N-PX 1 c78455_npx.htm ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORDS

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-PX

 

ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act File Number: 811-02145

 

LORD ABBETT BOND-DEBENTURE FUND, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

90 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

Thomas R. Phillips, Esq., Vice President & Assistant Secretary

90 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 201-6984

 

 

Date of fiscal year end: 12/31


Date of reporting period: July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014

 


 

Item 1. Proxy Voting Record.

 


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ICA File Number: 811-02145
Reporting Period: 07/01/2013 - 06/30/2014
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AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP, INC.

Ticker:       AMG            Security ID:  008252108
Meeting Date: JUN 16, 2014   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 17, 2014

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Samuel T. Byrne          For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Dwight D. Churchill      For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Niall Ferguson           For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Sean M. Healey           For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Harold J. Meyerman       For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director William J. Nutt          For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Tracy P. Palandjian      For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Rita M. Rodriguez        For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Patrick T. Ryan          For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Jide J. Zeitlin          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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ALLIANCE DATA SYSTEMS CORPORATION

Ticker:       ADS            Security ID:  018581108
Meeting Date: JUN 05, 2014   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 07, 2014

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Bruce K. Anderson        For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Roger H. Ballou          For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Lawrence M. Benveniste   For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director D. Keith Cobb            For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director E. Linn Draper, Jr.      For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Kenneth R. Jensen        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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AMARIN CORPORATION PLC

Ticker:       AMRN           Security ID:  023111206
Meeting Date: JUL 09, 2013   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 22, 2013

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Re-elect Joseph S. Zakrzewski as        For       For          Management
      Director
2     Re-elect Kristine Peterson  as Director For       For          Management
3     Elect David Stack  as Director          For       For          Management
4     Advisory Vote to Approve Compensation   For       For          Management
      of Named Executive Officers
5     Approve Remuneration Report             For       For          Management
6     Appoint Deloitte & Touche LLP as        For       For          Management
      Auditors and Authorise Their
      Remuneration
7     Amend Articles of Association to        For       For          Management
      Remove Company Borrowing Limitation


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ANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATION

Ticker:       AR             Security ID:  03674X106
Meeting Date: MAY 21, 2014   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 01, 2014

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Paul M. Rady             For       Withhold     Management
1.2   Elect Director Glen C. Warren, Jr.      For       Withhold     Management
1.3   Elect Director James R. Levy            For       Withhold     Management
2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
3     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For          Management


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APPLE INC.

Ticker:       AAPL           Security ID:  037833100
Meeting Date: FEB 28, 2014   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  DEC 30, 2013

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director William Campbell         For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Timothy Cook             For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Millard Drexler          For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Al Gore                  For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Robert Iger              For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Andrea Jung              For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Arthur Levinson          For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Ronald Sugar             For       For          Management
2     Adopt Majority Voting for Uncontested   For       For          Management
      Election of Directors
3     Amend Articles to Eliminate Board       For       For          Management
      Blank Check Authority to Issue
      Preferred Stock
4     Establish a Par Value for Common Stock  For       For          Management
5     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
6     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
7     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan              For       For          Management
8     Establish Board Committee on Human      Against   Against      Shareholder
      Rights
9     Report on Trade Associations and        Against   Against      Shareholder
      Organizations that Promote
      Sustainability Practices
10    Advisory Vote to Increase Capital       Against   Against      Shareholder
      Repurchase Program
11    Proxy Access                            Against   Against      Shareholder


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ARUBA NETWORKS, INC.

