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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, 2012 - June 30, 2013

 

 

 



 

ITEM 1. PROXY VOTING RECORD.

 



 

============================ Delaware Value® Fund ============================

 

 

ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY                                                 

 

Ticker:       ADM            Security ID:  039483102                           

Meeting Date: NOV 01, 2012   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  SEP 07, 2012                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Alan L. Boeckmann        For       For          Management

1.2   Elect Director George W. Buckley        For       For          Management

1.3   Elect Director Mollie Hale Carter       For       For          Management

1.4   Elect Director Terrell K. Crews         For       For          Management

1.5   Elect Director Pierre Dufour            For       For          Management

1.6   Elect Director Donald E. Felsinger      For       For          Management

1.7   Elect Director Antonio Maciel           For       For          Management

1.8   Elect Director Patrick J. Moore         For       For          Management

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

1.10  Elect Director Daniel Shih              For       For          Management

1.11  Elect Director Kelvin R. Westbrook      For       For          Management

1.12  Elect Director Patricia A. Woertz       For       For          Management

2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                         

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

      Special Meetings                                                         

 

 

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ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY                                                 

 

Ticker:       ADM            Security ID:  039483102                           

Meeting Date: MAY 02, 2013   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 11, 2013                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Alan L. Boeckmann        For       For          Management

1.2   Elect Director George W. Buckley        For       For          Management

1.3   Elect Director Mollie Hale Carter       For       For          Management

1.4   Elect Director Terell K. Crews          For       For          Management

1.5   Elect Director Pierre Dufour            For       For          Management

1.6   Elect Director Donald E. Felsinger      For       For          Management

1.7   Elect Director Antonio Maciel           For       For          Management

1.8   Elect Director Patrick J. Moore         For       For          Management

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

1.10  Elect Director Daniel Shih              For       For          Management

1.11  Elect Director Kelvin R. Westbrook      For       For          Management

1.12  Elect Director Patricia A. Woertz       For       For          Management

2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                         

 

 

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AT&T INC.                                                                      

 

Ticker:       T              Security ID:  00206R102                           

Meeting Date: APR 26, 2013   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  FEB 27, 2013                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Randall L. Stephenson    For       For          Management

1.2   Elect Director Gilbert F. Amelio        For       For          Management

1.3   Elect Director Reuben V. Anderson       For       For          Management

1.4   Elect Director James H. Blanchard       For       For          Management

1.5   Elect Director Jaime Chico Pardo        For       For          Management

1.6   Elect Director Scott T. Ford            For       For          Management

1.7   Elect Director James P. Kelly           For       For          Management

1.8   Elect Director Jon C. Madonna           For       For          Management

1.9   Elect Director Michael B. McCallister   For       For          Management

1.10  Elect Director John B. McCoy            For       For          Management

1.11  Elect Director Joyce M. Roche           For       For          Management

1.12  Elect Director Matthew K. Rose          For       For          Management

1.13  Elect Director  Laura D'Andrea Tyson    For       For          Management

2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                         

4     Amend Stock Purchase and Deferral Plan  For       For          Management

5     Report on Political Contributions       Against   For          Shareholder

6     Report on Reducing Lead Battery Health  Against   For          Shareholder

      Hazards                                                                   

7     Submit Severance Agreement              Against   For          Shareholder

      (Change-in-Control) to Shareholder Vote                                  

8     Require Independent Board Chairman      Against   Against      Shareholder

 

 

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BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.                                                      

 

Ticker:       BAX            Security ID:  071813109                           

Meeting Date: MAY 07, 2013   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 11, 2013                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1a    Elect Director Thomas F. Chen           For       For          Management

1b    Elect Director Blake E. Devitt          For       For          Management

1c    Elect Director John D. Forsyth          For       For          Management

1d    Elect Director Gail D. Fosler           For       For          Management

1e    Elect Director Carole J. Shapazian      For       For          Management

2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                         

4     Declassify the Board of Directors       For       For          Management

5     Provide Right to Call Special Meeting   For       For          Management

 

 

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CARDINAL HEALTH, INC.                                                          

 

