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)
90 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
John T. Fitzgerald, Vice President & Assistant Secretary
90 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (888) 522-2388
Date of fiscal year end: 12/31
Date of reporting period: July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020
Item 1. Proxy Voting Record.
******************************* FORM N-Px REPORT ******************************* ICA File Number: 811-02145 Reporting Period: 07/01/2019 - 06/30/2020 Lord Abbett Bond-Debenture Fund, Inc. ======================= Lord Abbett Bond Debenture Fund ======================== ADYEN NV Ticker: ADYEN Security ID: N3501V104 Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 28, 2020 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Open Meeting None None Management 2.a Receive Report of Management Board None None Management (Non-Voting) 2.b Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 2.c Adopt Annual Accounts For For Management 2.d Receive Explanation on Company's None None Management Reserves and Dividend Policy 2.e Approve Remuneration Policy for For For Management Management Board 2.f Approve Remuneration Policy for For For Management Supervisory Board 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management 5 Reelect Piero Overmars to Supervisory For For Management Board 6 Grant Board Authority to Issue Shares For For Management Up to 10 Percent of Issued Capital 7 Authorize Board to Exclude Preemptive For For Management Rights from Share Issuances 8 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 For For Management Percent of Issued Share Capital 9 Ratify PWC as Auditors For For Management 10 Close Meeting None None Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Ticker: AKAM Security ID: 00971T101 Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 23, 2020 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Tom Killalea For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Tom Leighton For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Jonathan Miller For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Monte Ford For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Madhu Ranganathan For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Fred Salerno For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Ben Verwaayen For For Management 2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AMAZON.COM, INC. Ticker: AMZN Security ID: 023135106 Meeting Date: MAY 27, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 02, 2020 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director Jeffrey P. Bezos For For Management 1b Elect Director Rosalind G. Brewer For For Management 1c Elect Director Jamie S. Gorelick For For Management 1d Elect Director Daniel P. Huttenlocher For For Management 1e Elect Director Judith A. McGrath For For Management 1f Elect Director Indra K. Nooyi For For Management 1g Elect Director Jonathan J. Rubinstein For For Management 1h Elect Director Thomas O. Ryder For For Management 1i Elect Director Patricia Q. Stonesifer For For Management 1j Elect Director Wendell P. Weeks 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 Reduce Ownership Threshold for For For Management Shareholders to Call Special Meeting 5 Report on Management of Food Waste Against For Shareholder 6 Report on Customers' Use of its Against Against Shareholder Surveillance and Computer Vision Products or Cloud-Based Services 7 Report on Potential Human Rights Against Against Shareholder Impacts of Customers' Use of Rekognition 8 Report on Products Promoting Hate Against Against Shareholder Speech and Sales of Offensive Products 9 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder 10 Report on Global Median Gender/Racial Against Against Shareholder Pay Gap 11 Report on Reducing Environmental and Against Against Shareholder Health Harms to Communities of Color 12 Report on Viewpoint Discrimination Against Against Shareholder 13 Report on Promotion Velocity Against Against Shareholder 14 Reduce Ownership Threshold for Against Against Shareholder Shareholders to Call Special Meeting 15 Human Rights Risk Assessment Against For Shareholder 16 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- APPLE INC. Ticker: AAPL Security ID: 037833100 Meeting Date: FEB 26, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JAN 02, 2020 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director James Bell For For Management 1b Elect Director Tim Cook For For Management 1c Elect Director Al Gore For For Management 1d Elect Director Andrea Jung For For Management 1e Elect Director Art Levinson For For Management 1f Elect Director Ron Sugar For For Management 1g Elect Director Sue Wagner 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 Proxy Access Amendments Against Against Shareholder 5 Assess Feasibility of Including Against Against Shareholder Sustainability as a Performance Measure for Senior Executive Compensation 6 Report on Freedom of Expression and Against Against Shareholder Access to Information Policies -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BALL CORPORATION Ticker: BLL Security ID: 058498106 Meeting Date: APR 29, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 05, 2020 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director John A. Hayes For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Cathy D. Ross For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Betty Sapp For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Stuart A. Taylor, II For For Management 2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors 3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BEYOND MEAT, INC. Ticker: BYND Security ID: 08862E109 Meeting Date: MAY 21, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 23, 2020 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Seth Goldman For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Christopher Isaac "Biz" For For Management Stone 1.3 Elect Director Kathy N. Waller For For Management 2 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management Auditors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CABLE ONE, INC. Ticker: CABO Security ID: 12685J105 Meeting Date: MAY 15, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 30, 2020 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director Mary E. Meduski For For Management 1b Elect Director Alan G. Spoon For For Management 1c Elect Director Wallace R. Weitz 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 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC. Ticker: CHD Security ID: 171340102 Meeting Date: APR 30, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 03, 2020 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director James R. Craigie For For Management 1b Elect Director Bradley C. Irwin For For Management 1c Elect Director Penry W. Price For For Management 1d Elect Director Janet S. Vergis For For Management 1e Elect Director Arthur B. Winkleblack