader             For       Against      Management

8     Elect Director Charles R. Lee           For       Against      Management

9     Elect Director Michael E. J. Phelps     For       Against      Management

10    Elect Director Dennis H. Reilley        For       Against      Management

11    Elect Director Seth E. Schofield        For       Against      Management

12    Elect Director John W. Snow             For       Against      Management

13    Elect Director Thomas J. Usher          For       Against      Management

14    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

15    Provide Right to Call Special Meeting   For       Against      Management

16    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       Against      Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                    

17    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

18    Report on Accident Risk Reduction       Against   Against      Shareholder

      Efforts                                                                   

 

 

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MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES, INC.                                               

 

Ticker:       MMC            Security ID:  571748102                            

Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 21, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Zachary W. Carter        For       For          Management

2     Elect Director Brian Duperreault        For       For          Management

3     Elect Director Oscar Fanjul             For       For          Management

4     Elect Director H. Edward Hanway         For       For          Management

5     Elect Director Lang of Monkton          For       For          Management

6     Elect Director Steven A. Mills          For       For          Management

7     Elect Director Bruce P. Nolop           For       For          Management

8     Elect Director Marc D. Oken             For       For          Management

9     Elect Director Morton O. Schapiro       For       For          Management

10    Elect Director Adele Simmons            For       For          Management

11    Elect Director Lloyd M. Yates           For       For          Management

12    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

13    Approve Omnibus Stock Plan              For       For          Management

14    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

15    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

16    Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against   For          Shareholder

 

 

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MERCK & CO., INC.                                                               

 

Ticker:       MRK            Security ID:  58933Y105                           

Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 25, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Leslie A. Brun           For       For          Management

2     Elect Director Thomas R. Cech           For       For          Management

3     Elect Director Richard T. Clark         For       For          Management

4     Elect Director Kenneth C. Frazier       For       For          Management

5     Elect Director Thomas H. Glocer         For       For          Management

6     Elect Director Steven F. Goldstone      For       For          Management

7     Elect Director William B. Harrison. Jr. For       For          Management

8     Elect Director Harry R. Jacobson        For       For          Management

9     Elect Director William N. Kelley        For       For          Management

10    Elect Director C. Robert Kidder         For       For          Management

11    Elect Director Rochelle B. Lazarus      For       For          Management

12    Elect Director Carlos E. Represas       For       For          Management

13    Elect Director Patricia F. Russo        For       For          Management

14    Elect Director Thomas E. Shenk          For       For          Management

15    Elect Director Anne M. Tatlock          For       For          Management

16    Elect Director Craig B. Thompson        For       For          Management

17    Elect Director Wendell P. Weeks         For       For          Management

18    Elect Director Peter C. Wendell         For       For          Management

19    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

20    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

21    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   Three     One Year     Management

                                              Years                            

 

 

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MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.                                                        

 

Ticker:       MSI            Security ID:  620076307                           

Meeting Date: MAY 02, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 07, 2011                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Gregory Q. Brown         For       For          Management

2     Elect Director William J. Bratton       For       For          Management

3     Elect Director David W. Dorman          For       For          Management

4     Elect Director Michael V. Hayden        For       For          Management

5     Elect Director Vincent J. Intrieri      For       For          Management

6     Elect Director Judy C. Lewent           For       For          Management

7     Elect Director Samuel C. Scott III      For       For          Management

8     Elect Director John A. White            For       For          Management

9     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

10    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

11    Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For          Management

12    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

13    Amend Human Rights Policies             Against   Against      Shareholder

 

 

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MOTOROLA, INC.                                                                 

 

Ticker:       MSI            Security ID:  620076109                           

Meeting Date: NOV 29, 2010   Meeting Type: Special                             

Record Date:  OCT 08, 2010                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Approve Reverse Stock Split             For       For          Management

2     Amend Certificate of Incorporation to   For       For          Management

      Effect Reverse Stock Split and Reduce                                    

      Proportionately the Number of Common                                      

      Shares                                                                   

 

 

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NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO, INC.                                                    

 

Ticker:       NOV            Security ID:  637071101                           

Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 28, 2011                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Robert E. Beauchamp      For       For          Management

2     Elect Director Jeffery A. Smisek        For       For          Management

3     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

4     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

5     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

6     Declassify the Board of Directors       For       For          Management

7     Increase Authorized Common Stock        For       For          Management

8     Report on Political Contributions       Against   For          Shareholder

 

 

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NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION                                                   

 

Ticker:       NOC            Security ID:  666807102                           

Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 22, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Wesley G. Bush           For       For          Management

2     Elect Director Lewis W. Coleman         For       For          Management

3     Elect Director Victor H. Fazio          For       For          Management

4     Elect Director Donald E. Felsinger      For       For          Management

5     Elect Director Stephen E. Frank         For       For          Management

6     Elect Director Bruce S. Gordon          For       For          Management

7     Elect Director Madeleine Kleiner        For       For          Management

8     Elect Director Karl J. Krapek           For       For          Management

9     Elect Director Richard B. Myers         For       For          Management

10    Elect Director Aulana L. Peters         For       For          Management

11    Elect Director Kevin W. Sharer          For       For          Management

12    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

13    Approve Omnibus Stock Plan              For       For          Management

14    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

15    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

16    Provide for Cumulative Voting           Against   For          Shareholder

17    Report on Political Contributions       Against   For          Shareholder

18    Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against   For          Shareholder

 

 

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PFIZER INC.                                                                    

 

Ticker:       PFE            Security ID:  717081103                            

Meeting Date: APR 28, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 01, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Dennis A. Ausiello       For       For          Management

2     Elect Director Michael S. Brown         For       For          Management

3     Elect Director M. Anthony Burns         For       For          Management

4     Elect Director W. Don Cornwell          For       For          Management

5     Elect Director Frances D. Fergusson     For       For          Management

6     Elect Director William H. Gray III      For       For          Management

7     Elect Director Constance J. Horner      For       For          Management

8     Elect Director James M. Kilts           For       For          Management

9     Elect Director George A. Lorch          For       For          Management

10    Elect Director John P. Mascotte         For       For          Management

11    Elect Director Suzanne Nora Johnson     For       For          Management

12    Elect Director Ian C. Read              For       For          Management

13    Elect Director Stephen W. Sanger        For       For          Management

14    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

15    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       Against      Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                    

