UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM N-PX
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES
| Investment Company Act File Number: | 811-00750 |
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| Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter: | Delaware Group® Equity Funds II |
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| Address of principal executive offices: | 2005 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103 |
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| Name and address of agent for service: | David F. Connor, Esq.
2005 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103 |
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| Registrant’s telephone number: | (800) 523-1918 |
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| Date of fiscal year end: | November 30 |
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| Date of reporting period: | July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019 |
ITEM 1. PROXY VOTING RECORD.
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ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Ticker: ABT Security ID: 002824100
Meeting Date: APR 26, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 27, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Robert J. Alpern For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Roxanne S. Austin For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Sally E. Blount For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Michelle A. Kumbier For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Edward M. Liddy For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Nancy McKinstry For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Phebe N. Novakovic For For Management
1.8 Elect Director William A. Osborn For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Samuel C. Scott, III For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Daniel J. Starks For For Management
1.11 Elect Director John G. Stratton For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Glenn F. Tilton For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Miles D. White For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder
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AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
Ticker: AIG Security ID: 026874784
Meeting Date: MAY 21, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 25, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director W. Don Cornwell For For Management
1b Elect Director Brian Duperreault For For Management
1c Elect Director John H. Fitzpatrick For For Management
1d Elect Director William G. Jurgensen For For Management
1e Elect Director Christopher S. Lynch For For Management
1f Elect Director Henry S. Miller For For Management
1g Elect Director Linda A. Mills For For Management
1h Elect Director Thomas F. Motamed For For Management
1i Elect Director Suzanne Nora Johnson For For Management
1j Elect Director Peter R. Porrino For For Management
1k Elect Director Amy L. Schioldager For For Management
1l Elect Director Douglas M. Steenland For For Management
1m Elect Director Therese M. Vaughan For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
4 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
5 Reduce Ownership Threshold for Against For Shareholder
Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
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ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY
Ticker: ADM Security ID: 039483102
Meeting Date: MAY 01, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 11, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Alan L. Boeckmann For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Michael S. Burke For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Terrell K. Crews For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Pierre Dufour For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Donald E. Felsinger For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Suzan F. Harrison For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Juan R. Luciano For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Patrick J. Moore For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Francisco J. Sanchez For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Debra A. Sandler For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Lei Z. Schlitz For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Kelvin R. Westbrook For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditor For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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AT&T INC.
Ticker: T Security ID: 00206R102
Meeting Date: APR 26, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 27, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Randall L. Stephenson For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Samuel A. Di Piazza, Jr. For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Richard W. Fisher For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Scott T. Ford For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Glenn H. Hutchins For For Management
1.6 Elect Director William E. Kennard For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Michael B. McCallister For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Beth E. Mooney For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Matthew K. Rose For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Cynthia B. Taylor For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Laura D'Andrea Tyson For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Geoffrey Y. Yang For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder
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BB&T CORPORATION
Ticker: BBT Security ID: 054937107
Meeting Date: APR 30, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 20, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Jennifer S. Banner For For Management
1.2 Elect Director K. David Boyer, Jr. For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Anna R. Cablik For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Patrick C. Graney, III For For Management
1.5 Elect Director I. Patricia Henry For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Kelly S. King For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Louis B. Lynn For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Easter A. Maynard For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Charles A. Patton For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Nido R. Qubein For For Management
1.11 Elect Director William J. Reuter For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Tollie W. Rich, Jr. For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Christine Sears For For Management
1.14 Elect Director Thomas E. Skains For For Management
1.15 Elect Director Thomas N. Thompson For For Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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BROADCOM INC.
Ticker: AVGO Security ID: 11135F101
Meeting Date: APR 01, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 11, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Hock E. Tan For For Management
1b Elect Director Henry Samueli For For Management
1c Elect Director Eddy W. Hartenstein For For Management
1d Elect Director Diane M. Bryant For For Management
1e Elect Director Gayla J. Delly For For Management
1f Elect Director Check Kian Low For For Management
1g Elect Director Peter J. Marks For For Management
1h Elect Director Harry L. You For For Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Amend Qualified Employee Stock For For Management
Purchase Plan
4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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CA, INC.
