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)
Thomas R. Phillips, Esq., 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: (800) 201-6984
Date of fiscal year end: 12/31
Date of reporting period: July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011
Item 1. Proxy Voting Record.
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ICA File Number: 811-02145
Reporting Period: 07/01/2010 - 06/30/2011
Lord Abbett Bond-Debenture Fund, Inc.
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ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED
Ticker: ADBE Security ID: 00724F101
Meeting Date: APR 21, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 25, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Robert K. Burgess For For Management
2 Elect Director Daniel Rosensweig For For Management
3 Elect Director Robert Sedgewick For For Management
4 Elect Director John E. Warnock For For Management
5 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management
Plan
6 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
7 Ratify Auditors For For Management
8 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management
9 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management
Officers' Compensation
10 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
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BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
Ticker: BAC Security ID: 060505104
Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 16, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Mukesh D. Ambani For For Management
2 Elect Director Susan S. Bies For For Management
3 Elect Director Frank P. Bramble, Sr. For For Management
4 Elect Director Virgis W. Colbert For For Management
5 Elect Director Charles K. Gifford For For Management
6 Elect Director Charles O. Holliday, Jr. For For Management
7 Elect Director D. Paul Jones, Jr. For For Management
8 Elect Director Monica C. Lozano For For Management
9 Elect Director Thomas J. May For For Management
10 Elect Director Brian T. Moynihan For For Management
11 Elect Director Donald E. Powell For For Management
12 Elect Director Charles O. Rossotti For For Management
13 Elect Director Robert W. Scully For For Management
14 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management
Officers' Compensation
15 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
16 Ratify Auditors For For Management
17 Disclose Prior Government Service Against Against Shareholder
18 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against Against Shareholder
19 Require Audit Committee Review and Against Against Shareholder
Report on Controls Related to Loans,
Foreclosure and Securitizations
20 Report on Lobbying Expenses Against Against Shareholder
21 Report on Collateral in Derivatives Against Against Shareholder
Trading
22 Restore or Provide for Cumulative Against Against Shareholder
Voting
23 Claw-back of Payments under Against Against Shareholder
Restatements
24 Prohibit Certain Relocation Benefits to Against Against Shareholder
Senior Executives
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CELGENE CORPORATION
Ticker: CELG Security ID: 151020104
Meeting Date: JUN 15, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 19, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Robert J. Hugin For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Michael D. Casey For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Carrie S. Cox For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Rodman L. Drake For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Michael A. Friedman For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Gilla Kaplan For For Management
1.7 Elect Director James J. Loughlin For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Ernest Mario For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management
Officers' Compensation
5 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency Three Three Years Management
Years
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CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Ticker: CHTR Security ID: 16117M305
Meeting Date: APR 26, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 25, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Robert Cohn For For Management
1.2 Elect Director W. Lance Conn For Withhold Management
1.3 Elect Director Darren Glatt For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Craig A. Jacobson For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Bruce A. Karsh For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Edgar Lee For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Michael J. Lovett For For Management
1.8 Elect Director John D. Markley, Jr. For For Management
1.9 Elect Director David C. Merritt For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Stan Parker For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Eric L. Zinterhofer For For Management
2 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
3 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management
Officers' Compensation
5 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency Three Three Years Management
Years
6 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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CIT GROUP INC.