16    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   Two Years One Year     Management

17    Publish Political Contributions         Against   Against      Shareholder

18    Report on Public Policy Advocacy        Against   Against      Shareholder

      Process                                                                  

19    Adopt Policy to Restrain Pharmaceutical Against   Against      Shareholder

      Price Increases                                                          

20    Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against   For          Shareholder

21    Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call   Against   For          Shareholder

      Special Meetings                                                         

22    Report on Animal Testing and Plans for  Against   Against      Shareholder

      Reduction                                                                

 

 

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PROGRESS ENERGY, INC.                                                           

 

Ticker:       PGN            Security ID:  743263105                           

Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 04, 2011                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director John D. Baker, II        For       For          Management

2     Elect Director James E. Bostic, Jr.     For       For          Management

3     Elect Director Harris E. DeLoach, Jr.   For       For          Management

4     Elect Director James B. Hyler, Jr.      For       For          Management

5     Elect Director William D. Johnson       For       For          Management

6     Elect Director Robert W. Jones          For       For          Management

7     Elect Director W. Steven Jones          For       For          Management

8     Elect Director Melquiades R. Martinez   For       For          Management

9     Elect Director E. Marie McKee           For       For          Management

10    Elect Director John H. Mullin, III      For       For          Management

11    Elect Director Charles W. Pryor, Jr.    For       For          Management

12    Elect Director Carlos A. Saladrigas     For       For          Management

13    Elect Director Theresa M. Stone         For       For          Management

14    Elect Director Alfred C. Tollison, Jr.  For       For          Management

15    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

16    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

17    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

 

 

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QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED                                                 

 

Ticker:       DGX            Security ID:  74834L100                           

Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 18, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director William F. Buehler       For       For          Management

2     Elect Director Daniel C. Stanzione      For       For          Management

3     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

4     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

5     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   Three     One Year     Management

                                              Years                            

 

 

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SAFEWAY INC.                                                                   

 

Ticker:       SWY            Security ID:  786514208                           

Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 21, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Steven A. Burd           For       For          Management

2     Elect Director Janet E. Grove           For       For          Management

3     Elect Director Mohan Gyani              For       For          Management

4     Elect Director Paul Hazen               For       For          Management

5     Elect Director Frank C. Herringer       For       For          Management

6     Elect Director Kenneth W. Oder          For       For          Management

7     Elect Director T. Gary Rogers           For       For          Management

8     Elect Director Arun Sarin               For       For          Management

9     Elect Director Michael S. Shannon       For       For          Management

10    Elect Director William Y. Tauscher      For       For          Management

11    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       Against      Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                    

12    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

13    Approve Omnibus Stock Plan              For       For          Management

14    Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan    For       For          Management

15    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

16    Provide for Cumulative Voting           Against   For          Shareholder

 

 

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THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION                                                       

 

Ticker:       ALL            Security ID:  020002101                           

Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 18, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director F. Duane Ackerman        For       Against      Management

2     Elect Director Robert D. Beyer          For       Against      Management

3     Elect Director W. James Farrell         For       Against      Management

4     Elect Director Jack M. Greenberg        For       Against      Management

5     Elect Director Ronald T. Lemay          For       Against      Management

6     Elect Director Andrea Redmond           For       Against      Management

7     Elect Director H. John Riley, Jr.       For       Against      Management

8     Elect Director Joshua I. Smith          For       Against      Management

9     Elect Director Judith A. Sprieser       For       Against      Management

10    Elect Director Mary Alice Taylor        For       Against      Management

11    Elect Director Thomas J. Wilson         For       Against      Management

12    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

13    Provide Right to Call Special Meeting   For       For          Management

14    Adopt the Jurisdiction of Incorporation For       Against      Management

      as the Exclusive Forum for Certain                                       

      Disputes                                                                 

15    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       Against      Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

16    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   Three     One Year     Management

                                              Years                            

17    Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against   For          Shareholder

18    Report on Political Contributions       Against   For          Shareholder

 

 

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THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION                                         

 

Ticker:       BK             Security ID:  064058100                           

Meeting Date: APR 12, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  FEB 11, 2011                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Ruth E. Bruch            For       For          Management

2     Elect Director Nicholas M. Donofrio     For       For          Management

3     Elect Director Gerald L. Hassell        For       For          Management

4     Elect Director Edmund F. Kelly          For       For          Management

5     Elect Director Robert P. Kelly          For       For          Management

6     Elect Director Richard J. Kogan         For       For          Management

7     Elect Director Michael J. Kowalski      For       For          Management

8     Elect Director John A. Luke, Jr.        For       For          Management

9     Elect Director Mark A. Nordenberg       For       For          Management

10    Elect Director Catherine A. Rein        For       For          Management

11    Elect Director William C. Richardson    For       For          Management

12    Elect Director Samuel C. Scott III      For       For          Management

13    Elect Director John P. Surma            For       For          Management

14    Elect Director Wesley W. von Schack     For       For          Management

15    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

16    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

17    Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For          Management

18    Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan    For       For          Management

19    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

20    Provide for Cumulative Voting           Against   For          Shareholder

 

 

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THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC.                                                  

 

Ticker:       TRV            Security ID:  89417E109                            

Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 28, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Alan L. Beller           For       For          Management

2     Elect Director John H. Dasburg          For       For          Management

3     Elect Director Janet M. Dolan           For       For          Management

4     Elect Director Kenneth M. Duberstein    For       For          Management

5     Elect Director Jay S. Fishman           For       For          Management

6     Elect Director Lawrence G. Graev        For       For          Management

7     Elect Director Patricia L. Higgins      For       For          Management

8     Elect Director Thomas R. Hodgson        For       For          Management

9     Elect Director Cleve L. Killingsworth,  For       For          Management

      Jr.                                                                       

10    Elect Director Donald J. Shepard        For       For          Management

11    Elect Director Laurie J. Thomsen        For       For          Management

12    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

13    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

14    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   Three     One Year     Management

                                              Years                            

 

 

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THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC.                                                   

 

Ticker:       WMB            Security ID:  969457100                           

Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 28, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Alan S. Armstrong        For       For          Management

