UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-PX
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-10395
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Pioneer Series Trust VII
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
60 State Street Boston, MA 02109
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(Address of principal executive offices)
Terrence J. Cullen
60 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
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(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (617) 742-7825
Date of fiscal year end: October 31
Date of reporting period: July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012
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.
(Registrant) Pioneer Series Trust VII
By (Signature and Title) /s/ John F. Cogan, Jr.
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John F. Cogan, Jr., President
Date August 20, 2012
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====================== Pioneer Global Aggregate Bond Fund ======================
The Fund held no securities during the period covered by this report in which
there was a securityholder vote. Accordingly, there are no proxy votes to
report.
======================== Pioneer Global High Yield Fund ========================
AINSWORTH LUMBER CO. LTD.
Ticker: ANS Security ID: C01023206
Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 04, 2012
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Robert Chadwick For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Paul Gagne For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Peter Gordon For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Paul Houston For For Management
1.5 Elect Director John Lacey For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Gordon Lancaster For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Pierre McNeil For For Management
2 Approve Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix
Their Remuneration
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BTA BANK JSC
Ticker: Security ID: 05574Y100
Meeting Date: NOV 29, 2011 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: OCT 28, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
A1 Elect Chairman of Meeting For For Management
A2 Elect Secretary of Meeting For For Management
A3 Approve Form of Voting at Meeting For For Management
A4 Approve Meeting Agenda For For Management
A5 Approve Meeting Holding Regulations For For Management
1 Approve Changes in Composition of For For Management
Tabulation Commission
2 Amend Regulations on Remuneration of For For Management
Directors
3 Elect Askar A. Karimullin as New None For Management
Director via Cumulative Voting
4 Approve Repurchase/Acceptance onto For For Management
Books of Recovery Units (NIN XS
0532995049) and Senior Notes (NIN
XS0532988770)
5 I Hereby Certify that I am not a Legal For For Management
Entity or having Shareholder
Participant, or an Individual which
Participates in Legal Entities
incorporated in any OffShore Zones Set
by the Authorized Body of the Republic
of Kazakhstan
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BTA BANK JSC
Ticker: Security ID: 05574Y100
Meeting Date: JAN 26, 2012 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: DEC 23, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
A1 Elect Chairman of Meeting For For Management
A2 Elect Secretary of Meeting For For Management
A3 Approve Form of Voting at Meeting For For Management
A4 Approve Meeting Agenda For For Management
A5 Approve Meeting Holding Regulations For For Management
1 Approve Possibility to Hold Company For For Management
Restructuring and Related Arrangements
2 Impose General Moratorium on Third For For Management
Parties Procedural Acts
3 Approve Non-Payment Of Interests Due For For Management
in January 2012 to Holders of Senior,
OID, and Subordinate Notes; Impose
Moratorium on Such Payments
4 Amend Charter Re: Quorum and For For Management
Majorities for Board Meetings'
Decisions
5 I Hereby Certify that I am not a Legal For For Management
Entity or having Shareholder
Participant, or an Individual which
Participates in Legal Entities
incorporated in any OffShore Zones Set
by the Authorized Body of the Republic
of Kazakhstan
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BTA BANK JSC
Ticker: Security ID: 05574Y100
Meeting Date: APR 11, 2012 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: MAR 21, 2012
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
A1 Elect Chairman of Meeting For For Management
A2 Elect Secretary of Meeting For For Management
A3 Approve Meeting Holding Regulations For For Management
A4 Approve Form of Voting at Meeting For For Management
A5 Approve Meeting Agenda For For Management
1.1 Elect Yerik Balapanov as Director None For Management
1.2 Elect Sergey Babayan as Director None For Management
1.3 Elect Jacek Brzezinski as Director None For Management
1.4 Elect Ilkka Seppo Salonen as Director None For Management
2 I Hereby Certify that I am not a Legal For For Management
Entity or having Shareholder
Participant, or an Individual which
Participates in Legal Entities
incorporated in any Offshore Zones Set
by the Authorized Body of the Republic
of Kazakhstan
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BTA BANK JSC
Ticker: Security ID: 05574Y100
Meeting Date: JUN 21, 2012 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: MAY 18, 2012
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
A1 Elect Chairman of Meeting For For Management
A2 Elect Secretary of Meeting For For Management
A3 Approve Meeting Holding Regulations For For Management
A4 Approve Form of Voting at Meeting For For Management
A5 Approve Meeting Agenda For For Management
1 Amend Regulations on Remuneration of For For Management
Directors
2 I Hereby Certify that I am not a Legal For For Management
Entity or having Shareholder
Participant, or an Individual which
Participates in Legal Entities
incorporated in any OffShore Zones Set
by the Authorized Body of the Republic
of Kazakhstan
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FREEPORT-MCMORAN COPPER & GOLD INC.
