Templeton Russia & East European Fund (TRF) N-PX Annual report of proxy voting record

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM N-PX

ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number 811-08788   

Templeton Russia and East European Fund, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

300 S.E. 2^nd Street, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301-1923

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Craig S. Tyle, One Franklin Parkway, San Mateo, CA 94403-1906

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (954) 527-7500

Date of fiscal year end:      3/31 

Date of reporting period:   6/30/16

Item 1. Proxy Voting Records.

Votes by the fund prior to the liquidated effective December 18, 2015

Templeton Russia and East European Fund, Inc.

DIXY GROUP PJSC Meeting Date:  JUL 24, 2015 Record Date:  MAY 05, 2015 Meeting Type:  SPECIAL
Ticker:  DIXY Security ID:  X1887L103
Proposal No	Proposal	Proposed By	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast
1	Approve Meeting Procedures	Management	For	For
2	Approve Early Termination of Powers of Board of Directors	Management	For	For
3	Fix Number of Directors	Management	For	For
4.1	Elect Igor Kesayev as Director	Management	None	Against
4.2	Elect Sergey Katsiev as Director	Management	None	Against
4.3	Elect Ilya Yakubson as Director	Management	None	Against
4.4	Elect Xavier Fernandes Rosado as Director	Management	None	Against
4.5	Elect Steven John Wellard as Director	Management	None	Against
4.6	Elect Vladimir Balabanov as Director	Management	None	Against
4.7	Elect Aleksandr Prisyazhnuk as Director	Management	None	Against
4.8	Elect Aleksey Krivoshapko as Director	Management	None	Against
4.9	Elect Denis Spirin as Director	Management	None	Against
4.10	Elect Denis Kulikov as Director	Management	None	For
4.11	Elect Vladimir Katsman as Director	Management	None	Against

EURASIA DRILLING COMPANY LTD. Meeting Date:  NOV 13, 2015 Record Date:  NOV 04, 2015 Meeting Type:  SPECIAL
Ticker:  EDCL Security ID:  29843U202
Proposal No	Proposal	Proposed By	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast
1	Approve Merger with EDC Acquisition Company Ltd	Management	For	Against

KUZBASSKAYA TOPLIVNAYA KOMPANIYA PJSC Meeting Date:  JUL 03, 2015 Record Date:  MAY 07, 2015 Meeting Type:  SPECIAL
Ticker:  KBTK Security ID:  X4727Y103
Proposal No	Proposal	Proposed By	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast
1	Approve Early Termination of Powers of Board of Directors	Management	For	Against
2.1	Elect V.P. Baskakov as Director	Management	None	Against
2.2	Elect Vadim Danilov as Director	Management	None	Against
2.3	Elect Denis Evstratenko as Director	Management	None	Against
2.4	Elect Denis Kulikov as Director	Management	None	Against
2.5	Elect Igor Prokudin as Director	Management	None	Against
2.6	Elect Denis Spirin as Director	Management	None	Against
2.7	Elect Alexander Williams as Director	Management	None	For
2.8	Elect Yury Fridman as Director	Management	None	Against
3	Approve Early Termination of Powers of General Director	Management	For	Against
4	Elect General Director (CEO)	Management	For	Against

MAGNIT PJSC Meeting Date:  SEP 24, 2015 Record Date:  AUG 11, 2015 Meeting Type:  SPECIAL
Ticker:  MGNT Security ID:  X51729105
Proposal No	Proposal	Proposed By	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast
1	Approve Interim Dividends of RUB 88.40 per Share for First Six Months of Fiscal 2015	Management	For	For
2.1	Approve Large-Scale Related-Party Transaction with ZAO Tander Re: Loan Agreement	Management	For	For
2.2	Approve Large-Scale Related-Party Transaction with Sberbank of Russia Re: Guarantee Agreement	Management	For	For

MMC NORILSK NICKEL PJSC Meeting Date:  SEP 14, 2015 Record Date:  AUG 14, 2015 Meeting Type:  SPECIAL
Ticker:  GMKN Security ID:  46626D108
Proposal No	Proposal	Proposed By	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast
1	Approve Interim Dividends of RUB 305.07 per Share for First Six Months of Fiscal 2015	Management	For	For

