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: 811-21200
THE DENALI FUND INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Fund Administrative Services, LLC
2344 Spruce Street, Suite A, Boulder, CO 80302
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (303) 444-5483
Date of fiscal year end: October 31
Date of reporting period: July 1, 2014 – March 23, 2015
Item 1. Proxy Voting Record
=============================== DENALI FUND INC. =============================== 3M COMPANY Ticker: MMM Security ID: 88579Y101 Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2015 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 13, 2015 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director Linda G. Alvarado For For Management 1b Elect Director Sondra L. Barbour For For Management 1c Elect Director Thomas 'Tony' K. Brown For For Management 1d Elect Director Vance D. Coffman For For Management 1e Elect Director Michael L. Eskew For For Management 1f Elect Director Herbert L. Henkel For For Management 1g Elect Director Muhtar Kent For For Management 1h Elect Director Edward M. Liddy For For Management 1i Elect Director Inge G. Thulin For For Management 1j Elect Director Robert J. Ulrich For For Management 2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors 3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. Ticker: BRK-A Security ID: 084670108 Meeting Date: MAY 02, 2015 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 04, 2015 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Warren E. Buffett For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Charles T. Munger For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Howard G. Buffett For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Stephen B. Burke For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Susan L. Decker For For Management 1.6 Elect Director William H. Gates, III For For Management 1.7 Elect Director David S. Gottesman For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Charlotte Guyman For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Thomas S. Murphy For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Ronald L. Olson For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Walter Scott, Jr. For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Meryl B. Witmer For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. Ticker: CSCO Security ID: 17275R102 Meeting Date: NOV 20, 2014 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: SEP 22, 2014 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director Carol A. Bartz For For Management 1b Elect Director M. Michele Burns For For Management 1c Elect Director Michael D. Capellas For For Management 1d Elect Director John T. Chambers For For Management 1e Elect Director Brian L. Halla For For Management 1f Elect Director John L. Hennessy For For Management 1g Elect Director Kristina M. Johnson For For Management 1h Elect Director Roderick C. McGeary For For Management 1i Elect Director Arun Sarin For For Management 1j Elect Director Steven M. West 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 5 Establish Public Policy Board Committee Against Against Shareholder 6 Adopt Proxy Access Right Against Against Shareholder 7 Report on Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COHEN & STEERS INFRASTRUCTURE FUND, INC. Ticker: UTF Security ID: 19248A109 Meeting Date: APR 23, 2015 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 28, 2015 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director George Grossman For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Robert H. Steers For For Management 1.3 Elect Director C. Edward Ward, Jr. For For Management 2 Approve Change of Fundamental For For Management Investment Restriction With Respect To Concentrating Investments in an Industry -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION Ticker: IBM Security ID: 459200101 Meeting Date: APR 28, 2015 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 27, 2015 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Alain J.P. Belda For For Management 1.2 Elect Director William R. Brody For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Kenneth I. Chenault For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Michael L. Eskew For For Management 1.5 Elect Director David N. Farr For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Alex Gorsky For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Shirley Ann Jackson For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Andrew N. Liveris For For Management 1.9 Elect Director W. James McNerney, Jr. For For Management 1.10 Elect Director James W. Owens For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Virginia M. Rometty For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Joan E. Spero For For Management 1.13 Elect Director Sidney Taurel For For Management 1.14 Elect Director Peter R. Voser For For Management 2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors 3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 4 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against For Shareholder 5 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against For Shareholder 6 Pro-rata Vesting of Equity Awards Against For Shareholder 7 Establish Public Policy Board Committee Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHNSON & JOHNSON Ticker: JNJ Security ID: 478160104 Meeting Date: APR 23, 2015 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 24, 2015 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director Mary Sue Coleman For Did Not Vote Management 1b Elect Director D. Scott Davis For Did Not Vote Management 1c Elect Director Ian E. L. Davis For Did Not Vote Management 1d Elect Director Alex Gorsky For Did Not Vote Management 1e Elect Director Susan L. Lindquist For Did Not Vote Management 1f Elect Director Mark B. McClellan For Did Not Vote Management 1g Elect Director Anne M. Mulcahy For Did Not Vote Management 1h Elect Director William D. Perez For Did Not Vote Management 1i Elect Director Charles Prince For Did Not Vote Management 1j Elect Director A. Eugene Washington For Did Not Vote Management 1k Elect Director Ronald A. Williams For Did Not Vote Management 2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Did Not Vote Management Executive Officers' Compensation 3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For Did Not Vote Management Auditors 4 Policy Regarding Overextended Directors Against Did Not Vote Shareholder 5 Report on Consistency Between Against Did Not Vote