SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-PX
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number: 811-21497
AllianceBernstein Corporate Shares
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
AllianceBernstein L.P.
1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York l0105
(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)
Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code:
(800) 221-5672
EMILIE D. WRAPP
AllianceBernstein L.P.
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York l0105
(Name and address of agent for service)
Copies of communications to:
Kathleen K. Clarke
901 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
Date of fiscal year end: April 30
Date of reporting period: July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012
Item 1. Proxy Voting Record.
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ICA File Number: 811-21497
Reporting Period: 07/01/2011 - 06/30/2012
AllianceBernstein Corporate Shares
================== AllianceBernstein Corporate Income Shares ===================
There is no proxy voting activity for the fund, as the fund did not hold any
votable positions during the reporting period.
================ AllianceBernstein International Focus Shares ==================
ANHANGUERA EDUCACIONAL PARTICIPACOES S.A
Ticker: AEDU3 Security ID: P0355L115
Meeting Date: JUL 08, 2011 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Amend Articles Re: Company Address For For Management
1b Amend Articles Re: Corporate Purpose For For Management
1c Amend Articles Re: Board's Ability to For For Management
Repurchase, Reissue, or Cancel
Treasury Shares
1d Amend Articles Re: Executive Title For For Management
2 Designate Newspapers to Publish For For Management
Company Announcements
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ASPEN PHARMACARE HOLDINGS LTD
Ticker: APN Security ID: S0754A105
Meeting Date: DEC 01, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: NOV 25, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports for the Year Ended
30 June 2011
2.1 Re-elect Roy Andersen as Director For For Management
2.2 Re-elect Sindi Zilwa as Director For For Management
2.3 Re-elect Chris Mortimer as Director For For Management
3 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc For For Management
as Auditors of the Company and Eric
MacKeown as the Audit Partner
4.1 Re-elect John Buchanan as Member of For For Management
the Audit Committee
4.2 Re-elect Roy Andersen as Member of the For For Management
Audit Committee
4.3 Re-elect Sindi Zilwa as Member of the For For Management
Audit Committee
5 Place Authorised but Unissued Shares For Against Management
under Control of Directors
6 Approve Remuneration Policy For For Management
7 Authorise Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management
Approved Resolutions
1 Approve Remuneration of Non-Executive For For Management
Directors for the Year Ending 30 June
2012
2 Approve Financial Assistance to For For Management
Pharmacare Ltd in Favour of Nedbank
Ltd in Respect of Term Loan Agreement
3 Approve Financial Assistance to For For Management
Pharmacare Ltd in Favour of ABSA Bank
Ltd in Respect of Term Loan Agreement
4 Approve Financial Assistance to For For Management
Related or Inter-related Company
5 Authorise Repurchase of Up to 20 For For Management
Percent of Issued Share Capital
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GOLDEN EAGLE RETAIL GROUP LTD.
Ticker: 03308 Security ID: G3958R109
Meeting Date: AUG 17, 2011 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Non-exercise of the Right of For For Management
First Refusal
2 Approve Lease Agreement and Related For For Management
Transactions
3 Approve Proposed Annual Caps in For For Management
Respect of the Lease Agreement
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HUABAO INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED (FORMERLY LEAPTEK LTD
Ticker: 00336 Security ID: G4639H122
Meeting Date: AUG 05, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUL 29, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Declare Final Dividend For For Management
3a Reelect Mak Kin Kwong as Director For Against Management
3b Reelect Poon Chiu Kwok as Director For For Management
3c Reelect Xiong Qing as Director For For Management
3d Authorize Board to Fix Directors' For For Management
Remuneration
4 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers as For For Management
Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix
Their Remuneration
5a Approve Issuance of Equity or For Against Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights
5b Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 For For Management
Percent of Issued Share Capital
5c Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased For Against Management
Shares
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OLAM INTERNATIONAL LTD.
Ticker: O32 Security ID: Y6421B106
Meeting Date: JUL 08, 2011 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Proposed Subscription For For Management
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OLAM INTERNATIONAL LTD.
