UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM N-PX
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES
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Investment Company Act File Number: |
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811-00750 |
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Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter: |
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Delaware Group® Equity Funds II |
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Address of principal executive offices: |
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2005 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 |
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Name and address of agent for service: |
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David F. Connor, Esq. |
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2005 Market Street |
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Philadelphia, PA 19103 |
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Registrant’s telephone number: |
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(800) 523-1918 |
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Date of fiscal year end: |
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November 30 |
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Date of reporting period: |
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July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2016 |
ITEM 1. PROXY VOTING RECORD.
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ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY
Ticker: ADM Security ID: 039483102
Meeting Date: MAY 05, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 10, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Alan L. Boeckmann For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Mollie Hale Carter For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Terrell K. Crews For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Pierre Dufour For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Donald E. Felsinger For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Juan R. Luciano For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Antonio Maciel Neto For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Patrick J. Moore For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Francisco Sanchez For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Debra A. Sandler For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Daniel Shih For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Kelvin R. Westbrook For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as 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 29, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 01, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Randall L. Stephenson For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Samuel A. Di Piazza, Jr. For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Richard W. Fisher For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Scott T. Ford For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Glenn H. Hutchins For For Management
1.6 Elect Director William E. Kennard For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Michael B. McCallister For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Beth E. Mooney For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Joyce M. Roche For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Matthew K. Rose For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Cynthia B. Taylor For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Laura D'Andrea Tyson For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
5 Report on Indirect Political Against For Shareholder
Contributions
6 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against For Shareholder
7 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder
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BB&T CORPORATION
Ticker: BBT Security ID: 054937107
Meeting Date: APR 26, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 17, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Jennifer S. Banner For For Management
1.2 Elect Director K. David Boyer, Jr. For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Anna R. Cablik For For Management
1.4 Elect Director James A. Faulkner For For Management
1.5 Elect Director I. Patricia Henry For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Eric C. Kendrick For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Kelly S. King For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Louis B. Lynn For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Edward C. Milligan For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Charles A. Patton For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Nido R. Qubein For For Management
1.12 Elect Director William J. Reuter For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Tollie W. Rich, Jr. For For Management
1.14 Elect Director Christine Sears For For Management
1.15 Elect Director Thomas E. Skains For For Management
1.16 Elect Director Thomas N. Thompson For For Management
1.17 Elect Director Edwin H. Welch For For Management
1.18 Elect Director Stephen T. Williams For For Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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CA, INC.
Ticker: CA Security ID: 12673P105
Meeting Date: AUG 05, 2015 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUN 08, 2015
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1A Elect Director Jens Alder For For Management
1B Elect Director Raymond J. Bromark For For Management
1C Elect Director Gary J. Fernandes For For Management
1D Elect Director Michael P. Gregoire For For Management
1E Elect Director Rohit Kapoor For For Management
1F Elect Director Jeffrey G. Katz For For Management
1G Elect Director Kay Koplovitz For For Management
1H Elect Director Christopher B. Lofgren For For Management
1I Elect Director Richard Sulpizio For For Management
1J Elect Director Laura S. Unger For For Management
1K Elect Director Arthur F. Weinbach For For Management
1L Elect Director Renato (Ron) Zambonini For For Management
2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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CARDINAL HEALTH, INC.
