FORM N-PX
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF
REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY
Investment Company Act file number 811-21471
Nuveen Tax - Advantaged Total Return Strategy Fund
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Gifford R. Zimmerman – Chief Administrative Officer
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 312-917-7700
Date of fiscal year-end: December 31
Date of reporting period: June 30, 2005
Proxy Voting Report
July 1, 2004 - June 30, 2005
Nuveen Tax-Advantaged Total Return Strategy Fund
Mtg Date | Company/Ballot Issues | Security | Mgmt Rec | Vote Cast | Record Date | Prpnent | Shares Voted | |||||||||
07/12/04 | J Sainsbury Plc | 466249109 | 06/10/04 | 275,000 | ||||||||||||
Meeting for Holders of ADRs | ||||||||||||||||
1 | SUBJECT TO THE ADMISSION TO THE OFFICIAL LIST AND TO TRADING ON THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE PLC S MARKET FOR LISTED SECURITIES BY 8:00 A.M. ON 19 JULY 2004 OF REDEEMABLE NON-CUMULATIVE PREFERENCE SHARES OF 35P EACH AND ORDINARY SHARES OF 284/7 PENCE EACH. | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
2 | SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF SPECIAL RESOLUTION 1, APPROVAL OF THE COMPANY TO MAKE MARKET PURCHASES OF NEW ORDINARY SHARES OF 35 PENCE EACH IN THE COMPANY AS CONTEMPLATED AND ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF SECTION 163(3) AND SECTION 166 OF THE COMPANIES ACT | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
07/29/04 | Tate & Lyle Plc | 876570607 | 06/22/04 | 140,000 | ||||||||||||
Meeting for Holders of ADRs | ||||||||||||||||
1 | TO RECEIVE THE REPORT AND ACCOUNTS. | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
2 | TO APPROVE THE DIRECTORS REMUNERATION REPORT. | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
3 | TO DECLARE A FINAL DIVIDEND ON THE ORDINARY SHARES. | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
4 | TO RE-ELECT RICHARD DELBRIDGE AS A DIRECTOR. | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
5 | TO RE-ELECT LARRY PILLARD AS A DIRECTOR. | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
6 | TO RE-ELECT DAVID FISH AS A DIRECTOR. | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
7 | TO RE-ELECT EVERT HENKES AS A DIRECTOR. | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
8 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
9 | TO AUTHORISE THE DIRECTORS TO SET THE AUDITORS REMUNERATION. | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
10 | TO RENEW THE COMPANY S AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE ITS OWN SHARES. | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
11 | TO RENEW THE DIRECTORS AUTHORITY TO ALLOT SHARES. | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
12 | TO RENEW THE DIRECTORS AUTHORITY TO DISAPPLY PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS. | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
13 | TO APPROVE AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION. | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
03/11/05 | KT Corp (formerly Korea Telecom Corporation) | 48268K101 | 12/31/04 | 343,000 | ||||||||||||
Meeting for Holders of ADRs | ||||||||||||||||
1 | APPROVAL OF BALANCE SHEET, INCOME STATEMENT AND STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATION OF RETAINED EARNINGS FOR THE 23RD FISCAL YEAR, AS SET FORTH IN THE COMPANY S NOTICE OF MEETING ENCLOSED HEREWITH. | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
2 | APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, AS SET FORTH IN THE COMPANY S NOTICE OF MEETING ENCLOSED HEREWITH. | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
3 | JEONG SOO SUH (NOMINATED BY THE PRESIDENT WITH CONSENT OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS) | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
4 | STUART B. SOLOMON (NOMINATED BY OUTSIDE DIRECTOR RECOMMENDATION COMMITTEE) | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
5 | THAE SURN KHWARG (NOMINATED BY OUTSIDE DIRECTOR RECOMMENDATIONY COMMITTEE) | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
6 | BYOUNG HOON LEE (SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL - PRACTICALLY INITIATED BY LABOR UNION OF KT) | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
7 | APPROVAL OF LIMIT ON REMUNERATION OF DIRECTORS, AS SET FORTH IN THE COMPANY S NOTICE OF MEETING ENCLOSED HEREWITH. | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
04/14/05 | Rio Tinto Plc (Formerly Rtz Corp. Plc) | 767204100 | 03/07/05 | 90,000 | ||||||||||||
Meeting for Holders of ADR’s | ||||||||||||||||
1 | AUTHORITY TO ALLOT RELEVANT SECURITIES UNDER SECTION 80 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985 | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
2 | AUTHORITY TO ALLOT EQUITY SECURITIES FOR CASH UNDER SECTION 89 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985 | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