Ticker:       CAH            Security ID:  14149Y108                           

Meeting Date: NOV 02, 2012   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  SEP 06, 2012                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Colleen F. Arnold        For       For          Management

1.2   Elect Director George S. Barrett        For       For          Management

1.3   Elect Director Glenn A. Britt           For       For          Management

1.4   Elect Director Carrie S. Cox            For       For          Management

1.5   Elect Director Calvin Darden            For       For          Management

1.6   Elect Director Bruce L. Downey          For       For          Management

1.7   Elect Director John F. Finn             For       For          Management

1.8   Elect Director Clayton M. Jones         For       For          Management

1.9   Elect Director Gregory B. Kenny         For       For          Management

1.10  Elect Director David P. King            For       For          Management

1.11  Elect Director Richard C. Notebaert     For       For          Management

1.12  Elect Director Jean G. Spaulding        For       For          Management

2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                         

4     Stock Retention/Holding Period          Against   Against      Shareholder

 

 

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CHEVRON CORPORATION                                                            

 

Ticker:       CVX            Security ID:  166764100                           

Meeting Date: MAY 29, 2013   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  APR 03, 2013                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1a    Elect Director Linnet F. Deily          For       For          Management

1b    Elect Director Robert E. Denham         For       For          Management

1c    Elect Director Alice P. Gast            For       For          Management

1d    Elect Director Enrique Hernandez, Jr.   For       For          Management

1e    Elect Director George L. Kirkland       For       For          Management

1f    Elect Director Charles W. Moorman, IV   For       For          Management

1g    Elect Director Kevin W. Sharer          For       For          Management

1h    Elect Director John G. Stumpf           For       For          Management

1i    Elect Director Ronald D. Sugar          For       For          Management

1j    Elect Director Carl Ware                For       For          Management

1k    Elect Director John S. Watson           For       For          Management

2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                         

4     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For          Management

5     Report on Management of Hydraulic       Against   For          Shareholder

      Fracturing Risks and Opportunities                                       

6     Report on Offshore Oil Wells and Spill  Against   Against      Shareholder

      Mitigation Measures                                                       

7     Report on Financial Risks of Climate    Against   Against      Shareholder

      Change                                                                   

8     Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy  Against   For          Shareholder

9     Prohibit Political Contributions        Against   Against      Shareholder

10    Provide for Cumulative Voting           Against   For          Shareholder

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

      Special Meetings                                                         

12    Require Director Nominee with           Against   For          Shareholder

      Environmental Expertise                                                  

13    Adopt Guidelines for Country Selection  Against   For          Shareholder

 

 

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CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.                                                            

 

Ticker:       CSCO           Security ID:  17275R102                           

Meeting Date: NOV 15, 2012   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  SEP 17, 2012                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1a    Elect Director Carol A. Bartz           For       For          Management

1b    Elect Director Marc Benioff             For       For          Management

1c    Elect Director M. Michele Burns         For       For          Management

1d    Elect Director Michael D. Capellas      For       For          Management

1e    Elect Director Larry R. Carter          For       For          Management

1f    Elect Director John T. Chambers         For       For          Management

1g    Elect Director Brian L. Halla           For       For          Management

1h    Elect Director John L. Hennessy         For       For          Management

1i    Elect Director Kristina M. Johnson      For       For          Management

1j    Elect Director Richard M. Kovacevich    For       For          Management

1k    Elect Director Roderick C. McGeary      For       For          Management

1l    Elect Director Arun Sarin               For       For          Management

1m    Elect Director Steven M. West           For       For          Management

2     Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan    For       For          Management

3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                         

4     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

5     Require Independent Board Chairman      Against   Against      Shareholder

6     Report on Eliminating Conflict          Against   Against      Shareholder

      Minerals from Supply Chain                                               

 

 

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CONOCOPHILLIPS                                                                  

 

Ticker:       COP            Security ID:  20825C104                           

Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2013   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 15, 2013                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1a    Elect Director Richard L. Armitage      For       For          Management

