UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-PX
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY
Investment Company Act File Number: 811-02145
LORD ABBETT BOND-DEBENTURE FUND, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)
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90 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302 | ||||
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Thomas R. Phillips, Esq., Vice President & Assistant Secretary | ||||
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 201-6984
Date of fiscal year end: 12/31
Date of reporting period: July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012
Item 1. Proxy Voting Record.
******************************* FORM N-Px REPORT ******************************* ICA File Number: 811-02145 Reporting Period: 07/01/2011 - 06/30/2012 Lord Abbett Bond-Debenture Fund, Inc. ======================= Lord Abbett Bond Debenture Fund ======================== ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED Ticker: ADBE Security ID: 00724F101 Meeting Date: APR 12, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 15, 2012 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Edward W. Barnholt For For Management 2 Elect Director Michael R. Cannon For For Management 3 Elect Director James E. Daley For For Management 4 Elect Director Charles M. Geschke For For Management 5 Elect Director Shantanu Narayen For For Management 6 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 7 Ratify Auditors For For Management 8 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY Ticker: ADM Security ID: 039483102 Meeting Date: NOV 03, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: SEP 09, 2011 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director George W. Buckley For For Management 2 Elect Director Mollie Hale Carter For For Management 3 Elect Director Terrell K. Crews For For Management 4 Elect Director Pierre Dufour For For Management 5 Elect Director Donald E. Felsinger For For Management 6 Elect Director Antonio Maciel For For Management 7 Elect Director Patrick J. Moore For For Management 8 Elect Director Thomas F. O'Neill For For Management 9 Elect Director Kelvin R. Westbrook For For Management 10 Elect Director Patricia A. Woertz For For Management 11 Ratify Auditors For For Management 12 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 13 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management 14 Adopt Policy to Prohibit Political Against Against Shareholder Spending 15 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder 16 Adopt and Implement Sustainable Palm Against Against Shareholder Oil Policy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARUBA NETWORKS, INC. Ticker: ARUN Security ID: 043176106 Meeting Date: DEC 15, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: OCT 20, 2011 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Dominic P. Orr For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Keerti Melkote For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Bernard Guidon For Withhold Management 1.4 Elect Director Emmanuel Hernandez For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Michael R. Kourey For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Douglas Leone For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Willem P. Roelandts For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Juergen Rottler For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Daniel Warmenhoven For For Management 2 Ratify 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BROADCOM CORPORATION Ticker: BRCM Security ID: 111320107 Meeting Date: MAY 15, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 19, 2012 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Robert J. Finocchio, Jr. For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Nancy H. Handel For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Eddy W. Hartenstein For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Maria Klawe For For Management 1.5 Elect Director John E. Major For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Scott A. McGregor For For Management 1.7 Elect Director William T. Morrow For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Henry Samueli For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Robert E. Switz For For Management 2 Amend Qualified Employee Stock For For Management Purchase Plan 3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management 4 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Ticker: CHTR Security ID: 16117M305 Meeting Date: MAY 01, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 02, 2012 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director W. Lance Conn For Withhold Management 1.2 Elect Director Darren Glatt For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Craig A. Jacobson For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Bruce A. Karsh For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Edgar Lee For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Jeffrey A. Marcus For For Management 1.7 Elect Director John D. Markley, Jr. For For Management 1.8 Elect Director David C. Merritt For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Stan Parker For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Thomas M. Rutledge For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Eric L. Zinterhofer For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONOCOPHILLIPS Ticker: COP Security ID: 20825C104 Meeting Date: MAY 09, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 12, 2012 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Richard L. Armitage For For Management 2 Elect Director Richard H. Auchinleck For For Management 3 Elect Director James E. Copeland, Jr. For For Management 4 Elect Director Kenneth M. Duberstein For For Management 5 Elect Director Ruth R. Harkin For For Management 6 