MOSTOTREST PJSC Meeting Date:  JUL 15, 2015 Record Date:  MAY 05, 2015 Meeting Type:  SPECIAL
Ticker:  MSTT Security ID:  X5587J102
Proposal No	Proposal	Proposed By	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast
1	Approve Early Termination of Powers of Board of Directors	Management	For	For
2.1	Elect Gennady Bogatyrev as Director	Management	None	Against
2.2	Elect Vladimir Vlasov as Director	Management	None	Against
2.3	Elect Leonid Dobrovsky as Director	Management	None	Against
2.4	Elect Valery Dorgan as Director	Management	None	Against
2.5	Elect Andrey Konnykh as Director	Management	None	Against
2.6	Elect Vladimir Kotylevsky as Director	Management	None	Against
2.7	Elect Vladimir Monastyrev as Director	Management	None	Against
2.8	Elect Vyacheslav Prikhodko as Director	Management	None	Against
2.9	Elect Boris Sakun as Director	Management	None	Against
2.10	Elect Alexander Williams as Director	Management	None	For
2.11	Elect Aleksandr Shevchuk as Director	Management	None	For
3	Approve Early Termination of Powers of Audit Commission	Management	For	For
4.1	Elect Tatyana Belyaevskova as Member of Audit Commission	Management	For	For
4.2	Elect Angelina Korotkova as Member of Audit Commission	Management	For	For
4.3	Elect Yulia Kryuchkova as Member of Audit Commission	Management	For	For
4.4	Elect Lyudmila Parshakova as Member of Audit Commission	Management	For	For

NOVOROSSIYSK COMMERCIAL SEA PORT PJSC Meeting Date:  AUG 12, 2015 Record Date:  MAY 24, 2015 Meeting Type:  SPECIAL
Ticker:  NMTP Security ID:  X5904U103
Proposal No	Proposal	Proposed By	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast
1	Approve Early Termination of Powers of Board of Directors	Management	For	Against
2.1	Elect Sergey Andronov as Director	Management	None	Against
2.2	Elect Maksim Grishanin as Director	Management	None	Against
2.3	Elect Vladimir Kayashev as Director	Management	None	Against
2.4	Elect Sergey Kireev as Director	Management	None	Against
2.5	Elect Vitaly Sergeychuk as Director	Management	None	Against
2.6	Elect Aleksandr Tikhonov as Director	Management	None	Against
2.7	Elect Sergey Khodyrev as Director	Management	None	Against
2.8	Elect Marat Shaydaev as Director	Management	None	Against
2.9	Elect Dmitry Shokhin as Director	Management	None	Against

NOVOROSSIYSK COMMERCIAL SEA PORT PJSC Meeting Date:  AUG 12, 2015 Record Date:  MAY 22, 2015 Meeting Type:  SPECIAL
Ticker:  NMTP Security ID:  67011U208
Proposal No	Proposal	Proposed By	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast
1	Approve Early Termination of Powers of Board of Directors	Management	For	Against
2.1	Elect Sergey Andronov as Director	Management	None	Against
2.2	Elect Maksim Grishanin as Director	Management	None	Against
2.3	Elect Vladimir Kayashev as Director	Management	None	Against
2.4	Elect Sergey Kireev as Director	Management	None	Against
2.5	Elect Vitaly Sergeychuk as Director	Management	None	Against
2.6	Elect Aleksandr Tikhonov as Director	Management	None	Against
2.7	Elect Sergey Khodyrev as Director	Management	None	Against
2.8	Elect Marat Shaydaev as Director	Management	None	Against
2.9	Elect Dmitry Shokhin as Director	Management	None	Against

O'KEY GROUP SA Meeting Date:  OCT 13, 2015 Record Date:  SEP 24, 2015 Meeting Type:  SPECIAL
Ticker:  OKEY Security ID:  670866201
Proposal No	Proposal	Proposed By	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast
1	Dismiss Current Board Members	Management	For	Against
2	Elect Dmitrii Troitskii, Dmitry Korzhev, Heigo Kera, Mykola Buinyckyi, and Boris Volchek as Directors	Management	For	Against
3	Approve Remuneration of Directors for FY 2015 at USD 400,000	Management	For	For
4	Approve Remuneration of Directors for FY 2016 at USD 800,000	Management	For	Against

