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 |
| Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter: | Delaware Group® Equity Funds II |
| Address of principal executive offices: | 610 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19106 |
| Name and address of agent for service: | David F. Connor, Esq. 610 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19106 |
| Registrant’s telephone number: | (800) 523-1918 |
| Date of fiscal year end: | November 30 |
| Date of reporting period: | July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023 |
ITEM 1. PROXY VOTING RECORD.
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AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
Ticker: AIG Security ID: 026874784
Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2023 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 13, 2023
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Paola Bergamaschi For For Management
1b Elect Director James Cole, Jr. For For Management
1c Elect Director W. Don Cornwell For For Management
1d Elect Director Linda A. Mills For For Management
1e Elect Director Diana M. Murphy For For Management
1f Elect Director Peter R. Porrino For For Management
1g Elect Director John G. Rice For For Management
1h Elect Director Therese M. Vaughan For For Management
1i Elect Director Vanessa A. Wittman For For Management
1j Elect Director Peter Zaffino For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
4 Require Independent Board Chair Against Against Shareholder
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ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY
Ticker: ADM Security ID: 039483102
Meeting Date: MAY 04, 2023 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 09, 2023
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Michael S. Burke For For Management
1b Elect Director Theodore Colbert For For Management
1c Elect Director James C. Collins, Jr. For For Management
1d Elect Director Terrell K. Crews For For Management
1e Elect Director Ellen de Brabander For For Management
1f Elect Director Suzan F. Harrison For For Management
1g Elect Director Juan R. Luciano For For Management
1h Elect Director Patrick J. Moore For For Management
1i Elect Director Debra A. Sandler For For Management
1j Elect Director Lei Z. Schlitz For For Management
1k Elect Director Kelvin R. Westbrook 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 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
5 Require Independent Board Chair Against Against Shareholder
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BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.
Ticker: BAX Security ID: 071813109
Meeting Date: MAY 02, 2023 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 10, 2023
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Jose (Joe) E. Almeida For For Management
1b Elect Director Michael F. Mahoney For For Management
1c Elect Director Patricia B. Morrison For For Management
1d Elect Director Stephen N. Oesterle For For Management
1e Elect Director Nancy M. Schlichting For For Management
1f Elect Director Brent Shafer For For Management
1g Elect Director Cathy R. Smith For For Management
1h Elect Director Amy A. Wendell For For Management
1i Elect Director David S. Wilkes For For Management
1j Elect Director Peter M. Wilver For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For 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 Submit Severance Agreement Against Against Shareholder
(Change-in-Control) to Shareholder Vote
6 Adopt Share Retention Policy For Against Against Shareholder
Senior Executives
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BROADCOM INC.
Ticker: AVGO Security ID: 11135F101
Meeting Date: APR 03, 2023 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 06, 2023
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Diane M. Bryant For For Management
1b Elect Director Gayla J. Delly For For Management
1c Elect Director Raul J. Fernandez For For Management
1d Elect Director Eddy W. Hartenstein For For Management
1e Elect Director Check Kian Low For For Management
1f Elect Director Justine F. Page For For Management
1g Elect Director Henry Samueli For For Management
1h Elect Director Hock E. Tan For For Management
1i Elect Director Harry L. You For For Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
5 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
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CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
Ticker: CSCO Security ID: 17275R102
Meeting Date: DEC 08, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: OCT 10, 2022
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director M. Michele Burns For For Management
1b Elect Director Wesley G. Bush For For Management
1c Elect Director Michael D. Capellas For For Management
1d Elect Director Mark Garrett For For Management
1e Elect Director John D. Harris, II For For Management
1f Elect Director Kristina M. Johnson For For Management
1g Elect Director Roderick C. McGeary For For Management
1h Elect Director Sarah Rae Murphy For For Management
