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: 811-08415
EVERGREEN FIXED INCOME TRUST
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
200 Berkeley Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02116-5034
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(Address of principal executive offices)
The Corporation Trust Company
1209 Orange Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
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(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (617) 210-3200
Dates of fiscal year ends: 4/30
Date of reporting period: 7/1/2007 - 6/30/2008
ITEM 1. PROXY VOTING RECORD
The following are series of Evergreen Fixed Income Trust (the "Registrant"):
Evergreen Intermediate and Long Term Bond Funds (FYE 4/30)
Evergreen Core Plus Bond Fund (formerly Evergreen Diversified Bond Fund)
Evergreen Diversified Income Builder Fund (formerly Evergreen Strategic
Income Fund)
Evergreen High Income Fund (formerly Evergreen High Yield Bond Fund)
Evergreen Institutional Mortgage Portfolio
Evergreen U.S. Government Fund
The following series of the Registrant was liquidated during the
reporting period (date of liquidation indicated below) and held
no voting securities from 7/1/2007 through the date of
liquidation:
Evergreen Ultra Short Opportunities Fund (liquidated on June 26, 2008)
None of the following series of the Registrant held securities during
the reporting period, as noted above, in which there was a
securityholder vote, and accordingly, they have no proxy votes
to report.
Evergreen Core Plus Bond Fund
(formerly Evergreen Diversified Bond Fund)
Evergreen Diversified Income Builder Fund
(formerly Evergreen Strategic Income Fund)
Evergreen Institutional Mortgage Portfolio
Evergreen U.S. Government Fund
Evergreen Ultra Short Opportunities Fund
The following is the proxy voting record for each series of the
Registrant that has a proxy voting record during the reporting period:
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ICA File Number: 811-08415
Reporting Period: 07/01/2007 - 06/30/2008
Evergreen Fixed Income Trust
========================== EVERGREEN HIGH INCOME FUND ==========================
DELTA AIR LINES, INC.
Ticker: DAL Security ID: 247361702
Meeting Date: JUN 3, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 18, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Richard H. Anderson For For Management
2 Elect Director John S. Brinzo For For Management
3 Elect Director Daniel A. Carp For For Management
4 Elect Director Eugene I. Davis For Against Management
5 Elect Director Richard Karl Goeltz For For Management
6 Elect Director David R. Goode For For Management
7 Elect Director Victor L. Lund For For Management
8 Elect Director Walter E. Massey For For Management
9 Elect Director Paula Rosput Reynolds For For Management
10 Elect Director Kenneth C. Rogers For For Management
11 Elect Director Kenneth B. Woodrow For For Management
12 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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SPRINT NEXTEL CORP
Ticker: S Security ID: 852061100
Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 14, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Robert R. Bennett For For Management
2 Elect Director Gordon M. Bethune For For Management
3 Elect Director Larry C. Glasscock For For Management
4 Elect Director James H. Hance, Jr. For For Management
5 Elect Director Daniel R. Hesse For For Management
6 Elect Director V. Janet Hill For For Management
7 Elect Director Irvine O. Hockaday, Jr. For For Management
8 Elect Director Rodney O?Neal For For Management
9 Elect Director Ralph V. Whitworth For For Management
10 Ratify Auditors For For Management
11 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against For Shareholder
Special Meetings
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TRONOX, INC.
Ticker: TRX Security ID: 897051108
Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 20, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director David G. Birney For For Management
2 Elect Director Bradley C. Richardson For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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SIGNATURE
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.
EVERGREEN FIXED INCOME TRUST
By: /s/ Dennis H. Ferro
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Dennis H. Ferro
President
(Chief Executive Officer)
Date: August 28, 2008
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