OMV PETROM S.A. Meeting Date:  SEP 22, 2015 Record Date:  SEP 11, 2015 Meeting Type:  SPECIAL
Ticker:  SNP Security ID:  X7932P106
Proposal No	Proposal	Proposed By	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast
1	Approve Secondary Listing of Company Shares on London Stock Exchange	Management	For	For
2	Empower Executive Board to Carry Out Actions Necessary to Complete Secondary Listing	Management	For	For
3.a	Approve Record Date for Effectiveness of This Resolutions	Management	For	For
3.b	Approve Meeting's Ex-Date	Management	For	For
4	Authorize Filing of Required Documents/Other Formalities	Management	For	For

OMV PETROM S.A. Meeting Date:  SEP 22, 2015 Record Date:  SEP 11, 2015 Meeting Type:  SPECIAL
Ticker:  SNP Security ID:  X7932P106
Proposal No	Proposal	Proposed By	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast
1	Elect One Supervisory Board Member in Replacement of Gerhard Roiss	Management	For	For
2.a	Approve Record Date for Effectiveness of This Resolutions	Management	For	For
2.b	Approve Meeting's Ex-Date	Management	For	For
3	Authorize Filing of Required Documents/Other Formalities	Management	For	For

PHOSAGRO OJSC Meeting Date:  JUL 14, 2015 Record Date:  JUN 08, 2015 Meeting Type:  SPECIAL
Ticker:  PHOR Security ID:  71922G209
Proposal No	Proposal	Proposed By	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast
1	Approve Interim Dividends of RUB 48 per Share for First Quarter of Fiscal 2015	Management	For	For
2	Approve Related-Party Transaction Re: Guarantee Agreement	Management	For	Against
3	Approve Related-Party Transaction Re: Loan Agreement	Management	For	Against

PHOSAGRO OJSC Meeting Date:  OCT 06, 2015 Record Date:  AUG 28, 2015 Meeting Type:  SPECIAL
Ticker:  PHOR Security ID:  71922G209
Proposal No	Proposal	Proposed By	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast
1	Approve Dividends of RUB 57 per Share	Management	For	Did Not Vote
2	Approve Related-Party Transactions Re: Loan Agreements	Management	For	Did Not Vote
3	Approve Related-Party Transaction Re: Supplement to Guarantee Agreement	Management	For	Did Not Vote
4	Approve Related-Party Transaction Re: Guarantee Agreement	Management	For	Did Not Vote
5	Approve Related-Party Transaction Re: Guarantee Agreement	Management	For	Did Not Vote

QIWI PLC Meeting Date:  JUL 28, 2015 Record Date:  JUN 08, 2015 Meeting Type:  SPECIAL
Ticker:  QIWI Security ID:  74735M108
Proposal No	Proposal	Proposed By	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast
1	Reserve Shares for Issuance Under the 2015 Employee Restricted Stock Plan	Management	For	Against
2	Approve the 2015 Employee Restricted Stock Plan	Management	For	Against

ROMGAZ SA Meeting Date:  JUL 30, 2015 Record Date:  JUL 21, 2015 Meeting Type:  SPECIAL
Ticker:  SNG Security ID:  X8T90R107
Proposal No	Proposal	Proposed By	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast
1	Approve Amendments to Bylaws	Management	For	For
2	Adopt Updated Bylaws, Pursuant to Item 1	Management	For	For
3	Delegate Powers to Board Chairman to Sign New Bylaws	Management	For	For
4	Empower Company Representative to Attend General Meeting of Subsidiary and Vote on Capital Increase with Preemptive Rights	Management	For	For
5	Approve Record Date for Effectiveness of This Meeting's Resolutions	Management	For	For
6	Authorize Filing of Required Documents/Other Formalities	Management	For	For

