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: 811-22126
Name of Fund: BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust (BHL)
Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809
Name and address of agent for service: John Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust, 55 East 52nd Street, New York City, NY 10055.
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 882-0052, Option 4
Date of fiscal year end: 08/31
Date of reporting period: 07/01/2014 – 06/30/2015
Item 1 – Proxy Voting Record – Attached hereto.
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ICA File Number: 811-22126
Reporting Period: 07/01/2014 - 06/30/2015
BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust
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EATON VANCE FLOATING-RATE INCOME TRUST
Ticker: EFT Security ID: 278279104
Meeting Date: MAR 26, 2015 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JAN 12, 2015
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director George J. Gorman For For Management
1b Elect Director William H. Park For For Management
1c Elect Director Ronald A. Pearlman For For Management
1d Elect Director Harriett Tee Taggart For For Management
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EATON VANCE SENIOR INCOME TRUST
Ticker: EVF Security ID: 27826S103
Meeting Date: OCT 23, 2014 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: AUG 13, 2014
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Thomas E. Faust Jr. For For Management
1b Elect Director Cynthia E. Frost For For Management
1c Elect Director Valerie A. Mosley For For Management
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HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT COMPANY
Ticker: HMHC Security ID: 44157R109
Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2015 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 25, 2015
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Sheru Chowdhry For For Management
1.2 Elect Director L. Gordon Crovitz For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Lawrence K. Fish For Withhold Management
1.4 Elect Director Jill A. Greenthal For For Management
1.5 Elect Director John F. Killian For For Management
1.6 Elect Director John R. McKernan, Jr. For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Jonathan F. Miller For Withhold Management
1.8 Elect Director E. Rogers Novak, Jr. For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Linda K. Zecher For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Approve Qualified Employee Stock For For Management
Purchase Plan
4 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
5 Approve Distribution Policy Against For Shareholder
6 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
========== END NPX REPORTPursuant 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.
BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust
| By: | /s/ John Perlowski | |
| John Perlowski | ||
| Chief Executive Officer of | ||
| BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust |
Date: August 26, 2015