Ticker: CA Security ID: 12673P105
Meeting Date: AUG 08, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUN 11, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Jens Alder For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Nancy A. Altobello For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Raymond J. Bromark For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Michael P. Gregoire For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Jean M. Hobby For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Rohit Kapoor For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Jeffrey G. Katz For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Kay Koplovitz For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Christopher B. Lofgren For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Richard Sulpizio For For Management
2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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CA, INC.
Ticker: CA Security ID: 12673P105
Meeting Date: SEP 12, 2018 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: AUG 09, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Merger Agreement For For Management
2 Adjourn Meeting For For Management
3 Advisory Vote on Golden Parachutes For For Management
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CARDINAL HEALTH, INC.
Ticker: CAH Security ID: 14149Y108
Meeting Date: NOV 07, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 10, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Colleen F. Arnold For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Carrie S. Cox For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Calvin Darden For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Bruce L. Downey For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Patricia A. Hemingway For For Management
Hall
1.6 Elect Director Akhil Johri For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Michael C. Kaufmann For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Gregory B. Kenny For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Nancy Killefer For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Policy to Not Exclude Legal and Against Against Shareholder
Compliance Costs for Purposes of
Determining Executive Compensation
5 Reduce Ownership Threshold for Against For Shareholder
Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
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CIGNA CORPORATION
Ticker: CI Security ID: 125523100
Meeting Date: APR 24, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 25, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director David M. Cordani For For Management
1.2 Elect Director William J. DeLaney For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Eric J. Foss For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Elder Granger For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Isaiah Harris, Jr. For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Roman Martinez, IV For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Kathleen M. Mazzarella For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Mark B. McClellan For For Management
1.9 Elect Director John M. Partridge For For Management
1.10 Elect Director William L. Roper For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Eric C. Wiseman For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Donna F. Zarcone For For Management
1.13 Elect Director William D. Zollars For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
4 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against For Shareholder
5 Report on Cyber Risk *Withdrawn None None Shareholder
Resolution*
6 Report on Gender Pay Gap Against For Shareholder
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CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
Ticker: CSCO Security ID: 17275R102
Meeting Date: DEC 12, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: OCT 15, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director M. Michele Burns For For Management
1b Elect Director Michael D. Capellas For For Management
1c Elect Director Mark Garrett For For Management
1d Elect Director Kristina M. Johnson For For Management
1e Elect Director Roderick C. McGeary For For Management
1f Elect Director Charles H. Robbins For For Management
1g Elect Director Arun Sarin For For Management
1h Elect Director Brenton L. Saunders For For Management
1i Elect Director Steven M. West For For Management
2 Amend Qualified Employee Stock For For Management
Purchase Plan
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
5 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder
6 Adjust Executive Compensation Metrics Against Against Shareholder
for Share Buybacks
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CONOCOPHILLIPS
Ticker: COP Security ID: 20825C104
Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 18, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Charles E. Bunch For For Management
1b Elect Director Caroline Maury Devine For For Management
1c Elect Director John V. Faraci For For Management
1d Elect Director Jody Freeman For For Management
1e Elect Director Gay Huey Evans For For Management
1f Elect Director Jeffrey A. Joerres For For Management
1g Elect Director Ryan M. Lance For For Management
1h Elect Director William H. McRaven For For Management
1i Elect Director Sharmila Mulligan For For Management
1j Elect Director Arjun N. Murti For For Management
1k Elect Director Robert A. Niblock For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditor For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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CVS HEALTH CORPORATION
Ticker: CVS Security ID: 126650100
Meeting Date: MAY 16, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 21, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Fernando Aguirre For For Management
1b Elect Director Mark T. Bertolini For For Management
1c Elect Director Richard M. Bracken For For Management
1d Elect Director C. David Brown, II For For Management
1e Elect Director Alecia A. DeCoudreaux For For Management
1f Elect Director Nancy-Ann M. DeParle For For Management
1g Elect Director David W. Dorman For For Management
1h Elect Director Roger N. Farah For For Management
1i Elect Director Anne M. Finucane For For Management
1j Elect Director Edward J. Ludwig For For Management
1k Elect Director Larry J. Merlo For For Management
1l Elect Director Jean-Pierre Millon For For Management
1m Elect Director Mary L. Schapiro For For Management
1n Elect Director Richard J. Swift For For Management
1o Elect Director William C. Weldon For For Management
1p Elect Director Tony L. White For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Prohibit Adjusting Compensation Against Against Shareholder
Metrics for Legal or Compliance Costs
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DOLLAR TREE, INC.