Elect Director Ryan M. Lance For For Management 7 Elect Director Mohd H. Marican For For Management 8 Elect Director Harold W. McGraw, III For For Management 9 Elect Director James J. Mulva For For Management 10 Elect Director Robert A. Niblock For For Management 11 Elect Director Harald J. Norvik For For Management 12 Elect Director William K. Reilly For For Management 13 Elect Director Victoria J. Tschinkel For For Management 14 Elect Director Kathryn C. Turner For For Management 15 Elect Director William E. Wade, Jr. For For Management 16 Ratify Auditors For For Management 17 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 18 Adopt Policy to Address Coastal Against Against Shareholder Louisiana Environmental Impacts 19 Report on Accident Risk Reduction Against Against Shareholder Efforts 20 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against Against Shareholder 21 Adopt Quantitative GHG Goals for Against Against Shareholder Products and Operations 22 Amend EEO Policy to Prohibit Against Against Shareholder Discrimination based on Gender Identity -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. Ticker: CLR Security ID: 212015101 Meeting Date: JUN 14, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 17, 2012 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Ellis L. 'Lon' McCain For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Mark E. Monroe For Withhold Management 1.3 Elect Director Edward T. Schafer For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COOPER-STANDARD HOLDINGS INC. Ticker: COSH Security ID: 21676P103 Meeting Date: MAY 09, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 30, 2012 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Orlando A. Bustos For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Larry J. Jutte For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Jeffrey E. Kirt For For Management 1.4 Elect Director David J. Mastrocola For Withhold Management 1.5 Elect Director James S. McElya For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Stephen A. Van Oss For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Kenneth L. Way For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. Ticker: EMR Security ID: 291011104 Meeting Date: FEB 07, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: NOV 29, 2011 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director C. Fernandez G. For For Management 1.2 Elect Director A.F. Golden For For Management 1.3 Elect Director W.R. Johnson For For Management 1.4 Elect Director J.B. Menzer For For Management 1.5 Elect Director A.A. Busch, III For For Management 1.6 Elect Director R.I. Ridgway For For Management 2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management 4 Report on Sustainability Against Against Shareholder 5 Declassify the Board of Directors Against For Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FIFTH THIRD BANCORP Ticker: FITB Security ID: 316773100 Meeting Date: APR 17, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 29, 2012 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Darryl F. Allen For For Management 1.2 Elect Director B. Evan Bayh, III For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Ulysses L. Bridgeman, For For Management Jr. 1.4 Elect Director Emerson L. Brumback For For Management 1.5 Elect Director James P. Hackett For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Gary R. Heminger For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Jewell D. Hoover For For Management 1.8 Elect Director William M. Isaac For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Kevin T. Kabat For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Mitchel D. Livingston For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Michael B. McCallister For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Hendrik G. Meijer For For Management 1.13 Elect Director John J. Schiff, Jr. For For Management 1.14 Elect Director Marsha C. Williams For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Adopt Majority Voting for Uncontested For For Management Election of Directors 4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 5 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FORTINET, INC. Ticker: FTNT Security ID: 34959E109 Meeting Date: JUN 14, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 20, 2012 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Chenming Hu For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Hong Liang Lu For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Ken Xie For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INCORPORATED Ticker: HBAN Security ID: 446150104 Meeting Date: APR 19, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 28, 2012 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Don M. Casto, III For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Ann B. Crane For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Steven G. Elliott For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Michael J. Endres For For Management 1.5 Elect Director John B. Gerlach, Jr. For For Management 1.6 Elect Director David P. Lauer For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Jonathan A. Levy For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Richard W. Neu For For Management 1.9 Elect Director David L. Porteous For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Kathleen H. Ransier For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Stephen D. Steinour For For Management 2 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management 4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INFORMATICA CORPORATION Ticker: INFA Security ID: 45666Q102 Meeting Date: MAY 31, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 05, 2012 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Sohaib Abbasi For For Management 2 Elect Director Geoffrey W. Squire For For Management 