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: 811-21751
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LAZARD WORLD DIVIDEND & INCOME FUND, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
c/o Lazard Asset Management LLC
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, New York 10112
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Mark R. Anderson, Esq.
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, New York 10112
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(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (800) 823-6300
Date of fiscal year end: 12/31
Date of reporting period: July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2020
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ICA File Number: 811-21751
Reporting Period: 07/01/2019 - 06/30/2020
Lazard World Dividend & Income Fund, Inc.
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ACCENTURE PLC
Ticker: ACN Security ID: G1151C101
Meeting Date: JAN 30, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: DEC 02, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Jaime Ardila For For Management
1b Elect Director Herbert Hainer For For Management
1c Elect Director Nancy McKinstry For For Management
1d Elect Director Gilles C. Pelisson For For Management
1e Elect Director Paula A. Price For For Management
1f Elect Director Venkata (Murthy) For For Management
Renduchintala
1g Elect Director David Rowland For For Management
1h Elect Director Arun Sarin For For Management
1i Elect Director Julie Sweet For For Management
1j Elect Director Frank K. Tang For For Management
1k Elect Director Tracey T. Travis For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and For For Management
Authorize Board to Fix Their
Remuneration
5 Authorize Board to Allot and Issue For For Management
Shares
6 Authorize Board to Opt-Out of For For Management
Statutory Pre-Emption Rights
7 Determine Price Range for Reissuance For For Management
of Treasury Shares
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AMADA HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
Ticker: 6113 Security ID: J01218106
Meeting Date: DEC 12, 2019 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: SEP 30, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Amend Articles to Change Company Name For For Management
- Amend Business Lines - Clarify
Director Authority on Board Meetings
2.1 Elect Director Kurihara, Toshinori For For Management
2.2 Elect Director Fukui, Yukihiro For For Management
3 Appoint Statutory Auditor Shibata, For For Management
Kotaro
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BANK LEUMI LE-ISRAEL LTD.
Ticker: LUMI Security ID: M16043107
Meeting Date: JUL 18, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: JUN 12, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Discuss Financial Statements and the None None Management
Report of the Board
2 Reappoint Somekh Chaikin and Kost For For Management
Forer Gabbay and Kasierer as Joint
Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix
Their Remuneration
3 Appoint Somekh Chaikin and Brightman For For Management
Almagor Zohar & Co. as Joint Auditors
and Authorize Board to Fix Their
Remuneration
4 Elect Irit Shlomi as Director For For Management
5 Elect Haim Yaakov Krupsky as Director For Did Not Vote Management
6 Approve Purchase of 12,364 Ordinary For For Management
Shares by David Brodet, Chairman, in
Connection with Share Offering by the
State of Israel to the Bank's Employees
A Vote FOR if you are a controlling None Against Management
shareholder or have a personal
interest in one or several
resolutions, as indicated in the proxy
card; otherwise, vote AGAINST. You may
not abstain. If you vote FOR, please
provide an explanation to your account
manager
B1 If you are an Interest Holder as None Against Management
defined in Section 1 of the Securities
Law, 1968, vote FOR. Otherwise, vote
against.
B2 If you are a Senior Officer as defined None Against Management
in Section 37(D) of the Securities
Law, 1968, vote FOR. Otherwise, vote
against.
B3 If you are an Institutional Investor None Against Management
as defined in Regulation 1 of the
Supervision Financial Services
Regulations 2009 or a Manager of a
Joint Investment Trust Fund as defined
in the Joint Investment Trust Law,
1994, vote FOR. Otherwise, vote
against.
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BANK LEUMI LE-ISRAEL LTD.
Ticker: LUMI Security ID: M16043107
Meeting Date: DEC 23, 2019 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: NOV 18, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Reelect Ytzhak Edelman as External For For Management
Director
1.2 Elect Mordechai Rosen as External For Did Not Vote Management
Director
2.1 Reelect Ester Dominissini as Director For For Management
2.2 Elect Ira Sobel as Director For Against Management
3 Approve Amended Compensation Policy For For Management
for the Directors and Officers of the
Company
4 Approve Employment Terms of Haj-Yehia For For Management
Samer, Chairman
5 Approve Employment Terms of as Hanan For For Management
Shmuel Friedman, CEO
6 Issue Updated Indemnification For For Management
Agreements to Directors/Officers
A Vote FOR if you are a controlling None Against Management
shareholder or have a personal
interest in one or several
resolutions, as indicated in the proxy
card; otherwise, vote AGAINST. You may
not abstain. If you vote FOR, please
provide an explanation to your account
manager
B1 If you are an Interest Holder as None Against Management
defined in Section 1 of the Securities
Law, 1968, vote FOR. Otherwise, vote
against.