Ticker: FCX Security ID: 35671D857
Meeting Date: JUN 14, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 18, 2012
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Richard C. Adkerson For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Robert J. Allison, Jr. For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Robert A. Day For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Gerald J. Ford For For Management
1.5 Elect Director H. Devon Graham, Jr. For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Charles C. Krulak For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Bobby Lee Lackey For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Jon C. Madonna For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Dustan E. McCoy For For Management
1.10 Elect Director James R. Moffett For For Management
1.11 Elect Director B. M. Rankin, Jr. For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Stephen H. Siegele For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
4 Request Director Nominee with Against Against Shareholder
Environmental Qualifications
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GEORGIA GULF CORPORATION
Ticker: GGC Security ID: 373200302
Meeting Date: MAY 22, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 30, 2012
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Paul D. Carrico For For Management
2 Elect Director T. Kevin DeNicola For For Management
3 Elect Director Patrick J. Fleming For For Management
4 Elect Director Robert M. Gervis For For Management
5 Elect Director Wayne C. Sales For For Management
6 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
7 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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HORIZON LINES, INC.
Ticker: HRZL Security ID: 44044K101
Meeting Date: DEC 02, 2011 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: OCT 07, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Reverse Stock Split For For Management
2 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management
3 Approve Issuance of Warrants For For Management
4 Amend Certificate of Incorporation For For Management
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HORIZON LINES, INC.
Ticker: HRZL Security ID: 44044K309
Meeting Date: JUN 07, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 09, 2012
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Jeffrey A. Brodsky For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Kurt M. Cellar For For Management
1.3 Elect Director David N. Weinstein 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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INDUSTRIAS UNIDAS S.A. DE C.V.
Ticker: Security ID: 456473AM9
Meeting Date: AUG 19, 2011 Meeting Type: Written Consent
Record Date: JUL 14, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 To Accept The Plan For For Management
2 To Consent Not To Release The For For Management
Provisions
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LEAR CORPORATION
Ticker: LEA Security ID: 521865204
Meeting Date: MAY 16, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 30, 2012
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Thomas P. Capo For For Management
2 Elect Director Jonathan F. Foster For For Management
3 Elect Director Conrad L. Mallett, Jr. For For Management
4 Elect Director Donald L. Runkle For For Management
5 Elect Director Matthew J. Simoncini For For Management
6 Elect Director Gregory C. Smith For Against Management
7 Elect Director Henry D. G. Wallace For For Management
8 Ratify Auditors For For Management
9 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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NEXUS FLOATING PRODUCTION LTD.
Ticker: NEXUS Security ID: Y6265HAA0
Meeting Date: DEC 30, 2011 Meeting Type: Bondholder
Record Date: DEC 23, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Notice of Meeting For For Management
2 Approve the Agenda For For Management
3 Elect Two Bondholders to Sign the For For Management
Minutes together with the Chairperson
4 Approve Termination of the Loan For For Management
Ageements
5 Approve Agreements for Conditional For For Management
Payments in Exchange for the
Termination of the Loan Agreement
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NEXUS FLOATING PRODUCTION LTD.
