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| High Yield Fund | 07/01/2017 to 06/30/2018 |
| ICA File Number: 811-04119 |
| Registrant Name: T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc. |
| Reporting Period: 07/01/2017 - 06/30/2018 |
| FORM N-PX |
| ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT |
| INVESTMENT COMPANY |
| Investment Company Act file number 811-4119 |
| T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc. |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) |
| 100 East Pratt Street Baltimore, Maryland 21202 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) |
| Ryan Nolan |
| 100 East Pratt Street |
| Baltimore, Maryland 21202 |
| (Name and address of agent for service) |
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (410) 345-2000 |
| Date of fiscal year end: 5/31 |
| Date of reporting period: 07/01/2017 to 06/30/2018 |
| 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. |
| (Registrant) T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc. |
| By (Signature and Title) /s/ Edward C. Bernard |
| Edward C. Bernard, Chairman of the Board - T. Rowe Price Funds |
| Date August 31, 2018 |
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ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION
Ticker: APC Security ID: 032511107
Meeting Date: MAY 15, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 20, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Anthony R. Chase For For Management
1b Elect Director David E. Constable For For Management
1c Elect Director H. Paulett Eberhart For For Management
1d Elect Director Claire S. Farley For For Management
1e Elect Director Peter J. Fluor For For Management
1f Elect Director Joseph W. Gorder For For Management
1g Elect Director John R. Gordon For For Management
1h Elect Director Sean Gourley For For Management
1i Elect Director Mark C. McKinley For For Management
1j Elect Director Eric D. Mullins For For Management
1k Elect Director R. A. Walker For For Management
2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Assess Portfolio Impacts of Policies Against Against Shareholder
to Meet 2 Degree Scenario
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ARCHROCK INC.
Ticker: AROC Security ID: 03957W106
Meeting Date: APR 25, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 14, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Issue Shares in Connection with Merger For For Management
2.1 Elect Director Anne-Marie N. Ainsworth For For Management
2.2 Elect Director Wendell R. Brooks For For Management
2.3 Elect Director D. Bradley Childers For For Management
2.4 Elect Director Gordon T. Hall For For Management
2.5 Elect Director Frances Powell Hawes For For Management
2.6 Elect Director J.W.G. "Will" For For Management
Honeybourne
2.7 Elect Director James H. Lytal For For Management
2.8 Elect Director Mark A. McCollum For For Management
3 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors
4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
5 Adjourn Meeting For Against Management
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CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION
Ticker: CZR Security ID: 127686103
Meeting Date: MAY 30, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 04, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Mark Frissora For For Management
1.2 Elect Director James Hunt For For Management
1.3 Elect Director John Dionne For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Richard Schifter For Withhold Management
2 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Other Business For Against Management
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CONSTELLIUM NV
Ticker: CSTM Security ID: N22035104
Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 26, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Open Meeting None None Management
2 Discuss Annual Report 2017 None None Management
3 Discussion on Company's Corporate None None Management
Governance Structure
4.1 Discuss Remuneration Report None None Management
4.2 Approve Share Increase under the 2013 For For Management
Equity Incentive Plan
5 Adopt Annual Accounts 2017 For For Management
6 Discuss Allocation of Income None None Management
7 Approve Discharge of Executive For For Management
Directors
8 Approve Discharge of Non-Executive For For Management
Directors
9 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 For For Management
Percent of Issued Share Capital
10 Grant Board Authority to Issue Shares For For Management
Up to 10 Percent of Issued Capital
Plus Additional 10 Percent in Case of
Merger or Acquisition
11 Authorize Board to Exclude Preemptive For For Management
Rights from Share Issuances
12a Reelect Michiel Brandjes as For For Management
Non-Executive Director
12b Reelect Martha Brooks as Non-Executive For For Management
Director
12c Reelect Philippe C.A. Guillemot as For For Management
Non-Executive Director
12d Reelect Peter Hartman as Non-Executive For For Management
Director
12e Reelect John Ormerod as Non-Executive For For Management
Director
12f Reelect Lori Walker as Non-Executive For For Management
Director
12g Elect Stephanie Frachet as Executive For For Management
Director
13 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers as For For Management
Auditors
14 Allow Questions None None Management
15 Close Meeting None None Management
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FRONTERA ENERGY CORPORATION
Ticker: FEC Security ID: 35905B107