1i Elect Director Charles H. Robbins For For Management
1j Elect Director Brenton L. Saunders For For Management
1k Elect Director Lisa T. Su For For Management
1l Elect Director Marianna Tessel 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 Report on Tax Transparency Set Forth Against Against Shareholder
in the Global Reporting Initiative's
Tax Standard
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COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
Ticker: CTSH Security ID: 192446102
Meeting Date: JUN 06, 2023 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 10, 2023
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Zein Abdalla For For Management
1b Elect Director Vinita Bali For For Management
1c Elect Director Eric Branderiz For For Management
1d Elect Director Archana Deskus For For Management
1e Elect Director John M. Dineen For For Management
1f Elect Director Nella Domenici For For Management
1g Elect Director Ravi Kumar S For For Management
1h Elect Director Leo S. Mackay, Jr. For For Management
1i Elect Director Michael Patsalos-Fox For For Management
1j Elect Director Stephen J. Rohleder For For Management
1k Elect Director Abraham "Bram" Schot For For Management
1l Elect Director Joseph M. Velli For For Management
1m Elect Director Sandra S. Wijnberg For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
4 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
5 Amend Qualified Employee Stock For For Management
Purchase Plan
6 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
7 Amend Bylaws Against Against Shareholder
8 Submit Severance Agreement Against Against Shareholder
(Change-in-Control) to Shareholder Vote
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COMCAST CORPORATION
Ticker: CMCSA Security ID: 20030N101
Meeting Date: JUN 07, 2023 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 03, 2023
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Kenneth J. Bacon For Withhold Management
1.2 Elect Director Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr. For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Madeline S. Bell For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Edward D. Breen For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Gerald L. Hassell For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Jeffrey A. Honickman For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Maritza G. Montiel For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Asuka Nakahara For For Management
1.9 Elect Director David C. Novak For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Brian L. Roberts For For Management
2 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
4 Amend Qualified Employee Stock For For Management
Purchase Plan
5 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
6 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
7 Oversee and Report on a Racial Equity Against Against Shareholder
Audit
8 Report on Climate Risk in Retirement Against Against Shareholder
Plan Options
9 Report on GHG Emissions Reduction Against Against Shareholder
Targets Aligned with the Paris
Agreement Goal
10 Report on Congruency of Political Against Against Shareholder
Spending with Company Values and
Priorities
11 Report on Risks Related to Operations Against Against Shareholder
in China
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CONAGRA BRANDS, INC.
Ticker: CAG Security ID: 205887102
Meeting Date: SEP 21, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: AUG 01, 2022
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Anil Arora For For Management
1b Elect Director Thomas "Tony" K. Brown For For Management
1c Elect Director Emanuel "Manny" Chirico For For Management
1d Elect Director Sean M. Connolly For For Management
1e Elect Director George Dowdie For For Management
1f Elect Director Fran Horowitz For For Management
1g Elect Director Richard H. Lenny For For Management
1h Elect Director Melissa Lora For For Management
1i Elect Director Ruth Ann Marshall For For Management
1j Elect Director Denise A. Paulonis For For Management
2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent For For Management
5 Require Independent Board Chair Against Against Shareholder
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CONOCOPHILLIPS
Ticker: COP Security ID: 20825C104
Meeting Date: MAY 16, 2023 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 20, 2023
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Dennis V. Arriola For For Management
1b Elect Director Jody Freeman For For Management
1c Elect Director Gay Huey Evans For For Management
1d Elect Director Jeffrey A. Joerres For For Management
1e Elect Director Ryan M. Lance For For Management
1f Elect Director Timothy A. Leach For For Management
1g Elect Director William H. McRaven For For Management
1h Elect Director Sharmila Mulligan For For Management
1i Elect Director Eric D. Mullins For For Management
1j Elect Director Arjun N. Murti For For Management
1k Elect Director Robert A. Niblock For Against Management
1l Elect Director David T. Seaton For For Management