Ticker: NEXUS Security ID: Y6265HAA0
Meeting Date: APR 11, 2012 Meeting Type: Bondholder
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approval of the Notice of Meeting For For Management
2 Approval of the Agenda For For Management
3 Election of Two Bondholders to Sign For For Management
the Minutes Together with the
Chairperson
4 Proposal to Amend Loan Agreements For For Management
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NORSE ENERGY CORP. ASA
Ticker: NEC Security ID: R5S42T106
Meeting Date: MAR 30, 2012 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Open Meeting For For Management
2 Registration of Attending Shareholders For For Management
and Proxies
3 Elect Chairman of Meeting; Designate For For Management
Inspector(s) of Minutes of Meeting
4 Approve Notice of Meeting and Agenda For For Management
5 Approve Creation of NOK 200 Million For For Management
Pool of Capital without Preemptive
Rights
6 Approve Issuance of Warrants without For For Management
Preemptive Rights
7 Approve 10:1 Reverse Stock Split; For For Management
Amend Articles Accordingly
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NORSE ENERGY CORP. ASA
Ticker: NEC Security ID: R5S42T106
Meeting Date: APR 16, 2012 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Open Meeting For For Management
2 Registration of Attending Shareholders For For Management
and Proxies
3 Elect Chairman of Meeting; Designate For For Management
Inspector(s) of Minutes of Meeting
4 Approve Notice of Meeting and Agenda For For Management
5 Approve Sale of Company Assets to For For Management
Emkey Resources LLP
6 Approve Issuance of Warrants to Emkey For For Management
Resources LLP
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NORSE ENERGY CORP. ASA
Ticker: NEC Security ID: R5S42T106
Meeting Date: MAY 29, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Open Meeting For For Management
2 Registration of Attending Shareholders For For Management
and Proxies
3 Elect Chairman of Meeting; Designate For For Management
Inspector(s) of Minutes of Meeting
4 Approve Notice of Meeting and Agenda For For Management
5 Receive Review on Company's For For Management
Activities; Approve Financial
Statements and Statutory Reports;
Approve Allocation of Income and
Dividends
6 Approve Remuneration Policy And Other For For Management
Terms of Employment For Executive
Management
7 Reelect Bjarte Bruheim as Director For For Management
8 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For For Management
the Amount of NOK 450,000 for Chairman
and NOK 350,000 for Other Directors;
Approve Committee Fees
9 Approve Remuneration of Auditors For For Management
10 Elect Arve Nyjus as Member of For For Management
Nominating Committee
11 Approve Creation of NOK 200 Million For For Management
Pool of Capital without Preemptive
Rights
12 Approve Issuance of 11 Million For For Management
Warrants in Connection with Option
Program
13 Approve Issuance of 1 Million Warrants For For Management
in Connection with 2006 and 2008
Employee Option Program
14 Approve 10:1 Reverse Stock Split For For Management
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SEVAN MARINE ASA
Ticker: SEVAN Security ID: R776D4AE3
Meeting Date: AUG 05, 2011 Meeting Type: Bondholder
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Summons For For Management
2 Approve Agenda For For Management
3 Elect Minutes Keepers For For Management
4 Concent to Board's Proposals Regarding For For Management
Restructuring of Loans
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SEVAN MARINE ASA
Ticker: SEVAN Security ID: R776D4AD5
Meeting Date: AUG 05, 2011 Meeting Type: Bondholder
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Summons For For Management
2 Approve Agenda For For Management
3 Elect Minutes Keepers For For Management
4 Concent to Board's Proposals Regarding For For Management
Restructuring of Loans
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SEVAN MARINE ASA
Ticker: SEVAN Security ID: R776D4AK9
Meeting Date: AUG 05, 2011 Meeting Type: Bondholder
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Summons For For Management
2 Approve Agenda For For Management
3 Elect Minutes Keepers For For Management
4 Concent to Board's Proposals Regarding For For Management
Restructuring of Loans
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SEVAN MARINE ASA
Ticker: SEVAN Security ID: R776D4AJ2
Meeting Date: AUG 05, 2011 Meeting Type: Bondholder
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Summons For For Management
2 Approve Agenda For For Management
3 Elect Minutes Keepers For For Management
4 Concent to Board's Proposals Regarding For For Management
Restructuring of Loans
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SEVAN MARINE ASA
Ticker: SEVAN Security ID: R776D4AH6
Meeting Date: AUG 05, 2011 Meeting Type: Bondholder
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Summons For For Management
2 Approve Agenda For For Management
3 Elect Minutes Keepers For For Management
4 Concent to Board's Proposals Regarding For For Management
Restructuring of Loans