2     Elect Director Joseph R. Cleveland      For       For          Management

3     Elect Director Juanita H. Hinshaw       For       For          Management

4     Elect Director Frank T. MacInnis        For       For          Management

5     Elect Director Janice D. Stoney         For       For          Management

6     Elect Director Laura A. Sugg            For       For          Management

7     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

8     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                    

9     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

 

 

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VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC.                                                     

 

Ticker:       VZ             Security ID:  92343V104                           

Meeting Date: MAY 05, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 07, 2011                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Richard L. Carrion       For       For          Management

2     Elect Director M. Frances Keeth         For       For          Management

3     Elect Director Robert W. Lane           For       For          Management

4     Elect Director Lowell C. Mcadam         For       For          Management

5     Elect Director Sandra O. Moose          For       For          Management

6     Elect Director Joseph Neubauer          For       For          Management

7     Elect Director Donald T. Nicolaisen     For       For          Management

8     Elect Director Clarence Otis, Jr.       For       For          Management

9     Elect Director Hugh B. Price            For       For          Management

10    Elect Director Ivan G. Seidenberg       For       For          Management

11    Elect Director Rodney E. Slater         For       For          Management

12    Elect Director John W. Snow             For       For          Management

13    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

14    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                    

15    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

16    Disclose Prior Government Service       Against   Against      Shareholder

17    Performance-Based Equity Awards         Against   For          Shareholder

18    Restore or Provide for Cumulative       Against   For          Shareholder

      Voting                                                                   

19    Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call   Against   For          Shareholder

      Special Meetings                                                         

 

 

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WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.                                                         

 

Ticker:       WM             Security ID:  94106L109                           

Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 16, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Pastora San Juan         For       For          Management

      Cafferty                                                                 

2     Elect Director Frank M. Clark, Jr.      For       For          Management

3     Elect Director Patrick W. Gross         For       For          Management

4     Elect Director John C. Pope             For       For          Management

5     Elect Director W. Robert Reum           For       For          Management

6     Elect Director Steven G. Rothmeier      For       For          Management

7     Elect Director David P. Steiner         For       For          Management

8     Elect Director Thomas H. Weidemeyer     For       For          Management

9     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

10    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                    

11    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

12    Provide Right to Call Special Meeting   For       For          Management

 

 

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XEROX CORPORATION                                                              

 

Ticker:       XRX            Security ID:  984121103                           

Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 28, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Glenn A. Britt           For       For          Management

2     Elect Director Ursula M. Burns          For       For          Management

3     Elect Director Richard J. Harrington    For       For          Management

4     Elect Director William Curt Hunter      For       For          Management

5     Elect Director Robert J. Keegan         For       For          Management

6     Elect Director Robert A. McDonald       For       For          Management

7     Elect Director N.J. Nicholas, Jr.       For       For          Management

8     Elect Director Charles Prince           For       For          Management

9     Elect Director Ann N. Reese             For       For          Management

10    Elect Director Mary Agnes Wilderotter   For       For          Management

11    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

12    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

13    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

 

 

 

 

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ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY                                                 

 

Ticker:       ADM            Security ID:  039483102                           

Meeting Date: NOV 04, 2010   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  SEP 09, 2010                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director George W. Buckley        For       For          Management

2     Elect Director Mollie Hale Carter       For       For          Management

3     Elect Director Pierre Dufour            For       For          Management

4     Elect Director Donald E. Felsinger      For       For          Management

5     Elect Director Victoria F. Haynes       For       For          Management

6     Elect Director Antonio Maciel Neto      For       For          Management

7     Elect Director Patrick J. Moore         For       For          Management

8     Elect Director Thomas F. O'Neill        For       For          Management

9     Elect Director Kelvin R. Westbrook      For       For          Management

10    Elect Director Patricia A. Woertz       For       For          Management

11    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

12    Adopt Policy to Prohibit Political      Against   Against      Shareholder

      Spending                                                                  

13    Report on Political Contributions       Against   For          Shareholder

 

 

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AT&T INC.                                                                       

 

Ticker:       T              Security ID:  00206R102                           

Meeting Date: APR 29, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 01, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Randall L. Stephenson    For       For          Management

2     Elect Director Gilbert F. Amelio        For       For          Management

3     Elect Director Reuben V. Anderson       For       For          Management

4     Elect Director James H. Blanchard       For       For          Management

5     Elect Director Jaime Chico Pardo        For       For          Management

6     Elect Director James P. Kelly           For       For          Management

7     Elect Director Jon C. Madonna           For       For          Management

8     Elect Director Lynn M. Martin           For       For          Management

9     Elect Director John B. McCoy            For       For          Management

10    Elect Director Joyce M. Roche           For       For          Management

11    Elect Director Matthew K. Rose          For       For          Management

12    Elect Director Laura D Andrea Tyson     For       For          Management

13    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

14    Approve Omnibus Stock Plan              For       For          Management

15    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

16    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   Three     One Year     Management

                                              Years                            

17    Report on Political Contributions       Against   For          Shareholder

18    Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call   Against   For          Shareholder

      Special Meetings                                                         

19    Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against   For          Shareholder

 

 

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BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.                                                      

 

Ticker:       BAX            Security ID:  071813109                           

Meeting Date: MAY 03, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 07, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Wayne T. Hockmeyer       For       For          Management

2     Elect Director Robert L. Parkinson, Jr. For       For          Management

3     Elect Director Thomas T. Stallkamp      For       For          Management

4     Elect Director Albert P.L. Stroucken    For       For          Management

5     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

6     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

7     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   Three     One Year     Management

                                              Years                             

8     Approve Qualified Employee Stock        For       For          Management

      Purchase Plan                                                            

9     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan              For       For          Management

10    Amend Certificate of Incorporation to   For       For          Management

      Declassify the Board and Reduce                                          

      Supermajority Voting Requirement                                         

 

 

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CARDINAL HEALTH, INC.                                                          

 

Ticker:       CAH            Security ID:  14149Y108                           

Meeting Date: NOV 03, 2010   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  SEP 07, 2010                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Colleen F. Arnold        For       For          Management