1b    Elect Director Richard H. Auchinleck    For       For          Management

1c    Elect Director James E. Copeland, Jr.   For       For          Management

1d    Elect Director Jody L. Freeman          For       For          Management

1e    Elect Director Gay Huey Evans           For       For          Management

1f    Elect Director Ryan M. Lance            For       For          Management

1g    Elect Director Mohd H. Marican          For       For          Management

1h    Elect Director Robert A. Niblock        For       For          Management

1i    Elect Director Harald J. Norvik         For       For          Management

1j    Elect Director William E. Wade, Jr.     For       For          Management

2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                         

4     Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy  Against   For          Shareholder

5     Adopt Quantitative GHG Goals for        Against   For          Shareholder

      Products and Operations                                                  

6     Amend EEO Policy to Prohibit            Against   For          Shareholder

      Discrimination based on Gender Identity                                  

 

 

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CVS CAREMARK CORPORATION                                                       

 

Ticker:       CVS            Security ID:  126650100                           

Meeting Date: MAY 09, 2013   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 13, 2013                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director C. David Brown II        For       For          Management

1.2   Elect Director David W. Dorman          For       For          Management

1.3   Elect Director Anne M. Finucane         For       For          Management

1.4   Elect Director Kristen Gibney Williams  For       For          Management

1.5   Elect Director Larry J. Merlo           For       For          Management

1.6   Elect Director Jean-Pierre Millon       For       For          Management

1.7   Elect Director Richard J. Swift         For       For          Management

1.8   Elect Director William C. Weldon        For       For          Management

1.9   Elect Director Tony L. White            For       For          Management

2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                         

4     Amend Qualified Employee Stock          For       For          Management

      Purchase Plan                                                            

5     Reduce Vote Requirement Under the Fair  For       For          Management

      Price Provision                                                           

6     Report on Political Contributions       Against   For          Shareholder

7     Pro-rata Vesting of Equity Awards       Against   For          Shareholder

8     Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy  Against   For          Shareholder

 

 

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E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY                                           

 

Ticker:       DD             Security ID:  263534109                            

Meeting Date: APR 24, 2013   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  FEB 27, 2013                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor    

1a    Elect Director Lamberto Andreotti       For       For          Management

1b    Elect Director Richard H. Brown         For       For          Management

1c    Elect Director Robert A. Brown          For       For          Management

1d    Elect Director Bertrand P. Collomb      For       For          Management

1e    Elect Director Curtis J. Crawford       For       For          Management

1f    Elect Director Alexander M. Cutler      For       For          Management

1g    Elect Director Eleuthere I. Du Pont     For       For          Management

1h    Elect Director Marillyn A. Hewson       For       For          Management

1i    Elect Director Lois D. Juliber          For       For          Management

1j    Elect Director Ellen J. Kullman         For       For          Management

1k    Elect Director Lee M. Thomas            For       For          Management

2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                         

4     Require Independent Board Chairman      Against   For          Shareholder

5     Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy  Against   For          Shareholder

6     Report on Genetically Engineered Seed   Against   Against      Shareholder

7     Report on Pay Disparity                 Against   Against      Shareholder

 

 

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EDISON INTERNATIONAL                                                           

 

Ticker:       EIX            Security ID:  281020107                           

Meeting Date: APR 25, 2013   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 01, 2013                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Jagjeet S. Bindra        For       For          Management

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

1.3   Elect Director France A. Cordova        For       For          Management

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

1.5   Elect Director Bradford M. Freeman      For       For          Management

1.6   Elect Director Luis G. Nogales          For       For          Management

1.7   Elect Director Ronald L. Olson          For       For          Management

1.8   Elect Director Richard T. Schlosberg,   For       For          Management

      III                                                                      

1.9   Elect Director Thomas C. Sutton         For       For          Management

1.10  Elect Director Peter J. Taylor          For       For          Management

1.11  Elect Director Brett White              For       For          Management

2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                         

4     Require Independent Board Chairman      Against   Against      Shareholder

 

 

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HALLIBURTON COMPANY                                                            

 

Ticker:       HAL            Security ID:  406216101                           

Meeting Date: MAY 15, 2013   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 18, 2013                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Alan M. Bennett          For       For          Management