Ticker:       ARUN           Security ID:  043176106
Meeting Date: DEC 05, 2013   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  OCT 15, 2013

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Dominic P. Orr           For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Keerti Melkote           For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Bernard Guidon           For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Emmanuel Hernandez       For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Michael R. Kourey        For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Willem P. Roelandts      For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Juergen Rottler          For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Daniel Warmenhoven       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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AXIALL CORPORATION

Ticker:       AXLL           Security ID:  05463D100
Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2014   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 04, 2014

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Paul D. Carrico          For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director T. Kevin DeNicola        For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Patrick J. Fleming       For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Robert M. Gervis         For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Victoria F. Haynes       For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Michael H. McGarry       For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director William L. Mansfield     For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Mark L. Noetzel          For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director Robert Ripp              For       For          Management
1.10  Elect Director David N. Weinstein       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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BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC.

Ticker:       BMRN           Security ID:  09061G101
Meeting Date: JUN 04, 2014   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 07, 2014

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Jean-Jacques Bienaime    For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Michael Grey             For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Elaine J. Heron          For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Pierre Lapalme           For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director V. Bryan Lawlis          For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Richard A. Meier         For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Alan J. Lewis            For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director William D. Young         For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director Kenneth M. Bate          For       For          Management
1.10  Elect Director Dennis J. Slamon         For       For          Management
2     Amend Qualified Employee Stock          For       For          Management
      Purchase Plan
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
4     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management


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BOULDER BRANDS, INC.

Ticker:       BDBD           Security ID:  101405108
Meeting Date: MAY 22, 2014   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 31, 2014

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Benjamin D. Chereskin    For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Gerald J. 'Bud' Laber    For       Withhold     Management
1.3   Elect Director James B. Leighton        For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       Against      Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management


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BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY

Ticker:       BMY            Security ID:  110122108
Meeting Date: MAY 06, 2014   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 14, 2014

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1A    Elect Director Lamberto Andreotti       For       For          Management
1B    Elect Director Lewis B. Campbell        For       For          Management
1C    Elect Director James M. Cornelius       For       For          Management
1D    Elect Director Laurie H. Glimcher       For       For          Management
1E    Elect Director Michael Grobstein        For       For          Management
1F    Elect Director Alan J. Lacy             For       For          Management
1G    Elect Director Thomas J. Lynch, Jr.     For       For          Management
1H    Elect Director Dinesh C. Paliwal        For       For          Management
1I    Elect Director Vicki L. Sato            For       For          Management
1J    Elect Director Gerald L. Storch         For       For          Management
1K    Elect Director Togo D. West, Jr.        For       For          Management
2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
4     Adopt Simple Majority Vote              None      For          Shareholder


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BROADCOM CORPORATION

Ticker:       BRCM           Security ID:  111320107
Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2014   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 17, 2014

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Robert J. Finocchio, Jr. For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Nancy H. Handel          For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Eddy W. Hartenstein      For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Maria M. Klawe           For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director John E. Major            For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Scott A. McGregor        For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director William T. Morrow        For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Henry Samueli            For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director Robert E. Switz          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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CHART INDUSTRIES, INC.

Ticker:       GTLS           Security ID:  16115Q308
Meeting Date: MAY 22, 2014   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 25, 2014

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Samuel F. Thomas         For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director W. Douglas Brown         For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Richard E. Goodrich      For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Terrence J. Keating      For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Steven W. Krablin        For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Michael W. Press         For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Elizabeth G. Spomer      For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Thomas L. Williams       For       For          Management
2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
4     Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan  For       For          Management


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CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION

Ticker:       CHK            Security ID:  165167107
Meeting Date: JUN 13, 2014   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 14, 2014

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Vincent J. Intrieri      For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Robert D. (Doug) Lawler  For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director John J. (Jack) Lipinski  For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Frederic M. Poses        For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Archie W. Dunham         For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director R. Brad Martin           For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Louis A. Raspino         For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Merrill A. (Pete)        For       For          Management
      Miller, Jr.
1i    Elect Director Thomas L. Ryan           For       For          Management
2     Declassify the Board of Directors       For       For          Management
3     Approve Increase in Size of Board       For       For          Management
4     Provide Proxy Access Right              For       For          Management
5     Eliminate Supermajority Vote            For       For          Management
      Requirement
6     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
7     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan              For       For          Management
8     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management


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COOPER-STANDARD HOLDINGS INC.