2     Elect Director George S. Barrett        For       For          Management

3     Elect Director Glenn A. Britt           For       For          Management

4     Elect Director Carrie S. Cox            For       For          Management

5     Elect Director Calvin Darden            For       For          Management

6     Elect Director Bruce L. Downey          For       For          Management

7     Elect Director John F. Finn             For       For          Management

8     Elect Director Gregory B. Kenny         For       For          Management

9     Elect Director James J. Mongan          For       For          Management

10    Elect Director Richard C. Notebaert     For       For          Management

11    Elect Director David W. Raisbeck        For       For          Management

12    Elect Director Jean G. Spaulding        For       For          Management

13    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

14    Permit Board to Amend Bylaws Without    For       For          Management

      Shareholder Consent                                                      

15    Performance-Based Equity Awards         Against   For          Shareholder

16    Require Independent Board Chairman      Against   Against      Shareholder

17    Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call   Against   For          Shareholder

      Special Meetings                                                         

 

 

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CHEVRON CORPORATION                                                            

 

Ticker:       CVX            Security ID:  166764100                           

Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  APR 01, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director L.F. Deily               For       For          Management

2     Elect Director R.E. Denham              For       For          Management

3     Elect Director R.J. Eaton               For       For          Management

4     Elect Director C. Hagel                 For       For          Management

5     Elect Director E. Hernandez             For       For          Management

6     Elect Director G.L. Kirkland            For       For          Management

7     Elect Director D.B. Rice                For       For          Management

8     Elect Director K.W. Sharer              For       For          Management

9     Elect Director C.R. Shoemate            For       For          Management

10    Elect Director J.G. Stumpf              For       For          Management

11    Elect Director R.D. Sugar               For       For          Management

12    Elect Director C. Ware                  For       For          Management

13    Elect Director J.S. Watson              For       For          Management

14    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

15    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

16    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

17    Request Director Nominee with           Against   For          Shareholder

      Environmental Qualifications                                             

18    Amend Bylaws to Establish a Board       Against   Against      Shareholder

      Committee on Human Rights                                                

19    Include Sustainability as a Performance Against   Against      Shareholder

      Measure for Senior Executive                                              

      Compensation                                                             

20    Adopt Guidelines for Country Selection  Against   For          Shareholder

21    Report on Financial Risks of Climate    Against   Against      Shareholder

      Change                                                                   

22    Report on Environmental Impacts of      Against   For          Shareholder

      Natural Gas Fracturing                                                   

23    Report on Offshore Oil Wells and Spill  Against   Against      Shareholder

      Mitigation Measures                                                      

 

 

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COMCAST CORPORATION                                                             

 

Ticker:       CMCSA          Security ID:  20030N101                           

Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 08, 2011                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director S. Decker Anstrom        For       For          Management

1.2   Elect Director Kenneth J. Bacon         For       For          Management

1.3   Elect Director Sheldon M. Bonovitz      For       For          Management

1.4   Elect Director Edward D. Breen          For       For          Management

1.5   Elect Director Joseph J. Collins        For       For          Management

1.6   Elect Director J. Michael Cook          For       For          Management

1.7   Elect Director Gerald L. Hassell        For       For          Management

1.8   Elect Director Jeffrey A. Honickman     For       For          Management

1.9   Elect Director Eduardo G. Mestre        For       For          Management

1.10  Elect Director Brian L. Roberts         For       For          Management

1.11  Elect Director Ralph J. Roberts         For       For          Management

1.12  Elect Director Judith Rodin             For       For          Management

2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

3     Approve Nonqualified Employee Stock     For       For          Management

      Purchase Plan                                                             

4     Amend Restricted Stock Plan             For       For          Management

5     Amend Stock Option Plan                 For       For          Management

6     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

7     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   Three     One Year     Management

                                              Years                            

8     Provide for Cumulative Voting           Against   For          Shareholder

9     Require Independent Board Chairman      Against   For          Shareholder

 

 

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CONOCOPHILLIPS                                                                 

 

Ticker:       COP            Security ID:  20825C104                           

Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                               

Record Date:  MAR 14, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Richard L. Armitage      For       For          Management

2     Elect Director Richard H. Auchinleck    For       For          Management

3     Elect Director James E. Copeland, Jr.   For       For          Management

4     Elect Director Kenneth M. Duberstein    For       For          Management

5     Elect Director Ruth R. Harkin           For       For          Management

6     Elect Director Harold W. McGraw III     For       For          Management

7     Elect Director James J. Mulva           For       For          Management

8     Elect Director Robert A. Niblock        For       For          Management

9     Elect Director Harald J. Norvik         For       For          Management

10    Elect Director William K. Reilly        For       For          Management

11    Elect Director Victoria J. Tschinkel    For       For          Management

12    Elect Director Kathryn C. Turner        For       For          Management

13    Elect Director William E. Wade, Jr.     For       For          Management

14    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

15    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       Against      Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

16    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   None      One Year     Management

17    Approve Omnibus Stock Plan              For       For          Management

18    Amend EEO Policy to Prohibit            Against   For          Shareholder

      Discrimination based on Gender Identity                                   

19    Report on Political Contributions       Against   For          Shareholder

20    Report on Lobbying Expenses             Against   For          Shareholder

21    Report on Accident Risk Reduction       Against   Against      Shareholder

      Efforts                                                                  

22    Adopt Policy to Address Coastal         Against   Against      Shareholder

      Louisiana Environmental Impacts                                          

23    Adopt Quantitative GHG Goals for        Against   For          Shareholder

      Products and Operations                                                  

24    Report on Financial Risks of Climate    Against   Against      Shareholder

      Change                                                                    

25    Report on Environmental Impact of Oil   Against   For          Shareholder

      Sands Operations in Canada                                               

 

 

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CVS CAREMARK CORPORATION                                                       

 

Ticker:       CVS            Security ID:  126650100                           

Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                               

Record Date:  MAR 15, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Edwin M. Banks           For       For          Management