1m Elect Director R.A. Walker 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 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency None One Year Management
5 Provide Right to Call Special Meeting For For Management
6 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
7 Require Independent Board Chair Against Against Shareholder
8 Adopt Share Retention Policy For Against Against Shareholder
Senior Executives
9 Report on Tax Transparency Against Against Shareholder
10 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against For Shareholder
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CVS HEALTH CORPORATION
Ticker: CVS Security ID: 126650100
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2023 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 20, 2023
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Fernando Aguirre For For Management
1b Elect Director Jeffrey R. Balser For For Management
1c Elect Director C. David Brown, II For For Management
1d Elect Director Alecia A. DeCoudreaux For For Management
1e Elect Director Nancy-Ann M. DeParle For For Management
1f Elect Director Roger N. Farah For For Management
1g Elect Director Anne M. Finucane For For Management
1h Elect Director Edward J. Ludwig For For Management
1i Elect Director Karen S. Lynch For For Management
1j Elect Director Jean-Pierre Millon For For Management
1k Elect Director Mary L. Schapiro 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 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
5 Adopt a Paid Sick Leave Policy Against Against Shareholder
6 Reduce Ownership Threshold for Against Against Shareholder
Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
7 Amend Bylaws to Require Shareholder Against Against Shareholder
Approval of Certain Provisions Related
to Director Nominations by Shareholders
8 Commission Third Party Assessment on Against For Shareholder
Company's Commitment to Freedom of
Association and Collective Bargaining
Rights
9 Adopt Policy Prohibiting Directors Against Against Shareholder
from Simultaneously Sitting on the
Board of Directors of Any Other Company
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DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION
Ticker: DG Security ID: 256677105
Meeting Date: MAY 31, 2023 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 22, 2023
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Warren F. Bryant For For Management
1b Elect Director Michael M. Calbert For For Management
1c Elect Director Ana M. Chadwick For For Management
1d Elect Director Patricia D. Fili-Krushel For For Management
1e Elect Director Timothy I. McGuire For For Management
1f Elect Director Jeffery C. Owen For For Management
1g Elect Director Debra A. Sandler For For Management
1h Elect Director Ralph E. Santana For For Management
1i Elect Director Todd J. Vasos For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
4 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
5 Report on 2025 Cage-Free Egg Goal Against Against Shareholder
6 Amend Right to Call Special Meeting Against Against Shareholder
7 Oversee and Report a Workplace Health Against For Shareholder
and Safety Audit
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DOLLAR TREE, INC.
Ticker: DLTR Security ID: 256746108
Meeting Date: JUN 13, 2023 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 14, 2023
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Richard W. Dreiling For For Management
1b Elect Director Cheryl W. Grise For For Management
1c Elect Director Daniel J. Heinrich For For Management
1d Elect Director Paul C. Hilal For For Management
1e Elect Director Edward J. Kelly, III For For Management
1f Elect Director Mary A. Laschinger For For Management
1g Elect Director Jeffrey G. Naylor For For Management
1h Elect Director Winnie Y. Park For For Management
1i Elect Director Bertram L. Scott For For Management
1j Elect Director Stephanie P. Stahl For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
4 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
5 Report on Economic and Social Risks of Against Against Shareholder
Compensation and Workforce Practices
and Any Impact on Diversified
Shareholders
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DOVER CORPORATION
Ticker: DOV Security ID: 260003108
Meeting Date: MAY 05, 2023 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 08, 2023
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Deborah L. DeHaas For For Management
1b Elect Director H. John Gilbertson, Jr. For For Management
1c Elect Director Kristiane C. Graham For For Management
1d Elect Director Michael F. Johnston For For Management
1e Elect Director Michael Manley For For Management
1f Elect Director Eric A. Spiegel For For Management
1g Elect Director Richard J. Tobin For For Management
1h Elect Director Stephen M. Todd For For Management
1i Elect Director Keith E. Wandell 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 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
5 Submit Severance Agreement Against Against Shareholder
(Change-in-Control) to Shareholder Vote
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DUPONT DE NEMOURS, INC.