For For Management 2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 3 Provide Right to Call Special Meeting For For Management 4 Eliminate Supermajority Vote For For Management Requirement to Amend Certain Provisions 5 Approve Advance Notice Requirement For For Management 6 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management Auditors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DECKERS OUTDOOR CORPORATION Ticker: DECK Security ID: 243537107 Meeting Date: SEP 13, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JUL 17, 2019 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director John M. Gibbons For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Nelson C. Chan For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Cynthia (Cindy) L. Davis For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Michael F. Devine, III For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Dave Powers For For Management 1.6 Elect Director James E. Quinn For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Lauri M. Shanahan For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Brian A. Spaly For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Bonita C. Stewart For For Management 2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management 3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEXCOM, INC. Ticker: DXCM Security ID: 252131107 Meeting Date: MAY 21, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 31, 2020 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director Richard A. Collins For For Management 1b Elect Director Mark G. Foletta For For Management 1c Elect Director Eric J. Topol 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIAMONDBACK ENERGY, INC. Ticker: FANG Security ID: 25278X109 Meeting Date: JUN 03, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 09, 2020 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Steven E. West For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Travis D. Stice For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Vincent K. Brooks For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Michael P. Cross For For Management 1.5 Elect Director David L. Houston For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Stephanie K. Mains For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Mark L. Plaumann For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Melanie M. Trent 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 Grant Thornton LLP as Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOCUSIGN, INC. Ticker: DOCU Security ID: 256163106 Meeting Date: MAY 29, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 31, 2020 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Cynthia Gaylor For For Management 1.2 Elect Director S. Steven Singh For For Management 2 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management 3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN Ticker: KSU Security ID: 485170302 Meeting Date: MAY 21, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 23, 2020 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Lydia I. Beebe For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Lu M. Cordova For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Robert J. Druten For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Antonio O. Garza, Jr. For For Management 1.5 Elect Director David Garza-Santos For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Janet H. Kennedy For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Mitchell J. Krebs For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Henry J. Maier For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Thomas A. McDonnell For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Patrick J. Ottensmeyer For For Management 2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditor 3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 4 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION Ticker: LRCX Security ID: 512807108 Meeting Date: NOV 05, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: SEP 06, 2019 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Sohail U. Ahmed For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Timothy M. Archer For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Eric K. Brandt For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Michael R. Cannon For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Youssef A. El-Mansy For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Catherine P. Lego For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Bethany J. Mayer For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Abhijit Y. Talwalkar For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Lih Shyng (Rick L.) Tsai For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Leslie F. Varon For For Management 2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 3 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LULULEMON ATHLETICA INC. Ticker: LULU Security ID: 550021109 Meeting Date: JUN 03, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 08, 2020 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director Michael Casey For For Management 1b Elect Director Glenn Murphy For For Management 1c Elect Director David M. Mussafer For For Management 1d Elect Director Stephanie Ferris 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 Adopt Policy to Eliminate the Sale of Against Against Shareholder Items Containing Down Feathers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MEG ENERGY CORP. Ticker: MEG Security ID: 552704108 Meeting Date: JUN 17, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: MAY 05, 2020 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Jeffrey J. McCaig For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Derek W. Evans For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Grant D. Billing For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Ian D. Bruce For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Judy A. Fairburn For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Robert B. Hodgins For For Management 1.7 Elect Director William R. Klesse For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Susan M. MacKenzie For For Management 1.9 Elect Director James D. McFarland For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Diana J. McQueen For For Management 2 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration 3 Approve Shareholder Rights Plan For For Management 4 Advisory Vote on Executive For For Management Compensation Approach -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL, INC. Ticker: MDLZ Security ID: 609207105 Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 12, 2020 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Lewis W.K. Booth For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Charles E. Bunch For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Debra A. Crew For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Lois D. Juliber For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Peter