1.2   Elect Director James R. Boyd            For       For          Management

1.3   Elect Director Milton Carroll           For       For          Management

1.4   Elect Director Nance K. Dicciani        For       For          Management

1.5   Elect Director Murry S. Gerber          For       For          Management

1.6   Elect Director Jose C. Grubisich        For       For          Management

1.7   Elect Director Abdallah S. Jum'ah       For       For          Management

1.8   Elect Director David J. Lesar           For       For          Management

1.9   Elect Director Robert A. Malone         For       For          Management

1.10  Elect Director J. Landis Martin         For       For          Management

1.11  Elect Director Debra L. Reed            For       For          Management

2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                          

4     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For          Management

5     Report on Human Rights Risk Assessment  Against   For          Shareholder

      Process                                                                  

 

 

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INTEL CORPORATION                                                              

 

Ticker:       INTC           Security ID:  458140100                           

Meeting Date: MAY 16, 2013   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 18, 2013                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1a    Elect Director Charlene Barshefsky      For       For          Management

1b    Elect Director Andy D. Bryant           For       For          Management

1c    Elect Director Susan L. Decker          For       For          Management

1d    Elect Director John J. Donahoe          For       For          Management

1e    Elect Director Reed E. Hundt            For       For          Management

1f    Elect Director James D. Plummer         For       For          Management

1g    Elect Director David S. Pottruck        For       For          Management

1h    Elect Director Frank D. Yeary           For       For          Management

1i    Elect Director David B. Yoffie          For       For          Management

2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       Against      Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                         

4     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For          Management

5     Stock Retention/Holding Period          Against   For          Shareholder

 

 

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JOHNSON & JOHNSON                                                              

 

Ticker:       JNJ            Security ID:  478160104                           

Meeting Date: APR 25, 2013   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  FEB 26, 2013                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Mary Sue Coleman         For       For          Management

1.2   Elect Director James G. Cullen          For       For          Management

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

1.4   Elect Director Alex Gorsky              For       For          Management

1.5   Elect Director Michael M.E. Johns       For       For          Management

1.6   Elect Director Susan L. Lindquist       For       For          Management

1.7   Elect Director Anne M. Mulcahy          For       For          Management

1.8   Elect Director Leo F. Mullin            For       For          Management

1.9   Elect Director William D. Perez         For       For          Management

1.10  Elect Director Charles Prince           For       For          Management

1.11  Elect Director A. Eugene Washington     For       For          Management

1.12  Elect Director Ronald A. Williams       For       For          Management

2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                         

3     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

4     Stock Retention/Holding Period          Against   For          Shareholder

5     Screen Political Contributions for      Against   Against      Shareholder

      Consistency with Corporate Values                                        

6     Require Independent Board Chairman      Against   Against      Shareholder

 

 

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KRAFT FOODS GROUP, INC.                                                        

 

Ticker:       KRFT           Security ID:  50076Q106                           

Meeting Date: MAY 22, 2013   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 15, 2013                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1a    Elect Director Abelardo E. Bru          For       For          Management

1b    Elect Director Jeanne P. Jackson        For       For          Management

1c    Elect Director E. Follin Smith          For       For          Management

2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                         

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

4     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For          Management

5     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

6     Label Products with GMO Ingredients     Against   Against      Shareholder

 

 

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LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC.                                                         

 

Ticker:       LOW            Security ID:  548661107                           

Meeting Date: MAY 31, 2013   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 28, 2013                                                     

 

#     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 Richard W. Dreiling      For       For          Management

1.6   Elect Director Dawn E. Hudson           For       For          Management

1.7   Elect Director Robert L. Johnson        For       For          Management

1.8   Elect Director Marshall O. Larsen       For       For          Management

1.9   Elect Director Richard K. Lochridge     For       For          Management

1.10  Elect Director Robert A. Niblock        For       For          Management

1.11  Elect Director Eric C. Wisemen          For       For          Management

2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                         

4     Stock Retention/Holding Period          Against   For          Shareholder

 

 

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MARATHON OIL CORPORATION                                                       

 

Ticker:       MRO            Security ID:  565849106                           

Meeting Date: APR 24, 2013   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  FEB 25, 2013                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1a    Elect Director Gregory H. Boyce         For       For          Management