ROMGAZ SA Meeting Date:  SEP 22, 2015 Record Date:  SEP 11, 2015 Meeting Type:  SPECIAL
Ticker:  SNG Security ID:  X8T90R107
Proposal No	Proposal	Proposed By	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast
1	Acknowledge Activity Report for S1 2015	Management	For	For
2	Authorize Procurement of Legal Consultancy, Assistance, and/or Representation Services	Management	For	For
3	Mandate Board to Coordinate Procurement of Legal Services Above	Management	For	For
4	Approve Opening of New Worksite in Surdila Greci	Management	For	For
5	Approve Changes to Records in Trade Register Pursuant to Item 4	Management	For	For
6	Approve Opening and Registration of 152 New Worksites	Management	For	For
7	Approve Record Date for Effectiveness of This Meeting's Resolutions	Management	For	For
8	Authorize Filing of Required Documents/Other Formalities	Management	For	For

ROMGAZ SA Meeting Date:  OCT 29, 2015 Record Date:  OCT 20, 2015 Meeting Type:  SPECIAL
Ticker:  SNG Security ID:  X8T90R107
Proposal No	Proposal	Proposed By	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast
1	Approve Amendments to Bylaws	Management	For	For
2	Adopt New Set of Bylaws	Management	For	For
3	Delegate Powers to Board Chairman to Sign New Bylaws	Management	For	For
4	Approve Amendments to Directors' Contract of Mandate	Management	For	Against
5	Approve Addendum to Directors' Contract of Mandate	Management	For	Against
6	Empower Cornel Bobalca to Sign Amended Contracts with Directors	Management	For	Against
7	Amend Legal Name of Subsidiary	Management	For	For
8	Amend Scope of Activities of Subsidiary	Management	For	For
9	Approve Record Date for Effectiveness of This Meeting's Resolutions	Management	For	For
10	Authorize Filing of Required Documents/Other Formalities	Management	For	For

S.N.T.G.N. TRANSGAZ S.A. Meeting Date:  SEP 17, 2015 Record Date:  SEP 08, 2015 Meeting Type:  SPECIAL
Ticker:  TGN Security ID:  X7936L101
Proposal No	Proposal	Proposed By	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast
1	Acknowledge Board's Activity Report for S1 2015	Management	For	Did Not Vote
2	Approve Board Report Re: Q2 2015 Transactions	Management	For	Did Not Vote
3	Approve Record Date for Effectiveness of This Meeting's Resolutions	Management	For	Did Not Vote
4	Authorize Filing of Required Documents/Other Formalities	Management	For	Did Not Vote

TMK PAO Meeting Date:  OCT 12, 2015 Record Date:  SEP 08, 2015 Meeting Type:  SPECIAL
Ticker:  TRMK Security ID:  87260R201
Proposal No	Proposal	Proposed By	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast
1	Approve Interim Dividends of RUB 2.42 per Share for First Six Months of Fiscal 2015	Management	For	For
2A	Approve Related-Party Transaction with OAO Sberbank of Russia Re: Guarantee Agreement for Securing Obligations of PAO Tagmet	Management	For	For
2B	Approve Related-Party Transaction with OAO Sberbank of Russia Re: Guarantee Agreement for Securing Obligations of JSC VTZ	Management	For	For

URALKALI PJSC Meeting Date:  AUG 07, 2015 Record Date:  JUL 08, 2015 Meeting Type:  SPECIAL
Ticker:  URKA Security ID:  91688E206
Proposal No	Proposal	Proposed By	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast
1	Approve Large-Scale Transaction Re: Acquisition of Shares of JSC Uralkali-Technologiya	Management	For	For
2	Approve New Edition of Regulations on Board of Directors	Management	For	For

X5 RETAIL GROUP NV Meeting Date:  NOV 12, 2015 Record Date:  OCT 15, 2015 Meeting Type:  SPECIAL
Ticker:  FIVE Security ID:  98387E205
Proposal No	Proposal	Proposed By	Management Recommendation	Vote Cast
1	Open Meeting	Management	None	None
2a	Elect Stephan DuCharme to Supervisory Board	Management	For	Against
2b	Elect Michael Kuchment to Supervisory Board	Management	For	For
3	Elect Igor Shekhterman to Management Board	Management	For	For
4	Ratify Ernst & Young as Auditors	Management	For	For
5	Other Business (Non-Voting)	Management	None	None

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) Templeton Russia and East European Fund, Inc. 

By (Signature and Title)* /s/LAURA F. FERGERSON

Laura F. Fergerson,

Chief Executive Officer – Finance and Administration

Date August 29, 2016   

* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.