Ticker: DD Security ID: 26614N102
Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2023 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 29, 2023
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Amy G. Brady For For Management
1b Elect Director Edward D. Breen For For Management
1c Elect Director Ruby R. Chandy For For Management
1d Elect Director Terrence R. Curtin For For Management
1e Elect Director Alexander M. Cutler For For Management
1f Elect Director Eleuthere I. du Pont For For Management
1g Elect Director Kristina M. Johnson For For Management
1h Elect Director Luther C. Kissam For For Management
1i Elect Director Frederick M. Lowery For For Management
1j Elect Director Raymond J. Milchovich For For Management
1k Elect Director Deanna M. Mulligan 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
Auditors
4 Require Independent Board Chair Against Against Shareholder
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EDISON INTERNATIONAL
Ticker: EIX Security ID: 281020107
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2023 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 03, 2023
# 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 Marcy L. Reed For For Management
1h Elect Director Carey A. Smith For For Management
1i Elect Director Linda G. Stuntz For For Management
1j Elect Director Peter J. Taylor For For Management
1k Elect Director Keith Trent For For Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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EQUITY RESIDENTIAL
Ticker: EQR Security ID: 29476L107
Meeting Date: JUN 15, 2023 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2023
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Angela M. Aman For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Linda Walker Bynoe For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Mary Kay Haben For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Tahsinul Zia Huque For For Management
1.5 Elect Director John E. Neal For For Management
1.6 Elect Director David J. Neithercut For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Mark J. Parrell For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Mark S. Shapiro For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Stephen E. Sterrett For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Samuel Zell - Withdrawn None None Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
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FIDELITY NATIONAL INFORMATION SERVICES, INC.
Ticker: FIS Security ID: 31620M106
Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2023 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2023
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Lee Adrean For For Management
1b Elect Director Ellen R. Alemany For For Management
1c Elect Director Mark D. Benjamin For For Management
1d Elect Director Vijay G. D'Silva For For Management
1e Elect Director Stephanie L. Ferris For For Management
1f Elect Director Jeffrey A. Goldstein For For Management
1g Elect Director Lisa A. Hook For For Management
1h Elect Director Kenneth T. Lamneck For For Management
1i Elect Director Gary L. Lauer For For Management
1j Elect Director Louise M. Parent For For Management
1k Elect Director Brian T. Shea For For Management
1l Elect Director James B. Stallings, Jr. For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
4 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
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HOLOGIC, INC.
Ticker: HOLX Security ID: 436440101
Meeting Date: MAR 09, 2023 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JAN 11, 2023
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Stephen P. MacMillan For For Management
1b Elect Director Sally W. Crawford For For Management
1c Elect Director Charles J. Dockendorff For For Management
1d Elect Director Scott T. Garrett For For Management
1e Elect Director Ludwig N. Hantson For For Management
1f Elect Director Namal Nawana For For Management
1g Elect Director Christiana Stamoulis For For Management
1h Elect Director Stacey D. Stewart For For Management
1i Elect Director Amy M. Wendell For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
5 Amend Qualified Employee Stock For For Management
Purchase Plan
6 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
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HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
Ticker: HON Security ID: 438516106
Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2023 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 24, 2023
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1A Elect Director Darius Adamczyk For For Management
1B Elect Director Duncan Angove For For Management
1C Elect Director William S. Ayer For For Management
1D Elect Director Kevin Burke For For Management
1E Elect Director D. Scott Davis For For Management
1F Elect Director Deborah Flint For For Management
1G Elect Director Vimal Kapur For For Management
1H Elect Director Rose Lee For For Management
1I Elect Director Grace Lieblein For For Management
1J Elect Director Robin L. Washington For For Management
1K Elect Director Robin Watson For For Management
2 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors
5 Require Independent Board Chair Against Against Shareholder
6 Issue Environmental Justice Report Against Against Shareholder
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JOHNSON & JOHNSON
Ticker: JNJ Security ID: 478160104
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2023 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 28, 2023
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Darius Adamczyk For For Management
1b Elect Director Mary C. Beckerle For For Management
1c Elect Director D. Scott Davis For For Management
1d Elect Director Jennifer A. Doudna For For Management
1e Elect Director Joaquin Duato For For Management
1f Elect Director Marillyn A. Hewson For For Management
1g Elect Director Paula A. Johnson For For Management
1h Elect Director Hubert Joly For For Management
1i Elect Director Mark B. McClellan For For Management
1j Elect Director Anne M. Mulcahy For For Management
1k Elect Director Mark A. Weinberger For For Management
1l Elect Director Nadja Y. West For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For 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 Adopt Mandatory Arbitration Bylaw - None None Shareholder
Withdrawn
6 Report on Government Financial Support Against For Shareholder
and Equitable Access to Covid-19
Products
7 Adopt Policy to Include Legal and Against Against Shareholder
Compliance Costs in Incentive
Compensation Metrics
8 Report on Impact of Extended Patent Against Against Shareholder
Exclusivities on Product Access
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LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC.