3 | AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE RIO TINTO PLC SHARES BY THE COMPANY OR RIO TINTO LIMITED | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
4 | AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE RIO TINTO LIMITED SHARES, OFF MARKET BY TENDER, BY RIO TINTO LIMITED | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
5 | AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF THE COMPANY AND THE CONSTITUTION OF RIO TINTO LIMITED | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
6 | AMENDMENTS TO THE DLC MERGER SHARING AGREEMENT | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
7 | APPROVAL OF THE RIO TINTO SHARE SAVINGS PLAN | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
8 | ELECTION OF RICHARD GOODMANSON AS A DIRECTOR | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
9 | ELECTION OF ASHTON CALVERT AS A DIRECTOR | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
10 | ELECTION OF VIVIENNE COX AS A DIRECTOR | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
11 | RE-ELECTION OF PAUL SKINNER AS A DIRECTOR | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
12 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
13 | APPROVAL OF REMUNERATION REPORT | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
14 | RECEIVE THE ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2004 * | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
04/19/05 | Citigroup Inc. *C* | 172967101 | 02/25/05 | 205,000 | ||||||||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
3 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
4 | Limit/Prohibit Awards to Executives | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
5 | Report on Political Contributions | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
6 | Prohibit Chairman From Management Duties, Titles or Responsibilities | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
7 | Limit Executive Compensation | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
8 | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
9 | Review/Limit Executive Compensation | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
10 | Adopt Simple Majority Vote | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
04/19/05 | Wachovia Corp. *WB* | 929903102 | 02/16/05 | 150,000 | ||||||||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | Split | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
1.1 | Elect Director John D. Baker, II — Withhold | |||||||||||||||
1.2 | Elect Director Peter C. Browing — For | |||||||||||||||
1.3 | Elect Director Donald M. James — For | |||||||||||||||
1.4 | Elect Director Van L. Richey — For | |||||||||||||||
1.5 | Elect Director G. Kennedy Thompson — For | |||||||||||||||
1.6 | Elect Director John C. Whitaker, Jr. — For | |||||||||||||||
1.7 | Elect Director Wallace D. Malone, Jr. — For | |||||||||||||||
1.8 | Elect Director Robert J. Brown — For | |||||||||||||||
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
04/21/05 | Weyerhaeuser Co. *WY* | 962166104 | 02/25/05 | 110,000 | ||||||||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | Split | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
1.1 | Elect Director D. Michael Steuart — For | |||||||||||||||
1.2 | Elect Director Martha R. Ingram — Withhold | |||||||||||||||
1.3 | Elect Director John I. Kieckhefer — Withhold | |||||||||||||||
1.4 | Elect Director Arnold G. Langbo — Withhold | |||||||||||||||
1.5 | Elect Director Charles R. Williamson — For | |||||||||||||||
2 | Expense Stock Options | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
3 | Declassify the Board of Directors | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
4 | Performance- Based/Indexed Options | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
5 | Report on Eliminating the Purchase of Timber from National Forests | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
6 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
04/22/05 | Dominion Resources, Inc. *D* | 25746U109 | 02/25/05 | 110,000 | ||||||||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
2 | Approve Non-Employee Director Omnibus Stock Plan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
3 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
4 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
5 | Report on Greenhouse Gas Emissions | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
04/26/05 | Merck & Co., Inc. *MRK* | 589331107 | 02/25/05 | 230,000 | ||||||||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
3 | Prohibit Awards to Executives | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
4 | Limit Executive Compensation | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
5 | Eliminate Animal Testing | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
6 | Separate Chairman and CEO Positions | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
7 | Report on Product Availability in Canada | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
8 | Report on Political Contributions | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