Shareholder Corporate Values and Political Contributions 6 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Did Not Vote Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. Ticker: JPM Security ID: 46625H100 Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2015 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 20, 2015 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director Linda B. Bammann For For Management 1b Elect Director James A. Bell For For Management 1c Elect Director Crandall C. Bowles For For Management 1d Elect Director Stephen B. Burke For For Management 1e Elect Director James S. Crown For For Management 1f Elect Director James Dimon For For Management 1g Elect Director Timothy P. Flynn For For Management 1h Elect Director Laban P. Jackson, Jr. For For Management 1i Elect Director Michael A. Neal For For Management 1j Elect Director Lee R. Raymond For For Management 1k Elect Director William C. Weldon For For Management 2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management Executive Officers' Compensation 3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors 4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 5 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder 6 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against Against Shareholder 7 Amend Bylaws -- Call Special Meetings Against For Shareholder 8 Provide Vote Counting to Exclude Against Against Shareholder Abstentions 9 Report on Certain Vesting Program Against For Shareholder 10 Disclosure of Recoupment Activity from Against For Shareholder Senior Officers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ORACLE CORPORATION Ticker: ORCL Security ID: 68389X105 Meeting Date: NOV 05, 2014 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: SEP 08, 2014 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Jeffrey S. Berg For For Management 1.2 Elect Director H. Raymond Bingham For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Michael J. Boskin For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Safra A. Catz For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Bruce R. Chizen For For Management 1.6 Elect Director George H. Conrades For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Lawrence J. Ellison For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Hector Garcia-Molina For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Jeffrey O. Henley For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Mark V. Hurd For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Naomi O. Seligman For For Management 2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management 4 Provide Vote Counting to Exclude Against Against Shareholder Abstentions 5 Adopt Multiple Performance Metrics Against Against Shareholder Under Executive Incentive Plans 6 Adopt Specific Performance Standards Against Against Shareholder 7 Adopt Proxy Access Right Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PFIZER INC. Ticker: PFE Security ID: 717081103 Meeting Date: APR 23, 2015 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 25, 2015 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Dennis A. Ausiello For For Management 1.2 Elect Director W. Don Cornwell For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Frances D. Fergusson For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Helen H. Hobbs For For Management 1.5 Elect Director James M. Kilts For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Shantanu Narayen For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Suzanne Nora Johnson For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Ian C. Read For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Stephen W. Sanger For For Management 1.10 Elect Director James C. Smith For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Marc Tessier-Lavigne For For Management 2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management 3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 4 Review and Assess Membership of Against Against Shareholder Lobbying Organizations -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VENTAS, INC. Ticker: VTR Security ID: 92276F100 Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2015 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 18, 2015 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director Melody C. Barnes For For Management 1b Elect Director Debra A. Cafaro For For Management 1c Elect Director Douglas Crocker, II For For Management 1d Elect Director Ronald G. Geary For For Management 1e Elect Director Jay M. Gellert For For Management 1f Elect Director Richard I. Gilchrist For For Management 1g Elect Director Matthew J. Lustig For For Management 1h Elect Director Douglas M. Pasquale For For Management 1i Elect Director Robert D. Reed For For Management 1j Elect Director Glenn J. Rufrano For For Management 1k Elect Director James D. Shelton For For Management 2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management 3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WELLS FARGO & COMPANY Ticker: WFC Security ID: 949746101 Meeting Date: APR 28, 2015 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 03, 2015 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director John D. Baker, II For For Management 1b Elect Director Elaine L. Chao For For Management 1c Elect Director John S. Chen For For Management 1d Elect Director Lloyd H. Dean For For Management 1e Elect Director Elizabeth A. Duke For For Management 1f Elect Director Susan E. Engel For For Management 1g Elect Director Enrique Hernandez, Jr. For For Management 1h Elect Director Donald M. James For For Management 1i Elect Director Cynthia H. Milligan For For Management 1j Elect Director Federico F. Pena For For Management 1k Elect Director James H. Quigley For For Management 1l Elect Director Judith M. Runstad For For Management 1m Elect Director Stephen W. Sanger For For Management 1n Elect Director John G. Stumpf For For Management 1o Elect Director Susan G. Swenson For For Management 1p Elect Director Suzanne M. Vautrinot For For Management 2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 3 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management 4 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder 5 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against For Shareholder
SIGNATURE
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) | The Denali Fund Inc. |
By: | /s/ Stephen C. Miller |
Stephen C. Miller | |
President (Principal Executive Officer) | |
Date: | August 28, 2015 |