2     Elect Director C. David Brown II        For       For          Management

3     Elect Director David W. Dorman          For       For          Management

4     Elect Director Anne M. Finucane         For       For          Management

5     Elect Director Kristen Gibney Williams  For       For          Management

6     Elect Director Marian L. Heard          For       For          Management

7     Elect Director Larry J. Merlo           For       For          Management

8     Elect Director Jean-Pierre Millon       For       For          Management

9     Elect Director Terrence Murray          For       For          Management

10    Elect Director C.A. Lance Piccolo       For       For          Management

11    Elect Director Richard J. Swift         For       For          Management

12    Elect Director Tony L. White            For       For          Management

13    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

14    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

15    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

16    Report on Political Contributions       Against   For          Shareholder

17    Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against   For          Shareholder

 

 

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E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY                                            

 

Ticker:       DD             Security ID:  263534109                           

Meeting Date: APR 27, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 02, 2011                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Richard H. Brown         For       For          Management

2     Elect Director Robert A. Brown          For       For          Management

3     Elect Director Bertrand P. Collomb      For       For          Management

4     Elect Director Curtis J. Crawford       For       For          Management

5     Elect Director Alexander M. Cutler      For       For          Management

6     Elect Director Eleuthere I. du Pont     For       For          Management

7     Elect Director Marillyn A. Hewson       For       For          Management

8     Elect Director Lois D. Juliber          For       For          Management

9     Elect Director Ellen J. Kullman         For       For          Management

10    Elect Director William K. Reilly        For       For          Management

11    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

12    Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For          Management

13    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

14    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

15    Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call   Against   For          Shareholder

      Special Meetings                                                         

16    Report on Genetically Engineered Seed   Against   Against      Shareholder

17    Report on Pay Disparity                 Against   Against      Shareholder

 

 

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EDISON INTERNATIONAL                                                           

 

Ticker:       EIX            Security ID:  281020107                           

Meeting Date: APR 28, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 02, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Jagjeet S. Bindra        For       For          Management

2     Elect Director Vanessa C.L. Chang       For       For          Management

3     Elect Director France A. Cordova        For       For          Management

4     Elect Director Theodore F. Craver, Jr.  For       For          Management

5     Elect Director Charles B. Curtis        For       For          Management

6     Elect Director Bradford M. Freeman      For       For          Management

7     Elect Director Luis G. Nogales          For       For          Management

8     Elect Director Ronald L. Olson          For       For          Management

9     Elect Director James M. Rosser          For       For          Management

10    Elect Director Richard T. Schlosberg,   For       For          Management

      III                                                                      

11    Elect Director Thomas C. Sutton         For       For          Management

12    Elect Director Brett White              For       For          Management

13    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

14    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

15    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

16    Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For          Management

 

 

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INTEL CORPORATION                                                              

 

Ticker:       INTC           Security ID:  458140100                           

Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 21, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Charlene Barshefsky      For       For          Management

2     Elect Director Susan L. Decker          For       For          Management

3     Elect Director John J. Donahoe          For       For          Management

4     Elect Director Reed E. Hundt            For       For          Management

5     Elect Director Paul S. Otellini         For       For          Management

6     Elect Director James D. Plummer         For       For          Management

7     Elect Director David S. Pottruck        For       For          Management

8     Elect Director Jane E. Shaw             For       For          Management

9     Elect Director Frank D. Yeary           For       For          Management

10    Elect Director David B. Yoffie          For       For          Management

11    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

12    Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For          Management

13    Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For       For          Management

      Plan                                                                     

14    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

15    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   None      One Year     Management

 

 

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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION                                    

 

Ticker:       IBM            Security ID:  459200101                           

Meeting Date: APR 26, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  FEB 25, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director A. J. P. Belda           For       For          Management

2     Elect Director W. R. Brody              For       For          Management

3     Elect Director K. I. Chenault           For       For          Management

4     Elect Director M. L. Eskew              For       For          Management

5     Elect Director S. A. Jackson            For       For          Management

6     Elect Director A. N. Liveris            For       For          Management

7     Elect Director W. J. McNerney, Jr.      For       For          Management

8     Elect Director J. W. Owens              For       For          Management

9     Elect Director S. J. Palmisano          For       For          Management

10    Elect Director J. E. Spero              For       For          Management

11    Elect Director S. Taurel                For       For          Management

12    Elect Director L. H. Zambrano           For       For          Management

13    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

14    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

15    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   Three     One Year     Management

                                              Years                            

16    Provide for Cumulative Voting           Against   For          Shareholder

17    Report on Political Contributions       Against   For          Shareholder

18    Report on Lobbying Expenses             Against   For          Shareholder

 

 

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JOHNSON & JOHNSON                                                               

 

Ticker:       JNJ            Security ID:  478160104                           

Meeting Date: APR 28, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 01, 2011                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Mary Sue Coleman         For       For          Management

2     Elect Director James G. Cullen          For       For          Management

3     Elect Director Ian E.L. Davis           For       For          Management

4     Elect Director Michael M.e. Johns       For       For          Management

5     Elect Director Susan L. Lindquist       For       For          Management

6     Elect Director Anne M. Mulcahy          For       For          Management

7     Elect Director Leo F. Mullin            For       For          Management

8     Elect Director William D. Perez         For       For          Management

9     Elect Director Charles Prince           For       For          Management

10    Elect Director David Satcher            For       For          Management

11    Elect Director William C. Weldon        For       For          Management

12    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

13    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       Against      Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

14    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

15    Adopt Policy to Restrain Pharmaceutical Against   Against      Shareholder

      Price Increases                                                          

16    Amend EEO Policy to Prohibit            Against   Against      Shareholder

      Discrimination Based on Applicant's                                      

      Health Status                                                            

17    Adopt Animal-Free Training Methods      Against   Against      Shareholder

 

 

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KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION                                                     

 

Ticker:       KMB            Security ID:  494368103                            

Meeting Date: APR 21, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  FEB 22, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director John R. Alm              For       For          Management

2     Elect Director John F. Bergstrom        For       For          Management

3     Elect Director Abelardo E. Bru          For       For          Management

4     Elect Director Robert W. Decherd        For       For          Management

5     Elect Director Thomas J. Falk           For       For          Management

6     Elect Director Mae C. Jemison           For       For          Management

7     Elect Director James M. Jenness         For       For          Management

8     Elect Director Nancy J. Karch           For       For          Management

9     Elect Director Ian C. Read              For       For          Management

10    Elect Director Linda Johnson Rice       For       For          Management

11    Elect Director Marc J. Shapiro          For       For          Management

12    Elect Director G. Craig Sullivan        For       For          Management

13    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

14    Approve Non-Employee Director Omnibus   For       For          Management

      Stock Plan                                                               

15    Approve Omnibus Stock Plan              For       For          Management

16    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

17    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

 

