FORM N-PX
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF
REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY
Investment Company Act file number 811-22482
Nuveen Energy MLP Total Return 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: November 30
Date of reporting period: June 30, 2014
Item 1. Proxy Voting Record
Nuveen Energy MLP Total Return Fund
GOLAR LNG PARTNERS LP
| Security | Y2745C102 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||
| Ticker Symbol | GMLP | Meeting Date | 20-Sep-2013 | |||
| ISIN | MHY2745C1021 | Agenda | 933863929 - Management |
Item | Proposal | Type | Vote | For/Against | ||||
| 1 | Election of Directors (Majority Voting) | Management | For | For |
ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P.
| Security | 293792107 | Meeting Type | Special | |||
| Ticker Symbol | EPD | Meeting Date | 30-Sep-2013 | |||
| ISIN | US2937921078 | Agenda | 933872714 - Management |
Item | Proposal | Type | Vote | For/Against | ||||
| 1. | Amend Stock Compensation Plan | Management | For | For | ||||
| 2. | Amend Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Management | For | For |
CRESTWOOD MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP
| Security | 226372100 | Meeting Type | Special | |||
| Ticker Symbol | CMLP | Meeting Date | 04-Oct-2013 | |||
| ISIN | US2263721001 | Agenda | 933877257 - Management |
Item | Proposal | Type | Vote | For/Against | ||||
| 1. | Approve Merger Agreement | Management | For | For | ||||
| 2. | Approve Motion to Adjourn Meeting | Management | For | For | ||||
| 3. | 14A Executive Compensation | Management | For | For |
PLAINS ALL AMERICAN PIPELINE, L.P.
| Security | 726503105 | Meeting Type | Special | |||
| Ticker Symbol | PAA | Meeting Date | 19-Nov-2013 | |||
| ISIN | US7265031051 | Agenda | 933884783 - Management |
Item | Proposal | Type | Vote | For/Against | ||||
| 1. | Approve Stock Compensation Plan | Management | For | For | ||||
| 2. | Approve Motion to Adjourn Meeting | Management | For | For |
MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS,L.P.
| Security | 559080106 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||
| Ticker Symbol | MMP | Meeting Date | 24-Apr-2014 | |||
| ISIN | US5590801065 | Agenda | 933928915 - Management |
Item | Proposal | Type | Vote | For/Against | ||||||
| 1. | Election of Directors | Management | ||||||||
| 1 | JAMES C. KEMPNER | For | For | |||||||
| 2 | MICHAEL N. MEARS | For | For | |||||||
| 3 | JAMES R. MONTAGUE | For | For | |||||||
| 2. | 14A Executive Compensation | Management | For | For | ||||||
| 3. | Ratify Appointment of Independent Auditors | Management | For | For | ||||||
KINDER MORGAN, INC.
| Security | 49456B101 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||
| Ticker Symbol | KMI | Meeting Date | 19-May-2014 | |||
| ISIN | US49456B1017 | Agenda | 933968793 - Management |
Item | Proposal | Type | Vote | For/Against | ||||||
| 1. | Election of Directors | Management | ||||||||
| 1 | RICHARD D. KINDER | For | For | |||||||
| 2 | STEVEN J. KEAN | For | For | |||||||
| 3 | ANTHONY W. HALL, JR. | For | For | |||||||
| 4 | DEBORAH A. MACDONALD | For | For | |||||||
| 5 | MICHAEL J. MILLER | For | For | |||||||
| 6 | MICHAEL C. MORGAN | For | For | |||||||
| 7 | FAYEZ SAROFIM | For | For | |||||||
| 8 | C. PARK SHAPER | For | For | |||||||
| 9 | JOEL V. STAFF | For | For | |||||||
| 10 | JOHN M. STOKES | For | For | |||||||
| 11 | ROBERT F. VAGT | For | For | |||||||
| 2. | Ratify Appointment of Independent Auditors | Management | For | For | ||||||
| 3. | S/H Proposal - Environmental | Shareholder | Against | For | ||||||
| 4. | S/H Proposal - Report/Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions | Shareholder | Against | For | ||||||
| 5. | S/H Proposal - Corporate Governance | Shareholder | Against | For | ||||||
BUCKEYE PARTNERS, L.P.
| Security | 118230101 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||
| Ticker Symbol | BPL | Meeting Date | 03-Jun-2014 | |||
| ISIN | US1182301010 | Agenda | 933992580 - Management |
Item | Proposal | Type | Vote | For/Against | ||||||
| 1. | Election of Directors | Management | ||||||||
| 1 | FORREST E. WYLIE | For | For | |||||||
| 2 | BARBARA J. DUGANIER | For | For | |||||||
| 3 | JOSEPH A. LASALA, JR. | For | For | |||||||
| 4 | MARTIN A. WHITE | For | For | |||||||
| 2. | Ratify Appointment of Independent Auditors | Management | For | For | ||||||
| 3. | 14A Executive Compensation | Management | For | For | ||||||
MARKWEST ENERGY PARTNERS LP
| Security | 570759100 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||
| Ticker Symbol | MWE | Meeting Date | 06-Jun-2014 | |||
| ISIN | US5707591005 | Agenda | 934004906 - Management |
Item | Proposal | Type | Vote | For/Against | ||||||
| 1. | Election of Directors | Management | ||||||||
| 1 | FRANK M. SEMPLE | For | For | |||||||
| 2 | DONALD D. WOLF | For | For | |||||||
| 3 | W.A. BRUCKMANN III | For | For | |||||||
| 4 | MICHAEL L. BEATTY | For | For | |||||||
| 5 | CHARLES K. DEMPSTER | For | For | |||||||
| 6 | DONALD C. HEPPERMANN | For | For | |||||||
| 7 | RANDALL J. LARSON | For | For | |||||||
| 8 | ANNE E. FOX MOUNSEY | For | For | |||||||
| 9 | WILLIAM P. NICOLETTI | For | For | |||||||
| 2 | 14A Executive Compensation | Management | For | For | ||||||
| 3 | Ratify Appointment of Independent Auditors | Management | For | For | ||||||
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 Energy MLP Total Return Fund
| By | /s/ Gifford R. Zimmerman | |
| Gifford R. Zimmerman – Chief Administrative Officer | ||
| Date | ||
August 21, 2014