UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM N-PX
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANY
Investment Company Act file number: 811-21671
RMR PREFERRED DIVIDEND FUND
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
400 CENTRE STREET
NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02458
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
(Name and Address of Agent |
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| Robert N. Hickey, Esq. |
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| Sullivan & Worcester LLP |
Adam D. Portnoy, President |
| 1666 K Street, NW |
RMR Preferred Dividend Fund |
| Washington, DC 20006 |
400 Centre Street |
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Newton, Massachusetts 02458 |
| Julie A. Tedesco, Esq. |
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| State Street Bank and Trust Company |
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| Two Avenue de Lafayette, 6th Floor |
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| Boston, Massachusetts 02111 |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 332-9530
Date of fiscal year end: December 31
Date of reporting period: June 30, 2007
Item 1. Proxy Voting Record.
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Company | Alesco Financial Trust, Inc. |
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Ticker: | AFN | Cusip: | 014485106 |
Meeting Date: |
| Record Date: | 7/20/2006 |
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| The undersigned (the “Shareholder”), hereby certifies to Alesco Financial Trust, a Maryland real estate investment trust (the “Company”), that (a) the Shareholder is the record holder of 150,000 of the common shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value per share (the “Common Shares”), of the Company and (b) a copy of the Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of July 20, 2006, between the Company, Sunset Financial Resources, Inc., a Maryland corporation, and Jaguar Acquisition, Inc., a Maryland corporation (“MergerCo”), has been made |
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| The Board of Trustees of the Company has declared advisable and recommends that the Shareholder approve the Merger Agreement and the merger of the Company with and into MergerCo, pursuant to the Merger |
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| The Shareholder hereby consents to and adopts the following resolution, effective as of the date set forth above (the “Effective Date”), to the same extent and with the same force and effect as if the Shareholder had cast in favor of a proposal to adopt such resolution, all of the votes that the Shareholder would be entitled to cast at a formal meeting of the holders of the Common Shares of the company duly called and held on the Effective Date for the purpose of acting upon such a proposal: RESOLVED, that the Merger Agreement and the merger of the Company with and into MergerCo, pursuant to the Merger |
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Company | Alesco Financial, Inc. |
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Ticker: | AFN | Cusip: | 014485106 |
Meeting Date: | 12/7/2006 | Record Date: | 11/6/2006 |
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| Directors recommend: A vote for election of the following nominees: (1) Rodney E. Bennett, (2) Marc Chayette, (3) Daniel G. Cohen, (4) Thomas P. Costello, (5) G. Steven Dawson, (6) Jack Haraburda, (7) James J. McEntee, III, (8) Lance Ullom, (9) Charles W. Wolcott. |
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Ticker: | AFN | Cusip: | 014485106 |
Meeting Date: | 5/22/2007 | Record Date: | 4/20/2007 |
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| Directors recommend: A vote for election of the following nominees: (1) Rodney E. Bennett, (2) Marc Chayette, (3) Daniel G. Cohen, (4) Thomas P. Costello, (5) G. Steven Dawson, (6) Jack Haraburda, (7) James J. McEntee, III, (8) Lance Ullom, (9) Charles W. Wolcott. |
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| To amend the company’s 2006 long-term incentive plan, as described in the accompanying proxy statement. |
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| To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2007. |
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Company | Crystal River Capital, Inc. |
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Ticker: | CRZ | Cusip: | 229393301 |
Meeting Date: | 11/9/2006 | Record Date: | 10/4/2006 |
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| Directors Recommend: A vote for election of the following nominees: (1) Bruce K. Robertson, (2) Janet Graham, (3) Harald Hansen. |
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| On the proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the company’s independent accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2006. |
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Company | Iowa Telecommunications Services |
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Ticker: | IWA | Cusip: | 462594201 |
Meeting Date: | 6/14/2007 | Record Date: | 4/23/2007 |
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| Directors recommend: A vote for election of the following nominees: (1) Craig A. Lang, (2) H. Lynn Horak. |
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| Adoption of Iowa Telecom’s 2007 employee stock purchase plan. |
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| Adoption of amendment no.1 to Iowa Telecom’s 2005 stock incentive plan. |
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| Approval and ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2007. |
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Company | MFA Mortgage Investments, Inc. |
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Ticker: | MFA | Cusip: | 55272X201 |
Meeting Date: | 5/22/2007 | Record Date: | 3/30/2007 |
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| Directors recommend: A vote for election of the following nominees: (1) Stewart Zimmerman, (2) James A. Brodsky, (3) Alan L. Gosule. |
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| Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as MFA’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007. |
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Company | NovaStar Financial, Inc. |
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Ticker: | NFI | Cusip: | 669947400 |
Meeting Date: | 5/4/2007 | Record Date: | 3/9/2007 |
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| Directors Recommend: A vote for election of the following nominees: (1) W. Lance Anderson, (2) Gregory T. Barmore. |
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| Approval of a charter amendment to increase the authorized shares of capital stock |
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| Ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007. |
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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.
RMR Preferred Dividend Fund |
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/s/Adam D. Portnoy |
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Adam D. Portnoy |
| Mark L. Kleifges | ||
President |
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Date: August 17, 2007