Ticker:       CPS            Security ID:  21676P103
Meeting Date: MAY 08, 2014   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 27, 2014

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Jeffery S. Edwards       For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Larry J.  Jutte          For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Jeffrey E. Kirt          For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director David J. Mastrocola      For       Withhold     Management
1.5   Elect Director Thomas W. Sidlik         For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Stephen A. Van Oss       For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Kenneth L. Way           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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DIAMONDBACK ENERGY, INC.

Ticker:       FANG           Security ID:  25278X109
Meeting Date: JUN 09, 2014   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 14, 2014

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Steven E. West           For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Michael P. Cross         For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Travis D. Stice          For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director David L. Houston         For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Mark L. Plaumann         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     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management
5     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management


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DRESSER-RAND GROUP INC.

Ticker:       DRC            Security ID:  261608103
Meeting Date: MAY 06, 2014   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 12, 2014

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director William E. Macaulay      For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Vincent R. Volpe, Jr.    For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Rita V. Foley            For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Louis A. Raspino         For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Philip R. Roth           For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Stephen A. Snider        For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Michael L. Underwood     For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Joseph C. Winkler, III   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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EMC CORPORATION

Ticker:       EMC            Security ID:  268648102
Meeting Date: APR 30, 2014   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 28, 2014

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Michael W. Brown         For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Randolph L. Cowen        For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Gail Deegan              For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director James S. DiStasio        For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director John R. Egan             For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director William D. Green         For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Edmund F. Kelly          For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Jami Miscik              For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Paul Sagan               For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director David N. Strohm          For       For          Management
1k    Elect Director Joseph M. Tucci          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
5     Screen Political Contributions for      Against   Against      Shareholder
      Consistency with Corporate Values


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EMERSON ELECTRIC CO.

Ticker:       EMR            Security ID:  291011104
Meeting Date: FEB 04, 2014   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  NOV 26, 2013

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director D. N. Farr               For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director H. Green                 For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director C. A. Peters             For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director J. W. Prueher            For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director A.A. Busch, III          For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director J. S. Turley             For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
4     Report on Sustainability                Against   Against      Shareholder
5     Report on Political Contributions       Against   Against      Shareholder
6     Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy  Against   Against      Shareholder


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FIFTH THIRD BANCORP

Ticker:       FITB           Security ID:  316773100
Meeting Date: APR 15, 2014   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 28, 2014

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Nicholas K. Akins        For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director B. Evan Bayh, III        For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Ulysses L. Bridgeman,    For       For          Management
      Jr.
1.4   Elect Director Emerson L. Brumback      For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director James P. Hackett         For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Gary R. Heminger         For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Jewell D. Hoover         For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Kevin T. Kabat           For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director Mitchel D. Livingston,   For       For          Management
      Ph.D.
1.10  Elect Director Michael B. McCallister   For       For          Management
1.11  Elect Director Hendrik G. Meijer        For       For          Management
1.12  Elect Director Marsha C. Williams       For       For          Management
2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
3     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan              For       For          Management
4     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
5     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management


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FORTINET, INC.

Ticker:       FTNT           Security ID:  34959E109
Meeting Date: JUN 20, 2014   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 22, 2014

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Michael Xie              For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director William H. Neukom        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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GENERAC HOLDINGS INC.