1b    Elect Director Pierre Brondeau          For       For          Management

1c    Elect Director Clarence P. Cazalot, Jr. For       For          Management

1d    Elect Director Linda Z. Cook            For       For          Management

1e    Elect Director Shirley Ann Jackson      For       For          Management

1f    Elect Director Philip Lader             For       For          Management

1g    Elect Director Michael E. J. Phelps     For       For          Management

1h    Elect Director Dennis H. Reilley        For       For          Management

2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                          

4     Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy  Against   For          Shareholder

 

 

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MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES, INC.                                                

 

Ticker:       MMC            Security ID:  571748102                           

Meeting Date: MAY 16, 2013   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 18, 2013                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1a    Elect Director Zachary W. Carter        For       For          Management

1b    Elect Director Oscar Fanjul             For       For          Management

1c    Elect Director Daniel S. Glaser         For       For          Management

1d    Elect Director H. Edward Hanway         For       For          Management

1e    Elect Director Lord Lang                For       For          Management

1f    Elect Director Elaine La Roche          For       For          Management

1g    Elect Director Steven A. Mills          For       For          Management

1h    Elect Director Bruce P. Nolop           For       For          Management

1i    Elect Director Marc D. Oken             For       For          Management

1j    Elect Director Morton O. Schapiro       For       For          Management

1k    Elect Director Adele Simmons            For       For          Management

1l    Elect Director Lloyd M. Yates           For       For          Management

1m    Elect Director R. David Yost            For       For          Management

2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                          

3     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

 

 

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MERCK & CO., INC.                                                               

 

Ticker:       MRK            Security ID:  58933Y105                           

Meeting Date: MAY 28, 2013   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  APR 01, 2013                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1a    Elect Director Leslie A. Brun           For       For          Management

1b    Elect Director Thomas R. Cech           For       For          Management

1c    Elect Director Kenneth C. Frazier       For       For          Management

1d    Elect Director Thomas H. Glocer         For       For          Management

1e    Elect Director William B. Harrison Jr.  For       For          Management

1f    Elect Director  C. Robert Kidder        For       For          Management

1g    Elect Director Rochelle B. Lazarus      For       For          Management

1h    Elect Director Carlos E. Represas       For       For          Management

1i    Elect Director Patricia F. Russo        For       For          Management

1j    Elect Director Craig B. Thompson        For       For          Management

1k    Elect Director Wendell P. Weeks         For       For          Management

1l    Elect Director Peter C. Wendell         For       For          Management

2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                          

4     Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against   For          Shareholder

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

      Special Meetings                                                         

6     Report on Charitable and Political      Against   Against      Shareholder

      Contributions                                                            

7     Report on Lobbying Activities           Against   Against      Shareholder

 

 

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MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL, INC.                                                   

 

Ticker:       MDLZ           Security ID:  609207105                           

Meeting Date: MAY 21, 2013   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 15, 2013                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1a    Elect Director Stephen F. Bollenbach    For       For          Management

1b    Elect Director Lewis W.K. Booth         For       For          Management

1c    Elect Director Lois D. Juliber          For       For          Management

1d    Elect Director Mark D. Ketchum          For       For          Management

1e    Elect Director Jorge S. Mesquita        For       For          Management

1f    Elect Director Fredric G. Reynolds      For       For          Management

1g    Elect Director Irene B. Rosenfeld       For       For          Management

1h    Elect Director Patrick T. Siewert       For       For          Management

1i    Elect Director Ruth J. Simmons          For       For          Management

1j    Elect Director Ratan N. Tata            For       For          Management

1k    Elect Director Jean-Francois M. L. van  For       For          Management

      Boxmeer                                                                  

2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                         

3     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

4     Report on Adopting Extended Producer    Against   Against      Shareholder

      Responsibility Policy                                                    

 

 

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MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.                                                       

 

Ticker:       MSI            Security ID:  620076307                           

Meeting Date: MAY 06, 2013   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 08, 2013                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1a    Elect Director Gregory Q. Brown         For       For          Management