3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 4 Ratify Auditors For For Management 5 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INGLES MARKETS, INCORPORATED Ticker: IMKTA Security ID: 457030104 Meeting Date: FEB 14, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: DEC 19, 2011 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Fred D. Ayers For For Management 1.2 Elect Director John O. Pollard For For Management 2 Amend Articles of Incorporation For Against Management Allowing Receival of Class B Distributions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES N.V. Ticker: LYB Security ID: N53745100 Meeting Date: MAY 09, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 11, 2012 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Robin Buchanan as Class II For For Management Director to the Supervisory Board 1b Elect Stephen F. Cooper as Class II For For Management Director to the Supervisory Board 1c Elect Robert G. Gwin as Class II For For Management Director to the Supervisory Board 1d Elect Marvin O. Schlanger as Class II For For Management Director to the Supervisory Board 2 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management 5 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers as For For Management Auditors 6 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers as For For Management Auditors 7 Approve Remuneration of Supervisory For For Management Board 8 Approve Dividends of USD 0.25 Per Share For For Management 9 Approve Remuneration Report Containing For For Management Remuneration Policy for Management Board Members 10 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 11 Approve Qualified Employee Stock For For Management Purchase Plan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MONSTER WORLDWIDE, INC. Ticker: MWW Security ID: 611742107 Meeting Date: JUN 05, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 11, 2012 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Salvatore Iannuzzi For For Management 2 Elect Director John Gaulding For For Management 3 Elect Director Edmund P. Giambastiani, For For Management Jr. 4 Elect Director Cynthia P. McCague For For Management 5 Elect Director Jeffrey F. Rayport For For Management 6 Elect Director Roberto Tunioli For For Management 7 Elect Director Timothy T. Yates For For Management 8 Ratify Auditors For For Management 9 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MYLAN INC. Ticker: MYL Security ID: 628530107 Meeting Date: MAY 04, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 23, 2012 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Robert J. Coury For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Rodney L. Piatt For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Heather Bresch For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Wendy Cameron For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Robert J. Cindrich For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Neil Dimick For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Douglas J. Leech For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Joseph C. Maroon For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Mark W. Parrish For For Management 1.10 Elect Director C.B. Todd For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Randall L. Vanderveen For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management Executive Officers' Compensation 5 Report on Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder 6 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Ticker: NUAN Security ID: 67020Y100 Meeting Date: JAN 27, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: DEC 02, 2011 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Paul A. Ricci For For Management 2 Elect Director Robert G. Teresi For For Management 3 Elect Director Robert J. Frankenberg For For Management 4 Elect Director Katharine A. Martin For For Management 5 Elect Director Patrick T. Hackett For For Management 6 Elect Director William H. Janeway For For Management 7 Elect Director Mark B. Myers For For Management 8 Elect Director Philip J. Quigley For For Management 9 Elect Director Mark R. Laret For For Management 10 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 11 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 12 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management 13 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OSHKOSH CORPORATION Ticker: OSK Security ID: 688239201 Meeting Date: JAN 27, 2012 Meeting Type: Proxy Contest Record Date: DEC 06, 2011 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor Management Proxy (White Card) None 1.1 Elect Director Richard M. Donnelly For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Michael W. Grebe For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Peter B. Hamilton For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Kathleen J. Hempel For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Leslie F. Kenne For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Harvey N. Medvin For For Management 1.7 Elect Director J. Peter Mosling, Jr. For For Management 1.8 Elect Directors Craig P. Omtvedt For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Duncan J. Palmer For For Management 1.10 Elect Director John S. Shielly For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Richard G. Sim For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Charles L. Szews For For Management 1.13 Elect Director William S. Wallace For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 5 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against Against Shareholder # Proposal Diss Rec Vote Cast Sponsor Dissident Proxy (Gold Card) None 1.1 Elect Director A.B. Krongard For Did Not Vote Shareholder 1.2 Elect Director Vincent J. Intrieri For Did Not Vote Shareholder 1.3 Elect Director Samuel Merksamer For Did Not Vote Shareholder 1.4 Elect Director Jose Maria Alapont