Ticker:       GNRC           Security ID:  368736104
Meeting Date: JUN 11, 2014   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 17, 2014

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Bennett Morgan           For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Todd A. Adams            For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Ralph W. Castner         For       For          Management
2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
4     Approve Qualified Employee Stock        For       For          Management
      Purchase Plan


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GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

Ticker:       GE             Security ID:  369604103
Meeting Date: APR 23, 2014   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 24, 2014

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Elect Director W. Geoffrey Beattie      For       For          Management
2     Elect Director John J. Brennan          For       For          Management
3     Elect Director James I. Cash, Jr.       For       For          Management
4     Elect Director Francisco D'Souza        For       For          Management
5     Elect Director Marijn E. Dekkers        For       For          Management
6     Elect Director Ann M. Fudge             For       For          Management
7     Elect Director Susan J. Hockfield       For       For          Management
8     Elect Director Jeffrey R. Immelt        For       For          Management
9     Elect Director Andrea Jung              For       For          Management
10    Elect Director Robert W. Lane           For       For          Management
11    Elect Director Rochelle B. Lazarus      For       For          Management
12    Elect Director James J. Mulva           For       For          Management
13    Elect Director James E. Rohr            For       For          Management
14    Elect Director Mary L. Schapiro         For       For          Management
15    Elect Director Robert J. Swieringa      For       For          Management
16    Elect Director James S. Tisch           For       For          Management
17    Elect Director Douglas A. Warner, III   For       For          Management
18    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
19    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
20    Provide for Cumulative Voting           Against   Against      Shareholder
21    Stock Retention/Holding Period          Against   Against      Shareholder
22    Require More Director Nominations Than  Against   Against      Shareholder
      Open Seats
23    Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against   Against      Shareholder
24    Cessation of All Stock Options and      Against   Against      Shareholder
      Bonuses
25    Seek Sale of Company                    Against   Against      Shareholder


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HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INCORPORATED

Ticker:       HBAN           Security ID:  446150104
Meeting Date: APR 17, 2014   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 12, 2014

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Don M. Casto, III        For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Ann ('Tanny') B. Crane   For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Steven G. Elliott        For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Michael J. Endres        For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director John B. Gerlach, Jr.     For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Peter J. Kight           For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Jonathan A. Levy         For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Richard W. Neu           For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director David L. Porteous        For       For          Management
1.10  Elect Director Kathleen H. Ransier      For       For          Management
1.11  Elect Director Stephen D. Steinour      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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INFORMATICA CORPORATION

Ticker:       INFA           Security ID:  45666Q102
Meeting Date: MAY 23, 2014   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 28, 2014

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Mark A. Bertelsen        For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Hilarie Koplow-McAdams   For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director A. Brooke Seawell        For       For          Management
2     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For          Management
3     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
4     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation


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INTELSAT SA

Ticker:       I              Security ID:  L5140P119
Meeting Date: JUN 19, 2014   Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:  MAY 09, 2014

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Receive Board's and Auditor's Reports   None      None         Management
2     Approve Financial Statements            For       For          Management
3     Approve Consolidated Financial          For       For          Management
      Statements and Statutory Reports
4     Approve Allocation of Income            For       For          Management
5     Approve Dividends on Series A           For       For          Management
      Preferred Shares
6     Approve Discharge of Directors          For       For          Management
7a    Elect John Diercksen as Director        For       For          Management
7b    Elect Robert Callahan as Director       For       For          Management
8a    Reelect Raymond Svider as Director      For       For          Management
8b    Reelect Egon Durban as Director         For       For          Management
8c    Reelect Justin Bateman as Director      For       For          Management
9     Approve Remuneration of Directors       For       For          Management
10    Renew Appointment of KPMG as Auditor    For       For          Management
11    Authorize Board to Repurchase Shares    For       Against      Management
1     Authorize Issuance of Equity or         For       Against      Management
      Equity-Linked Securities without
      Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate
      Nominal Amount of USD 10 Million


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KODIAK OIL & GAS CORP.

Ticker:       KOG            Security ID:  50015Q100
Meeting Date: JUN 19, 2014   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 29, 2014

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Lynn A. Peterson         For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director James E. Catlin          For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Rodney D. Knutson        For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Herrick K. Lidstone, Jr. For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director William J. Krysiak       For       For          Management
2     Approve Ernst & Young LLP asAuditors    For       For          Management
      and Authorize Board to Fix Their
      Remuneration
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation


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LIFELOCK, INC.