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SEVAN MARINE ASA
Ticker: SEVAN Security ID: R776D4AH6
Meeting Date: AUG 09, 2011 Meeting Type: Bondholder
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Summons For Against Management
2 Approve Agenda For Against Management
3 Elect Minutes Keepers For Against Management
4 Approve Changes to Bond Agreement For Against Management
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SEVAN MARINE ASA
Ticker: SEVAN Security ID: R776D4AJ2
Meeting Date: AUG 09, 2011 Meeting Type: Bondholder
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Summons For Against Management
2 Approve Agenda For Against Management
3 Elect Minutes Keepers For Against Management
4 Approve Changes to Bond Agreement For Against Management
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SEVAN MARINE ASA
Ticker: SEVAN Security ID: R776D4AD5
Meeting Date: NOV 10, 2011 Meeting Type: Bondholder
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Summons For For Management
2 Approve Agenda For For Management
3 Elect Minutes Keepers For For Management
4 Approve Proposals and Specific For For Management
Resolutions
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SEVAN MARINE ASA
Ticker: SEVAN Security ID: R776D4AE3
Meeting Date: NOV 10, 2011 Meeting Type: Bondholder
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Summons For For Management
2 Approve Agenda For For Management
3 Elect Minutes Keepers For For Management
4 Approve Proposals and Specific For For Management
Resolutions
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SEVAN MARINE ASA
Ticker: SEVAN Security ID: R776D4AK9
Meeting Date: NOV 10, 2011 Meeting Type: Bondholder
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Summons For For Management
2 Approve Agenda For For Management
3 Elect Minutes Keepers For For Management
4 Approve Proposals and Specific For For Management
Resolutions
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SEVAN MARINE ASA
Ticker: SEVAN Security ID: R776D4AJ2
Meeting Date: NOV 10, 2011 Meeting Type: Bondholder
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Summons For For Management
2 Approve Agenda For For Management
3 Elect Minutes Keepers For For Management
4 Approve Proposals and Specific For For Management
Resolutions
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SEVAN MARINE ASA
Ticker: SEVAN Security ID: R776D4AH6
Meeting Date: NOV 10, 2011 Meeting Type: Bondholder
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Summons For For Management
2 Approve Agenda For For Management
3 Elect Minutes Keepers For For Management
4 Approve Proposals and Specific For For Management
Resolutions
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SEVAN MARINE ASA
Ticker: SEVAN Security ID: R776D4AL7
Meeting Date: NOV 10, 2011 Meeting Type: Bondholder
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Summons For For Management
2 Approve Agenda For For Management
3 Elect Minutes Keepers For For Management
4 Approve Proposals and Specific For For Management
Resolutions
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SEVAN MARINE ASA
Ticker: SEVAN Security ID: R776D4103
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Open Meeting; Registration of None None Management
Attending Shareholders and Proxies
2 Elect Chairman of Meeting For For Management
3 Designate Inspector(s) of Minutes of For For Management
Meeting
4 Approve Notice of Meeting and Agenda For For Management
5 Receive Report on Company's Status None None Management
6 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports; Approve Allocation
of Income and Omission of Dividend
7 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For For Management
the Amount of NOK 200,000 for
Chairman, NOK 137,500 for Deputy
Chairman, and NOK 125,000 for Other
Directors; Approve Remuneration for
Committee Work
8 Approve Remuneration of Auditors; For For Management
Receive Report from the Board on
Remuneration of Auditors
9 Elect Siri Hatlen, Arne Smedal, Mari For For Management
Thjomoe, Lars Almas, and Peter Lytzen
as Directors; Elect Mimi Berdal,
Gunnar Reitan, and Lars Almas as
Members of Nominating Committee
10 Approve Remuneration Policy And Other For Against Management
Terms of Employment For Executive
Management
11a Cancel Previous Capital Authorizations For Against Management
11b Approve Creation of NOK 969,026 Pool For Against Management
of Capital in Connection with Stock
Option Programs
12 Amend Articles Re: Signature Provisions For For Management
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VALE S.A.
Ticker: VALE5 Security ID: 91912E204
Meeting Date: APR 18, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 19, 2012
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal Year
Ended Dec. 31, 2011
1.2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Capital Budget for Fiscal 2012
1.3 Elect Fiscal Council Members For For Management
1.4 Approve Remuneration of Executive For Against Management
Officers, Non-Executive Directors, and
Fiscal Council Members
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