Ticker: O32 Security ID: Y6421B106
Meeting Date: OCT 28, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Adopt Financial Statements and For For Management
Directors' and Auditors' Reports
2 Declare First Final Dividend of SGD 0. For For Management
05 Per Share
3 Reelect Narain Girdhar Chanrai as For Against Management
Director
4 Reelect Sunny George Verghese as For For Management
Director
5 Reelect Shekhar Anantharaman as For For Management
Director
6 Reelect Michael Lim Choo San as For Against Management
Director
7 Approve Directors' Fees of SGD 1.4 For For Management
Million for the Year Ending June 30,
2012
8 Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as For Against Management
Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix
Their Remuneration
9 Approve Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with or
without Preemptive Rights
10 Approve Grant of Options and Issuance For For Management
of Shares Pursuant to the Olam
Employee Share Option Scheme
11 Authorize Share Repurchase Program For For Management
12 Approve Issuance of Shares Pursuant to For For Management
the Olam Scrip Dividend Scheme
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SAMSUNG ENGINEERING CO. LTD.
Ticker: 028050 Security ID: Y7472L100
Meeting Date: MAR 16, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: DEC 31, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Appropriation of Income and For For Management
Dividend of KRW 3,000 per Share
2 Elect Chang Ji-Jong as Outside Director For For Management
3 Elect Kim Sang-Hoon as Member of Audit For For Management
Committee
4 Approve Total Remuneration of Inside For For Management
Directors and Outside Directors
============= AllianceBernstein Taxable Multi-Sector Income Shares =============
There is no proxy voting activity for the fund, as the fund did not hold any
votable positions during the reporting period.
================== AllianceBernstein Municipal Income Shares ===================
There is no proxy voting activity for the fund, as the fund did not hold any
votable positions during the reporting period.
============ AllianceBernstein Tax-Aware Real Return Income Shares =============
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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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: AllianceBernstein Corporate Shares
By: Robert M. Keith*
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Chief Executive Officer
Date: August 30, 2012
*By: /s/ Emilie D. Wrapp
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Emilie D. Wrapp
Secretary
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature
appears below hereby revokes all prior powers granted by the undersigned to the
extent inconsistent herewith and constitutes and appoints Robert M. Keith,
Emilie D. Wrapp, Eric C. Freed, Nancy E. Hay and Stephen J. Laffey and each of
them, to act severally as attorney-in-fact and agent, with power of substitution
and resubstitution, for the undersigned in any and all capacities, solely for
the purpose of signing the respective Registration Statements, and any
amendments thereto, on Form N-1A and any other filings of:
-AllianceBernstein Balanced Shares, Inc.
-AllianceBernstein Blended Style Series, Inc.
-AllianceBernstein Bond Fund, Inc.
-AllianceBernstein Cap Fund, Inc.
-AllianceBernstein Core Opportunities Fund, Inc.
-AllianceBernstein Corporate Shares
-AllianceBernstein Equity Income Fund, Inc.
-AllianceBernstein Exchange Reserves
-AllianceBernstein Fixed-Income Shares, Inc.
-AllianceBernstein Global Bond Fund, Inc.
-AllianceBernstein Global Growth Fund, Inc.
-AllianceBernstein Global Real Estate Investment Fund, Inc.
-AllianceBernstein Global Thematic Growth Fund, Inc.
-AllianceBernstein Greater China '97 Fund, Inc.
-AllianceBernstein Growth and Income Fund, Inc.
-AllianceBernstein High Income Fund, Inc.
-AllianceBernstein Institutional Funds, Inc.
-AllianceBernstein International Growth Fund, Inc.
-AllianceBernstein Large Cap Growth Fund, Inc.
-AllianceBernstein Small/Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc.
-AllianceBernstein Municipal Income Fund, Inc.
-AllianceBernstein Municipal Income Fund II
-AllianceBernstein Trust
-AllianceBernstein Unconstrained Bond Fund, Inc.
-AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.
-The AllianceBernstein Portfolios
-The AllianceBernstein Pooling Portfolios
-Sanford C. Bernstein Fund II, Inc.
and filing the same, with exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact, or their substitute or substitutes,
may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
/s/ Robert M. Keith
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Robert M. Keith
Dated: August 2, 2011