Ticker:       LOCK           Security ID:  53224V100
Meeting Date: MAY 07, 2014   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 14, 2014

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Albert A. (Rocky)        For       For          Management
      Pimentel
1.2   Elect Director Thomas J. Ridge          For       For          Management
2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management


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METLIFE, INC.

Ticker:       MET            Security ID:  59156R108
Meeting Date: APR 22, 2014   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 28, 2014

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Cheryl W. Grise          For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Carlos M. Gutierrez      For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director R. Glenn Hubbard         For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Steven A. Kandarian      For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director John M. Keane            For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Alfred F. Kelly, Jr.     For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director William E. Kennard       For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director James M. Kilts           For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director Catherine R. Kinney      For       For          Management
1.10  Elect Director Denise M. Morrison       For       For          Management
1.11  Elect Director Kenton J. Sicchitano     For       For          Management
1.12  Elect Director Lulu C. Wang             For       For          Management
2     Ratify 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     Approve Non-Employee Director Omnibus   For       For          Management
      Stock Plan


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MONSANTO COMPANY

Ticker:       MON            Security ID:  61166W101
Meeting Date: JAN 28, 2014   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  DEC 02, 2013

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Gregory H. Boyce         For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Laura K. Ipsen           For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director William U. Parfet        For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director George H. Poste          For       For          Management
2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
4     Report on Risk of Genetic Engineering   Against   Against      Shareholder
      in Order to Work with Regulators
5     Report on Risk of Genetically           Against   Against      Shareholder
      Engineered Products


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MTR GAMING GROUP, INC.

Ticker:       MNTG           Security ID:  553769AL4
Meeting Date: JAN 08, 2014   Meeting Type: Written Consent
Record Date:  DEC 05, 2013

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     To Amend the Indenture to Permit the    For       For          Management
      Formation of a New Holding Company as
      a Result of the Transactions
      Contemplated by The Merger Agreement


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PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC.

Ticker:       PANW           Security ID:  697435105
Meeting Date: DEC 11, 2013   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  OCT 22, 2013

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Asheem Chandna           For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director James J. Goetz           For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Mark D. McLaughlin       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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QUALCOMM INCORPORATED

Ticker:       QCOM           Security ID:  747525103
Meeting Date: MAR 04, 2014   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  JAN 06, 2014

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Barbara T. Alexander     For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Donald G. Cruickshank    For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Raymond V. Dittamore     For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Susan Hockfield          For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Thomas W. Horton         For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Paul E. Jacobs           For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Sherry Lansing           For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Steven M. Mollenkopf     For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Duane A. Nelles          For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Clark T. 'Sandy' Randt,  For       For          Management
      Jr.
1k    Elect Director Francisco Ros            For       For          Management
1l    Elect Director Jonathan J. Rubinstein   For       For          Management
1m    Elect Director Brent Scowcroft          For       For          Management
1n    Elect Director Marc I. Stern            For       For          Management
2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
4     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management


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REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION

Ticker:       RF             Security ID:  7591EP100
Meeting Date: APR 24, 2014   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 03, 2014

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director George W. Bryan          For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Carolyn H. Byrd          For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director David J. Cooper, Sr.     For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Don DeFosset             For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Eric C. Fast             For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director O.B. Grayson Hall, Jr.   For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director John D. Johns            For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Charles D. McCrary       For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director James R. Malone          For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Ruth Ann Marshall        For       For          Management
1k    Elect Director Susan W. Matlock         For       For          Management
1l    Elect Director John E. Maupin, Jr.      For       For          Management
1m    Elect Director Lee J. Styslinger, III   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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REXNORD CORPORATION

Ticker:       RXN            Security ID:  76169B102
Meeting Date: AUG 01, 2013   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  JUN 03, 2013

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Mark S. Bartlett         For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Damian J. Giangiacomo    For       Withhold     Management
1.3   Elect Director Steven Martinez          For       Withhold     Management
2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management


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TEAM HEALTH HOLDINGS, INC.