For Did Not Vote Shareholder 1.5 Elect Director Daniel A. Ninivaggi For Did Not Vote Shareholder 1.6 Elect Director Marc F. Gustafson For Did Not Vote Shareholder 1.7 Management Nominee - Richard M. For Did Not Vote Shareholder Donnelly 1.8 Management Nominee - Peter B. Hamilton For Did Not Vote Shareholder 1.9 Management Nominee - Leslie F. Kenne For Did Not Vote Shareholder 1.10 Management Nominee - Craig P. Omtvedt For Did Not Vote Shareholder 1.11 Management Nominee - Duncan J. Palmer For Did Not Vote Shareholder 1.12 Management Nominee - John S. Shielly For Did Not Vote Shareholder 1.13 Management Nominee - William S. Wallace For Did Not Vote Shareholder 2 Ratify Auditors For Did Not Vote Management 3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Against Did Not Vote Management Executive Officers' Compensation 4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan Against Did Not Vote Management 5 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent For Did Not Vote Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PALL CORPORATION Ticker: PLL Security ID: 696429307 Meeting Date: DEC 14, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: OCT 25, 2011 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Amy E. Alving For For Management 2 Elect Director Daniel J. Carroll, Jr. For For Management 3 Elect Director Robert B. Coutts For For Management 4 Elect Director Cheryl W. Grise For For Management 5 Elect Director Ronald L. Hoffman For For Management 6 Elect Director Lawrence D. Kingsley For For Management 7 Elect Director Dennis N. Longstreet For For Management 8 Elect Director B. Craig Owens For For Management 9 Elect Director Katharine L. Plourde For For Management 10 Elect Director Edward L. Snyder For For Management 11 Elect Director Edward Travaglianti For For Management 12 Ratify Auditors For For Management 13 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 14 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management 15 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management 16 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PFIZER INC. Ticker: PFE Security ID: 717081103 Meeting Date: APR 26, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 28, 2012 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Dennis A. Ausiello For For Management 2 Elect Director M. Anthony Burns For For Management 3 Elect Director W. Don Cornwell For For Management 4 Elect Director Frances D. Fergusson For For Management 5 Elect Director William H. Gray, III For For Management 6 Elect Director Helen H. Hobbs For For Management 7 Elect Director Constance J. Horner For For Management 8 Elect Director James M. Kilts For For Management 9 Elect Director George A. Lorch For For Management 10 Elect Director John P. Mascotte For For Management 11 Elect Director Suzanne Nora Johnson For For Management 12 Elect Director Ian C. Read For For Management 13 Elect Director Stephen W. Sanger For For Management 14 Elect Director Marc Tessier-Lavigne For For Management 15 Ratify Auditors For For Management 16 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 17 Publish Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder 18 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against Against Shareholder 19 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against Against Shareholder Special Meetings 20 Non-Employee Director Compensation Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION Ticker: RF Security ID: 7591EP100 Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 19, 2012 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Samuel W. Bartholomew, For For Management Jr. 2 Elect Director George W. Bryan For For Management 3 Elect Director Carolyn H. Byrd For For Management 4 Elect Director David J. Cooper, Sr. For For Management 5 Elect Director Earnest W. Deavenport, For For Management Jr. 6 Elect Director Don DeFosset For For Management 7 Elect Director Eric C. Fast For For Management 8 Elect Director O.B. Grayson Hall, Jr. For For Management 9 Elect Director John D. Johns For For Management 10 Elect Director Charles D. McCrary For For Management 11 Elect Director James R. Malone For For Management 12 Elect Director Ruth Ann Marshall For For Management 13 Elect Director Susan W. Matlock For For Management 14 Elect Director John E. Maupin, Jr. For For Management 15 Elect Director John R. Roberts For For Management 16 Elect Director Lee J. Styslinger, III For For Management 17 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 18 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management 19 Ratify Auditors For For Management 20 Report on Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROCKWOOD HOLDINGS, INC. Ticker: ROC Security ID: 774415103 Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 21, 2012 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Nance K. Dicciani For For Management 1.2 Elect Director J. Kent Masters For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAIC, INC. Ticker: SAI Security ID: 78390X101 Meeting Date: JUN 15, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 16, 2012 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director France A. Cordova For For Management 2 Elect Director Jere A. Drummond For For Management 3 Elect Director Thomas F. Frist, III For For Management 4 Elect Director John J. Hamre For For Management 5 Elect Director Miriam E. John For For Management 6 Elect Director Anita K. Jones For For Management 7 Elect Director John P. Jumper For For Management 8 Elect Director Harry M.J. Kraemer, Jr. For For Management 9 Elect Director Lawrence C. Nussdorf For For Management 10 Elect Director Edward J. Sanderson, Jr. For For Management 11 Elect Director A. Thomas Young For For Management 12 Approve Merger Agreement For For Management 13 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 14 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 