Ticker: DLTR Security ID: 256746108
Meeting Date: JUN 13, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 09, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Arnold S. Barron For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Gregory M. Bridgeford For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Thomas W. Dickson For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Conrad M. Hall For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Lemuel E. Lewis For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Jeffrey G. Naylor For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Gary M. Philbin For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Bob Sasser For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Thomas A. Saunders, III For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Stephanie P. Stahl For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Carrie A. Wheeler For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Thomas E. Whiddon For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Carl P. Zeithaml For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
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DOWDUPONT INC.
Ticker: DWDP Security ID: 26078J100
Meeting Date: MAY 23, 2019 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: MAY 01, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Reverse Stock Split For For Management
2 Adjourn Meeting For For Management
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DUPONT DE NEMOURS, INC.
Ticker: DD Security ID: 26078J100
Meeting Date: JUN 25, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 26, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Edward D. Breen For For Management
1b Elect Director Ruby R. Chandy For For Management
1c Elect Director Franklin K. Clyburn, Jr. For For Management
1d Elect Director Terrence R. Curtin For For Management
1e Elect Director Alexander M. Cutler For For Management
1f Elect Director C. Marc Doyle For For Management
1g Elect Director Eleuthere I. du Pont For For Management
1h Elect Director Rajiv L. Gupta For For Management
1i Elect Director Luther C. Kissam For For Management
1j Elect Director Frederick M. Lowery For For Management
1k Elect Director Raymond J. Milchovich For For Management
1l Elect Director Steven M. Sterin For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditor
4 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against For Shareholder
5 Report on Pay Disparity Against Against Shareholder
6 Report on Public Health Risks of Against Against Shareholder
Petrochemical Operations in Flood
Prone Areas
7 Report on Efforts to Reduce Plastic Against Against Shareholder
Pellet Pollution
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EDISON INTERNATIONAL
Ticker: EIX Security ID: 281020107
Meeting Date: APR 25, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 04, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Jeanne Beliveau-Dunn For For Management
1b Elect Director Michael C. Camunez For For Management
1c Elect Director Vanessa C.L. Chang For For Management
1d Elect Director James T. Morris For For Management
1e Elect Director Timothy T. O'Toole For For Management
1f Elect Director Pedro J. Pizarro For For Management
1g Elect Director Linda G. Stuntz For For Management
1h Elect Director William P. Sullivan For For Management
1i Elect Director Ellen O. Tauscher For For Management
1j Elect Director Peter J. Taylor For For Management
1k Elect Director Keith Trent For For Management
1l Elect Director Brett White -Withdrawn None None Management
Resolution
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Amend Proxy Access Right Against For Shareholder
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EQUITY RESIDENTIAL
Ticker: EQR Security ID: 29476L107
Meeting Date: JUN 27, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 29, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Charles L. Atwood For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Raymond Bennett For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Linda Walker Bynoe For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Connie K. Duckworth For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Mary Kay Haben For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Bradley A. Keywell For For Management
1.7 Elect Director John E. Neal For For Management
1.8 Elect Director David J. Neithercut For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Mark J. Parrell For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Mark S. Shapiro For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Stephen E. Sterrett For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Samuel Zell For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
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EXPRESS SCRIPTS HOLDING CO.
