EX-99.77C VOTES 6 rwshareholderfixedinc.htm 77C Unassociated Document
 
 
 

Shareholder Meeting Results

A special meeting of shareholders (the “Meeting”) of each series of RidgeWorth Funds (the “Trust”) was held on March 12, 2014.

The details of the voting with respect to each Proposal are shown below. Each Proposal received the required number of affirmative votes for approval.

The Meeting was held to consider and act on the following proposals:

Proposal 1: To elect Trustees to the Board of Trustees of the Trust.

Tim E. Bentsen
Affirmative Votes
Objecting Votes
Abstaining Votes
1,458,657,147.458
0.000
20,279,356.809

Ashi S. Parikh
Affirmative Votes
Objecting Votes
Abstaining Votes
1,458,244,497.972
0.000
20,692,006.295

Proposal 2: To approve an amendment to the Trust’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust.

Affirmative Votes
Objecting Votes
Abstaining Votes
1,069,350,705.720
57,212,101.541
15,395,254.603

Proposal 3: To approve the implementation of a manager of managers arrangement that will permit RidgeWorth Investments  (the “Adviser”), subject to prior approval by the Board of Trustees, to enter into and materially amend agreements with unaffiliated subadvisers without obtaining the approval of the applicable Fund’s shareholders.

Corporate Bond Fund
Affirmative Votes
Objecting Votes
Abstaining Votes
7,212,907.891
57,129.636
48,503.947

Intermediate Bond Fund
Affirmative Votes
Objecting Votes
Abstaining Votes
17,111,758.192
1,300,332.779
164,430.049
 
 
Limited Duration Fund
Affirmative Votes
Objecting Votes
Abstaining Votes
676,438.964
0.000
0.000

Seix Floating Rate High Income Fund
Affirmative Votes
Objecting Votes
Abstaining Votes
529,622,452.552
15,403,023.021
5,991,650.314

Seix High Yield Fund
Affirmative Votes
Objecting Votes
Abstaining Votes
124,475,332.375
664,251.666
109,926.801

Short-Term Bond Fund
Affirmative Votes
Objecting Votes
Abstaining Votes
3,506,854.939
7,203.096
1,004.000

U.S. Government Securities Fund
Affirmative Votes
Objecting Votes
Abstaining Votes
1,269,642.156
63,626.029
25,418.353

Ultra Short Bond Fund
Affirmative Votes
Objecting Votes
Abstaining Votes
6,305,724.336
87,308.397
128,058.065

Georgia Tax-Exempt Bond Fund
Affirmative Votes
Objecting Votes
Abstaining Votes
10,494,140.265
70,924.107
7,043.000

High Grade Municipal Bond Fund
Affirmative Votes
Objecting Votes
Abstaining Votes
2,259,490.792
140,046.055
20,618.000

Investment Grade Tax-Exempt Bond Fund
Affirmative Votes
Objecting Votes
Abstaining Votes
34,273,810.594
610,771.139
263,690.168

North Carolina Tax Exempt Bond Fund
Affirmative Votes
Objecting Votes
Abstaining Votes
3,568,434.985
0.000
0.000

Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund
Affirmative Votes
Objecting Votes
Abstaining Votes
1,851,089.674
6,042.352
62,203.104

Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Affirmative Votes
Objecting Votes
Abstaining Votes
10,753,061.291
36,474.000
3,879.908

Proposal 4: To approve a new investment advisory agreement between the Adviser and the Trust, on behalf of each Fund.

Corporate Bond Fund
Affirmative Votes
Objecting Votes
Abstaining Votes
7,245,265.181
24,596.100
48,680.193

Intermediate Bond Fund
Affirmative Votes
Objecting Votes
Abstaining Votes
18,121,129.926
298,407.530
156,983.564

Limited Duration Fund
Affirmative Votes
Objecting Votes
Abstaining Votes
676,438.964
0.000
0.000

Seix Floating Rate High Income Fund
Affirmative Votes
Objecting Votes
Abstaining Votes
540,374,171.826
4,472,518.743
6,170,435.318

Seix High Yield Fund
Affirmative Votes
Objecting Votes
Abstaining Votes
125,045,511.361
96,514.555
107,484.926

Short-Term Bond Fund
Affirmative Votes
Objecting Votes
Abstaining Votes
3,511,915.035
2,143.000
1,004.000

Total Return Bond Fund
Affirmative Votes
Objecting Votes
Abstaining Votes
40,843,115.931
609,231.706
708,673.416

U.S. Government Securities Fund
Affirmative Votes
Objecting Votes
Abstaining Votes
1,319,457.156
13,811.029
25,418.353

Ultra Short Bond Fund
Affirmative Votes
Objecting Votes
Abstaining Votes
6,438,356.312
74,338.272
8,396.214

Georgia Tax-Exempt Bond Fund
Affirmative Votes
Objecting Votes
Abstaining Votes
10,538,598.497
26,465.875
7,043.000

High Grade Municipal Bond Fund
Affirmative Votes
Objecting Votes
Abstaining Votes
2,327,400.407
64,382.718
28,371.722

Investment Grade Tax-Exempt Bond Fund
Affirmative Votes
Objecting Votes
Abstaining Votes
34,593,204.819
299,049.228
256,017.854