 

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KRAFT FOODS INC.                                                               

 

Ticker:       KFT            Security ID:  50075N104                           

Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 16, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Ajaypal S. Banga         For       For          Management

2     Elect Director Myra M. Hart             For       For          Management

3     Elect Director Peter B. Henry           For       For          Management

4     Elect Director Lois D. Juliber          For       For          Management

5     Elect Director Mark D. Ketchum          For       For          Management

6     Elect Director Richard A. Lerner        For       For          Management

7     Elect Director Mackey J. McDonald       For       For          Management

8     Elect Director John C. Pope             For       For          Management

9     Elect Director Fredric G. Reynolds      For       For          Management

10    Elect Director Irene B. Rosenfeld       For       For          Management

11    Elect Director J.F. Van Boxmeer         For       For          Management

12    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                    

13    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

14    Amend Non-Employee Director Omnibus     For       For          Management

      Stock Plan                                                               

15    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

 

 

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LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC.                                                         

 

Ticker:       LOW            Security ID:  548661107                           

Meeting Date: MAY 27, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 25, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Raul Alvarez             For       For          Management

1.2   Elect Director David W. Bernauer        For       For          Management

1.3   Elect Director Leonard L. Berry         For       For          Management

1.4   Elect Director Peter C. Browning        For       For          Management

1.5   Elect Director Dawn E. Hudson           For       For          Management

1.6   Elect Director Robert L. Johnson        For       For          Management

1.7   Elect Director Marshall O. Larsen       For       For          Management

1.8   Elect Director Richard K. Lochridge     For       For          Management

1.9   Elect Director Robert A. Niblock        For       For          Management

1.10  Elect Director Stephen F. Page          For       For          Management

2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

4     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

5     Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan  For       For          Management

6     Submit Severance Agreement              Against   For          Shareholder

      (Change-in-Control) to Shareholder Vote                                  

7     Include Sustainability as a Performance Against   Against      Shareholder

      Measure for Senior Executive                                             

      Compensation                                                             

8     Report on Political Contributions       Against   For          Shareholder

 

 

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MARATHON OIL CORPORATION                                                       

 

Ticker:       MRO            Security ID:  565849106                           

Meeting Date: APR 27, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  FEB 28, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Gregory H. Boyce         For       Against      Management

2     Elect Director Pierre Brondeau          For       For          Management

3     Elect Director Clarence P. Cazalot, Jr. For       Against      Management

4     Elect Director David A. Daberko         For       Against      Management

5     Elect Director William L. Davis         For       Against      Management

6     Elect Director Shirley Ann Jackson      For       Against      Management

7     Elect Director Philip Lader             For       Against      Management

8     Elect Director Charles R. Lee           For       Against      Management

9     Elect Director Michael E. J. Phelps     For       Against      Management

10    Elect Director Dennis H. Reilley        For       Against      Management

11    Elect Director Seth E. Schofield        For       Against      Management

12    Elect Director John W. Snow             For       Against      Management

13    Elect Director Thomas J. Usher          For       Against      Management

14    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

15    Provide Right to Call Special Meeting   For       Against      Management

16    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       Against      Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                    

17    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

18    Report on Accident Risk Reduction       Against   Against      Shareholder

      Efforts                                                                   

 

 

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MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES, INC.                                               

 

Ticker:       MMC            Security ID:  571748102                            

Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 21, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Zachary W. Carter        For       For          Management

2     Elect Director Brian Duperreault        For       For          Management

3     Elect Director Oscar Fanjul             For       For          Management

4     Elect Director H. Edward Hanway         For       For          Management

5     Elect Director Lang of Monkton          For       For          Management

6     Elect Director Steven A. Mills          For       For          Management

7     Elect Director Bruce P. Nolop           For       For          Management

8     Elect Director Marc D. Oken             For       For          Management

9     Elect Director Morton O. Schapiro       For       For          Management

10    Elect Director Adele Simmons            For       For          Management

11    Elect Director Lloyd M. Yates           For       For          Management

12    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

13    Approve Omnibus Stock Plan              For       For          Management

14    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

15    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

16    Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against   For          Shareholder

 

 

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MERCK & CO., INC.                                                               

 

Ticker:       MRK            Security ID:  58933Y105                           

Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 25, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Leslie A. Brun           For       For          Management

2     Elect Director Thomas R. Cech           For       For          Management

3     Elect Director Richard T. Clark         For       For          Management

4     Elect Director Kenneth C. Frazier       For       For          Management

5     Elect Director Thomas H. Glocer         For       For          Management

6     Elect Director Steven F. Goldstone      For       For          Management

7     Elect Director William B. Harrison. Jr. For       For          Management

8     Elect Director Harry R. Jacobson        For       For          Management

9     Elect Director William N. Kelley        For       For          Management

10    Elect Director C. Robert Kidder         For       For          Management

11    Elect Director Rochelle B. Lazarus      For       For          Management

12    Elect Director Carlos E. Represas       For       For          Management

13    Elect Director Patricia F. Russo        For       For          Management

14    Elect Director Thomas E. Shenk          For       For          Management

15    Elect Director Anne M. Tatlock          For       For          Management

16    Elect Director Craig B. Thompson        For       For          Management

17    Elect Director Wendell P. Weeks         For       For          Management

18    Elect Director Peter C. Wendell         For       For          Management

19    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

20    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

21    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   Three     One Year     Management

                                              Years                            

 

 

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MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.                                                       

 

Ticker:       MSI            Security ID:  620076307                           

Meeting Date: MAY 02, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 07, 2011                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Gregory Q. Brown         For       For          Management

2     Elect Director William J. Bratton       For       For          Management

3     Elect Director David W. Dorman          For       For          Management

4     Elect Director Michael V. Hayden        For       For          Management

5     Elect Director Vincent J. Intrieri      For       For          Management

6     Elect Director Judy C. Lewent           For       For          Management

7     Elect Director Samuel C. Scott III      For       For          Management

8     Elect Director John A. White            For       For          Management

9     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

10    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

11    Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For          Management