Ticker:       TMH            Security ID:  87817A107
Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2014   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 25, 2014

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Greg Roth                For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director James L. Bierman         For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Mary R. Grealy           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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TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD.

Ticker:       TEVA           Security ID:  881624209
Meeting Date: FEB 24, 2014   Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:  JAN 23, 2014

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Approve Employment Terms of Erez        For       For          Management
      Vigodman, President and Chief
      Executive Officer-Designate


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THE ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC.

Ticker:       EL             Security ID:  518439104
Meeting Date: NOV 12, 2013   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  SEP 13, 2013

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Aerin Lauder             For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director William P. Lauder        For       Withhold     Management
1.3   Elect Director Richard D. Parsons       For       Withhold     Management
1.4   Elect Director Lynn Forester de         For       For          Management
      Rothschild
1.5   Elect Director Richard F. Zannino       For       For          Management
2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
4     Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan  For       For          Management
5     Adopt and Implement Sustainable Palm    Against   Against      Shareholder
      Oil Policy


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THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.

Ticker:       HIG            Security ID:  416515104
Meeting Date: MAY 21, 2014   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 24, 2014

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Robert B. Allardice, III For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Trevor Fetter            For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Liam E. McGee            For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Kathryn A. Mikells       For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Michael G. Morris        For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Thomas A. Renyi          For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Julie G. Richardson      For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Virginia P. Ruesterholz  For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Charles B. Strauss       For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director H. Patrick Swygert       For       For          Management
2     Ratify 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     Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan    For       For          Management


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THE HOME DEPOT, INC.

Ticker:       HD             Security ID:  437076102
Meeting Date: MAY 22, 2014   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 24, 2014

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director F. Duane Ackerman        For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Francis S. Blake         For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Ari Bousbib              For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Gregory D. Brenneman     For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director J. Frank Brown           For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Albert P. Carey          For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Armando Codina           For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Helena B. Foulkes        For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Wayne M. Hewett          For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Karen L. Katen           For       For          Management
1k    Elect Director Mark Vadon               For       For          Management
2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
4     Amend Bylaws -- Call Special Meetings   Against   Against      Shareholder
5     Prepare Employment Diversity Report     Against   Against      Shareholder


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TWITTER, INC.

Ticker:       TWTR           Security ID:  90184L102
Meeting Date: MAY 21, 2014   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 28, 2014

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Richard Costolo          For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Peter Fenton             For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Marjorie Scardino        For       For          Management
2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management


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UNITED CONTINENTAL HOLDINGS, INC.

Ticker:       UAL            Security ID:  910047109
Meeting Date: JUN 11, 2014   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 14, 2014

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Carolyn Corvi            For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Jane C. Garvey           For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Walter Isaacson          For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Henry L. Meyer, III      For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Oscar Munoz              For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director William R. Nuti          For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Laurence E. Simmons      For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Jeffery A. Smisek        For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director David J. Vitale          For       For          Management
1.10  Elect Director John H. Walker           For       For          Management
1.11  Elect Director Charles A. Yamarone      For       For          Management
2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
4     Amend Non-Employee Director Omnibus     For       For          Management
      Stock Plan


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VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED

Ticker:       VRTX           Security ID:  92532F100
Meeting Date: MAY 07, 2014   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 10, 2014

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Margaret G. McGlynn      For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Wayne J. Riley           For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director William D. Young         For       For          Management
2     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For          Management
3     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
4     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation


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WHITING PETROLEUM CORPORATION

Ticker:       WLL            Security ID:  966387102
Meeting Date: MAY 06, 2014   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 11, 2014

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director D. Sherwin Artus         For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Philip E. Doty           For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

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


 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

LORD ABBETT BOND-DEBENTURE FUND, INC.

 

 

By: /s/Daria L. Foster

Daria L. Foster

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

Date: August 20, 2014