1b    Elect Director William J. Bratton       For       Against      Management

1c    Elect Director Kenneth C. Dahlberg      For       Against      Management

1d    Elect Director David W. Dorman          For       Against      Management

1e    Elect Director Michael V. Hayden        For       For          Management

1f    Elect Director Judy C. Lewent           For       For          Management

1g    Elect Director Anne R. Pramaggiore      For       For          Management

1h    Elect Director Samuel C. Scott, III     For       For          Management

1i    Elect Director Bradley E. Singer        For       For          Management

1j    Elect Director John A. White            For       For          Management

2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       Against      Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                         

3     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

4     Encourage Suppliers to Produce          Against   Against      Shareholder

      Sustainability Reports                                                   

5     Report on Political Contributions       Against   For          Shareholder

 

 

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NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION                                                   

 

Ticker:       NOC            Security ID:  666807102                           

Meeting Date: MAY 15, 2013   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 19, 2013                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Wesley G. Bush           For       For          Management

1.2   Elect Director Victor H. Fazio          For       For          Management

1.3   Elect Director Donald E. Felsinger      For       For          Management

1.4   Elect Director Stephen E. Frank         For       For          Management

1.5   Elect Director Bruce S. Gordon          For       For          Management

1.6   Elect Director Madeleine A. Kleiner     For       For          Management

1.7   Elect Director Karl J. Krapek           For       For          Management

1.8   Elect Director Richard B. Myers         For       For          Management

1.9   Elect Director Aulana L. Peters         For       For          Management

1.10  Elect Director Gary Roughead            For       For          Management

1.11  Elect Director Thomas M. Schoewe        For       For          Management

1.12  Elect Director Kevin W. Sharer          For       For          Management

2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                         

3     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

4     Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy  Against   Against      Shareholder

5     Require Independent Board Chairman      Against   Against      Shareholder

 

 

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OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION                                                

 

Ticker:       OXY            Security ID:  674599105                           

Meeting Date: MAY 03, 2013   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 13, 2013                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Spencer Abraham          For       For          Management

1.2   Elect Director Howard I. Atkins         For       For          Management

1.3   Elect Director Stephen I. Chazen        For       For          Management

1.4   Elect Director Edward P. Djerejian      For       For          Management

1.5   Elect Director John E. Feick            For       For          Management

1.6   Elect Director Margaret M. Foran        For       For          Management

1.7   Elect Director Carlos M. Gutierrez      For       For          Management

1.8   Elect Director Ray R. Irani             For       Against      Management

1.9   Elect Director Avedick B. Poladian      For       For          Management

1.10  Elect Director Aziz D. Syriani          For       Against      Management

2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                         

3     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

4     Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against   For          Shareholder

 

 

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PFIZER INC.                                                                    

 

Ticker:       PFE            Security ID:  717081103                           

Meeting Date: APR 25, 2013   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  FEB 27, 2013                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Dennis A. Ausiello       For       For          Management

1.2   Elect Director M. Anthony Burns         For       For          Management

1.3   Elect Director W. Don Cornwell          For       For          Management

1.4   Elect Director Frances D. Fergusson     For       For          Management

1.5   Elect Director William H. Gray, III     For       For          Management

1.6   Elect Director Helen H. Hobbs           For       For          Management

1.7   Elect Director Constance J. Horner      For       For          Management

1.8   Elect Director James M. Kilts           For       For          Management

1.9   Elect Director George A. Lorch          For       For          Management

1.10  Elect Director Suzanne Nora Johnson     For       For          Management

1.11  Elect Director Ian C. Read              For       For          Management

1.12  Elect Director Stephen W. Sanger        For       For          Management

1.13  Elect Director Marc Tessier-Lavigne     For       For          Management

2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                         

4     Stock Retention/Holding Period          Against   For          Shareholder

5     Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against   For          Shareholder

 

 

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QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED                                                  

 

Ticker:       DGX            Security ID:  74834L100                           

Meeting Date: MAY 21, 2013   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 22, 2013                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director John C. Baldwin          For       For          Management