12    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

13    Amend Human Rights Policies             Against   Against      Shareholder

 

 

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MOTOROLA, INC.                                                                 

 

Ticker:       MSI            Security ID:  620076109                           

Meeting Date: NOV 29, 2010   Meeting Type: Special                             

Record Date:  OCT 08, 2010                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Approve Reverse Stock Split             For       For          Management

2     Amend Certificate of Incorporation to   For       For          Management

      Effect Reverse Stock Split and Reduce                                    

      Proportionately the Number of Common                                      

      Shares                                                                   

 

 

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NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO, INC.                                                    

 

Ticker:       NOV            Security ID:  637071101                           

Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 28, 2011                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Robert E. Beauchamp      For       For          Management

2     Elect Director Jeffery A. Smisek        For       For          Management

3     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

4     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

5     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

6     Declassify the Board of Directors       For       For          Management

7     Increase Authorized Common Stock        For       For          Management

8     Report on Political Contributions       Against   For          Shareholder

 

 

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NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION                                                   

 

Ticker:       NOC            Security ID:  666807102                           

Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 22, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Wesley G. Bush           For       For          Management

2     Elect Director Lewis W. Coleman         For       For          Management

3     Elect Director Victor H. Fazio          For       For          Management

4     Elect Director Donald E. Felsinger      For       For          Management

5     Elect Director Stephen E. Frank         For       For          Management

6     Elect Director Bruce S. Gordon          For       For          Management

7     Elect Director Madeleine Kleiner        For       For          Management

8     Elect Director Karl J. Krapek           For       For          Management

9     Elect Director Richard B. Myers         For       For          Management

10    Elect Director Aulana L. Peters         For       For          Management

11    Elect Director Kevin W. Sharer          For       For          Management

12    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

13    Approve Omnibus Stock Plan              For       For          Management

14    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

15    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

16    Provide for Cumulative Voting           Against   For          Shareholder

17    Report on Political Contributions       Against   For          Shareholder

18    Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against   For          Shareholder

 

 

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PFIZER INC.                                                                    

 

Ticker:       PFE            Security ID:  717081103                            

Meeting Date: APR 28, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 01, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Dennis A. Ausiello       For       For          Management

2     Elect Director Michael S. Brown         For       For          Management

3     Elect Director M. Anthony Burns         For       For          Management

4     Elect Director W. Don Cornwell          For       For          Management

5     Elect Director Frances D. Fergusson     For       For          Management

6     Elect Director William H. Gray III      For       For          Management

7     Elect Director Constance J. Horner      For       For          Management

8     Elect Director James M. Kilts           For       For          Management

9     Elect Director George A. Lorch          For       For          Management

10    Elect Director John P. Mascotte         For       For          Management

11    Elect Director Suzanne Nora Johnson     For       For          Management

12    Elect Director Ian C. Read              For       For          Management

13    Elect Director Stephen W. Sanger        For       For          Management

14    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

15    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       Against      Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                    

16    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   Two Years One Year     Management

17    Publish Political Contributions         Against   Against      Shareholder

18    Report on Public Policy Advocacy        Against   Against      Shareholder

      Process                                                                  

19    Adopt Policy to Restrain Pharmaceutical Against   Against      Shareholder

      Price Increases                                                           

20    Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against   For          Shareholder

21    Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call   Against   For          Shareholder

      Special Meetings                                                         

22    Report on Animal Testing and Plans for  Against   Against      Shareholder

      Reduction                                                                

 

 

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PROGRESS ENERGY, INC.                                                          

 

Ticker:       PGN            Security ID:  743263105                           

Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 04, 2011                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director John D. Baker, II        For       For          Management

2     Elect Director James E. Bostic, Jr.     For       For          Management

3     Elect Director Harris E. DeLoach, Jr.   For       For          Management

4     Elect Director James B. Hyler, Jr.      For       For          Management

5     Elect Director William D. Johnson       For       For          Management

6     Elect Director Robert W. Jones          For       For          Management

7     Elect Director W. Steven Jones          For       For          Management

8     Elect Director Melquiades R. Martinez   For       For          Management

9     Elect Director E. Marie McKee           For       For          Management

10    Elect Director John H. Mullin, III      For       For          Management

11    Elect Director Charles W. Pryor, Jr.    For       For          Management

12    Elect Director Carlos A. Saladrigas     For       For          Management

13    Elect Director Theresa M. Stone         For       For          Management

14    Elect Director Alfred C. Tollison, Jr.  For       For          Management

15    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

16    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

17    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

 

 

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QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED                                                 

 

Ticker:       DGX            Security ID:  74834L100                           

Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 18, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director William F. Buehler       For       For          Management

2     Elect Director Daniel C. Stanzione      For       For          Management

3     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

4     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

5     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   Three     One Year     Management

                                              Years                            

 

 

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SAFEWAY INC.                                                                   

 

Ticker:       SWY            Security ID:  786514208                           

Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 21, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Steven A. Burd           For       For          Management

2     Elect Director Janet E. Grove           For       For          Management

3     Elect Director Mohan Gyani              For       For          Management

4     Elect Director Paul Hazen               For       For          Management

5     Elect Director Frank C. Herringer       For       For          Management

6     Elect Director Kenneth W. Oder          For       For          Management

7     Elect Director T. Gary Rogers           For       For          Management

8     Elect Director Arun Sarin               For       For          Management

9     Elect Director Michael S. Shannon       For       For          Management

10    Elect Director William Y. Tauscher      For       For          Management

11    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       Against      Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                    

12    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

13    Approve Omnibus Stock Plan              For       For          Management

14    Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan    For       For          Management

15    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

16    Provide for Cumulative Voting           Against   For          Shareholder

 

 

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THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION                                                       

 

Ticker:       ALL            Security ID:  020002101                           

Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 18, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director F. Duane Ackerman        For       Against      Management