9 | Report on Operational Impact of HIV/AIDS, TB, and Malaria Pandemic | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
04/26/05 | Wells Fargo & Company *WFC* | 949746101 | 03/08/05 | 120,000 | ||||||||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | Split | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
1.1 | Elect Director J.A. Blanchard III — For | |||||||||||||||
1.2 | Elect Director Susan E. Engel — For | |||||||||||||||
1.3 | Elect Director Enrique Hernandez, Jr. — For | |||||||||||||||
1.4 | Elect Director Robert L. Joss — For | |||||||||||||||
1.5 | Elect Director Reatha Clark King — For | |||||||||||||||
1.6 | Elect Director Richard M. Kovacevich — For | |||||||||||||||
1.7 | Elect Director Richard D. McCormick — For | |||||||||||||||
1.8 | Elect Director Cynthia H. Milligan — Withhold | |||||||||||||||
1.9 | Elect Director Philip J. Quigley — For | |||||||||||||||
1.10 | Elect Director Donald B. Rice — Withhold | |||||||||||||||
1.11 | Elect Director Judith M. Runstad — Withhold | |||||||||||||||
1.12 | Elect Director Stephen W. Sanger — For | |||||||||||||||
1.13 | Elect Director Susan G. Swenson — For | |||||||||||||||
1.14 | Elect Director Michael W. Wright — Withhold | |||||||||||||||
2 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
3 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
4 | Adopt Policy on Payday Lenders | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
5 | Link Executive Compensation to Predatory Lending | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
6 | Performance- Based/Indexed Options | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
7 | Limit Executive Compensation | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
8 | Separate Chairman and CEO Positions | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
04/27/05 | Alumina Ltd (formerly Wmc Limited) | 022205108 | 03/21/05 | 404,000 | ||||||||||||
Meeting for Holders of ADR’s | ||||||||||||||||
1 | TO RE-ELECT MR. R J MCNEILLY AS A DIRECTOR MR. MCNEILLY RETIRES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMPANY S CONSTITUTION. BEING ELIGIBLE, MR. MCNEILLY OFFERS HIMSELF FOR RELECTION. | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
2 | TO RE-ELECT MR M R RAYNER AS A DIRECTOR MR RAYNER RETIRES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMPANY S CONSTITUTION, BEING ELIGIBLE, MR RAYNER OFFERS HIMSELF FOR RE-ELECTION | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
3 | TO CONSIDER AND, IF THOUGHT FIT, TO PASS THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION: THAT, PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 136(2) AND 648G OF THE CORPORATIONS ACT 2001 (CTH), RULE 139 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE COMPANY IS RENEWED. | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
04/27/05 | CHEVRON CORP *CVX* | 166764100 | 03/01/05 | 80,000 | ||||||||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
3 | Limit Executive Compensation | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
4 | Submit Severance Agreement (Change-in-Control) to Shareholder Vote | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
5 | Expense Stock Options | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
6 | Eliminate Animal Testing | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
7 | Report on Drilling in Protected Areas | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
8 | Report on Remediation Programs in Ecuador | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
04/27/05 | IndyMac Bancorp, Inc. *NDE* | 456607100 | 02/28/05 | 265,000 | ||||||||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
04/28/05 | Altria Group, Inc. *MO* | 02209S103 | 03/07/05 | 235,000 | ||||||||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | Split | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
1.1 | Elect Director Elizabeth E. Bailey — For | |||||||||||||||
1.2 | Elect Director Harold Brown — For | |||||||||||||||
1.3 | Elect Director Mathis Cabiallavetta — For | |||||||||||||||
1.4 | Elect Director Louis C. Camilleri — For | |||||||||||||||
1.5 | Elect Director J. Dudley Fishburn — For | |||||||||||||||
1.6 | Elect Director Robert E. R. Huntley — For | |||||||||||||||
1.7 | Elect Director Thomas W. Jones — Withhold | |||||||||||||||
1.8 | Elect Director George Munoz — For | |||||||||||||||
1.9 | Elect Director Lucio A. Noto — For | |||||||||||||||
1.10 | Elect Director John S. Reed — For | |||||||||||||||
1.11 | Elect Director Carlos Slim Helu — For | |||||||||||||||
1.12 | Elect Director Stephen M. Wolf — For | |||||||||||||||
2 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
3 | Amend Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
4 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
5 | Eliminate Animal Testing | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
6 | Product Warnings for Pregnant Women | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
7 | Cease Use of Light and Ultra Light in Cigarette Marketing | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
