Form N-PX is to be used by a registered management investment company, other than a small business investment company registered on Form N-5 (ss.ss. 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than August 31 of each year, containing the registrant's proxy voting record for the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30, pursuant to section 30 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and rule 30b1-4 thereunder (17 CFR 270.30b1-4). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-PX in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.
A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-PX, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-PX unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. ss. 3507.
ITEM 1. PROXY VOTING RECORD.
Disclose the following information for each matter relating to a portfolio security considered at any shareholder meeting held during the period covered by the report and with respect to which the registrant was entitled to vote:
(c) The Council on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures ("CUSIP") number for the portfolio security;
(h) How the registrant cast its vote (e.g., for or against proposal, or abstain; for or withhold regarding election of directors); and
(i) Whether the registrant cast its vote for or against management.
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.
Issuer | Symbol | CUSIP | Meeting Date | | Matter | Proposed by (I)ssuer or (S)hrhldr | Vote Cast? | How Voted | For/Against Mgmt |
BUCKEYE PARTNERS, L.P. | BPL | 118230101 | 07/31/19 | 1 | The approval of (i) the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 10, 2019, by and among Buckeye Partners, L.P., a DE limited partnership, Hercules Intermediate Holdings LLC, a DE limited liability company ("Parent"), Hercules Merger Sub LLC, a DE limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, Buckeye Pipe Line Services Company, a PA corporation, and Buckeye GP LLC, a DE limited liability company and the general partner of Buckeye Partners, L.P. and (ii) the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger. | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 2 | The approval, in a nonbinding advisory vote, of the compensation that may be paid or may become payable to Buckeye Partners, L.P.'s executive officers in the connection with, or following, the consummation of the merger contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger. | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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ANDEAVOR LOGISTICS LP | ANDX | 3350F106 | 07/29/19 | 1 | Approval of the merger of MPLX MAX LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of MPLX, with and into ANDX, with ANDX continuing as the surviving entity (the "Merger"), and adoption and approval of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 7, 2019, as such agreement may be amended from time to time, by and among ANDX, Tesoro Logistics GP, LLC, MPLX, MPLX GP LLC, and MPLX MAX LLC, and the transactions contemplated thereby. | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 2 | Approval on an advisory (non-binding) basis, of the compensation that may be paid or become payable to ANDX's named executive officers in connection with the Merger. | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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KNOT OFFSHORE PARTNERS LP | KNOP | Y48125101 | 09/25/19 | 1 | Elect Director Andrew Beveridge | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 2 | Please vote for For if Units are Owned by a Resident of Norway for Purposes of the Tax Act on Income And Wealth, or vote AGAINST if Units are Not Held by a Resident of Norway for Purposes of the Tax Act on Income and Wealth | I | NO | DID NOT VOTE - Units Not Owned by Resident of Norway | NONE |
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NEXTERA ENERGY PARTNERS, LP | NEP | 65341B106 | 04/21/20 | 1a | Elect Director Susan D. Austin | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1b | Elect Director Robert J. Byrne | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1c | Elect Director Peter H. Kind | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1d | Elect Director James L. Robo | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 2 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, L.P. | MMP | 559080106 | 04/23/20 | 1.1 | Elect Director Chansoo Joung | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.2 | Elect Director Michael N. Mears | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.3 | Elect Director James R. Montague | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 2 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 3 | Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. | WMB | 969457100 | 04/28/20 | 1.1 | Elect Director Alan S. Armstrong | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.2 | Elect Director Stephen W. Bergstrom | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.3 | Elect Director Nancy K. Buese | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.4 | Elect Director Stephen I. Chazen | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.5 | Elect Director Charles I. Cogut | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.6 | Elect Director Michael A. Creel | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.7 | Elect Director Vicki L. Fuller | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.8 | Elect Director Peter A. Ragauss | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.9 | Elect Director Scott D. Sheffield | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.10 | Elect Director Murray D. Smith | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.11 | Elect Director William H. Spence | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 2 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 3 | Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 4 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 5 | Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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TC ENERGY CORPORATION | TRP | 87807B107 | 05/01/20 | 1.1 | Elect Director Stephan Cretier | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.2 | Elect Director Michael R. Culbert | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.3 | Elect Director Russell K. Girling | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.4 | Elect Director Susan C. Jones | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.5 | Elect Director Randy Limbacher | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.6 | Elect Director John E. Lowe | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.7 | Elect Director David MacNaughton | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.8 | Elect Director Una Power | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.9 | Elect Director Mary Pat Salomone | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.10 | Elect Director Indira V. Samarasekera | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.11 | Elect Director D. Michael G. Stewart | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.12 | Elect Director Siim A. Vanaselja | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.13 | Elect Director Thierry Vandal | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.14 | Elect Director Steven W. Williams | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 2 | Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 3 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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SEMPRA ENERGY | SRE | 816851109 | 05/05/20 | 1.1 | Elect Director Alan L. Boeckmann | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.2 | Elect Director Kathleen L. Brown | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.3 | Elect Director Andres Conesa | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.4 | Elect Director Maria Contreras-Sweet | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.5 | Elect Director Pablo A. Ferrero | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.6 | Elect Director William D. Jones | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.7 | Elect Director Jeffrey W. Martin | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.8 | Elect Director Bethany J. Mayer | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.9 | Elect Director Michael N. Mears | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.10 | Elect Director Jack T. Taylor | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.11 | Elect Director Cynthia L. Walker | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.12 | Elect Director Cynthia J. Warner | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.13 | Elect Director James C. Yardley | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 2 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 4 | Require Independent Board Chair | S | YES | AGAINST | FOR |
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ENBRIDGE INC. | ENB | 292950N105 | 05/05/20 | 1.1 | Elect Director Pamela L. Carter | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.2 | Elect Director Marcel R. Coutu | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.3 | Elect Director Susan M. Cunningham | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.4 | Elect Director Gregory L. Ebel | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.5 | Elect Director J. Herb England | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.6 | Elect Director Charles W. Fischer | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.7 | Elect Director Gregory J. Goff | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.8 | Elect Director V. Maureen Kempston Darkes | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.9 | Elect Director Teresa S. Madden | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.10 | Elect Director Al Monaco | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.11 | Elect Director Dan C. Tutcher | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 2 | Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 3 | Approve Shareholder Rights Plan | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 4 | Amend By-Law No. 1 of Enbridge | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 5 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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ATLANTICA YIELD PLC | AY | G0751N103 | 05/05/20 | 1 | Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 2 | Approve Remuneration Report | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 3 | Approve Remuneration Policy | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 4 | Elect Director Jackson Robinson | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 5 | Elect Director Andrea Brentan | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 6 | Elect Director Robert Dove | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 7 | Elect Director Francisco J. Martinez | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 8 | Authorise Issue of Equity | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 9 | Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 10 | Change Company Name to Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure plc | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 11 | Approve Matters Relating to the Relevant Distributions | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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PEMBINA PIPELINE CORPORATION | PPL | 706327103 | 05/08/20 | 1.1 | Elect Director Anne-Marie N. Ainsworth | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.2 | Elect Director Michael (Mick) H. Dilger | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.3 | Elect Director Randall J. Findlay | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.4 | Elect Director Robert G. Gwin | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.5 | Elect Director Maureen E. Howe | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.6 | Elect Director Gordon J. Kerr | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.7 | Elect Director David M.B. LeGresley | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.8 | Elect Director Leslie A. O'Donoghue | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.9 | Elect Director Bruce D. Rubin | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.1 | Elect Director Henry W. Sykes | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 2 | Approve KPMG LLP Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 3 | Amend Bylaws | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 4 | Approve Advance Notice Requirement | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 5 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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TARGA RESOURCES CORP. | TRGP | 87612G101 | 05/19/20 | 1.1 | Elect Director Charles R. Crisp | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.2 | Elect Director Laura C. Fulton | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.3 | Elect Director James W. Whalen | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 2 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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PLAINS ALL AMERICAN PIPELINE, L.P. | PAA | 726503105 | 05/20/20 | 1.1 | Elect Director Alexandra Pruner | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.2 | Elect Director Lawrence M. Ziemba | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 2 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditor | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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ONEOK, INC. | OKE | 682680103 | 05/20/20 | 1.1 | Elect Director Brian L. Derksen | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.2 | Elect Director Julie H. Edwards | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.3 | Elect Director John W. Gibson | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.4 | Elect Director Mark W. Helderman | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.5 | Elect Director Randall J. Larson | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.6 | Elect Director Steven J. Malcolm | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.7 | Elect Director Jim W. Mogg | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.8 | Elect Director Pattye L. Moore | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.9 | Elect Director Gary D. Parker | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.10 | Elect Director Eduardo A. Rodriguez | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 1.11 | Elect Director Terry K. Spencer | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 2 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | I | YES | FOR | FOR |
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| | | | 3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | I | YES | FOR | FOR |