N-PX 1 d400581dnpx.htm BLACKROCK FOCUS VALUE FUND, INC. BlackRock Focus Value Fund, Inc.

 

 

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 811-03450

Name of Fund: BlackRock Focus Value Fund, Inc.

Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

Name and address of agent for service: John Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Focus Value Fund, Inc., 55 East 52nd Street, New York City, NY 10055.

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 441-7762

Date of fiscal year end: 06/30

Date of reporting period: 07/01/2011 – 06/30/2012

 

 

 


Item 1 – Proxy Voting Record – Attached hereto.



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ICA File Number: 811-03450
Reporting Period: 07/01/2011 - 06/30/2012
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ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY

Ticker:       ADM            Security ID:  039483102
Meeting Date: NOV 03, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  SEP 09, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Elect Director George W. Buckley        For       For          Management
2     Elect Director Mollie Hale Carter       For       For          Management
3     Elect Director Terrell K. Crews         For       For          Management
4     Elect Director Pierre Dufour            For       For          Management
5     Elect Director Donald E. Felsinger      For       For          Management
6     Elect Director Antonio Maciel           For       For          Management
7     Elect Director Patrick J. Moore         For       For          Management
8     Elect Director Thomas F. O'Neill        For       For          Management
9     Elect Director Kelvin R. Westbrook      For       For          Management
10    Elect Director Patricia A. Woertz       For       For          Management
11    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
12    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
13    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  Three Years  Management
14    Adopt Policy to Prohibit Political      Against   Against      Shareholder
      Spending
15    Report on Political Contributions       Against   Against      Shareholder
16    Adopt and Implement Sustainable Palm    Against   Against      Shareholder
      Oil Policy


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MEDTRONIC, INC.

Ticker:       MDT            Security ID:  585055106
Meeting Date: AUG 25, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  JUN 27, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Director Richard H. Anderson            For       For          Management
1.2   Director David L. Calhoun               For       Withhold     Management
1.3   Elect Director Victor J. Dzau           For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Omar Ishrak              For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Shirley Ann Jackson      For       Withhold     Management
1.6   Elect Director James T. Lenehan         For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Denise M. O'Leary        For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Kendall J. Powell        For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director Robert C. Pozen          For       For          Management
1.10  Elect Director Jean-Pierre Rosso        For       For          Management
1.11  Elect Director Jack W. Schuler          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  Three Years  Management


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MICROSOFT CORPORATION

Ticker:       MSFT           Security ID:  594918104
Meeting Date: NOV 15, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  SEP 02, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Elect Director Steven A. Ballmer        For       For          Management
2     Elect Director Dina Dublon              For       For          Management
3     Elect Director William H. Gates, III    For       For          Management
4     Elect Director Raymond V. Gilmartin     For       For          Management
5     Elect Director Reed Hastings            For       For          Management
6     Elect Director Maria M. Klawe           For       For          Management
7     Elect Director David F. Marquardt       For       For          Management
8     Elect Director Charles H. Noski         For       For          Management
9     Elect Director Helmut Panke             For       For          Management
10    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
11    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  Three Years  Management
12    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
13    Amend Bylaws to Establish a Board       Against   Against      Shareholder
      Committee on Environmental
      Sustainability


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SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

Ticker:       STX            Security ID:  G7945M107
Meeting Date: OCT 26, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  SEP 06, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Reelect Stephen J. Luczo as Director    For       For          Management
2     Reelect D Frank J. Biondi, Jr. as       For       For          Management
      Director
3     Reelect Michael R. Cannon as Director   For       For          Management
4     Reelect  Lydia M. Marshall as Director  For       For          Management
5     Reelect C.S. Park as Director           For       For          Management
6     Reelect Gregorio Reyes as Director      For       For          Management
7     Reelect Edward J. Zander as Director    For       For          Management
8     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan              For       For          Management
9     Determine Price Range for Reissuance    For       Against      Management
      of Treasury Shares
10    Authorize the Holding of the 2012 AGM   For       For          Management
      at a Location Outside Ireland
11    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
12    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  Three Years  Management
13    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management


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UNILEVER NV

Ticker:       UN             Security ID:  904784709
Meeting Date: SEP 16, 2011   Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:  AUG 15, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Authorize Board to Repurchase           For       For          Management
      Outstanding 6 Percent and 7 Percent
      Cumulative Preference Shares

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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.

BlackRock Focus Value Fund, Inc.

 

By:  

/s/ John Perlowski

  John Perlowski
  Chief Executive Officer of
  BlackRock Focus Value Fund, Inc.
Date:   August 27, 2012