SHAREHOLDER MEETING RESULTS
A Special Meeting of the funds shareholders was held on August 15, 2014 for ASP, BSP, CSP, and SLA. Each matter voted upon at the meeting, as well as the number of votes cast for, against or withheld, the number of abstentions, and the number of broker non-votes (if any) with respect to such matters, are set forth below.\
(1) For each fund, to approve an Agreement and Plan of Merger pursuant to which each fund will merge with and into DRAIF Merger Sub, LLC (the Merger Sub), a Massachusetts limited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Diversified Real Asset Income Fund, a newly organized Massachusetts business trust (the Acquiring Fund), with shareholders of each fund receiving newly issued common shares of the Acquiring Fund in exchange for their fund shares (with cash being distributed in lieu of any fractional Acquiring Fund common shares). The following votes were cast regarding this matter:
Fund | Shares Voted For |
Shares Voted Against |
Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
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ASP |
2,189,927 | 85,018 | 44,043 | | ||||||||||||
BSP |
10,505,256 | 330,188 | 80,882 | | ||||||||||||
CSP |
14,125,350 | 260,660 | 108,453 | | ||||||||||||
SLA |
5,917,874 | 212,413 | 114,264 | |
(2) (a) To approve a new sub-advisory agreement between USBAM and Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC. The following votes were cast regarding this matter:
Fund | Shares Voted For |
Shares Voted Against |
Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
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ASP |
2,202,011 | 74,236 | 42,741 | | ||||||||||||
BSP |
10,517,660 | 307,643 | 91,023 | | ||||||||||||
CSP |
14,156,364 | 216,737 | 121,362 | | ||||||||||||
SLA |
5,944,506 | 182,407 | 117,638 | |
(2) (b) To approve a new sub-advisory agreement between USBAM and Nuveen Asset Management, LLC. The following votes were cast regarding this matter:
Fund | Shares Voted For |
Shares Voted Against |
Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
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ASP |
2,200,135 | 72,812 | 46,041 | | ||||||||||||
BSP |
10,521,217 | 302,058 | 93,051 | | ||||||||||||
CSP |
14,158,427 | 217,067 | 118,969 | | ||||||||||||
SLA |
5,944,460 | 187,403 | 112,688 | |
Also on August 15, 2014, ASP, BSP, CSP, and SLA each held an annual meeting of shareholders to consider the election of directors. The number of votes cast for and the number of votes withheld are set forth below.
ASP | BSP | |||||||||||||||
Shares Voted For |
Shares Voted Against |
Shares Voted For |
Shares Voted Against |
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Roger A. Gibson |
3,109,795 | 158,100 | 12,785,623 | 589,179 | ||||||||||||
John P. Kayser |
3,111,026 | 156,869 | 12,784,856 | 589,946 | ||||||||||||
Leonard W. Kedrowski |
3,109,757 | 158,138 | 12,792,837 | 581,965 | ||||||||||||
Richard K. Riederer |
3,109,795 | 158,100 | 12,775,103 | 599,699 | ||||||||||||
James M. Wade |
3,109,757 | 158,138 | 12,778,628 | 596,174 | ||||||||||||
CSP | SLA | |||||||||||||||
Shares Voted For |
Shares Voted Against |
Shares Voted For |
Shares Voted Against |
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Roger A. Gibson |
17,985,838 | 363,539 | 8,600,962 | 304,848 | ||||||||||||
John P. Kayser |
17,984,748 | 364,629 | 8,594,147 | 311,663 | ||||||||||||
Leonard W. Kedrowski |
17,985,057 | 364,320 | 8,596,999 | 308,811 | ||||||||||||
Richard K. Riederer |
17,977,985 | 371,392 | 8,593,669 | 312,141 | ||||||||||||
James M. Wade |
17,979,723 | 369,654 | 8,593,789 | 312,021 |