8 | Apply Fire Safety Standards for Cigarettes | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
04/28/05 | Kimberly-Clark Corp. *KMB* | 494368103 | 02/28/05 | 80,000 | ||||||||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
3 | Adopt ILO Based Code of Conduct | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
04/28/05 | Lockheed Martin Corp. *LMT* | 539830109 | 03/01/05 | 140,000 | ||||||||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | Split | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
1.1 | Elect Director E.C. ‘Pete’ Aldridge, Jr. — For | |||||||||||||||
1.2 | Elect Director Nolan D. Archibald — For | |||||||||||||||
1.3 | Elect Director Marcus C. Bennett — For | |||||||||||||||
1.4 | Elect Director James O. Ellis, Jr. — For | |||||||||||||||
1.5 | Elect Director Gwendolyn S. King — For | |||||||||||||||
1.6 | Elect Director Douglas H. McCorkindale — For | |||||||||||||||
1.7 | Elect Director Eugene F. Murphy — For | |||||||||||||||
1.8 | Elect Director Joseph W. Ralston — Withhold | |||||||||||||||
1.9 | Elect Director Frank Savage — Withhold | |||||||||||||||
1.10 | Elect Director Anne Stevens — For | |||||||||||||||
1.11 | Elect Director Robert J. Stevens — For | |||||||||||||||
1.12 | Elect Director James R. Ukropina — For | |||||||||||||||
1.13 | Elect Director Douglas C. Yearley — For | |||||||||||||||
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
3 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
4 | Performance-Based/Indexed Options | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
5 | Adopt Simple Majority Vote Requirement for All Issues | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
6 | Report on Pay Disparity | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
7 | and amend its code of conduct and policies related to bidding Review Code of Conduct on Military Contracts | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
04/29/05 | SBC Communications Inc. *SBC* | 78387G103 | 03/01/05 | 235,000 | ||||||||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
3 | Approve Nonqualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
4 | Report on Political Contributions | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
5 | Report on Executive Compensation | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
6 | Performance- Based/Indexed Options | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
7 | Adopt Simple Majority Vote | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
05/04/05 | Packaging Corporation of America *PKG* | 695156109 | 03/15/05 | 300,000 | ||||||||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
3 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
05/04/05 | Raytheon Co. *RTN* | 755111507 | 03/09/05 | 235,000 | ||||||||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
3 | Declassify the Board of Directors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
4 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
5 | Amend Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Plan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
6 | Adopt MacBride Principles | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
7 | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
8 | Require Director Nominee Qualifications | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
05/05/05 | ConocoPhillips *COP* | 20825C104 | 03/10/05 | 56,700 | ||||||||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
3 | Limit Executive Compensation | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
4 | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
05/05/05 | Union Pacific Corp. *UNP* | 907818108 | 02/25/05 | 90,000 | ||||||||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | Split | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
1.1 | Elect Director Philip F. Anschutz — For | |||||||||||||||
1.2 | Elect Director Erroll B. Davis, Jr. — Withhold | |||||||||||||||
1.3 | Elect Director Richard K. Davidson — For | |||||||||||||||
1.4 | Elect Director Thomas J. Donohue — For | |||||||||||||||
1.5 | Elect Director Archie W. Dunham — For | |||||||||||||||
1.6 | Elect Director Spencer F. Eccles — For | |||||||||||||||
1.7 | Elect Director Judith Richards Hope — For | |||||||||||||||
1.8 | Elect Director Michael W. McConnell — For | |||||||||||||||
1.9 | Elect Director Steven R. Rogel — For | |||||||||||||||
1.10 | Elect Director James R. Young — For | |||||||||||||||
1.11 | Elect Director Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de Leon — For | |||||||||||||||
2 | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
3 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
4 | Performance- Based/Indexed Options | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
05/05/05 | Verizon Communications *VZ* | 92343V104 | 03/07/05 | 190,000 | ||||||||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | Split | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
1.1 | Elect Director James R. Barker — For | |||||||||||||||
1.2 | Elect Director Richard L. Carrion — For | |||||||||||||||