Ticker: LOW Security ID: 548661107
Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2023 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 20, 2023
# 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 Scott H. Baxter 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 Daniel J. Heinrich 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 Colleen Taylor For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Mary Beth West For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
4 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors
5 Require Independent Board Chair Against Against Shareholder
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MERCK & CO., INC.
Ticker: MRK Security ID: 58933Y105
Meeting Date: MAY 23, 2023 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 24, 2023
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Douglas M. Baker, Jr. For For Management
1b Elect Director Mary Ellen Coe For For Management
1c Elect Director Pamela J. Craig For For Management
1d Elect Director Robert M. Davis For For Management
1e Elect Director Thomas H. Glocer For For Management
1f Elect Director Risa J. Lavizzo-Mourey For For Management
1g Elect Director Stephen L. Mayo For For Management
1h Elect Director Paul B. Rothman For For Management
1i Elect Director Patricia F. Russo For For Management
1j Elect Director Christine E. Seidman For For Management
1k Elect Director Inge G. Thulin For For Management
1l Elect Director Kathy J. Warden For For Management
1m Elect Director Peter C. Wendell For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For 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 Report on Risks Related to Operations Against Against Shareholder
in China
6 Report on Access to COVID-19 Products Against Against Shareholder
7 Adopt Policy to Require Third-Party Against Against Shareholder
Organizations to Annually Report
Expenditures for Political Activities
8 Report on Impact of Extended Patent Against Against Shareholder
Exclusivities on Product Access
9 Publish a Congruency Report of Against Against Shareholder
Partnerships with Globalist
Organizations
10 Require Independent Board Chair Against Against Shareholder
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METLIFE, INC.
Ticker: MET Security ID: 59156R108
Meeting Date: JUN 20, 2023 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 21, 2023
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Cheryl W. Grise For For Management
1b Elect Director Carlos M. Gutierrez For For Management
1c Elect Director Carla A. Harris For For Management
1d Elect Director Gerald L. Hassell For For Management
1e Elect Director David L. Herzog For For Management
1f Elect Director R. Glenn Hubbard For For Management
1g Elect Director Jeh C. Johnson For For Management
1h Elect Director Edward J. Kelly, III For For Management
1i Elect Director William E. Kennard For For Management
1j Elect Director Michel A. Khalaf For For Management
1k Elect Director Catherine R. Kinney For For Management
1l Elect Director Diana L. McKenzie For For Management
1m Elect Director Denise M. Morrison For For Management
1n Elect Director Mark A. Weinberger For For Management
2 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
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MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.