B2 If you are a Senior Officer as defined None Against Management
in Section 37(D) of the Securities
Law, 1968, vote FOR. Otherwise, vote
against.
B3 If you are an Institutional Investor None Against Management
as defined in Regulation 1 of the
Supervision Financial Services
Regulations 2009 or a Manager of a
Joint Investment Trust Fund as defined
in the Joint Investment Trust Law,
1994, vote FOR. Otherwise, vote
against.
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BB SEGURIDADE PARTICIPACOES SA
Ticker: BBSE3 Security ID: P1R1WJ103
Meeting Date: OCT 30, 2019 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves For For Management
and Reduction of Share Capital Without
Cancellation of Shares
2 Approve Negotiation of Treasury Shares For For Management
3 Amend Articles For For Management
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CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION
Ticker: 939 Security ID: Y1397N101
Meeting Date: OCT 30, 2019 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: SEP 27, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Wang Yongqing as Supervisor For For Management
2 Elect Michel Madelain as Director For For Management
3 Approve Remuneration Distribution and For For Management
Settlement Plan for Directors of the
Bank in 2018
4 Approve Remuneration Distribution and For For Management
Settlement Plan for Supervisors of the
Bank in 2018
5 Approve Authorization for Additional For For Management
Temporary Limit on Poverty Alleviation
Donations
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CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
Ticker: CSCO Security ID: 17275R102
Meeting Date: DEC 10, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: OCT 11, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director M. Michele Burns For For Management
1b Elect Director Wesley G. Bush For For Management
1c Elect Director Michael D. Capellas For For Management
1d Elect Director Mark Garrett For For Management
1e Elect Director Kristina M. Johnson For For Management
1f Elect Director Roderick C. McGeary For For Management
1g Elect Director Charles H. Robbins For For Management
1h Elect Director Arun Sarin For For Management
1i Elect Director Brenton L. Saunders For For Management
1j Elect Director Carol B. Tome For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
4 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder
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GAZTRANSPORT & TECHNIGAZ SA
Ticker: GTT Security ID: F42674113
Meeting Date: NOV 14, 2019 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: NOV 12, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Authorize up to 150,000 Shares for Use For For Management
in Restricted Stock Plans
2 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
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JNBY DESIGN LIMITED
Ticker: 3306 Security ID: G55044104
Meeting Date: OCT 18, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: OCT 14, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Final Dividend For For Management
3A1 Elect Wu Huating as Director For For Management
3A2 Elect Wei Zhe as Director For For Management
3A3 Elect Lam Yiu Por as Director For For Management
3A4 Elect Hu Huanxin as Director For For Management
3B Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Directors
4 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers as For For Management
Auditor 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 Issued Share For For Management
Capital
5C Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased For Against Management
Shares
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MEDTRONIC PLC
Ticker: MDT Security ID: G5960L103
Meeting Date: DEC 06, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: OCT 10, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Richard H. Anderson For For Management
1b Elect Director Craig Arnold For For Management
1c Elect Director Scott C. Donnelly For For Management
1d Elect Director Andrea J. Goldsmith For For Management
1e Elect Director Randall J. Hogan, III For For Management
1f Elect Director Omar Ishrak For For Management
1g Elect Director Michael O. Leavitt For For Management
1h Elect Director James T. Lenehan For For Management
1i Elect Director Geoffrey S. Martha For For Management
1j Elect Director Elizabeth G. Nabel For For Management
1k Elect Director Denise M. O'Leary For For Management
1l Elect Director Kendall J. Powell For For Management
2 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix
Their Remuneration
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Renew the Board's Authority to Issue For For Management
Shares Under Irish Law
5 Renew the Board's Authority to Opt-Out For For Management
of Statutory Pre-Emptions Rights Under
Irish Law
6 Authorize Overseas Market Purchases of For For Management
Ordinary Shares
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MICROSOFT CORPORATION
Ticker: MSFT Security ID: 594918104
Meeting Date: DEC 04, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: OCT 08, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director William H. Gates, III For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Reid G. Hoffman For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Hugh F. Johnston For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Teri L. List-Stoll For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Satya Nadella For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Sandra E. Peterson For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Penny S. Pritzker For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Charles W. Scharf For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Arne M. Sorenson For For Management
