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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 811-21682
Sterling Capital Variable Insurance Funds
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
434 Fayetteville Street, 5th Floor
Raleigh, NC 27601-0575
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
James T. Gillespie, President
Sterling Capital Variable Insurance Funds
434 Fayetteville Street, 5th Floor
Raleigh, NC 27601-0575
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (800) 228-1872
Date of fiscal year end: December 31
Date of reporting period: July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2015
Form N-PX is to be used by a registered management investment company, other
than a small business investment company registered on Form N-5 ((S)(S) 239.24
and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than
August 31 of each year, containing the registrant's proxy voting record for the
most recent twelve-month period ended June 30, pursuant to section 30 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 and rule 30b1-4 thereunder (17 CFR 270.30b1-4).
The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-PX in its regulatory,
disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.
A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-PX,
and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not
required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-PX
unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget
("OMB") control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the
information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the
burden to the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE,
Washington, DC 20549. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under
the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. (S) 3507.
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PROXY VOTING RECORD
FOR PERIOD JULY 1, 2014 TO JUNE 30, 2015
The following fund and its respective reporting period has no
reportable data as it did not vote proxies relating to portfolio securities
during the period covered by this report.
Fund Name: Registrant Time Period:
STERLING CAPITAL TOTAL RETURN BOND VIF 07.01.2014-06.30.2015
Registrant : Sterling Capital Variable Insurance Funds
Fund Name : STERLING CAPITAL EQUITY INCOME VIF
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Abbott Laboratories
Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status
ABT CUSIP 002824100 04/24/2015 Voted
Meeting Type Country of Trade
Annual United States
Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against
Mgmt
1.1 Elect Robert J. Alpern Mgmt For For For
1.2 Elect Roxanne S. Austin Mgmt For For For
1.3 Elect Sally E. Blount Mgmt For For For
1.4 Elect W. James Farrell Mgmt For For For
1.5 Elect Edward M. Liddy Mgmt For For For
1.6 Elect Nancy McKinstry Mgmt For For For
1.7 Elect Phebe N. Novakovic Mgmt For For For
1.8 Elect William A. Osborn Mgmt For For For
1.9 Elect Samuel C. Scott Mgmt For For For
III
1.10 Elect Glenn F. Tilton Mgmt For For For
1.11 Elect Miles D. White Mgmt For For For
2 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For
3 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For
Executive
Compensation
4 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For
Regarding Genetically
Modified
Ingredients
5 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against
Regarding Independent
Board
Chairman
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AbbVie Inc.
Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status
ABBV CUSIP 00287Y109 05/08/2015 Voted
Meeting Type Country of Trade
Annual United States
Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against
Mgmt
1.1 Elect Roxanne S. Austin Mgmt For For For
1.2 Elect Richard A. Mgmt For For For
Gonzalez
1.3 Elect Glenn F. Tilton Mgmt For For For
2 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For
3 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For
Executive
Compensation
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Anthem Inc
Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status
WLP CUSIP 94973V107 11/05/2014 Voted
Meeting Type Country of Trade
Special United States
Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against
Mgmt
1 Company Name Change Mgmt For For For
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Anthem, Inc.
Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status
ANTM CUSIP 036752103 05/13/2015 Voted
Meeting Type Country of Trade
Annual United States
Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against
Mgmt
1 Elect Julie A. Hill Mgmt For For For
2 Elect Ramiro G. Peru Mgmt For For For
3 Elect John H. Short Mgmt For For For
4 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For
5 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For
Executive
Compensation
6 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr N/A Against N/A
Regarding
Declassification of
the
Board
7 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against
Regarding Proxy
Access
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Baxter International Inc.
Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status
BAX CUSIP 071813109 05/05/2015 Voted
Meeting Type Country of Trade
Annual United States
Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against
Mgmt
1 Elect Uma Chowdhry Mgmt For For For
2 Elect James R. Gavin III Mgmt For For For
3 Elect Peter S. Hellman Mgmt For For For
4 Elect Kees J. Storm Mgmt For For For
5 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For
6 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For Against Against
Executive
Compensation
7 2015 Incentive Plan Mgmt For For For
8 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For
Regarding Compensation
in the Event of a
Change in
Control
9 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against
Regarding Independent
Board
Chairman
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Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc.
Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status
DNKN CUSIP 265504100 05/12/2015 Voted
Meeting Type Country of Trade
Annual United States
Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against
Mgmt
1.1 Elect Sandra Horbach Mgmt For For For
1.2 Elect Mark Nunnelly Mgmt For For For
1.3 Elect Carl Sparks Mgmt For For For
2 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For
Executive
Compensation
3 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For
4 2015 Omnibus Long-Term Mgmt For For For
Incentive
Plan
5 2015 Employee Stock Mgmt For For For
Purchase
Plan
6 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For
Regarding Cage-Free
Eggs
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General Electric Company
Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status
GE CUSIP 369604103 04/22/2015 Voted
Meeting Type Country of Trade
Annual United States
Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against
Mgmt
1 Elect W. Geoffrey Mgmt For For For
Beattie
2 Elect John J. Brennan Mgmt For For For
3 Elect James I. Cash, Jr. Mgmt For For For
4 Elect Francisco D'Souza Mgmt For For For
5 Elect Marijn E. Dekkers Mgmt For For For
6 Elect Susan Hockfield Mgmt For For For
7 Elect Jeffrey R. Immelt Mgmt For For For
8 Elect Andrea Jung Mgmt For For For
9 Elect Robert W. Lane Mgmt For For For
10 Elect Rochelle B. Mgmt For For For
Lazarus
11 Elect James J. Mulva Mgmt For For For
12 Elect James E. Rohr Mgmt For For For
13 Elect Mary L. Schapiro Mgmt For For For
14 Elect Robert J. Mgmt For For For
Swieringa
15 Elect James S. Tisch Mgmt For For For
16 Elect Douglas A. Warner Mgmt For For For
III
17 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For
Executive
Compensation
18 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For
19 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For
Regarding Cumulative
Voting
20 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For
Regarding Right to Act
by Written
Consent
21 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For
Regarding Nomination
of Retiree
Directors
22 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For
Regarding Holy Land
Principles
23 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For
Regarding Compensation
in the Event of a
Change in
Control
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General Mills, Inc.
Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status
GIS CUSIP 370334 09/23/2014 Voted
Meeting Type Country of Trade
Annual United States
Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against
Mgmt
1 Elect Bradbury H. Mgmt For For For
Anderson
2 Elect R. Kerry Clark Mgmt For Against Against
3 Elect Paul Danos Mgmt For For For
4 Elect Henrietta H. Fore Mgmt For For For
5 Elect Raymond V. Mgmt For For For
Gilmartin
6 Elect Judith Richards Mgmt For For For
Hope
7 Elect Heidi G. Miller Mgmt For For For
8 Elect Hilda Mgmt For For For
Ochoa-Brillembourg
9 Elect Steve Odland Mgmt For For For
10 Elect Kendall J. Powell Mgmt For For For
11 Elect Michael D. Rose Mgmt For For For
12 Elect Robert L. Ryan Mgmt For For For
13 Elect Dorothy A. Terrell Mgmt For For For
14 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For
Executive
Compensation
15 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For
16 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For
Regarding Reporting on
the Use of
Non-Recyclable
Packaging
17 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For
Regarding Genetically
Modified
Organisms
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International Business Machines Corporation
Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status
IBM CUSIP 459200101 04/28/2015 Voted
Meeting Type Country of Trade
Annual United States
Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against
Mgmt
1 Elect Alain J. P. Belda Mgmt For For For
2 Elect William R. Brody Mgmt For For For
3 Elect Kenneth I. Mgmt For For For
Chenault
4 Elect Michael L. Eskew Mgmt For Against Against
5 Elect David N. Farr Mgmt For For For
6 Elect Alex Gorsky Mgmt For For For
7 Elect Shirley Ann Mgmt For Against Against
Jackson
8 Elect Andrew N. Liveris Mgmt For For For
9 Elect W. James Mgmt For For For
McNerney,
Jr.