Ticker: CIT Security ID: 125581801
Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 14, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director John A. Thain For For Management
2 Elect Director Michael J. Embler For For Management
3 Elect Director William M. Freeman For For Management
4 Elect Director David M. Moffett For For Management
5 Elect Director R. Brad Oates For For Management
6 Elect Director Marianne Miller Parrs For For Management
7 Elect Director Gerald Rosenfeld For For Management
8 Elect Director John R. Ryan For For Management
9 Elect Director Seymour Sternberg For For Management
10 Elect Director Peter J. Tobin For For Management
11 Elect Director Laura S. Unger For For Management
12 Ratify Auditors For For Management
13 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management
Officers' Compensation
14 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
15 Approve Qualified Employee Stock For For Management
Purchase Plan
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CONOCOPHILLIPS
Ticker: COP Security ID: 20825C104
Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 14, 2011
# 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 Harold W. McGraw III For For Management
7 Elect Director James J. Mulva For For Management
8 Elect Director Robert A. Niblock For For Management
9 Elect Director Harald J. Norvik For For Management
10 Elect Director William K. Reilly For For Management
11 Elect Director Victoria J. Tschinkel For For Management
12 Elect Director Kathryn C. Turner For For Management
13 Elect Director William E. Wade, Jr. For For Management
14 Ratify Auditors For For Management
15 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For Against Management
Officers' Compensation
16 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency None One Year Management
17 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
18 Amend EEO Policy to Prohibit Against Against Shareholder
Discrimination based on Gender Identity
19 Report on Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder
20 Report on Lobbying Expenses Against Against Shareholder
21 Report on Accident Risk Reduction Against Against Shareholder
Efforts
22 Adopt Policy to Address Coastal Against Against Shareholder
Louisiana Environmental Impacts
23 Adopt Quantitative GHG Goals for Against Against Shareholder
Products and Operations
24 Report on Financial Risks of Climate Against Against Shareholder
Change
25 Report on Environmental Impact of Oil Against Against Shareholder
Sands Operations in Canada
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CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.
Ticker: CLR Security ID: 212015101
Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director H. R. Sanders, Jr. For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Robert J. Grant For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management
Officers' Compensation
4 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency Three Three Years Management
Years
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COOPER-STANDARD HOLDINGS INC.
Ticker: COSH Security ID: 21676P103
Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Orlando A. Bustos For Withhold Management
1.2 Elect Director Larry J. Jutte For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Jeffrey 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
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For Against Management
Officers' Compensation
4 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency Three One Year Management
Years
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CRA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Ticker: CRAI Security ID: 12618T105
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 18, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Rowland T. Moriarty For For Management
1.2 Elect Director William F. Concannon For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management
Officers' Compensation
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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EL PASO CORPORATION
Ticker: EP Security ID: 28336L109
Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 22, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Juan Carlos Braniff For For Management
2 Elect Director David W. Crane For For Management
3 Elect Director Douglas L. Foshee For For Management
4 Elect Director Robert W. Goldman For For Management
5 Elect Director Anthony W. Hall, Jr. For For Management
6 Elect Director Thomas R. Hix For For Management
7 Elect Director Ferrell P. McClean For For Management
8 Elect Director Timothy J. Probert For For Management
9 Elect Director Steven J. Shapiro For For Management
10 Elect Director J. Michael Talbert For For Management
11 Elect Director Robert F. Vagt For For Management
12 Elect Director John L. Whitmire For For Management
13 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management
Officers' Compensation
14 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
15 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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EMERSON ELECTRIC CO.
Ticker: EMR Security ID: 291011104
Meeting Date: FEB 01, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: NOV 23, 2010
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director D.N. Farr For For Management
1.2 Elect Director H. Green For For Management
1.3 Elect Director C.A. Peters For For Management
1.4 Elect Director J.W. Prueher For For Management
1.5 Elect Director R.L. Ridgway For For Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
3 Approve Stock Option Plan For For Management
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
5 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management
Officers' Compensation
6 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency Three Three Years Management
Years
7 Report on Sustainability Against Against Shareholder
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FIFTH THIRD BANCORP
Ticker: FITB Security ID: 316773100
Meeting Date: APR 19, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 28, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Darryl F. Allen For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Ulysses L. Bridgeman, For For Management
Jr.
1.3 Elect Director Emerson L. Brumback For For Management
1.4 Elect Director James P. Hackett For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Gary R. Heminger For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Jewell D. Hoover For For Management
1.7 Elect Director William M. Isaac For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Kevin T. Kabat For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Mitchel D. Livingston For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Hendrik G. Meijer For For Management
1.11 Elect Director John J. Schiff, Jr. For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Marsha C. Williams For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management
Officers' Compensation
5 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
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FORTINET, INC.
Ticker: FTNT Security ID: 34959E109
Meeting Date: JUN 23, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 26, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director John Walecka For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Michael Xie For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Approve Qualified Employee Stock For For Management
Purchase Plan
4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management
Officers' Compensation
5 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
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GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.