1.10 Elect Director John W. Stanton For For Management
1.11 Elect Director John W. Thompson For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Emma N. Walmsley For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Padmasree Warrior For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors
4 Report on Employee Representation on Against Against Shareholder
the Board of Directors
5 Report on Gender Pay Gap Against For Shareholder
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MOBILE TELESYSTEMS PJSC
Ticker: MTSS Security ID: 607409109
Meeting Date: SEP 30, 2019 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: AUG 23, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Meeting Procedures For For Management
2 Approve Interim Dividends of RUB 8.68 For For Management
for First Half Year of Fiscal 2019
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MOSCOW EXCHANGE MICEX-RTS PJSC
Ticker: MOEX Security ID: X6983N101
Meeting Date: NOV 21, 2019 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: OCT 29, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Early Termination of Powers of For For Management
Audit Commission
2.1 Elect Mikhail Kireev as Member of For For Management
Audit Commission
2.2 Elect Natalia Perchatkina as Member of For For Management
Audit Commission
2.3 Elect Olga Romantsova as Member of For For Management
Audit Commission
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NETLINK NBN TRUST
Ticker: CJLU Security ID: Y6S61H108
Meeting Date: JUL 19, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Adopt Report of the Trustee-Manager, For For Management
Statement by the Trustee-Manager and
the Audited Financial Statements
2 Approve Directors' Fees For For Management
3 Approve Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors and Authorize Directors of
the Trustee-Manager to Fix Their
Remuneration
4 Elect Eric Ang Teik Lim as Director For For Management
5 Elect Yeo Wico as Director For For Management
6 Elect Tong Yew Heng as Director For For Management
7 Elect Ku Xian Hong as Director For For Management
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NETLINK NBN TRUST
Ticker: CJLU Security ID: Y6S61H108
Meeting Date: JUL 19, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Adopt Report of the Trustee-Manager, For For Management
Statement by the Trustee-Manager and
the Audited Financial Statements
2 Approve Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix
Their Remuneration
3 Approve Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with or
without Preemptive Rights
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PING AN INSURANCE (GROUP) CO. OF CHINA LTD.
Ticker: 2318 Security ID: Y69790106
Meeting Date: DEC 10, 2019 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: NOV 08, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.01 Elect Xie Yonglin as Director For For Management
1.02 Elect Tan Sin Yin as Director For For Management
2 Amend Articles of Association For For Management
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RAYTHEON COMPANY
Ticker: RTN Security ID: 755111507
Meeting Date: OCT 11, 2019 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: SEP 10, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Merger Agreement For For Management
2 Advisory Vote on Golden Parachutes For For Management
3 Adjourn Meeting For Against Management
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SEVERSTAL PAO
Ticker: CHMF Security ID: 818150302
Meeting Date: SEP 06, 2019 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: AUG 12, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Interim Dividends of RUB 26.72 For For Management
per Share for First Six Months of
Fiscal 2019
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TAPESTRY, INC.
Ticker: TPR Security ID: 876030107
Meeting Date: NOV 07, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 06, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1A Elect Director Darrell Cavens For For Management
1B Elect Director David Denton For For Management
1C Elect Director Anne Gates For For Management
1D Elect Director Andrea Guerra For For Management
1E Elect Director Susan Kropf For For Management
1F Elect Director Annabelle Yu Long For For Management
1G Elect Director Ivan Menezes For For Management
1H Elect Director Jide Zeitlin For For Management
2 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
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UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Ticker: UTX Security ID: 913017109
Meeting Date: OCT 11, 2019 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: SEP 10, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Issue Shares in Connection with Merger For For Management
2 Adjourn Meeting For Against 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.
LAZARD WORLD DIVIDEND & INCOME FUND, INC.
By: /s/ Nathan A. Paul
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Nathan A. Paul
Chief Executive Officer
Date: August 14, 2020
Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, this Report
has been signed below by the principal executive officer on behalf of the
Registrant on the date indicated.
By: /s/ Nathan A. Paul
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Nathan A. Paul
Chief Executive Officer
Date: August 14, 2020