10 Elect James W. Owens Mgmt For For For
11 Elect Virginia M. Mgmt For For For
Rometty
12 Elect Joan E. Spero Mgmt For For For
13 Elect Sidney Taurel Mgmt For For For
14 Elect Peter R. Voser Mgmt For For For
15 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For
16 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For
Executive
Compensation
17 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For
Regarding Lobbying
Report
18 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against
Regarding Right to Act
by Written
Consent
19 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For
Regarding Compensation
in the Event of a
Change in
Control
20 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For
Regarding Formation of
a Public Policy
Committee of the
Board
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Kinder Morgan, Inc.
Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status
KMI CUSIP 49456B101 05/07/2015 Voted
Meeting Type Country of Trade
Annual United States
Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against
Mgmt
1.1 Elect Richard D. Kinder Mgmt For For For
1.2 Elect Steven J. Kean Mgmt For For For
1.3 Elect Ted A. Gardner Mgmt For For For
1.4 Elect Anthony W. Hall, Mgmt For For For
Jr.
1.5 Elect Gary L. Hultquist Mgmt For For For
1.6 Elect Ronald L. Kuehn, Mgmt For For For
Jr.
1.7 Elect Deborah A. Mgmt For For For
Macdonald
1.8 Elect Michael Miller Mgmt For Withhold Against
1.9 Elect Michael C. Morgan Mgmt For For For
1.10 Elect Arthur C. Mgmt For For For
Reichstetter
1.11 Elect Fayez S. Sarofim Mgmt For For For
1.12 Elect C. Park Shaper Mgmt For For For
1.13 Elect William A. Smith Mgmt For For For
1.14 Elect Joel V. Staff Mgmt For For For
1.15 Elect Robert F. Vagt Mgmt For For For
1.16 Elect Perry M. Waughtal Mgmt For For For
2 Approval of the 2015 Mgmt For For For
Stock Incentive
Plan
3 Approval of the 2015 Mgmt For For For
Annual Incentive
Plan
4 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For
Executive
Compensation
5 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For
6 Amendments to Mgmt For For For
Certificate of
Incorporation to
Comply with Jones
Act
7 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For
Regarding Report on
Response to Climate
Change
Policy
8 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For
Regarding Methane
Emissions Reporting
and Reduction
Targets
9 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against
Regarding
Sustainability
Report
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Kinder Morgan, Inc.
Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status
KMI CUSIP 49456B101 11/20/2014 Voted
Meeting Type Country of Trade
Special United States
Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against
Mgmt
1 Increase of Authorized Mgmt For For For
Common
Stock
2 Merger/Acquisition Mgmt For For For
3 Right to Adjourn Meeting Mgmt For For For
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Mattel, Inc.
Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status
MAT CUSIP 577081102 05/21/2015 Voted
Meeting Type Country of Trade
Annual United States
Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against
Mgmt
1 Elect Michael J. Dolan Mgmt For For For
2 Elect Trevor A. Edwards Mgmt For For For
3 Elect Frances D. Mgmt For For For
Fergusson
4 Elect Ann Lewnes Mgmt For For For
5 Elect Dominic Ng Mgmt For For For
6 Elect Vasant M. Prabhu Mgmt For For For
7 Elect Dean Scarborough Mgmt For For For
8 Elect Christopher A. Mgmt For For For
Sinclair
9 Elect Dirk Van de Put Mgmt For For For
10 Elect Kathy White Loyd Mgmt For For For
11 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For
Executive
Compensation
12 Amendment to the 2010 Mgmt For For For
Equity and Long-Term
Compensation
Plan
13 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For
14 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against
Regarding Independent
Board
Chairman
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Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status
MXIM CUSIP 57772K101 11/12/2014 Voted
Meeting Type Country of Trade
Annual United States
Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against
Mgmt
1.1 Elect B. Kipling Mgmt For For For
Hagopian
1.2 Elect Tunc Doluca Mgmt For For For
1.3 Elect James R. Bergman Mgmt For Withhold Against
1.4 Elect Joseph R. Bronson Mgmt For For For
1.5 Elect Robert E. Grady Mgmt For For For
1.6 Elect William D. Watkins Mgmt For For For
1.7 Elect A.R. Frank Wazzan Mgmt For For For
2 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For
3 Amendment to 2008 Mgmt For For For
Employee Stock
Purchase
Plan
4 Amendment to 1996 Stock Mgmt For For For
Incentive
Plan
5 Elimination of Mgmt For Against Against
Cumulative
Voting
6 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For
Executive
Compensation
7 Renewal of Executive Mgmt For For For
Bonus
Plan
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McDonald's Corporation
Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status
MCD CUSIP 580135101 05/21/2015 Voted
Meeting Type Country of Trade
Annual United States
Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against
Mgmt
1 Elect Susan E. Arnold Mgmt For For For
2 Elect Stephen J. Mgmt For For For
Easterbrook
3 Elect Robert A. Eckert Mgmt For For For
4 Elect Margaret H. Mgmt For For For
Georgiadis
5 Elect Enrique Mgmt For For For
Hernandez,
Jr.
6 Elect Jeanne P. Jackson Mgmt For For For
7 Elect Richard H. Lenny Mgmt For For For
8 Elect Walter E. Massey Mgmt For For For
9 Elect Andrew J. McKenna Mgmt For For For
10 Elect Sheila A. Penrose Mgmt For For For
11 Elect John W. Rogers, Mgmt For For For
Jr.
12 Elect Roger W. Stone Mgmt For For For
13 Elect Miles D. White Mgmt For For For
14 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For
Executive
Compensation
15 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For
16 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For
Regarding Compensation
in the Event of a
Change in
Control
17 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against
Regarding Right to Act
by Written
Consent
18 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against
Regarding Proxy
Access
19 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For
Regarding Report of
Values in Political
Spending
20 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For
Regarding Educating
the Public On
Genetically Modified
Organisms
21 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For
Regarding Report on
Palm
Oil
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MetLife, Inc.
Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status
MET CUSIP 59156R108 04/28/2015 Voted
Meeting Type Country of Trade
Annual United States
Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against
Mgmt
1 Elect Cheryl W. Grise Mgmt For For For
2 Elect Carlos M. Mgmt For For For
Gutierrez
3 Elect R. Glenn Hubbard Mgmt For For For
4 Elect Steven A. Mgmt For For For
Kandarian
5 Elect Alfred F. Kelly, Mgmt For For For
Jr.
6 Elect Edward J. Kelly, Mgmt For For For
III
7 Elect William E. Kennard Mgmt For For For
8 Elect James M. Kilts Mgmt For For For
9 Elect Catherine R. Mgmt For For For
Kinney
10 Elect Denise M. Morrison Mgmt For For For
11 Elect Kenton J. Mgmt For For For
Sicchitano
12 Elect Lulu C. Wang Mgmt For For For
13 Elimination of Mgmt For For For
Supermajority
Requirement
14 Elimination of Mgmt For For For
Supermajority
Requirement
15 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For