Ticker: ESRX Security ID: 30219G108
Meeting Date: AUG 24, 2018 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: JUL 12, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Merger Agreement For For Management
2 Adjourn Meeting For For Management
3 Advisory Vote on Golden Parachutes For Against Management
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HALLIBURTON COMPANY
Ticker: HAL Security ID: 406216101
Meeting Date: MAY 15, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 18, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Abdulaziz F. Al Khayyal For For Management
1b Elect Director William E. Albrecht For For Management
1c Elect Director M. Katherine Banks For For Management
1d Elect Director Alan M. Bennett For For Management
1e Elect Director Milton Carroll For For Management
1f Elect Director Nance K. Dicciani For For Management
1g Elect Director Murry S. Gerber For For Management
1h Elect Director Patricia Hemingway Hall For For Management
1i Elect Director Robert A. Malone For For Management
1j Elect Director Jeffrey A. Miller For For Management
2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditor For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
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INTEL CORPORATION
Ticker: INTC Security ID: 458140100
Meeting Date: MAY 16, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 18, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Aneel Bhusri For For Management
1b Elect Director Andy D. Bryant For For Management
1c Elect Director Reed E. Hundt For For Management
1d Elect Director Omar Ishrak For For Management
1e Elect Director Risa Lavizzo-Mourey For For Management
1f Elect Director Tsu-Jae King Liu For For Management
1g Elect Director Gregory D. Smith For For Management
1h Elect Director Robert 'Bob' H. Swan For For Management
1i Elect Director Andrew Wilson For For Management
1j Elect Director Frank D. Yeary For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
5 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against For Shareholder
6 Report on Gender Pay Gap Against For Shareholder
7 Request for an Annual Advisory Vote on Against Against Shareholder
Political Contributions
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JOHNSON & JOHNSON
Ticker: JNJ Security ID: 478160104
Meeting Date: APR 25, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 26, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Mary C. Beckerle For For Management
1b Elect Director D. Scott Davis For For Management
1c Elect Director Ian E. L. Davis For For Management
1d Elect Director Jennifer A. Doudna For For Management
1e Elect Director Alex Gorsky For For Management
1f Elect Director Marillyn A. Hewson For For Management
1g Elect Director Mark B. McClellan For For Management
1h Elect Director Anne M. Mulcahy For For Management
1i Elect Director William D. Perez For For Management
1j Elect Director Charles Prince For For Management
1k Elect Director A. Eugene Washington For For Management
1l Elect Director Ronald A. Williams For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditor
4 Clawback Disclosure of Recoupment Against For Shareholder
Activity from Senior Officers
5 Report on Integrating Risks Related to Against For Shareholder
Drug Pricing into Senior Executive
Compensation
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LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC.
Ticker: LOW Security ID: 548661107
Meeting Date: MAY 31, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 22, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Raul Alvarez For For Management
1.2 Elect Director David H. Batchelder For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Angela F. Braly For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Sandra B. Cochran For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Laurie Z. Douglas For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Richard W. Dreiling For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Marvin R. Ellison For For Management
1.8 Elect Director James H. Morgan For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Brian C. Rogers For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Bertram L. Scott For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Lisa W. Wardell For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Eric C. Wiseman For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditor For For Management
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MARATHON OIL CORPORATION
Ticker: MRO Security ID: 565849106
Meeting Date: MAY 29, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 01, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Gregory H. Boyce For For Management
1b Elect Director Chadwick C. Deaton For For Management
1c Elect Director Marcela E. Donadio For For Management
1d Elect Director Jason B. Few For For Management
1e Elect Director Douglas L. Foshee For For Management
1f Elect Director M. Elise Hyland For For Management
1g Elect Director Lee M. Tillman For For Management
1h Elect Director J. Kent Wells For For Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
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MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES, INC.
Ticker: MMC Security ID: 571748102
Meeting Date: MAY 16, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 18, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Anthony K. Anderson For For Management
1b Elect Director Oscar Fanjul For For Management
1c Elect Director Daniel S. Glaser For For Management
1d Elect Director H. Edward Hanway For For Management
1e Elect Director Deborah C. Hopkins For For Management
1f Elect Director Elaine La Roche For For Management
1g Elect Director Steven A. Mills For For Management
1h Elect Director Bruce P. Nolop For For Management
1i Elect Director Marc D. Oken For For Management
1j Elect Director Morton O. Schapiro For For Management
1k Elect Director Lloyd M. Yates For For Management
1l Elect Director R. David Yost For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditor For For Management
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MERCK & CO., INC.