Ticker: GILD Security ID: 375558103
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 16, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director John F. Cogan For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Etienne F. Davignon For For Management
1.3 Elect Director James M. Denny For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Carla A. Hills For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Kevin E. Lofton For For Management
1.6 Elect Director John W. Madigan For For Management
1.7 Elect Director John C. Martin For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Gordon E. Moore For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Nicholas G. Moore For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Richard J. Whitley For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Gayle E. Wilson For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Per Wold-Olsen For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
4 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement For For Management
5 Provide Right to Call Special Meeting For For Management
6 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management
Officers' Compensation
7 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
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HEXCEL CORPORATION
Ticker: HXL Security ID: 428291108
Meeting Date: MAY 05, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 15, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Joel S. Beckman For For Management
1.2 Elect Director David E. Berges For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Lynn Brubaker For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Jeffrey C. Campbell For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Sandra L. Derickson For For Management
1.6 Elect Director W. Kim Foster For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Thomas A. Gendron For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Jeffrey A. Graves For For Management
1.9 Elect Director David C. Hill For For Management
1.10 Elect Director David L. Pugh For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management
Officers' Compensation
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
4 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
5 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INCORPORATED
Ticker: HBAN Security ID: 446150104
Meeting Date: APR 21, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 16, 2011
# 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 D. James Hilliker For For Management
1.7 Elect Director David P. Lauer For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Jonathan A. Levy For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Gerard P. Mastroianni For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Richard W. Neu For For Management
1.11 Elect Director David L. Porteous For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Kathleen H. Ransier For For Management
1.13 Elect Director William R. Robertson For For Management
1.14 Elect Director Stephen D. Steinour For For Management
2 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
3 Approve Deferred Compensation Plan For For Management
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
5 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management
Officers' Compensation
6 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency Three Three Years Management
Years
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INFORMATICA CORPORATION
Ticker: INFA Security ID: 45666Q102
Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 01, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Mark A. Bertelsen For For Management
2 Elect Director A. Brooke Seawell For For Management
3 Elect Director Godfrey R. Sullivan For For Management
4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
5 Ratify Auditors For For Management
6 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management
Officers' Compensation
7 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
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INGLES MARKETS, INCORPORATED
Ticker: IMKTA Security ID: 457030104
Meeting Date: FEB 08, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: DEC 14, 2010
# 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 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management
Officers' Compensation
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency Three Three Years Management
Years
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
5 Convert all Class B shares (currently Against For Shareholder
10 votes per share) to Common shares
(currently one vote per share)
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LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES NV
Ticker: LYB Security ID: N53745100
Meeting Date: MAY 05, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 07, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Open Meeting None None Management
2 Discussion on Company's Corporate None None Management
Governance Structure
3a Elect J.S. Bindra as Class I Directors For For Management
to the Supervisory Board
3b Reelect M. Carroll as Class I Directors For For Management
to the Supervisory Board
3c Reelect R. van der Meer as Class I For For Management
Directors to the Supervisory Board
4 Elect R. Buchanan as Class II Director For For Management
to the Supervisory Board
5 Elect J. Aigrain as Class III Director For For Management
to the Supervisory Board
6 Adopt Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
7 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management
8 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
9 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers as For For Management
Auditors
10 Approve Remuneration of Supervisory For For Management
Board
11 Amend Articles Re: Removal of For For Management
References to Class B Shares and
Conversion into A Shares, Deletion of
Provisions regarding Listing on New
York Stock Exchange, and Legislative
Changes in Dutch Law
12 Receive Explanation on Company's None None Management
Reserves and Dividend Policy
13 Approve Dividends of USD 0.10 Per Share For For Management
14 Advisory Vote to Approve Remuneration For For Management
Report Containing Remuneration Policy
for Management Board Members
15 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
16 Elect G. Gwin as Class II Director to For For Management
the Supervisory Board
17 Close Meeting None None Management
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METLIFE, INC.