16 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For
Executive
Compensation
________________________________________________________________________________
Microsoft Corporation
Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status
MSFT CUSIP 594918104 12/03/2014 Voted
Meeting Type Country of Trade
Annual United States
Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against
Mgmt
1 Elect William H. Gates Mgmt For For For
III
2 Elect Maria Klawe Mgmt For For For
3 Elect Teri L. List-Stoll Mgmt For For For
4 Elect G. Mason Morfit Mgmt For For For
5 Elect Satya Nadella Mgmt For For For
6 Elect Charles H. Noski Mgmt For For For
7 Elect Helmut G. W. Panke Mgmt For For For
8 Elect Charles W. Scharf Mgmt For For For
9 Elect John W. Stanton Mgmt For For For
10 Elect John W. Thompson Mgmt For Against Against
11 ADVISORY VOTE ON Mgmt For For For
EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
12 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For
13 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For
Regarding Proxy
Access
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Novartis AG
Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status
NOVN CUSIP 66987V109 02/27/2015 Voted
Meeting Type Country of Trade
Annual United States
Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against
Mgmt
1 Accounts and Reports Mgmt For For For
2 Ratification of Board Mgmt For For For
and Management
Acts
3 Allocation of Mgmt For For For
Profits/Dividends
4 Cancellation of Shares Mgmt For For For
and Reduction in Share
Capital
5 Amendments to Articles Mgmt For For For
Relating to
VeguV
6 Board Compensation Mgmt For For For
7 Executive Compensation Mgmt For For For
8 Compensation Report Mgmt For For For
9 Elect Jorg Reinhardt as Mgmt For For For
Chairman
10 Elect Dimitri Azar Mgmt For For For
11 Elect Verena A. Briner Mgmt For For For
12 Elect Srikant Datar Mgmt For For For
13 Elect Ann M. Fudge Mgmt For For For
14 Elect Pierre Landolt Mgmt For For For
15 Elect Andreas von Planta Mgmt For For For
16 Elect Charles L. Sawyers Mgmt For For For
17 Elect Enrico Vanni Mgmt For For For
18 Elect William T. Winters Mgmt For For For
19 Elect Nancy C. Andrews Mgmt For For For
20 Elect Srikant Datar as Mgmt For For For
Compensation Committee
Member
21 Elect Ann Fudge as Mgmt For For For
Compensation Committee
Member
22 Elect Enrico Vanni as Mgmt For For For
Compensation Committee
Member
23 Elect William T. Mgmt For For For
Winters as
Compensation Committee
Member
24 Appointment of Auditor Mgmt For For For
25 Appointment of Mgmt For For For
Independent
Proxy
26 Additional or ShrHoldr N/A Abstain N/A
Miscellaneous
Proposals
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Occidental Petroleum Corporation
Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status
OXY CUSIP 674599105 05/01/2015 Voted
Meeting Type Country of Trade
Annual United States
Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against
Mgmt
1 Elect Spencer Abraham Mgmt For For For
2 Elect Howard I. Atkins Mgmt For For For
3 Elect Eugene L. Mgmt For For For
Batchelder
4 Elect Stephen I. Chazen Mgmt For For For
5 Elect John E. Feick Mgmt For For For
6 Elect Margaret M. Foran Mgmt For For For
7 Elect Carlos M. Mgmt For For For
Gutierrez
8 Elect William R. Klesse Mgmt For Against Against
9 Elect Avedick B. Mgmt For For For
Poladian
10 Elect Elisse B. Walter Mgmt For For For
11 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For
Executive
Compensation
12 2015 Long-Term Mgmt For For For
Incentive
Plan
13 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For
14 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For
Regarding Recoupment
of Unearned
Bonuses
15 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against
Regarding Proxy
Access
16 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For
Regarding Methane
Emissions and Flaring
Reporting and
Reduction
Targets
17 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For
Regarding Report on
Membership in Lobbying
Organizations
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Omnicom Group Inc.
Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status
OMC CUSIP 681919106 05/18/2015 Voted
Meeting Type Country of Trade
Annual United States
Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against
Mgmt
1 Elect John D. Wren Mgmt For For For
2 Elect Bruce Crawford Mgmt For For For
3 Elect Alan R. Batkin Mgmt For For For
4 Elect Mary C. Choksi Mgmt For For For
5 Elect Robert C. Clark Mgmt For For For
6 Elect Leonard S. Mgmt For For For
Coleman,
Jr.