Meeting Date: MAY 31, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: APR 20, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Fix Number of Directors at Six For For Management
2.1 Elect Director Luis Fernando Alarcon For For Management
2.2 Elect Director W. Ellis Armstrong For For Management
2.3 Elect Director Gabriel de Alba For For Management
2.4 Elect Director Raymond Bromark For For Management
2.5 Elect Director Russell Ford For For Management
2.6 Elect Director Camilo Marulanda For For Management
3 Approve Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
and Authorize Board to Fix Their
Remuneration
4 Approve Stock Split For For Management
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FRONTERA ENERGY CORPORATION
Ticker: FEC Security ID: 35905B305
Meeting Date: MAY 31, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: APR 20, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Fix Number of Directors at Six For For Management
2.1 Elect Director Luis Fernando Alarcon For For Management
2.2 Elect Director W. Ellis Armstrong For For Management
2.3 Elect Director Gabriel de Alba For For Management
2.4 Elect Director Raymond Bromark For For Management
2.5 Elect Director Russell Ford For For Management
2.6 Elect Director Camilo Marulanda For For Management
3 Approve Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
and Authorize Board to Fix Their
Remuneration
4 Approve Stock Split For For Management
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LANDS' END, INC.
Ticker: LE Security ID: 51509F105
Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 26, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Robert Galvin For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Jerome S. Griffith For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Elizabeth Leykum For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Josephine Linden For For Management
1.5 Elect Director John T. McClain For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Jignesh Patel For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Jonah Staw For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
4 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors
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LIBERTY BROADBAND CORPORATION
Ticker: LBRDK Security ID: 530307107
Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 02, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director J. David Wargo For Withhold Management
2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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NEW GOLD INC.
Ticker: NGD Security ID: 644535106
Meeting Date: APR 25, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 06, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Fix Number of Directors at Seven For For Management
2.1 Elect Director Gillian Davidson For For Management
2.2 Elect Director James Estey For For Management
2.3 Elect Director Margaret Mulligan For For Management
2.4 Elect Director Ian Pearce For For Management
2.5 Elect Director Hannes Portmann For For Management
2.6 Elect Director Marilyn Schonberner For For Management
2.7 Elect Director Raymond Threlkeld For For Management
3 Approve Deloitte LLP as Auditors and For For Management
Authorize Board to Fix Their
Remuneration
4 Advisory Vote on Executive For For Management
Compensation Approach
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NOBLE ENERGY, INC.
Ticker: NBL Security ID: 655044105
Meeting Date: APR 24, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 23, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Jeffrey L. Berenson For For Management
1b Elect Director Michael A. Cawley For For Management
1c Elect Director Edward F. Cox For For Management
1d Elect Director James E. Craddock For Against Management
1e Elect Director Thomas J. Edelman For For Management
1f Elect Director Holli C. Ladhani For For Management
1g Elect Director David L. Stover For For Management
1h Elect Director Scott D. Urban For For Management
1i Elect Director William T. Van Kleef 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 Assess Portfolio Impacts of Policies Against Against Shareholder
to Meet 2 Degree Scenario
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T-MOBILE US, INC.
Ticker: TMUS Security ID: 872590104
Meeting Date: JUN 13, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 17, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Thomas Dannenfeldt For Withhold Management
1.2 Elect Director Srikant M. Datar For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Lawrence H. Guffey For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Timotheus Hottges For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Bruno Jacobfeuerborn For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Raphael Kubler For Withhold Management
1.7 Elect Director Thorsten Langheim For Withhold Management
1.8 Elect Director John J. Legere For For Management
1.9 Elect Director G. Michael (Mike) For For Management
Sievert
1.10 Elect Director Olaf Swantee For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Teresa A. Taylor For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Kelvin R. Westbrook For For Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Adopt Proxy Access Right Against For Shareholder
5 Pro-rata Vesting of Equity Awards Against For Shareholder
============================= U.S. High Yield Fund =============================
There is no proxy voting activity for the fund, as the fund did not hold any
votable positions during the reporting period.
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