Ticker: CAH Security ID: 14149Y108
Meeting Date: NOV 04, 2015 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 08, 2015
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director David J. Anderson For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Colleen F. Arnold For For Management
1.3 Elect Director George S. Barrett 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 Patricia A. Hemingway For For Management
Hall
1.8 Elect Director Clayton M. Jones For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Gregory B. Kenny For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Nancy Killefer For For Management
1.11 Elect Director David P. King For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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CHEVRON CORPORATION
Ticker: CVX Security ID: 166764100
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 30, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Alexander B. Cummings, None None Management
Jr. - Resigned
1b Elect Director Linnet F. Deily For For Management
1c Elect Director Robert E. Denham For For Management
1d Elect Director Alice P. Gast For For Management
1e Elect Director Enrique Hernandez, Jr. For For Management
1f Elect Director Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. For For Management
1g Elect Director Charles W. Moorman, IV For For Management
1h Elect Director John G. Stumpf For For Management
1i Elect Director Ronald D. Sugar For For Management
1j Elect Director Inge G. Thulin For For Management
1k Elect Director John S. Watson For For Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Approve Non-Employee Director Omnibus For For Management
Stock Plan
5 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against For Shareholder
6 Adopt Quantitative GHG Goals for Against Against Shareholder
Products and Operations
7 Annually Assess Portfolio Impacts of Against For Shareholder
Policies to Meet 2 Degree Scenario
8 Annually Report Reserve Replacements Against Against Shareholder
in BTUs
9 Increase Return of Capital to Against Against Shareholder
Shareholders in Light of Climate
Change Risks
10 Report on the Result of Efforts to Against For Shareholder
Minimize Hydraulic Fracturing Impacts
11 Require Director Nominee with Against For Shareholder
Environmental Experience
12 Amend Bylaws -- Call Special Meetings Against For Shareholder
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CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
Ticker: CSCO Security ID: 17275R102
Meeting Date: NOV 19, 2015 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 21, 2015
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Carol A. Bartz For For Management
1b Elect Director M. Michele Burns For For Management
1c Elect Director Michael D. Capellas For For Management
1d Elect Director John T. Chambers For For Management
1e Elect Director Brian L. Halla For For Management
1f Elect Director John L. Hennessy For For Management
1g Elect Director Kristina M. Johnson For For Management
1h Elect Director Roderick C. McGeary For For Management
1i Elect Director Charles H. Robbins For For Management
1j Elect Director Arun Sarin For For Management
1k Elect Director Steven M. West For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
4 Adopt Holy Land Principles Against Against Shareholder
5 Adopt Proxy Access Right Against For Shareholder
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CONOCOPHILLIPS
Ticker: COP Security ID: 20825C104
Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 14, 2016
# 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 Charles E. Bunch For For Management
1d Elect Director James E. Copeland, Jr. For For Management
1e Elect Director John V. Faraci For For Management
1f Elect Director Jody L. Freeman For For Management
1g Elect Director Gay Huey Evans For For Management
1h Elect Director Ryan M. Lance For For Management
1i Elect Director Arjun N. Murti For For Management
1j Elect Director Robert A. Niblock For For Management
1k Elect Director Harald J. Norvik For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as 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 Adjust Executive Compensation Program Against Against Shareholder
for Reserve Write-Downs
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CVS HEALTH CORPORATION
Ticker: CVS Security ID: 126650100
Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 24, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Richard M. Bracken For For Management
1b Elect Director C. David Brown, II For For Management
1c Elect Director Alecia A. DeCoudreaux For For Management
1d Elect Director Nancy-Ann M. DeParle For For Management
1e Elect Director David W. Dorman For For Management
1f Elect Director Anne M. Finucane For For Management
1g Elect Director Larry J. Merlo For For Management
1h Elect Director Jean-Pierre Millon For For Management
1i Elect Director Richard J. Swift For For Management
1j Elect Director William C. Weldon For For Management
1k Elect Director Tony L. White For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Report on Consistency Between Against Against Shareholder
Corporate Values and Political
Contributions
5 Report on Pay Disparity Against Against Shareholder
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E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
Ticker: DD Security ID: 263534109
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 07, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Lamberto Andreotti For For Management
1b Elect Director Edward D. Breen For For Management
1c Elect Director Robert A. Brown For For Management
1d Elect Director Alexander M. Cutler For For Management
1e Elect Director Eleuthere I. du Pont For For Management
1f Elect Director James L. Gallogly For For Management
1g Elect Director Marillyn A. Hewson For For Management
1h Elect Director Lois D. Juliber For Against Management
1i Elect Director Ulf M. ('Mark') For For Management
Schneider
1j Elect Director Lee M. Thomas For For Management
1k Elect Director Patrick J. Ward For For Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
5 Create Employee Advisory Position for Against Against Shareholder
Board
6 Report on Supply Chain Impact on Against For Shareholder
Deforestation
7 Report on Accident Reduction Efforts Against For Shareholder
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EDISON INTERNATIONAL
Ticker: EIX Security ID: 281020107
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 29, 2016
# 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 Theodore F. Craver, Jr. For For Management
1.4 Elect Director James T. Morris For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Richard T. Schlosberg, For For Management
III
1.6 Elect Director Linda G. Stuntz For For Management
1.7 Elect Director William P. Sullivan For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Ellen O. Tauscher For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Peter J. Taylor For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Brett White For For Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
5 Adopt Proxy Access Right Against For Shareholder
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EXPRESS SCRIPTS HOLDING COMPANY
Ticker: ESRX Security ID: 30219G108