Ticker: MRK Security ID: 58933Y105
Meeting Date: MAY 28, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 29, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Leslie A. Brun For For Management
1b Elect Director Thomas R. Cech For For Management
1c Elect Director Mary Ellen Coe For For Management
1d Elect Director Pamela J. Craig For For Management
1e Elect Director Kenneth C. Frazier For For Management
1f Elect Director Thomas H. Glocer For For Management
1g Elect Director Rochelle B. Lazarus For For Management
1h Elect Director Paul B. Rothman For For Management
1i Elect Director Patricia F. Russo For For Management
1j Elect Director Inge G. Thulin For For Management
1k Elect Director Wendell P. Weeks For For Management
1l Elect Director Peter C. Wendell For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
5 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder
6 Adopt Policy Disclosing Rationale Against Against Shareholder
Behind Approval of Sale of
Compensation Shares by a Senior
Executive During a Buyback
7 Report on Integrating Risks Related to Against For Shareholder
Drug Pricing into Senior Executive
Compensation
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MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Ticker: MDLZ Security ID: 609207105
Meeting Date: MAY 15, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 12, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Lewis W.K. Booth For For Management
1b Elect Director Charles E. Bunch For For Management
1c Elect Director Debra A. Crew For For Management
1d Elect Director Lois D. Juliber For For Management
1e Elect Director Mark D. Ketchum For For Management
1f Elect Director Peter W. May For For Management
1g Elect Director Jorge S. Mesquita For For Management
1h Elect Director Joseph Neubauer For For Management
1i Elect Director Fredric G. Reynolds For For Management
1j Elect Director Christiana S. Shi For For Management
1k Elect Director Patrick T. Siewert For For Management
1l Elect Director Jean-Francois M. L. van For For Management
Boxmeer
1m Elect Director Dirk Van de Put For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditor
4 Report on Mitigating Impacts of Against Against Shareholder
Deforestation in Company's Supply Chain
5 Consider Pay Disparity Between Against Against Shareholder
Executives and Other Employees
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NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
Ticker: NOC Security ID: 666807102
Meeting Date: MAY 15, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 19, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Wesley G. Bush For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Marianne C. Brown For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Donald E. Felsinger For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Ann M. Fudge For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Bruce S. Gordon For For Management
1.6 Elect Director William H. Hernandez For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Madeleine A. Kleiner For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Karl J. Krapek For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Gary Roughead For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Thomas M. Schoewe For For Management
1.11 Elect Director James S. Turley For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Kathy J. Warden For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Mark A. Welsh, III For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors
4 Report on Implementation of Human Against For Shareholder
Rights Policy
5 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder
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OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
Ticker: OXY Security ID: 674599105
Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 15, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Spencer Abraham For For Management
1b Elect Director Eugene L. Batchelder For For Management
1c Elect Director Margaret M. Foran For For Management
1d Elect Director Carlos M. Gutierrez For For Management
1e Elect Director Vicki Hollub For For Management
1f Elect Director William R. Klesse For For Management
1g Elect Director Jack B. Moore For For Management
1h Elect Director Avedick B. Poladian For For Management
1i Elect Director Elisse B. Walter For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
4 Reduce Ownership Threshold for Against For Shareholder
Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
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ORACLE CORP.
Ticker: ORCL Security ID: 68389X105
Meeting Date: NOV 14, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 17, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Jeffrey S. Berg For Withhold Management
1.2 Elect Director Michael J. Boskin For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Safra A. Catz For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Bruce R. Chizen For Withhold Management
1.5 Elect Director George H. Conrades For Withhold Management
1.6 Elect Director Lawrence J. Ellison For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Hector Garcia-Molina For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Jeffrey O. Henley For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Mark V. Hurd For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Renee J. James For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Charles W. Moorman, IV For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Leon E. Panetta For Withhold Management
1.13 Elect Director William G. Parrett For For Management
1.14 Elect Director Naomi O. Seligman For Withhold Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
4 Report on Gender Pay Gap Against For Shareholder
5 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder
6 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against For Shareholder
7 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder
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PFIZER INC.