Ticker: MSI Security ID: 620076307
Meeting Date: MAY 16, 2023 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 17, 2023
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Gregory Q. Brown For For Management
1b Elect Director Kenneth D. Denman For Against Management
1c Elect Director Egon P. Durban For Against Management
1d Elect Director Ayanna M. Howard For For Management
1e Elect Director Clayton M. Jones For For Management
1f Elect Director Judy C. Lewent For For Management
1g Elect Director Gregory K. Mondre For Against Management
1h Elect Director Joseph M. Tucci 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 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
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NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
Ticker: NOC Security ID: 666807102
Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2023 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 21, 2023
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Kathy J. Warden For For Management
1.2 Elect Director David P. Abney For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Marianne C. Brown For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Ann M. Fudge For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Madeleine A. Kleiner For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Arvind Krishna For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Graham N. Robinson For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Kimberly A. Ross 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 Mark A. Welsh, III For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Mary A. Winston For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
4 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors
5 Reduce Ownership Threshold for For For Management
Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
6 Report on Congruency of Political Against Against Shareholder
Spending with Company Stated Values on
Human Rights
7 Require Independent Board Chair Against Against Shareholder
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ORACLE CORPORATION
Ticker: ORCL Security ID: 68389X105
Meeting Date: NOV 16, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 19, 2022
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Awo Ablo For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Jeffrey S. Berg For Withhold Management
1.3 Elect Director Michael J. Boskin For Withhold Management
1.4 Elect Director Safra A. Catz For Withhold Management
1.5 Elect Director Bruce R. Chizen For Withhold Management
1.6 Elect Director George H. Conrades For Withhold Management
1.7 Elect Director Lawrence J. Ellison For Withhold Management
1.8 Elect Director Rona A. Fairhead For Withhold Management
1.9 Elect Director Jeffrey O. Henley For Withhold Management
1.10 Elect Director Renee J. James For Withhold Management
1.11 Elect Director Charles W. Moorman For Withhold Management
1.12 Elect Director Leon E. Panetta For Withhold Management
1.13 Elect Director William G. Parrett For Withhold Management
1.14 Elect Director Naomi O. Seligman For Withhold Management
1.15 Elect Director Vishal Sikka 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
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RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Ticker: RTX Security ID: 75513E101
Meeting Date: MAY 02, 2023 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 07, 2023
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Tracy A. Atkinson For For Management
1b Elect Director Leanne G. Caret For For Management
1c Elect Director Bernard A. Harris, Jr. For For Management
1d Elect Director Gregory J. Hayes For For Management
1e Elect Director George R. Oliver For For Management
1f Elect Director Robert K. (Kelly) For For Management
Ortberg
1g Elect Director Dinesh C. Paliwal For For Management
1h Elect Director Ellen M. Pawlikowski For For Management
1i Elect Director Denise L. Ramos For For Management
1j Elect Director Fredric G. Reynolds For For Management
1k Elect Director Brian C. Rogers 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 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
4 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
5 Eliminate Supermajority Vote For For Management
Requirement
6 Amend Certificate of Incorporation to For For Management
Eliminate Personal Liability of
Officers for Monetary Damages For
Breach of Fiduciary Duty as an Officer
7 Require Independent Board Chair Against Against Shareholder
8 Report on Efforts to Reduce GHG Against Against Shareholder
Emissions in Alignment with Paris
Agreement Goal
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THE CIGNA GROUP
Ticker: CI Security ID: 125523100
Meeting Date: APR 26, 2023 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 07, 2023
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director David M. Cordani For For Management
1b Elect Director William J. DeLaney For For Management
1c Elect Director Eric J. Foss For For Management
1d Elect Director Elder Granger For For Management
1e Elect Director Neesha Hathi For For Management
1f Elect Director George Kurian For For Management
1g Elect Director Kathleen M. Mazzarella For For Management
1h Elect Director Mark B. McClellan For For Management
1i Elect Director Kimberly A. Ross For For Management
1j Elect Director Eric C. Wiseman For For Management
1k Elect Director Donna F. Zarcone For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For 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 Amend Certificate of Incorporation to For For Management
Limit the Liability of Certain Officers
6 Reduce Ownership Threshold for Against Against Shareholder
Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
7 Report on Congruency of Political Against Against Shareholder
Spending with Company Values and
Priorities
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THE TJX COMPANIES, INC.