W. May For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Jorge S. Mesquita For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Fredric G. Reynolds For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Christiana S. Shi For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Patrick T. Siewert For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Michael A. Todman For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Jean-Francois M. L. van For For Management Boxmeer 1.12 Elect Director Dirk Van de Put 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 Consider Pay Disparity Between Against Against Shareholder Executives and Other Employees -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NETFLIX, INC. Ticker: NFLX Security ID: 64110L106 Meeting Date: JUN 04, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 08, 2020 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director Reed Hastings For Withhold Management 1b Elect Director Jay C. Hoag For Withhold Management 1c Elect Director Mathias Dopfner For Withhold Management 2 Ratify Ernst & Young 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 Report on Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder 6 Adopt Simple Majority Vote Against For Shareholder 7 Report on Risks of Omitting Viewpoint Against Against Shareholder and Ideology from EEO Policy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEXTCURE, INC. Ticker: NXTC Security ID: 65343E108 Meeting Date: JUN 11, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 16, 2020 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director Judith J. Li For For Management 1b Elect Director Garry A. Nicholson For For Management 1c Elect Director Stella Xu For For Management 2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NVIDIA CORPORATION Ticker: NVDA Security ID: 67066G104 Meeting Date: JUN 09, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 13, 2020 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director Robert K. Burgess For For Management 1b Elect Director Tench Coxe For For Management 1c Elect Director Persis S. Drell For For Management 1d Elect Director Jen-Hsun Huang For For Management 1e Elect Director Dawn Hudson For For Management 1f Elect Director Harvey C. Jones For For Management 1g Elect Director Michael G. McCaffery For For Management 1h Elect Director Stephen C. Neal For For Management 1i Elect Director Mark L. Perry For For Management 1j Elect Director A. Brooke Seawell For For Management 1k Elect Director Mark A. Stevens 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 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 5 Amend Qualified Employee Stock For For Management Purchase Plan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OWENS CORNING Ticker: OC Security ID: 690742101 Meeting Date: APR 16, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 18, 2020 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director Brian D. Chambers For For Management 1b Elect Director Eduardo E. Cordeiro For For Management 1c Elect Director Adrienne D. Elsner For For Management 1d Elect Director J. Brian Ferguson For For Management 1e Elect Director Ralph F. Hake For For Management 1f Elect Director Edward F. Lonergan For For Management 1g Elect Director Maryann T. Mannen For For Management 1h Elect Director W. Howard Morris For For Management 1i Elect Director Suzanne P. Nimocks For For Management 1j Elect Director John D. Williams 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 Amend Qualified Employee Stock For For Management Purchase Plan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. Ticker: REGN Security ID: 75886F107 Meeting Date: JUN 12, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 14, 2020 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director N. Anthony Coles For For Management 1b Elect Director Joseph L. Goldstein For For Management 1c Elect Director Christine A. Poon For For Management 1d Elect Director P. Roy Vagelos For For Management 1e Elect Director Huda Y. Zoghbi 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SANDERSON FARMS, INC. Ticker: SAFM Security ID: 800013104 Meeting Date: FEB 13, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: DEC 19, 2019 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director David Barksdale For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Lampkin Butts For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Beverly W. Hogan For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Phil K. Livingston For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Joe F. Sanderson, Jr. For For Management 1.1 Elect Director Sonia Perez For For Management 2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan 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 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management 6 Report on Water Resource Risks Against Against Shareholder 7 Report on Human Rights Due Diligence Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHAKE SHACK INC. Ticker: SHAK Security ID: 819047101 Meeting Date: JUN 10, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 16, 2020 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director Randy Garutti For For Management 1b Elect Director Joshua Silverman For For Management 1c Elect Director Jonathan D. Sokoloff 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Ticker: SEDG Security ID: 83417M104 Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 20, 2020 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director Tal Payne For For Management 1b Elect Director Marcel Gani 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY SA Ticker: SPOT Security ID: L8681T102 Meeting Date: APR 22, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 28, 2020 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Consolidated Financial For For Management Statements and Statutory Reports 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends 3 Approve Discharge of Directors For For Management 4a Elect Daniel Ek as A Director For For Management 4b Elect Martin Lorentzon as A Director For For Management 4c Elect Shishir Samir Mehrotra as A For For Management Director 4d Elect Christopher Marshall as B For For Management Director 4e Elect Barry McCarthy as B Director For For Management 4f Elect Heidi O'Neill as B Director For For Management 4g Elect Ted Sarandos as B Director For For Management 4h Elect Thomas Owen Staggs as B Director For For Management 4i Elect Cristina Mayville Stenbeck as B For For Management Director 4j Elect Padmasree Warrior as B Director For For Management 5 Appoint Ernst & Young as Auditor For For Management 6 Approve Remuneration of Directors For For Management 7 Authorize Guy Harles and Alexandre For For Management Gobert to Execute and Deliver, and with Full Power of Substitution, Any Documents Necessary or Useful in Connection with the Annual Filing and Registration Required by the Luxembourg Laws -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXAS ROADHOUSE, INC. Ticker: TXRH Security ID: 882681109 Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 16, 2020 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Gregory N. Moore For For Management 1.2 Elect Director W. Kent Taylor For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Curtis A. Warfield For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Kathleen M. Widmer For For Management 1.5 Elect Director James R. Zarley For For Management 2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management 3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC. Ticker: EL Security ID: 518439104 Meeting Date: NOV 15, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: SEP 16, 2019 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Ronald S. Lauder For For Management 1.2 Elect Director William P. Lauder For Withhold Management 1.3 Elect Director Richard D. Parsons For Withhold Management 1.4 Elect Director Lynn Forester de For For Management Rothschild 1.5 Elect Director Jennifer Tejada For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Richard F. Zannino 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 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY Ticker: PG Security ID: 742718109 Meeting Date: OCT 08, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: AUG 09, 2019 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director Francis S. Blake For For Management 1b Elect Director Angela F. Braly For For Management 1c Elect Director Amy L. Chang For For Management 1d Elect Director Scott D. Cook For For Management 1e Elect Director Joseph Jimenez For For Management 1f Elect Director Terry J. Lundgren For For Management 1g Elect Director Christine M. McCarthy For For Management 1h Elect Director W. James McNerney, Jr. For For Management 1i Elect Director Nelson Peltz For For Management 1j Elect Director David S. Taylor For For Management 1k Elect Director Margaret C. Whitman For For Management 1l Elect Director Patricia A. Woertz 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 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VEEVA SYSTEMS INC. Ticker: VEEV Security ID: 922475108 Meeting Date: JUN 25, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAY 01, 2020 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Mark Carges For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Paul E. Chamberlain For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Paul Sekhri For For Management 2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED Ticker: VRTX Security ID: 92532F100 Meeting Date: JUN 03, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 09, 2020 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Sangeeta N. Bhatia For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Lloyd Carney For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Alan Garber For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Terrence Kearney For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Reshma Kewalramani For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Yuchun Lee For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Jeffrey M. Leiden For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Margaret G. McGlynn For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Diana McKenzie For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Bruce I. Sachs 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 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WALMART INC. Ticker: WMT Security ID: 931142103 Meeting Date: JUN 03, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 09, 2020 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director Cesar Conde For For Management 1b Elect Director Timothy P. Flynn For For Management 1c Elect Director Sarah J. Friar For For Management 1d Elect Director Carla A. Harris For For Management 1e Elect Director Thomas W. Horton For For Management 1f Elect Director Marissa A. Mayer For For Management 1g Elect Director C. Douglas McMillon For For Management 1h Elect Director Gregory B. Penner For For Management 1i Elect Director Steven S Reinemund For For Management 1j Elect Director S. Robson Walton For For Management 1k Elect Director Steuart L. Walton For For Management 2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 3 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management 4 Amend Qualified Employee Stock For For Management Purchase Plan 5 Report on Impacts of Single-Use Against For Shareholder Plastic Bags 6 Report on Supplier Antibiotics Use Against Against Shareholder Standards 7 Adopt Policy to Include Hourly Against Against Shareholder Associates as Director Candidates 8 Report on Strengthening Prevention of Against For Shareholder Workplace Sexual Harassment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WESTROCK COMPANY Ticker: WRK Security ID: 96145D105 Meeting Date: JAN 31, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: DEC 06, 2019 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director Colleen F. Arnold For For Management 1b Elect Director Timothy J. Bernlohr For For Management 1c Elect Director J. Powell Brown For For Management 1d Elect Director Terrell K. Crews For For Management 1e Elect Director Russell M. Currey For For Management 1f Elect Director Suzan F. Harrison For For Management 1g Elect Director John A. Luke, Jr. For For Management 1h Elect Director Gracia C. Martore For For Management 1i Elect Director James E. Nevels For For Management 1j Elect Director Timothy H. Powers For For Management 1k Elect Director Steven C. Voorhees For For Management 1l Elect Director Bettina M. Whyte For For Management 1m Elect Director Alan D. Wilson For For Management 2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 3 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- XILINX, INC. Ticker: XLNX Security ID: 983919101 Meeting Date: AUG 08, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JUN 12, 2019 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Dennis Segers For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Raman K. Chitkara For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Saar Gillai For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Ronald S. Jankov For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Mary Louise Krakauer For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Thomas H. Lee For For Management 1.7 Elect Director J. Michael Patterson For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Victor Peng For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Marshall C. Turner For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Elizabeth W. Vanderslice For For Management 2 Amend Qualified Employee Stock For For Management Purchase Plan 3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 5 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as 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.
LORD ABBETT BOND-DEBENTURE FUND, INC.
By: /s/ Vito A. Fronda
Vito A. Fronda
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Date: August 21, 2020