UNITED STATES 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 811-10395 ----- Pioneer Series Trust VII - ---------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) 60 State Street Boston, MA 02109 - ---------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) Dorothy Bourassa 60 State Street Boston, MA 02109 - ---------------------------------------------------- (Name and address of agent for service) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (617) 742-7825 Date of fiscal year end: October 31 Date of reporting period: July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008 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) Pioneer Series Trust VII By (Signature and Title) /s/ John F. Cogan, Jr. ------------------------- John F. Cogan, Jr., Chairman and President Date August 19, 2008 ---------------- ====================== PIONEER GLOBAL DIVERSIFIED EQUITY ======================= BANCO SANTANDER S.A. Ticker: Security ID: E19790109 Meeting Date: JUN 20, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Individual and Consolidated For For Management Financial Statements and Statutory Reports and Discharge Directors for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2007 2 Approve Allocation of Income For For Management 3.1 Ratify Juan Rodriguez Inciarte to the For For Management Board of Directors 3.2 Reelect Luis Alberto Salazar-Simpson Bos For For Management to the Board of Directors 3.3 Reelect Luis Angel Rojo Duque to the For For Management Board of Directors 3.4 Reelect Emilio Botin-Sanz de Sautuola y For For Management Garcia de los Rios to the Board of Directors 4 Ratify Auditors For For Management 5 Authorize Repurchase of Shares in For For Management Accordance With Article 75 of Corporate Law; Void Authorization Granted on June 23, 2007 6 Approve New Corporate Bylaws and Void For For Management Effective Ones 7 Amend Article 8 of the General Meeting For For Management Guidelines 8 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights in Accordance to Article 153 1.a) of the Spanish Corporate Law; Void Authorization Granted at the AGM held on June 23, 2007 9 Grant Board Authorization to Issue For For Management Convertible and/or Exchangeable Debt Securities without Preemptive Rights 10 Authorize Issuance of Non-Convertible For For Management Fixed Income Securities 11.1 Approve Bundled Incentive Plans Linked to For For Management Predetermined Requirements such as Total Return Results and EPS 11.2 Approve Savings Plan for Abbey National For For Management Plc' Employees and other Companies of Santander Group in the U.K. 12 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management Approved Resolutions - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLSKI KONCERN NAFTOWY ORLEN Ticker: Security ID: X6922W204 Meeting Date: JUN 13, 2008 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: JUN 5, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Open Meeting None None Management 2 Elect Meeting Chairman For For Management 3 Acknowledge Proper Convening of Meeting For For Management 4 Approve Agenda of Meeting For For Management 5 Elect Members of Vote Counting Commission For For Management 6.1 Shareholder Proposal: Shareholder None Against Shareholder Proposal: Fix Number of Supervisory Board Members (Content of Resolution Proposed by Management Board in Response to Shareholder's Request to Make Changes in Composition of Supervisory Board) 6.2 Shareholder Proposal: Recall Supervisory None Against Shareholder Board Member(s) (Content of Resolution Proposed by Management Board in Response to Shareholder's Request to Make Changes in Composition of Supervisory Board) 6.3 Shareholder Proposal: Elect Supervisory None Against Shareholder Board Member(s) (Content of Resolution Proposed by Management Board in Response to Shareholder's Request to Make Changes in Composition of Supervisory Board) 6.4 Shareholder Proposal: Elect Supervisory None Against Shareholder Board Member(s) (Content of Resolution Proposed by Management Board in Response to Shareholder's Request to Make Changes in Composition of Supervisory Board) 7 Close Meeting None None Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RANDSTAD HOLDING NV Ticker: Security ID: N7291Y137 Meeting Date: JUN 26, 2008 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: JUN 17, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Open Meeting None None Management 2 Approve Legal Merger with Vedior N.V. For For Management 3 Any Other Business and Closing None None Management ====================== PIONEER GLOBAL AGGREGATE BOND FUND ====================== The Fund held no securities during the period covered by this report in which there was a securityholder vote. Accordingly, there are no proxy votes to report. ======================== PIONEER GLOBAL HIGH YIELD FUND ======================== The Fund held no securities during the period covered by this report in which there was a securityholder vote. Accordingly, there are no proxy votes to report. ========== END NPX REPORT