1.2   Elect Director Gary M. Pfeiffer         For       For          Management

1.3   Elect Director Stephen H. Rusckowski    For       For          Management

2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

3     Declassify the Board of Directors       For       For          Management

4     Eliminate Class of Preferred Stock      For       For          Management

5     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                         

6     Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement   None      For          Shareholder

7     Pro-rata Vesting of Equity Awards       Against   For          Shareholder

 

 

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RAYTHEON COMPANY                                                                

 

Ticker:       RTN            Security ID:  755111507                           

Meeting Date: MAY 30, 2013   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  APR 09, 2013                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1a    Elect Director James E. Cartwright      For       For          Management

1b    Elect Director Vernon E. Clark          For       For          Management

1c    Elect Director Stephen J. Hadley        For       For          Management

1d    Elect Director Michael C. Ruettgers     For       For          Management

1e    Elect Director Ronald L. Skates         For       For          Management

1f    Elect Director William R. Spivey        For       For          Management

1g    Elect Director Linda G. Stuntz          For       Against      Management

1h    Elect Director William H. Swanson       For       For          Management

2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                         

3     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

4     Report on Political Contributions       Against   For          Shareholder

5     Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against   For          Shareholder

6     Submit SERP to Shareholder Vote         Against   For          Shareholder

7     Pro-rata Vesting of Equity Awards       Against   For          Shareholder

 

 

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SAFEWAY INC.                                                                   

 

Ticker:       SWY            Security ID:  786514208                           

Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2013   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 15, 2013                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1a    Elect Director Janet E. Grove           For       For          Management

1b    Elect Director Mohan Gyani              For       For          Management

1c    Elect Director Frank C. Herringer       For       Against      Management

1d    Elect Director George J. Morrow         For       For          Management

1e    Elect Director Kenneth W. Oder          For       Against      Management

1f    Elect Director T. Gary Rogers           For       Against      Management

1g    Elect Director Arun Sarin               For       Against      Management

1h    Elect Director William Y. Tauscher      For       For          Management

2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       Against      Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                         

3     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For          Management

4     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

 

 

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THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION                                                       

 

Ticker:       ALL            Security ID:  020002101                           

Meeting Date: MAY 21, 2013   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 22, 2013                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1a    Elect Director F. Duane Ackerman        For       For          Management

1b    Elect Director Robert D. Beyer          For       For          Management

1c    Elect Director Kermit R. Crawford       For       For          Management

1d    Elect Director Jack M. Greenberg        For       For          Management

1e    Elect Director Herbert L. Henkel        For       For          Management

1f    Elect Director Ronald T. LeMay          For       For          Management

1g    Elect Director Andrea Redmond           For       For          Management

1h    Elect Director H. John Riley, Jr.       For       For          Management

1i    Elect Director John W. Rowe             For       For          Management

1j    Elect Director Judith A. Sprieser       For       For          Management

1k    Elect Director Mary Alice Taylor        For       For          Management

1l    Elect Director Thomas J. Wilson         For       For          Management

2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                         

3     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For          Management

4     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

5     Stock Retention/Holding Period          Against   For          Shareholder

6     Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy  Against   Against      Shareholder

 

 

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THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION                                        

 

Ticker:       BK             Security ID:  064058100                           

Meeting Date: APR 09, 2013   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  FEB 11, 2013                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Ruth E. Bruch            For       For          Management

1.2   Elect Director Nicholas M. Donofrio     For       For          Management

1.3   Elect Director Gerald L. Hassell        For       For          Management

1.4   Elect Director Edmund F. 'Ted' Kelly    For       For          Management

1.5   Elect Director Richard J. Kogan         For       For          Management

1.6   Elect Director Michael J. Kowalski      For       For          Management

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

1.8   Elect Director Mark A. Nordenberg       For       For          Management

1.9   Elect Director Catherine A. Rein        For       For          Management

1.10  Elect Director William C. Richardson    For       For          Management

1.11  Elect Director Samuel C. Scott, III     For       For          Management

1.12  Elect Director Wesley W. von Schack     For       For          Management

2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                         

3     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

 

 

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THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC.                                                  

 

Ticker:       TRV            Security ID:  89417E109                           

Meeting Date: MAY 22, 2013   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 25, 2013                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1a    Elect Director Alan L. Beller           For       For          Management