Ticker: PFE Security ID: 717081103
Meeting Date: APR 25, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 26, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Ronald E. Blaylock For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Albert Bourla For For Management
1.3 Elect Director W. Don Cornwell For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Joseph J. Echevarria For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Helen H. Hobbs For For Management
1.6 Elect Director James M. Kilts For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Dan R. Littman For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Shantanu Narayen For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Suzanne Nora Johnson For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Ian C. Read For For Management
1.11 Elect Director James C. Smith For For Management
2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditor For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
5 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against Against Shareholder
6 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against For Shareholder
7 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder
8 Report on Integrating Risks Related to Against For Shareholder
Drug Pricing into Senior Executive
Compensation
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QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED
Ticker: DGX Security ID: 74834L100
Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 15, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Vicky B. Gregg For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Timothy L. Main For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Denise M. Morrison For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Gary M. Pfeiffer For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Timothy M. Ring For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Stephen H. Rusckowski For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Daniel C. Stanzione For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Helen I. Torley For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Gail R. Wilensky For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditor
4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
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RAYTHEON COMPANY
Ticker: RTN Security ID: 755111507
Meeting Date: MAY 30, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 02, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Tracy A. Atkinson For For Management
1b Elect Director Robert E. Beauchamp For For Management
1c Elect Director Adriane M. Brown For For Management
1d Elect Director Stephen J. Hadley For For Management
1e Elect Director Thomas A. Kennedy For For Management
1f Elect Director Letitia A. Long For For Management
1g Elect Director George R. Oliver For For Management
1h Elect Director Dinesh C. Paliwal For For Management
1i Elect Director Ellen M. Pawlikowski For For Management
1j Elect Director William R. Spivey For For Management
1k Elect Director Marta R. Stewart For For Management
1l Elect Director James A. Winnefeld, Jr. For For Management
1m Elect Director Robert O. Work For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
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THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION
Ticker: ALL Security ID: 020002101
Meeting Date: MAY 21, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 22, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Kermit R. Crawford For For Management
1b Elect Director Michael L. Eskew For For Management
1c Elect Director Margaret M. Keane For For Management
1d Elect Director Siddharth N. "Bobby" For For Management
Mehta
1e Elect Director Jacques P. Perold For For Management
1f Elect Director Andrea Redmond For For Management
1g Elect Director Gregg M. Sherrill For For Management
1h Elect Director Judith A. Sprieser For For Management
1i Elect Director Perry M. Traquina For For Management
1j Elect Director Thomas J. Wilson For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors
5 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder
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THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION
Ticker: BK Security ID: 064058100
Meeting Date: APR 09, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 12, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Steven D. Black For For Management
1b Elect Director Linda Z. Cook For For Management
1c Elect Director Joseph J. Echevarria For For Management
1d Elect Director Edward P. Garden For For Management
1e Elect Director Jeffrey A. Goldstein For For Management
1f Elect Director John M. Hinshaw For For Management
1g Elect Director Edmund F. "Ted" Kelly For For Management
1h Elect Director Jennifer B. Morgan For For Management
1i Elect Director Elizabeth E. Robinson For For Management
1j Elect Director Charles W. Scharf For For Management
1k Elect Director Samuel C. Scott, III For For Management
1l Elect Director Alfred "Al" W. Zollar For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
4 Provide Right to Act by Less than For For Management
Unanimous Written Consent
5 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
6 Report on Gender Pay Gap Against For Shareholder
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VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC.
Ticker: VZ Security ID: 92343V104
Meeting Date: MAY 02, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 04, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Shellye L. Archambeau For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Mark T. Bertolini For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Vittorio Colao For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Melanie L. Healey For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Clarence Otis, Jr. For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Daniel H. Schulman For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Rodney E. Slater For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Kathryn A. Tesija For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Hans E. Vestberg For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Gregory G. Weaver For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Eliminate Above-Market Earnings in Against For Shareholder
Executive Retirement Plans
5 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder
6 Report on Online Child Exploitation Against For Shareholder
7 Assess Feasibility of Cyber Security Against Against Shareholder
and Data Privacy as a Performance
Measure for Senior Executive
Compensation
8 Submit Severance Agreement Against For Shareholder
(Change-in-Control) to Shareholder Vote
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WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.
Ticker: WM Security ID: 94106L109
Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 19, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Frank M. Clark, Jr. For For Management
1b Elect Director James C. Fish, Jr. For For Management
1c Elect Director Andres R. Gluski For For Management
1d Elect Director Patrick W. Gross For For Management
1e Elect Director Victoria M. Holt For For Management
1f Elect Director Kathleen M. Mazzarella For For Management
1g Elect Director John C. Pope For For Management
1h Elect Director Thomas H. Weidemeyer For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditor For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Limit Accelerated Vesting of Equity Against For Shareholder
Awards Upon a Change in Control
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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.
DELAWARE GROUP® EQUITY FUNDS II
| By: | Shawn K. Lytle |
| Name: | Shawn K. Lytle |
| Title: | President/ Chief Executive Officer |
| Date: | August 27, 2019 |
