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: 811-02896
Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 15
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
655 Broad Street
17th Floor
Newark, NJ 07102
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Patrick McGuinness, Esquire
655 Broad Street
17th Floor
Newark, NJ 07102
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 973-716-6422
Date of fiscal year end: August 31
Date of reporting period: 7/1/2021 through 6/30/2022
Item 1. Proxy Voting Record.
In determining votes against management, any ballot that management did not make a recommendation is considered to be "FOR" regardless of the vote cast. Any "Abstain" vote cast is considered as voted, and to be against the management recommendation.
FORM N-PX
ICA File Number: 811-02896
Registrant Name: Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 15
Reporting Period: 07/01/2021 - 06/30/2022
PGIM ESG High Yield Fund- Subadviser: PGIM Fixed Income, a business unit of PGIM Inc.
There is no proxy voting activity for the fund, as the fund did not hold any votable positions during the reporting period.
PGIM High Yield Fund - Subadviser: PGIM Fixed Income, a business unit of PGIM Inc.
| CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORP Meeting Date: JUN 09, 2022 Record Date: APR 11, 2022 Meeting Type: ANNUAL | ||||
| Ticker: CHK Security ID: 165167735 | ||||
| Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
| 1.1 | Election of Director: Domenic J. Dell'Osso, Jr. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1.2 | Election of Director: Timothy S. Duncan | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1.3 | Election of Director: Benjamin C. Duster, IV | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1.4 | Election of Director: Sarah A. Emerson | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1.5 | Election of Director: Matthew Gallagher | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1.6 | Election of Director: Brian Steck | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1.7 | Election of Director: Michael Wichterich | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 2 | To approve on an advisory basis our named executive officer compensation. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 3 | To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORP Meeting Date: JUN 09, 2022 Record Date: APR 11, 2022 Meeting Type: ANNUAL | ||||
| Ticker: CHK Security ID: B8A8Y9R73 | ||||
| Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
| 1.1 | Election of Director: Domenic J. Dell'Osso, Jr. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1.2 | Election of Director: Timothy S. Duncan | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1.3 | Election of Director: Benjamin C. Duster, IV | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1.4 | Election of Director: Sarah A. Emerson | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1.5 | Election of Director: Matthew Gallagher | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1.6 | Election of Director: Brian Steck | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1.7 | Election of Director: Michael Wichterich | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 2 | To approve on an advisory basis our named executive officer compensation. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 3 | To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| CIVITAS RESOURCES INC Meeting Date: JUN 01, 2022 Record Date: APR 14, 2022 Meeting Type: ANNUAL | ||||
| Ticker: CIVI Security ID: 17888H103 | ||||
| Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
| 1.1 | DIRECTOR Nominees: BENJAMIN DELL | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1.2 | DIRECTOR Nominees: MORRIS R. CLARK | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1.3 | DIRECTOR Nominees: CARRIE M. FOX | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1.4 | DIRECTOR Nominees: CARRIE L. HUDAK | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1.5 | DIRECTOR Nominees: BRIAN STECK | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1.6 | DIRECTOR Nominees: JAMES M. TRIMBLE | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1.7 | DIRECTOR Nominees: HOWARD A. WILLARD III | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1.8 | DIRECTOR Nominees: JEFFREY E. WOJAHN | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 2 | Ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accountant for 2022. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 3 | To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| EXTRACTION OIL & GAS INC Meeting Date: OCT 29, 2021 Record Date: SEP 01, 2021 Meeting Type: ANNUAL | ||||
| Ticker: XOG Security ID: 30227M303 | ||||
| Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
| 1.1 | APPROVE AND ADOPT THE AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER BY AND AMONG EXTRACTION OIL & GAS, INC (THE "COMPANY"), BONANZA CREEK ENERGY, INC. ("BCEI") AND RAPTOR EAGLE MERGER SUB ("MERGER SUB"). | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1.2 | APPROVE, ON A NON-BINDING ADVISORY BASIS, THE COMPENSATION THAT MAY BE PAID OR BECOME PAYABLE TO THE COMPANY'S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS THAT IS BASED ON OR OTHERWISE RELATES TO THE MERGER OF MERGER SUB WITH AND INTO THE COMPANY. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| HEXION HOLDINGS CORP Meeting Date: JAN 21, 2022 Record Date: DEC 27, 2021 Meeting Type: ANNUAL | ||||
| Ticker: HXOH Security ID: 42830K103 | ||||
| Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
| 1 | A RESOLUTION TO ADOPT AND APPROVE THAT CERTAIN AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, DATED AS OF DECEMBER 20,2021, BY AND AMONG HEXION HOLDINGS CORPORATION, ASP RESINS INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC. AND ASP RESINS MERGER SUB, INC., THE MERGER (AS DEFINED THEREIN) AN | Management | NONE | FOR |
| VISTRA CORP Meeting Date: MAY 03, 2022 Record Date: MAR 23, 2022 Meeting Type: ANNUAL | ||||
| Ticker: VST Security ID: 92840M102 | ||||
| Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
| 1.1 | Election of Director: Scott B. Helm | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1.2 | Election of Director: Hilary E. Ackermann | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1.3 | Election of Director: Arcilia C. Acosta | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1.4 | Election of Director: Gavin R. Baiera | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1.5 | Election of Director: Paul M. Barbas | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1.6 | Election of Director: Lisa Crutchfield | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1.7 | Election of Director: Brian K. Ferraioli | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1.8 | Election of Director: Jeff D. Hunter | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1.9 | Election of Director: Curtis A. Morgan | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1.1 | Election of Director: John R. Sult | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 2 | Approve, on an advisory basis, the 2021 compensation of the Company's named executive officers. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 3 | Ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2022. | Management | FOR | FOR |
PGIM Short Duration High Yield Income Fund - Subadviser: PGIM Fixed Income, a business unit of PGIM Inc.
| CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORP Meeting Date: JUN 09, 2022 Record Date: APR 11, 2022 Meeting Type: ANNUAL | ||||
| Ticker: CHK Security ID: 165167735 | ||||
| Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
| 1.1 | Election of Director: Domenic J. Dell'Osso, Jr. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1.2 | Election of Director: Timothy S. Duncan | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1.3 | Election of Director: Benjamin C. Duster, IV | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1.4 | Election of Director: Sarah A. Emerson | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1.5 | Election of Director: Matthew Gallagher | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1.6 | Election of Director: Brian Steck | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1.7 | Election of Director: Michael Wichterich | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 2 | To approve on an advisory basis our named executive officer compensation. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 3 | To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORP Meeting Date: JUN 09, 2022 Record Date: APR 11, 2022 Meeting Type: ANNUAL | ||||
| Ticker: CHK Security ID: B8A8Y9R73 | ||||
| Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
| 1.1 | Election of Director: Domenic J. Dell'Osso, Jr. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1.2 | Election of Director: Timothy S. Duncan | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1.3 | Election of Director: Benjamin C. Duster, IV | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1.4 | Election of Director: Sarah A. Emerson | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1.5 | Election of Director: Matthew Gallagher | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1.6 | Election of Director: Brian Steck | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 1.7 | Election of Director: Michael Wichterich | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 2 | To approve on an advisory basis our named executive officer compensation. | Management | FOR | FOR |
| 3 | To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. | Management | FOR | FOR |
END NPX REPORT
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.
Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 15
By: Stuart S. Parker*
Stuart S. Parker, President
* By: /s/ Patrick McGuinness
Attorney-in-Fact
Date: August 25, 2022
POWER OF ATTORNEY
for the PGIM Open End Fund Complex
The undersigned, directors/ trustees and/or officers of each of the registered investment companies listed in Appendix A hereto, hereby authorize Andrew French, Claudia DiGiacomo, Melissa Gonzalez, Patrick McGuinness and Debra Rubano or any of them, as attorney-in-fact, to sign on his or her behalf in the capacities indicated (and not in such person’s personal individual capacity for personal financial or estate planning), the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed for such registered investment company or any amendment thereto (including any pre-effective or post-effective amendments) and any and all supplements or other instruments in connection therewith, including Form N-PX, Forms 3, 4 and 5 for or on behalf of each registered investment company listed in Appendix A or any current or future series thereof, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
This Power of Attorney may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but which taken together shall constitute one instrument.
/s/ Ellen S. Alberding | /s/ Laurie Simon Hodrick |
Ellen S. Alberding | Laurie Simon Hodrick |
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/s/ Kevin J. Bannon | /s/ Christian J. Kelly |
Kevin J. Bannon | Christian J. Kelly |
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/s/ Scott E. Benjamin | /s/ Stuart S. Parker |
Scott E. Benjamin | Stuart S. Parker |
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/s/ Linda W. Bynoe | /s/ Brian K. Reid |
Linda W. Bynoe | Brian K. Reid |
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/s/ Barry H. Evans | /s/ Grace C. Torres |
Barry H. Evans | Grace C. Torres |
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/s/ Keith F. Hartstein |
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Keith F. Hartstein |
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Dated: December 13, 2021
APPENDIX A
Prudential Government Money Market Fund, Inc.
The Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc.
Prudential Investment Portfolios 2
Prudential Investment Portfolios 3
Prudential Investment Portfolios Inc. 14
Prudential Investment Portfolios 4
Prudential Investment Portfolios 5
Prudential Investment Portfolios 6
Prudential National Muni Fund, Inc.
Prudential Jennison Blend Fund, Inc.
Prudential Jennison Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc.
Prudential Investment Portfolios 7
Prudential Investment Portfolios 8
Prudential Jennison Small Company Fund, Inc.
Prudential Investment Portfolios 9
Prudential World Fund, Inc.
Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 10
Prudential Jennison Natural Resources Fund, Inc.
Prudential Global Total Return Fund, Inc.
Prudential Investment Portfolios 12
Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 15
Prudential Investment Portfolios 16
Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 17
Prudential Investment Portfolios 18
Prudential Sector Funds, Inc.
Prudential Short-Term Corporate Bond Fund, Inc.
The Target Portfolio Trust
The Prudential Variable Contract Account-2
The Prudential Variable Contract Account-10
PGIM ETF Trust