Ticker: TJX Security ID: 872540109
Meeting Date: JUN 06, 2023 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 13, 2023
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Jose B. Alvarez For For Management
1b Elect Director Alan M. Bennett For For Management
1c Elect Director Rosemary T. Berkery For For Management
1d Elect Director David T. Ching For For Management
1e Elect Director C. Kim Goodwin For For Management
1f Elect Director Ernie Herrman For For Management
1g Elect Director Amy B. Lane For For Management
1h Elect Director Carol Meyrowitz For For Management
1i Elect Director Jackwyn L. Nemerov 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 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
5 Report on Third-Party Assessment of Against Against Shareholder
Human Rights Due Diligence in Supply
Chain
6 Report on Risk from Supplier Against Against Shareholder
Misclassification of Supplier's
Employees
7 Adopt a Paid Sick Leave Policy for All Against For Shareholder
Employees
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THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY
Ticker: DIS Security ID: 254687106
Meeting Date: APR 03, 2023 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 08, 2023
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Mary T. Barra For For Management
1b Elect Director Safra A. Catz For For Management
1c Elect Director Amy L. Chang For For Management
1d Elect Director Francis A. deSouza For For Management
1e Elect Director Carolyn N. Everson For For Management
1f Elect Director Michael B.G. Froman For For Management
1g Elect Director Robert A. Iger For For Management
1h Elect Director Maria Elena Lagomasino For For Management
1i Elect Director Calvin R. McDonald For For Management
1j Elect Director Mark G. Parker For For Management
1k Elect Director Derica W. Rice 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 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
5 Report on Risks Related to Operations Against Against Shareholder
in China
6 Report on Charitable Contributions Against Against Shareholder
7 Report on Political Expenditures Against Against Shareholder
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TRUIST FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Ticker: TFC Security ID: 89832Q109
Meeting Date: APR 25, 2023 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 16, 2023
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Jennifer S. Banner For For Management
1b Elect Director K. David Boyer, Jr. For For Management
1c Elect Director Agnes Bundy Scanlan For For Management
1d Elect Director Anna R. Cablik For For Management
1e Elect Director Dallas S. Clement For For Management
1f Elect Director Paul D. Donahue For For Management
1g Elect Director Patrick C. Graney, III For For Management
1h Elect Director Linnie M. Haynesworth For For Management
1i Elect Director Kelly S. King For For Management
1j Elect Director Easter A. Maynard For For Management
1k Elect Director Donna S. Morea For For Management
1l Elect Director Charles A. Patton For For Management
1m Elect Director Nido R. Qubein For For Management
1n Elect Director David M. Ratcliffe For For Management
1o Elect Director William H. Rogers, Jr. For For Management
1p Elect Director Frank P. Scruggs, Jr. For For Management
1q Elect Director Christine Sears For For Management
1r Elect Director Thomas E. Skains For For Management
1s Elect Director Bruce L. Tanner For For Management
1t Elect Director Thomas N. Thompson For For Management
1u Elect Director Steven C. Voorhees 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 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
5 Require Independent Board Chair Against Against Shareholder
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U.S. BANCORP
Ticker: USB Security ID: 902973304
Meeting Date: APR 18, 2023 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 21, 2023
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Warner L. Baxter For For Management
1b Elect Director Dorothy J. Bridges For For Management
1c Elect Director Elizabeth L. Buse For For Management
1d Elect Director Andrew Cecere For For Management
1e Elect Director Alan B. Colberg For For Management
1f Elect Director Kimberly N. For For Management
Ellison-Taylor
1g Elect Director Kimberly J. Harris For For Management
1h Elect Director Roland A. Hernandez For For Management
1i Elect Director Richard P. McKenney For For Management
1j Elect Director Yusuf I. Mehdi For For Management
1k Elect Director Loretta E. Reynolds For For Management
1l Elect Director John P. Wiehoff For For Management
1m Elect Director Scott W. Wine For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
4 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
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VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC.
Ticker: VZ Security ID: 92343V104
Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2023 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 13, 2023
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Shellye Archambeau For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Roxanne Austin For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Mark Bertolini For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Vittorio Colao For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Melanie Healey For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Laxman Narasimhan For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Clarence Otis, Jr. For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Daniel Schulman For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Rodney Slater For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Carol Tome For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Hans Vestberg For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Gregory Weaver For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
4 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
5 Report on Government Requests to Against Against Shareholder
Remove Content
6 Adopt a Policy Prohibiting Direct and Against Against Shareholder
Indirect Political Contributions to
Candidates
7 Amend Clawback Policy Against Against Shareholder
8 Submit Severance Agreement Against Against Shareholder
(Change-in-Control) to Shareholder Vote
9 Require Independent Board Chair Against Against Shareholder
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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 25, 2023 |