Ticker: MET Security ID: 59156R108
Meeting Date: APR 26, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 01, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Steven A. Kandarian For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Sylvia Mathews Burwell For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Eduardo Castro-Wright For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Cheryl W. Grise For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Lulu C. Wang For For Management
2 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management
Officers' Compensation
5 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
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MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Ticker: MU Security ID: 595112103
Meeting Date: DEC 16, 2010 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: OCT 18, 2010
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Steven R. Appleton For For Management
2 Elect Director Teruaki Aoki For For Management
3 Elect Director James W. Bagley For For Management
4 Elect Director Robert L. Bailey For For Management
5 Elect Director Mercedes Johnson For For Management
6 Elect Director Lawrence N. Mondry For For Management
7 Elect Director Robert E. Switz For For Management
8 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
9 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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MICROSOFT CORPORATION
Ticker: MSFT Security ID: 594918104
Meeting Date: NOV 16, 2010 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 03, 2010
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Steven A. Ballmer For For Management
2 Elect Director Dina Dublon For For Management
3 Elect Director William H. Gates III For For Management
4 Elect Director Raymond V. Gilmartin For For Management
5 Elect Director Reed Hastings For For Management
6 Elect Director Maria M. Klawe For For Management
7 Elect Director David F. Marquardt For For Management
8 Elect Director Charles H. Noski For For Management
9 Elect Director Helmut Panke For For Management
10 Ratify Auditors For For Management
11 Amend Bylaws to Establish a Board Against Against Shareholder
Committee on Environmental
Sustainability
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MYLAN INC.
Ticker: MYL Security ID: 628530107
Meeting Date: MAY 06, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 18, 2011
# 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 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For Against Management
Officers' Compensation
4 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency Three One Year Management
Years
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NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Ticker: NUAN Security ID: 67020Y100
Meeting Date: JAN 20, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: NOV 22, 2010
# 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 Amend Non-Employee Director Omnibus For For Management
Stock Plan
12 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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OMNICOM GROUP INC.
Ticker: OMC Security ID: 681919106
Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 08, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director John D. Wren For For Management
2 Elect Director Bruce Crawford For For Management
3 Elect Director Alan R. Batkin For For Management
4 Elect Director Robert Charles Clark For For Management
5 Elect Director Leonard S. Coleman, Jr. For For Management
6 Elect Director Errol M. Cook For For Management
7 Elect Director Susan S. Denison For For Management
8 Elect Director Michael A. Henning For For Management
9 Elect Director John R. Murphy For For Management
10 Elect Director John R. Purcell For For Management
11 Elect Director Linda Johnson Rice For For Management
12 Elect Director Gary L. Roubos For For Management
13 Ratify Auditors For For Management
14 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent For For Management
15 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement For For Management
16 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management
Officers' Compensation
17 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
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OSHKOSH CORPORATION
Ticker: OSK Security ID: 688239201
Meeting Date: FEB 01, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: DEC 13, 2010
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Richard M. Donnelly For For Management
2 Elect Director Michael W. Grebe For For Management
3 Elect Director John J. Hamre For For Management
4 Elect Director Kathleen J. Hempel For For Management
5 Elect Director Leslie F. Kenne For For Management
6 Elect Director Harvey N. Medvin For For Management
7 Elect Director J. Peter Mosling, Jr. For For Management
8 Elect Director Craig P. Omtvedt For For Management
9 Elect Director Richard G. Sim For For Management
10 Elect Director Charles L. Szews For For Management
11 Elect Director William S. Wallace For For Management
12 Ratify Auditors For For Management
13 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management
Officers' Compensation
14 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
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PALL CORPORATION
Ticker: PLL Security ID: 696429307
Meeting Date: DEC 15, 2010 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: OCT 26, 2010
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Amy E. Alving For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Daniel J. Carroll For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Robert B. Coutts For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Cheryl W. Grise For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Ronald L. Hoffman For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Eric Krasnoff For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Dennis N. Longstreet For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Edwin W. Martin, Jr. For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Katharine L. Plourde For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Edward L. Snyder For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Edward Travaglianti For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Bylaws to to Facilitate Use of For For Management
"Notice and Access" Option to Deliver
Proxy Materials via the Internet
4 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management
Plan
5 Amend Management Stock Purchase Plan For For Management
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PFIZER INC.