15 Ratify Auditors For For Management 16 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUPERVALU INC. Ticker: SVU Security ID: 868536103 Meeting Date: JUL 26, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAY 31, 2011 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Donald R. Chappel For For Management 2 Elect Director Irwin S. Cohen For For Management 3 Elect Director Ronald E. Daly For For Management 4 Elect Director Susan E. Engel For For Management 5 Elect Director Philip L. Francis For For Management 6 Elect Director Edwin C. Gage For For Management 7 Elect Director Craig R. Herkert For For Management 8 Elect Director Steven S. Rogers For For Management 9 Elect Director Matthew E. Rubel For For Management 10 Elect Director Wayne C. Sales For For Management 11 Elect Director Kathi P. Seifert For For Management 12 Ratify Auditors For For Management 13 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 14 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. Ticker: TEVA Security ID: 881624209 Meeting Date: SEP 19, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: AUG 10, 2011 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Final Dividend For For Management 2.1 Elect Chaim Hurvitz as Director For For Management 2.2 Elect Ory Slonim as Director For For Management 2.3 Elect Dan Suesskind as Director For For Management 3.1 Elect Joseph Nitzani as External For For Management Director and Approve His Remuneration 3.2 Elect Dafna Schwartz as External For For Management Director and Approve Her Remuneration 4 Approve Auditors and Authorize Board For For Management to Fix Their Remuneration 5 Approve Director/Officer Liability and For For Management Indemnification Insurance 6.1 Amend Remuneration of Vice Chairman For For Management 6.2 Approve Reimbursement of Expenses of For For Management Board Chairman -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TPC GROUP INC. Ticker: TPCG Security ID: 89236Y104 Meeting Date: JUN 05, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 16, 2012 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Eugene R. Allspach For For Management 1.2 Elect Director James A. Cacioppo For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Michael E. Ducey For For Management 1.4 Elect Director K'Lynne Johnson For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Richard B. Marchese For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Michael T. Mcdonnell For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Jeffrey M. Nodland For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Jeffrey A. Strong For For Management 2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION Ticker: UNP Security ID: 907818108 Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 29, 2012 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Andrew H. Card, Jr. For For Management 2 Elect Director Erroll B. Davis, Jr. For For Management 3 Elect Director Thomas J. Donohue For For Management 4 Elect Director Archie W. Dunham For For Management 5 Elect Director Judith Richards Hope For For Management 6 Elect Director Charles C. Krulak For For Management 7 Elect Director Michael R. McCarthy For For Management 8 Elect Director Michael W. McConnell For For Management 9 Elect Director Thomas F. McLarty, III For For Management 10 Elect Director Steven R. Rogel For For Management 11 Elect Director Jose H. Villarreal For For Management 12 Elect Director James R. Young For For Management 13 Ratify Auditors For For Management 14 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 15 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against Against Shareholder 16 Stock Retention Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VERIFONE SYSTEMS, INC. Ticker: PAY Security ID: 92342Y109 Meeting Date: JUN 27, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAY 04, 2012 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Robert W. Alspaugh For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Douglas G. Bergeron For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Dr. Leslie G. Denend For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Alex W. Hart For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Robert B. Henske For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Richard A. McGinn For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Eitan Raff For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Jeffrey E. Stiefler For For Management 2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHITING PETROLEUM CORPORATION Ticker: WLL Security ID: 966387102 Meeting Date: MAY 01, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 12, 2012 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director James J. Volker For For Management 1.2 Elect Director William N. Hahne For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Allan R. Larson For For Management 2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHITING PETROLEUM CORPORATION Ticker: Security ID: 966387201 Meeting Date: MAY 01, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 12, 2012 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director James J. Volker For For Management 1.2 Elect Director William N. Hahne For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Allan R. Larson For For Management 2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management ========== 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.
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| LORD ABBETT BOND-DEBENTURE FUND, INC. | |
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| By: | /s/ Robert S. Dow |
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| Robert S. Dow |
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| Chief Executive Officer and Chairman |
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Date: August 21, 2012 |
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