Meeting Date: MAY 04, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 11, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Maura C. Breen For For Management
1b Elect Director William J. DeLaney For For Management
1c Elect Director Elder Granger For For Management
1d Elect Director Nicholas J. LaHowchic For For Management
1e Elect Director Thomas P. Mac Mahon For For Management
1f Elect Director Frank Mergenthaler For For Management
1g Elect Director Woodrow A. Myers, Jr. For For Management
1h Elect Director Roderick A. Palmore For For Management
1i Elect Director George Paz For For Management
1j Elect Director William L. Roper For For Management
1k Elect Director Seymour Sternberg For For Management
1l Elect Director Timothy Wentworth For For Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
5 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder
6 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder
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HALLIBURTON COMPANY
Ticker: HAL Security ID: 406216101
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 21, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Abdulaziz F. Al Khayyal For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Alan M. Bennett For For Management
1.3 Elect Director James R. Boyd For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Milton Carroll For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Nance K. Dicciani For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Murry S. Gerber For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Jose C. Grubisich 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 Jeffrey A. Miller For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Debra L. Reed For For Management
2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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INTEL CORPORATION
Ticker: INTC Security ID: 458140100
Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 21, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Charlene Barshefsky For For Management
1b Elect Director Aneel Bhusri For For Management
1c Elect Director Andy D. Bryant For For Management
1d Elect Director John J. Donahoe For For Management
1e Elect Director Reed E. Hundt For For Management
1f Elect Director Brian M. Krzanich For For Management
1g Elect Director James D. Plummer For For Management
1h Elect Director David S. Pottruck For For Management
1i Elect Director Frank D. Yeary For For Management
1j Elect Director David B. Yoffie For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Adopt Holy Land Principles Against Against Shareholder
5 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against For Shareholder
6 Provide Vote Counting to Exclude Against Against Shareholder
Abstentions
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JOHNSON & JOHNSON
Ticker: JNJ Security ID: 478160104
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 01, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Mary C. Beckerle For For Management
1b Elect Director D. Scott Davis For For Management
1c Elect Director Ian E. L. Davis For For Management
1d Elect Director Alex Gorsky For For Management
1e Elect Director Susan L. Lindquist For For Management
1f Elect Director Mark B. McClellan For For Management
1g Elect Director Anne M. Mulcahy For For Management
1h Elect Director William D. Perez For For Management
1i Elect Director Charles Prince For For Management
1j Elect Director A. Eugene Washington For For Management
1k Elect Director Ronald A. Williams For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
4 Adopt a Payout Policy Giving Against Against Shareholder
Preference to Share Buybacks Over
Dividends
5 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder
6 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against Against Shareholder
7 Report on Policies for Safe Disposal Against Against Shareholder
of Prescription Drugs by Users
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JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC.
Ticker: JCI Security ID: 478366107
Meeting Date: JAN 27, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: NOV 19, 2015
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director David P. Abney For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Natalie A. Black For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Julie L. Bushman For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Raymond L. Conner For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Richard Goodman For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Jeffrey A. Joerres For For Management
1.7 Elect Director William H. Lacy For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Alex A. Molinaroli For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Juan Pablo del Valle For For Management
Perochena
1.10 Elect Director Mark P. Vergnano For For Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Proxy Access Against For Shareholder
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KRAFT FOODS GROUP, INC.
Ticker: KRFT Security ID: 50076Q106
Meeting Date: JUL 01, 2015 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: MAY 13, 2015
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Merger Agreement For For Management
2 Advisory Vote on Golden Parachutes For For Management
3 Adjourn Meeting For For Management
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LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC.
Ticker: LOW Security ID: 548661107
Meeting Date: MAY 27, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 18, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Raul Alvarez For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Angela F. Braly For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Sandra B. Cochran For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Laurie Z. Douglas For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Richard W. Dreiling 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 James H. Morgan For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Robert A. Niblock For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Bertram L. Scott For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Eric C. Wiseman For For Management
2 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors
5 Report on Sustainability, Including Against Against Shareholder
Quantitative Goals
6 Adopt Proxy Access Right Against For Shareholder
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MARATHON OIL CORPORATION
Ticker: MRO Security ID: 565849106
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 28, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Gaurdie E. Banister, Jr. For For Management
1b Elect Director Gregory H. Boyce For For Management
1c Elect Director Chadwick C. Deaton For For Management
1d Elect Director Marcela E. Donadio For For Management
1e Elect Director Philip Lader For For Management
1f Elect Director Michael E. J. Phelps For For Management
1g Elect Director Dennis H. Reilley For For Management
1h Elect Director Lee M. Tillman For For Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
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MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES, INC.