Ticker: PFE Security ID: 717081103
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 01, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Dennis A. Ausiello For For Management
2 Elect Director Michael S. Brown For For Management
3 Elect Director M. Anthony Burns For For Management
4 Elect Director W. Don Cornwell For For Management
5 Elect Director Frances D. Fergusson For For Management
6 Elect Director William H. Gray III 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 Ratify Auditors For For Management
15 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management
Officers' Compensation
16 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency Two Years Two Years Management
17 Publish Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder
18 Report on Public Policy Advocacy Against Against Shareholder
Process
19 Adopt Policy to Restrain Pharmaceutical Against Against Shareholder
Price Increases
20 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against Against Shareholder
21 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against Against Shareholder
Special Meetings
22 Report on Animal Testing and Plans for Against Against Shareholder
Reduction
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REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Ticker: RF Security ID: 7591EP100
Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 21, 2011
# 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 Charles D. McCrary For For Management
10 Elect Director James R. Malone For For Management
11 Elect Director Susan W. Matlock For For Management
12 Elect Director John E. Maupin, Jr. For For Management
13 Elect Director John R. Roberts For For Management
14 Elect Director Lee J. Styslinger III For For Management
15 Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation For For Management
16 Ratify Auditors For For Management
17 Report on Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder
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ROCKWOOD HOLDINGS, INC.
Ticker: ROC Security ID: 774415103
Meeting Date: MAY 06, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 16, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Brian F. Carroll For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Todd A. Fisher For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Douglas L. Maine For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management
Officers' Compensation
4 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency Three Three Years Management
Years
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SAIC, INC.
Ticker: SAI Security ID: 78390X101
Meeting Date: JUN 17, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 18, 2011
# 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. First, III For For Management
4 Elect Director John J. Hamre For For Management
5 Elect Director Walter P. Havenstein For For Management
6 Elect Director Miriam E. John For For Management
7 Elect Director Anita K. Jones For For Management
8 Elect Director John P. Jumper For For Management
9 Elect Director Harry M.J. Kraemer, Jr. For For Management
10 Elect Director Lawrence C. Nussdorf For For Management
11 Elect Director Edward J. Sanderson, Jr. For For Management
12 Elect Director Louis A. Simpson For For Management
13 Elect Director A. Thomas Young For For Management
14 Provide Right to Call Special Meeting For For Management
15 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management
Officers' Compensation
16 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
17 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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TPC GROUP INC
Ticker: TPCG Security ID: 89236Y104
Meeting Date: DEC 02, 2010 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: OCT 05, 2010
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director James A. Cacioppo For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Michael E. Ducey For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Kenneth E. Glassman For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Richard B. Marchese For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Jeffrey M. Nodland For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Charles W. Shaver For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Jeffrey A. Strong For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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TPC GROUP INC.
Ticker: TPCG Security ID: 89236Y104
Meeting Date: JUN 08, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 11, 2011
# 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 Richard B. Marchese For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Michael T. McDonnell For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Jeffrey M. Nodland For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Jeffrey A. Strong For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management
Officers' Compensation
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency Three Three Years Management
Years
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION
Ticker: UNP Security ID: 907818108
Meeting Date: MAY 05, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 28, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Andrew H. Card, Jr. For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Erroll B. Davis, Jr. For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Thomas J. Donohue For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Archie W. Dunham For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Judith Richards Hope For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Charles C. Krulak For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Michael R. McCarthy For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Michael W. McConnell For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Thomas F. McLarty III For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Steven R. Rogel For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Jose H. Villarreal For For Management
1.12 Elect Director James R. Young For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management
Officers' Compensation
4 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
5a Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement For For Management
Relating to Preference Rights of
Preferred Stock
5b Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement For For Management
Relating to Removal of Directors
5c Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement For For Management
Relating to Amendments to Authorized
Capital Stock
6 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder
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WHITING PETROLEUM CORPORATION
Ticker: WLL Security ID: 966387102
Meeting Date: MAY 03, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 11, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director D. Sherwin Artus For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Phillip E. Doty For For Management
2 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management
Officers' Compensation
4 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
5 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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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 |
| | Robert S. Dow |
| | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman |
Date: August 25, 2011