North Carolina Tax-Exempt Bond Fund
Affirmative Votes
Objecting Votes
Abstaining Votes
3,568,434.985
0.000
0.000

Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund
Affirmative Votes
Objecting Votes
Abstaining Votes
1,858,574.959
0.000
60,760.138

Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Affirmative Votes
Objecting Votes
Abstaining Votes
10,762,285.291
27,250.000
3,879.908

Proposal 7: To approve a new subadvisory agreement between the Adviser and Seix Investment Advisors LLC, on behalf of the Core Bond Fund, Corporate Bond Fund, Georgia Tax-Exempt Bond Fund, High Grade Municipal Bond Fund, High Income Fund, Intermediate Bond Fund, Investment Grade Tax-Exempt Bond Fund, Limited Duration Fund, Limited-Term Federal Mortgage Securities Fund, North Carolina Tax-Exempt Bond Fund, Seix Floating Rate High Income Fund, Seix High Yield Fund, Short-Term Bond Fund, Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund, Short-Term U.S. Treasury Securities Fund, Total Return Bond Fund, Ultra-Short Bond Fund, U.S. Government Securities Fund, U.S. Government Securities Ultra-Short Bond Fund, and Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund.

Corporate Bond Fund
Affirmative Votes
Objecting Votes
Abstaining Votes
7,226,404.712
42,584.569
49,552.193

Intermediate Bond Fund
Affirmative Votes
Objecting Votes
Abstaining Votes
18,091,972.232
301,479.265
183,069.523

Limited Duration Fund
Affirmative Votes
Objecting Votes
Abstaining Votes
676,438.964
0.000
0.000

Seix Floating Rate High Income Fund
Affirmative Votes
Objecting Votes
Abstaining Votes
542,520,010.432
2,170,811.123
6,326,304.332

Seix High Yield Fund
Affirmative Votes
Objecting Votes
Abstaining Votes
124,969,254.447
154,883.332
125,373.063

Short-Term Bond Fund
Affirmative Votes
Objecting Votes
Abstaining Votes
3,507,165.510
3,909.000
3,987.525

Total Return Bond Fund
Affirmative Votes
Objecting Votes
Abstaining Votes
40,765,970.711
683,755.471
711,294.871

U.S. Government Securities Fund
Affirmative Votes
Objecting Votes
Abstaining Votes
1,319,457.156
13,811.029
25,418.353

Ultra-Short Bond Fund
Affirmative Votes
Objecting Votes
Abstaining Votes
6,441,026.088
70,403.193
9,661.517

Georgia Tax-Exempt Bond Fund
Affirmative Votes
Objecting Votes
Abstaining Votes
10,496,810.231
68,254.141
7,043.000

High Grade Municipal Bond Fund
Affirmative Votes
Objecting Votes
Abstaining Votes
2,322,173.951
67,125.174
30,855.722

Investment Grade Tax-Exempt Bond Fund
Affirmative Votes
Objecting Votes
Abstaining Votes
34,542,314.936
332,519.662
272,015.916

North Carolina Tax-Exempt Bond Fund
Affirmative Votes
Objecting Votes
Abstaining Votes
3,568,434.985
0.000
0.000

Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund
Affirmative Votes
Objecting Votes
Abstaining Votes
1,828,738.115
3,031.911
87,565.104

Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Affirmative Votes
Objecting Votes
Abstaining Votes
10,762,285.291
27,250.000
3,879.908


 
 
 


A special meeting of shareholders (the “Meeting”) of each series of RidgeWorth Funds (the “Trust”) was held on March 31, 2014.

The details of the voting with respect to each Proposal are shown below. Each Proposal received the required number of affirmative votes for approval.

The Meeting was held to consider and act on the following proposals:

Proposal 3: To approve the implementation of a manager of managers arrangement that will permit RidgeWorth Investments  (the “Adviser”), subject to prior approval by the Board of Trustees, to enter into and materially amend agreements with unaffiliated subadvisers without obtaining the approval of the applicable Fund’s shareholders.

High Income Fund
Affirmative Votes
Objecting Votes
Abstaining Votes
44,495,917.255
3,807,939.822
1,852,716.056

Proposal 4: To approve a new investment advisory agreement between the Adviser and the Trust, on behalf of each Fund.

High Income Fund
Affirmative Votes
Objecting Votes
Abstaining Votes
46,464,200.437
1,859,986.110
1,832,386.836


Proposal 7: To approve a new subadvisory agreement between the Adviser and Seix Investment Advisors LLC, on behalf of the Core Bond Fund, Corporate Bond Fund, Georgia Tax-Exempt Bond Fund, High Grade Municipal Bond Fund, High Income Fund, Intermediate Bond Fund, Investment Grade Tax-Exempt Bond Fund, Limited Duration Fund, Limited-Term Federal Mortgage Securities Fund, North Carolina Tax-Exempt Bond Fund, Seix Floating Rate High Income Fund, Seix High Yield Fund, Short-Term Bond Fund, Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund, Short-Term U.S. Treasury Securities Fund, Total Return Bond Fund, Ultra-Short Bond Fund, U.S. Government Securities Fund, U.S. Government Securities Ultra-Short Bond Fund, and Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund.

High Income Fund
Affirmative Votes
Objecting Votes
Abstaining Votes
45,639,177.513
1,708,696.803
2,808,699.067