Ticker: MMC Security ID: 571748102
Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 21, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Oscar Fanjul For For Management
1b Elect Director Daniel S. Glaser For For Management
1c Elect Director H. Edward Hanway For For Management
1d Elect Director Elaine La Roche For For Management
1e Elect Director Maria Silvia Bastos For For Management
Marques
1f Elect Director Steven A. Mills For For Management
1g Elect Director Bruce P. Nolop For For Management
1h Elect Director Marc D. Oken For For Management
1i Elect Director Morton O. Schapiro For For Management
1j Elect Director Lloyd M. Yates For For Management
1k Elect Director R. David Yost For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors
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MERCK & CO., INC.
Ticker: MRK Security ID: 58933Y105
Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2016
# 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 Pamela J. Craig For For Management
1d Elect Director Kenneth C. Frazier For For Management
1e Elect Director Thomas H. Glocer 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 Paul B. Rothman For For Management
1j Elect Director Patricia F. Russo For For Management
1k Elect Director Craig B. Thompson For For Management
1l Elect Director Wendell P. Weeks For For Management
1m Elect Director Peter C. Wendell For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
4 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against For Shareholder
5 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder
6 Report on Policies for Safe Disposal Against Against Shareholder
of Prescription Drugs by Users
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MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Ticker: MDLZ Security ID: 609207105
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 09, 2016
# 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 Joseph Neubauer For For Management
1g Elect Director Nelson Peltz For For Management
1h Elect Director Fredric G. Reynolds For For Management
1i Elect Director Irene B. Rosenfeld For For Management
1j Elect Director Christiana S. Shi For For Management
1k Elect Director Patrick T. Siewert For For Management
1l Elect Director Ruth J. Simmons For For Management
1m 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 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
4 Assess Environmental Impact of Against For Shareholder
Non-Recyclable Packaging
5 Pro-rata Vesting of Equity Awards Against For Shareholder
6 Participate in OECD Mediation for Against Against Shareholder
Human Rights Violations
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NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
Ticker: NOC Security ID: 666807102
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 22, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Wesley G. Bush For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Marianne C. Brown For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Victor H. Fazio For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Donald E. Felsinger For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Ann M. Fudge For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Bruce S. Gordon For For Management
1.7 Elect Director William H. Hernandez For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Madeleine A. Kleiner For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Karl J. Krapek For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Richard B. Myers For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Gary Roughead For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Thomas M. Schoewe For For Management
1.13 Elect Director James S. Turley For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors
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OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
Ticker: OXY Security ID: 674599105
Meeting Date: APR 29, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 29, 2016
# 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 Eugene L. Batchelder For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Stephen I. Chazen 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 Vicki A. Hollub For For Management
1.9 Elect Director William R. Klesse For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Avedick B. Poladian For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Elisse B. Walter For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
4 Review and Assess Membership of Against For Shareholder
Lobbying Organizations
5 Annually Assess Portfolio Impacts of Against For Shareholder
Policies to Meet 2 Degree Scenario
6 Amend Bylaws -- Call Special Meetings Against For Shareholder
7 Report on Methane and Flaring Against For Shareholder
Emissions Management and Reduction
Targets
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PFIZER INC.