1b    Elect Director John H. Dasburg          For       For          Management

1c    Elect Director Janet M. Dolan           For       For          Management

1d    Elect Director Kenneth M. Duberstein    For       For          Management

1e    Elect Director Jay S. Fishman           For       For          Management

1f    Elect Director Patricia L. Higgins      For       For          Management

1g    Elect Director Thomas R. Hodgson        For       For          Management

1h    Elect Director William J. Kane          For       For          Management

1i    Elect Director Cleve L. Killingsworth,  For       For          Management

      Jr.                                                                      

1j    Elect Director Donald J. Shepard        For       For          Management

1k    Elect Director Laurie J. Thomsen        For       For          Management

2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                         

4     Authorize New Class of Preferred Stock  For       For          Management

5     Report on Political Contributions       Against   For          Shareholder

 

 

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VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC.                                                     

 

Ticker:       VZ             Security ID:  92343V104                           

Meeting Date: MAY 02, 2013   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 04, 2013                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Richard L. Carrion       For       For          Management

1.2   Elect Director Melanie L. Healey        For       For          Management

1.3   Elect Director M. Frances Keeth         For       For          Management

1.4   Elect Director Robert W. Lane           For       For          Management

1.5   Elect Director Lowell C. McAdam         For       For          Management

1.6   Elect Director Sandra O. Moose          For       For          Management

1.7   Elect Director Joseph Neubauer          For       For          Management

1.8   Elect Director Donald T. Nicolaisen     For       For          Management

1.9   Elect Director Clarence Otis, Jr.       For       For          Management

1.10  Elect Director Hugh B. Price            For       For          Management

1.11  Elect Director Rodney E. Slater         For       For          Management

1.12  Elect Director Kathryn A. Tesija        For       For          Management

1.13  Elect Director Gregory D. Wasson        For       For          Management

2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                         

4     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For          Management

5     Commit to Wireless Network Neutrality   Against   For          Shareholder

6     Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy  Against   For          Shareholder

7     Adopt Proxy Access Right                Against   For          Shareholder

8     Submit Severance Agreement              Against   For          Shareholder

      (Change-in-Control) to Shareholder Vote                                  

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

      Special Meetings                                                          

10    Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against   For          Shareholder

 

 

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WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.                                                         

 

Ticker:       WM             Security ID:  94106L109                           

Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2013   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 13, 2013                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1a    Elect Director Bradbury H. Anderson     For       For          Management

1b    Elect Director Frank M. Clark, Jr.      For       For          Management

1c    Elect Director Patrick W. Gross         For       For          Management

1d    Elect Director Victoria M. Holt         For       For          Management

1e    Elect Director John C. Pope             For       For          Management

1f    Elect Director W. Robert Reum           For       For          Management

1g    Elect Director David P. Steiner         For       For          Management

1h    Elect Director Thomas H. Weidemeyer     For       For          Management

2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                         

4     Stock Retention                         Against   For          Shareholder

5     Report on Political Contributions       Against   For          Shareholder

6     Adopt Compensation Benchmarking Policy  Against   For          Shareholder

 

 

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XEROX CORPORATION                                                              

 

Ticker:       XRX            Security ID:  984121103                           

Meeting Date: MAY 21, 2013   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 25, 2013                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Glenn A. Britt           For       For          Management

1.2   Elect Director Ursula M. Burns          For       For          Management

1.3   Elect Director Richard J. Harrington    For       For          Management

1.4   Elect Director William Curt Hunter      For       For          Management

1.5   Elect Director Robert J. Keegan         For       For          Management

1.6   Elect Director Robert A. McDonald       For       For          Management

1.7   Elect Director Charles Prince           For       For          Management

1.8   Elect Director Ann N. Reese             For       For          Management

1.9   Elect Director Sara Martinez Tucker     For       For          Management

1.10  Elect Director Mary Agnes Wilderotter   For       For          Management

2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management

      Executive Officers' Compensation                                         

4     Approve Non-Employee Director Omnibus   For       For          Management

      Stock Plan                                                               

 

 

 

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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 23, 2013