2     Elect Director Robert D. Beyer          For       Against      Management

3     Elect Director W. James Farrell         For       Against      Management

4     Elect Director Jack M. Greenberg        For       Against      Management

5     Elect Director Ronald T. Lemay          For       Against      Management

6     Elect Director Andrea Redmond           For       Against      Management

7     Elect Director H. John Riley, Jr.       For       Against      Management

8     Elect Director Joshua I. Smith          For       Against      Management

9     Elect Director Judith A. Sprieser       For       Against      Management

10    Elect Director Mary Alice Taylor        For       Against      Management

11    Elect Director Thomas J. Wilson         For       Against      Management

12    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

13    Provide Right to Call Special Meeting   For       For          Management

14    Adopt the Jurisdiction of Incorporation For       Against      Management

      as the Exclusive Forum for Certain                                       

      Disputes                                                                 

15    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       Against      Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

16    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   Three     One Year     Management

                                              Years                            

17    Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against   For          Shareholder

18    Report on Political Contributions       Against   For          Shareholder

 

 

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THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION                                        

 

Ticker:       BK             Security ID:  064058100                           

Meeting Date: APR 12, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  FEB 11, 2011                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Ruth E. Bruch            For       For          Management

2     Elect Director Nicholas M. Donofrio     For       For          Management

3     Elect Director Gerald L. Hassell        For       For          Management

4     Elect Director Edmund F. Kelly          For       For          Management

5     Elect Director Robert P. Kelly          For       For          Management

6     Elect Director Richard J. Kogan         For       For          Management

7     Elect Director Michael J. Kowalski      For       For          Management

8     Elect Director John A. Luke, Jr.        For       For          Management

9     Elect Director Mark A. Nordenberg       For       For          Management

10    Elect Director Catherine A. Rein        For       For          Management

11    Elect Director William C. Richardson    For       For          Management

12    Elect Director Samuel C. Scott III      For       For          Management

13    Elect Director John P. Surma            For       For          Management

14    Elect Director Wesley W. von Schack     For       For          Management

15    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

16    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

17    Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For          Management

18    Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan    For       For          Management

19    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

20    Provide for Cumulative Voting           Against   For          Shareholder

 

 

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THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC.                                                  

 

Ticker:       TRV            Security ID:  89417E109                            

Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 28, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor    

1     Elect Director Alan L. Beller           For       For          Management

2     Elect Director John H. Dasburg          For       For          Management

3     Elect Director Janet M. Dolan           For       For          Management

4     Elect Director Kenneth M. Duberstein    For       For          Management

5     Elect Director Jay S. Fishman           For       For          Management

6     Elect Director Lawrence G. Graev        For       For          Management

7     Elect Director Patricia L. Higgins      For       For          Management

8     Elect Director Thomas R. Hodgson        For       For          Management

9     Elect Director Cleve L. Killingsworth,  For       For          Management

      Jr.                                                                       

10    Elect Director Donald J. Shepard        For       For          Management

11    Elect Director Laurie J. Thomsen        For       For          Management

12    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

13    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

14    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   Three     One Year     Management

                                              Years                            

 

 

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THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC.                                                    

 

Ticker:       WMB            Security ID:  969457100                           

Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 28, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Alan S. Armstrong        For       For          Management

2     Elect Director Joseph R. Cleveland      For       For          Management

3     Elect Director Juanita H. Hinshaw       For       For          Management

4     Elect Director Frank T. MacInnis        For       For          Management

5     Elect Director Janice D. Stoney         For       For          Management

6     Elect Director Laura A. Sugg            For       For          Management

7     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

8     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                    

9     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

 

 

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VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC.                                                     

 

Ticker:       VZ             Security ID:  92343V104                           

Meeting Date: MAY 05, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 07, 2011                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Richard L. Carrion       For       For          Management

2     Elect Director M. Frances Keeth         For       For          Management

3     Elect Director Robert W. Lane           For       For          Management

4     Elect Director Lowell C. Mcadam         For       For          Management

5     Elect Director Sandra O. Moose          For       For          Management

6     Elect Director Joseph Neubauer          For       For          Management

7     Elect Director Donald T. Nicolaisen     For       For          Management

8     Elect Director Clarence Otis, Jr.       For       For          Management

9     Elect Director Hugh B. Price            For       For          Management

10    Elect Director Ivan G. Seidenberg       For       For          Management

11    Elect Director Rodney E. Slater         For       For          Management

12    Elect Director John W. Snow             For       For          Management

13    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

14    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                    

15    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

16    Disclose Prior Government Service       Against   Against      Shareholder

17    Performance-Based Equity Awards         Against   For          Shareholder

18    Restore or Provide for Cumulative       Against   For          Shareholder

      Voting                                                                   

19    Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call   Against   For          Shareholder

      Special Meetings                                                         

 

 

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WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.                                                         

 

Ticker:       WM             Security ID:  94106L109                           

Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 16, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Pastora San Juan         For       For          Management

      Cafferty                                                                 

2     Elect Director Frank M. Clark, Jr.      For       For          Management

3     Elect Director Patrick W. Gross         For       For          Management

4     Elect Director John C. Pope             For       For          Management

5     Elect Director W. Robert Reum           For       For          Management

6     Elect Director Steven G. Rothmeier      For       For          Management

7     Elect Director David P. Steiner         For       For          Management

8     Elect Director Thomas H. Weidemeyer     For       For          Management

9     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

10    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                    

11    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

12    Provide Right to Call Special Meeting   For       For          Management

 

 

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XEROX CORPORATION                                                              

 

Ticker:       XRX            Security ID:  984121103                           

Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 28, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Glenn A. Britt           For       For          Management

2     Elect Director Ursula M. Burns          For       For          Management

3     Elect Director Richard J. Harrington    For       For          Management

4     Elect Director William Curt Hunter      For       For          Management

5     Elect Director Robert J. Keegan         For       For          Management

6     Elect Director Robert A. McDonald       For       For          Management

7     Elect Director N.J. Nicholas, Jr.       For       For          Management

8     Elect Director Charles Prince           For       For          Management

9     Elect Director Ann N. Reese             For       For          Management

10    Elect Director Mary Agnes Wilderotter   For       For          Management

11    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

12    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

13    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

 

============================= END NPX REPORT ===================================

 


 

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.

 

DELAWARE GROUP® EQUITY FUNDS II

 

 

 

By:

Patrick P. Coyne

 

Name:

Patrick P. Coyne

 

Title:

Chairman/President/

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

Date:

August 26, 2011