1.3 | Elect Director Robert W. Lane — For | |||||||||||||||
1.4 | Elect Director Sandra O. Moose — For | |||||||||||||||
1.5 | Elect Director Joseph Neubauer — Withhold | |||||||||||||||
1.6 | Elect Director Thomas H. O’ Brien — For | |||||||||||||||
1.7 | Elect Director Hugh B. Price — For | |||||||||||||||
1.8 | Elect Director Ivan G. Seidenberg — For | |||||||||||||||
1.9 | Elect Director Walter V. Shipley — For | |||||||||||||||
1.10 | Elect Director John R. Stafford — For | |||||||||||||||
1.11 | Elect Director Robert D. Storey — For | |||||||||||||||
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
3 | Provide for Cumulative Voting | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
4 | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
5 | Require Majority of Independent Directors on Board | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
6 | Separate Chairman and CEO Positions | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
7 | Amend Director/Officer Liability/Indemnifications Provisions | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
8 | Report on Political Contributions | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
05/09/05 | Pitney Bowes Inc. *PBI* | 724479100 | 03/11/05 | 155,000 | ||||||||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
05/10/05 | International Paper Co. *IP* | 460146103 | 03/17/05 | 125,000 | ||||||||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
3 | Limit Executive Compensation | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
05/10/05 | Loews Corp. *LTR* | 540424207 | 03/14/05 | 330,000 | ||||||||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
3 | Amend Stock Option Plan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
4 | Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
5 | Provide for Cumulative Voting | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
6 | Report on Political Contributions | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
7 | Support Legislation and Make Public Statements on Environmental Tobacco Smoke | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
8 | Apply Fire Safety Standards for Cigarettes | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
05/11/05 | Newell Rubbermaid Inc. *NWL* | 651229106 | 03/15/05 | 207,000 | ||||||||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
3 | Declassify the Board of Directors | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
05/17/05 | JPMorgan Chase & Co. *JPM* | 46625H100 | 03/22/05 | 205,000 | ||||||||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
3 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | For | Against | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
4 | Establish Term Limits for Directors | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
5 | Separate Chairman and CEO Positions | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
6 | Limit Executive Compensation | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
7 | Adopt Executive Benefit Policy | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
05/18/05 | The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. *HIG* | 416515104 | 03/22/05 | 80,000 | ||||||||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
3 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
4 | Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
05/20/05 | Aon Corp. *AOC* | 037389103 | 03/23/05 | 390,000 | ||||||||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
06/02/05 | Albertson’s, Inc. *ABS* | 013104104 | 04/13/05 | 375,000 | ||||||||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | Split | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
1.1 | Elect Director Henry I. Bryant — Withhold | |||||||||||||||
1.2 | Elect Director Bonnie G. Hill — Withhold | |||||||||||||||
1.3 | Elect Director Lawrence R. Johnston — Withhold | |||||||||||||||
1.4 | Elect Director Kathi P. Siefert — For | |||||||||||||||
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
3 | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
4 | Adopt Simply Majority Vote Requirement | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
5 | Submit Severance Agreement (Change-in-Control) to Shareholder Vote | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
6 | Separate Chairman and CEO Positions | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
7 | Performance- Based/Indexed Options | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||||||||
06/07/05 | Kerr-McGee Corp. *KMG* | 492386107 | 03/11/05 | 215,000 | ||||||||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
3 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
4 | Increase Authorized Common Stock | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||||||||
5 | Establish Office of the Board of Directors | Against | Against | ShrHoldr |
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.
Nuveen Tax - - Advantaged Total Return Strategy Fund
By
/s/ Gifford R. Zimmerman – Chief Administrative Officer
Date
August 30, 2005