Ticker: PFE Security ID: 717081103
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 01, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Dennis A. Ausiello For For Management
1.2 Elect Director W. Don Cornwell For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Joseph J. Echevarria For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Frances D. Fergusson For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Helen H. Hobbs For For Management
1.6 Elect Director James M. Kilts For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Shantanu Narayen For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Suzanne Nora Johnson For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Ian C. Read For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Stephen W. Sanger For For Management
1.11 Elect Director James C. Smith For For Management
2 Ratify KPMG LLP as 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 Give Shareholders Final Say on Against Against Shareholder
Election of Directors
6 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against For Shareholder
7 Prohibit Tax Gross-ups on Inversions Against Against Shareholder
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QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED
Ticker: DGX Security ID: 74834L100
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 21, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Jenne K. Britell For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Vicky B. Gregg For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Jeffrey M. Leiden For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Timothy L. Main For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Gary M. Pfeiffer For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Timothy M. Ring For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Stephen H. Rusckowski For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Daniel C. Stanzione For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Gail R. Wilensky For For Management
1.10 Elect Director John B. Ziegler For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
4 Amend Nonqualified Employee Stock For For Management
Purchase Plan
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RAYTHEON COMPANY
Ticker: RTN Security ID: 755111507
Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 05, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Tracy A. Atkinson For For Management
1b Elect Director Robert E. Beauchamp For For Management
1c Elect Director James E. Cartwright For For Management
1d Elect Director Vernon E. Clark For For Management
1e Elect Director Stephen J. Hadley For For Management
1f Elect Director Thomas A. Kennedy For For Management
1g Elect Director Letitia A. Long For For Management
1h Elect Director George R. Oliver For For Management
1i Elect Director Michael C. Ruettgers For For Management
1j Elect Director William R. Spivey For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
4 Adopt the Jurisdiction of For Against Management
Incorporation as the Exclusive Forum
for Certain Disputes
5 Adopt a Payout Policy Giving Against Against Shareholder
Preference to Share Buybacks Over
Dividends
6 Proxy Access Against For Shareholder
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THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION
Ticker: ALL Security ID: 020002101
Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 28, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Kermit R. Crawford For For Management
1b Elect Director Michael L. Eskew For For Management
1c Elect Director Herbert L. Henkel For For Management
1d Elect Director Siddharth N. (Bobby) For For Management
Mehta
1e Elect Director Jacques P. Perold For For Management
1f Elect Director Andrea Redmond For For Management
1g Elect Director John W. Rowe For For Management
1h Elect Director Judith A. Sprieser For For Management
1i Elect Director Mary Alice Taylor For For Management
1j Elect Director Thomas J. Wilson For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors
4 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder
5 Report on Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder
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THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION
Ticker: BK Security ID: 064058100
Meeting Date: APR 12, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 12, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Nicholas M. Donofrio For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Joseph J. Echevarria For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Edward P. Garden For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Jeffrey A. Goldstein For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Gerald L. Hassell For For Management
1.6 Elect Director John M. Hinshaw For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Edmund F. 'Ted' Kelly For For Management
1.8 Elect Director John A. Luke, Jr. For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Mark A. Nordenberg For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Catherine A. Rein For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Samuel C. Scott, III For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
4 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
5 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder
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THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY
Ticker: KHC Security ID: 500754106
Meeting Date: APR 21, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 22, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Gregory E. Abel For For Management
1b Elect Director Alexandre Behring For For Management
1c Elect Director Warren E. Buffett For For Management
1d Elect Director John T. Cahill For For Management
1e Elect Director Tracy Britt Cool For For Management
1f Elect Director Jeanne P. Jackson For For Management
1g Elect Director Jorge Paulo Lemann For For Management
1h Elect Director Mackey J. McDonald For For Management
1i Elect Director John C. Pope For For Management
1j Elect Director Marcel Herrmann Telles 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 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
5 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
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VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC.
Ticker: VZ Security ID: 92343V104
Meeting Date: MAY 05, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 07, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Shellye L. Archambeau For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Mark T. Bertolini For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Richard L. Carrion For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Melanie L. Healey For For Management
1.5 Elect Director M. Frances Keeth For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Karl-Ludwig Kley For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Lowell C. McAdam 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 Rodney E. Slater For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Kathryn A. Tesija For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Gregory D. Wasson For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Gregory G. Weaver For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Adopt Quantitative Renewable Energy Against Against Shareholder
Goals
5 Report on Indirect Political Against For Shareholder
Contributions
6 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against For Shareholder
7 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder
8 Submit Severance Agreement Against For Shareholder
(Change-in-Control) to Shareholder Vote
9 Stock Retention/Holding Period Against Against Shareholder
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WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.
Ticker: WM Security ID: 94106L109
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 15, 2016
# 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 Andres R. Gluski For For Management
1d Elect Director Patrick W. Gross For For Management
1e Elect Director Victoria M. Holt For For Management
1f Elect Director Kathleen M. Mazzarella For For Management
1g Elect Director John C. Pope For For Management
1h Elect Director W. Robert Reum For For Management
1i Elect Director David P. Steiner For For Management
1j Elect Director Thomas H. Weidemeyer For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Pro-rata Vesting of Equity Awards Against For Shareholder
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XEROX CORPORATION
Ticker: XRX Security ID: 984121103
Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 22, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Ursula M. Burns For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Richard J. Harrington For For Management
1.3 Elect Director William Curt Hunter For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Robert J. Keegan For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Charles Prince For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Ann N. Reese For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Stephen H. Rusckowski For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Sara Martinez Tucker For For Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
5 Adjust Executive Compensation Metrics Against For Shareholder
for Share Buybacks
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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.
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DELAWARE GROUP® EQUITY FUNDS II |
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