7 Elect Errol M. Cook Mgmt For For For
8 Elect Susan S. Denison Mgmt For For For
9 Elect Michael A. Henning Mgmt For For For
10 Elect John R. Murphy Mgmt For For For
11 Elect John R. Purcell Mgmt For For For
12 Elect Linda Johnson Rice Mgmt For For For
13 Elect Gary L. Roubos Mgmt For For For
14 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For
15 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For
Executive
Compensation
16 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For
Regarding Employment
Diversity
Report
17 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against
Regarding Independent
Board
Chairman
________________________________________________________________________________
Pearson plc
Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status
PSON CUSIP 705015105 04/24/2015 Voted
Meeting Type Country of Trade
Annual United States
Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against
Mgmt
1 Accounts and Reports Mgmt For For For
2 Allocation of Mgmt For For For
Profits/Dividends
3 Elect Vivienne Cox Mgmt For For For
4 Elect John Fallon Mgmt For For For
5 Elect Robin Freestone Mgmt For For For
6 Elect Joshua Lewis Mgmt For For For
7 Elect Linda Koch Lorimer Mgmt For For For
8 Elect Harish M. Manwani Mgmt For For For
9 Elect Glen R. Moreno Mgmt For For For
10 Elect Elizabeth Corley Mgmt For For For
11 Elect Tim Score Mgmt For For For
12 Remuneration Report Mgmt For For For
(Advisory)
13 Appointment of Auditor Mgmt For For For
14 Authority to Set Mgmt For For For
Auditor's
Fees
15 Authority to Issue Mgmt For For For
Shares w/ Preemptive
Rights
16 Authority to Issue Mgmt For For For
Shares w/o Preemptive
Rights
17 Authority to Repurchase Mgmt For For For
Shares
________________________________________________________________________________
PepsiCo, Inc.
Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status
PEP CUSIP 713448108 05/06/2015 Voted
Meeting Type Country of Trade
Annual United States
Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against
Mgmt
1 Elect Shona L. Brown Mgmt For For For
2 Elect George W. Buckley Mgmt For For For
3 Elect Ian M. Cook Mgmt For For For
4 Elect Dina Dublon Mgmt For For For
5 Elect Rona A. Fairhead Mgmt For For For
6 Elect Richard W. Fisher Mgmt For For For
7 Elect Alberto Ibarguen Mgmt For For For
8 Elect William R. Johnson Mgmt For For For
9 Elect Indra K. Nooyi Mgmt For For For
10 Elect David C. Page Mgmt For For For
11 Elect Robert C. Pohlad Mgmt For For For
12 Elect Lloyd G. Trotter Mgmt For For For
13 Elect Daniel Vasella Mgmt For For For
14 Elect Alberto Weisser Mgmt For For For
15 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For
16 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For
Executive
Compensation
17 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For
Regarding Formation of
Sustainability
Committee
18 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For
Regarding Compensation
in the Event of a
Change in
Control
19 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For
Regarding
Neonicotinoids
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Pfizer Inc.
Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status
PFE CUSIP 717081103 04/23/2015 Voted
Meeting Type Country of Trade
Annual United States
Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against
Mgmt
1 Elect Dennis A. Ausiello Mgmt For For For
2 Elect W. Don Cornwell Mgmt For For For
3 Elect Frances D. Mgmt For For For
Fergusson
4 Elect Helen H. Hobbs Mgmt For For For
5 Elect James M. Kilts Mgmt For For For
6 Elect Shantanu Narayen Mgmt For For For
7 Elect Suzanne Nora Mgmt For For For
Johnson
8 Elect Ian C. Read Mgmt For For For
9 Elect Stephen W. Sanger Mgmt For For For
10 Elect James C. Smith Mgmt For For For
11 Elect Marc Mgmt For For For
Tessier-Lavigne
12 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For
13 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For
Executive
Compensation
14 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For
Regarding Lobbying
Review
________________________________________________________________________________
Philip Morris International Inc.
Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status
PM CUSIP 718172109 05/06/2015 Voted
Meeting Type Country of Trade
Annual United States
Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against
Mgmt
1 Elect Harold Brown Mgmt For For For
2 Elect Andre Mgmt For For For
Calantzopoulos
3 Elect Louis C. Camilleri Mgmt For For For
4 Elect Werner Geissler Mgmt For For For
5 Elect Jennifer Li Mgmt For For For
6 Elect Jun Makihara Mgmt For For For
7 Elect Sergio Marchionne Mgmt For For For
8 Elect Kalpana Morparia Mgmt For For For
9 Elect Lucio A. Noto Mgmt For For For
10 Elect Frederik Paulsen Mgmt For For For
11 Elect Robert B. Polet Mgmt For For For
12 Elect Stephen M. Wolf Mgmt For For For
13 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For
14 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For Against Against
Executive
Compensation
15 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against
Regarding Lobbying
Report
16 Shareholder Proposal on ShrHoldr Against Against For
Suppression of Forced
Labor
________________________________________________________________________________
QUALCOMM Incorporated
Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status
QCOM CUSIP 747525103 03/09/2015 Voted
Meeting Type Country of Trade
Annual United States
Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against
Mgmt
1 Elect Barbara T. Mgmt For For For
Alexander
2 Elect Donald G. Mgmt For For For
Cruickshank
3 Elect Raymond V. Mgmt For For For
Dittamore
4 Elect Susan Hockfield Mgmt For For For
5 Elect Thomas W. Horton Mgmt For For For
6 Elect Paul E. Jacobs Mgmt For For For
7 Elect Sherry Lansing Mgmt For For For
8 Elect Harish M. Manwani Mgmt For For For
9 Elect Steven M. Mgmt For For For
Mollenkopf
10 Elect Duane A. Nelles Mgmt For For For
11 Elect Clark T. Randt, Mgmt For For For
Jr.
12 Elect Francisco Ros Mgmt For For For
13 Elect Jonathan J. Mgmt For For For
Rubinstein
14 Elect Brent Scowcroft Mgmt For For For
15 Elect Marc I. Stern Mgmt For For For
16 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For
17 Amendment to the 2001 Mgmt For For For
Employee Stock
Purchase
Plan
18 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For
Executive
Compensation
________________________________________________________________________________
Scotts Miracle-Gro Company
Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status
SMG CUSIP 810186106 01/29/2015 Voted
Meeting Type Country of Trade
Annual United States
Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against
Mgmt
1.1 Elect Michelle A. Mgmt For For For
Johnson
1.2 Elect Thomas N. Kelly, Mgmt For For For
Jr.
1.3 Elect John R. Vines Mgmt For For For
2 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For
Executive
Compensation
3 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For
________________________________________________________________________________
Travelers Companies, Inc.
Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status
TRV CUSIP 89417E109 05/20/2015 Voted
Meeting Type Country of Trade
Annual United States
Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against
Mgmt
1 Elect Alan L. Beller Mgmt For For For
2 Elect John H. Dasburg Mgmt For For For
3 Elect Janet M. Dolan Mgmt For For For
4 Elect Kenneth M. Mgmt For For For
Duberstein
5 Elect Jay S. Fishman Mgmt For For For
6 Elect Patricia L. Mgmt For For For
Higgins
7 Elect Thomas R. Hodgson Mgmt For For For
8 Elect William J. Kane Mgmt For For For
9 Elect Cleve L. Mgmt For For For
Killingsworth,
Jr.
10 Elect Philip T. Ruegger Mgmt For For For
III
11 Elect Donald J. Shepard Mgmt For For For
12 Elect Laurie J. Thomsen Mgmt For For For
13 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For
14 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For Against Against
Executive
Compensation
15 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For
Regarding Political
Contributions and
Expenditures
Report
________________________________________________________________________________
Unilever plc
Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status
ULVR CUSIP 904767704 04/30/2015 Voted
Meeting Type Country of Trade
Annual United States
Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against
Mgmt
1 Accounts and Reports Mgmt For For For
2 Remuneration Report Mgmt For For For
(Advisory)
3 Elect Paul Polman Mgmt For For For
4 Elect Jean-Marc Huet Mgmt For For For
5 Elect Laura CHA May Lung Mgmt For For For
6 Elect Louise O. Fresco Mgmt For For For
7 Elect Ann M. Fudge Mgmt For For For
8 Elect Mary MA Xuezheng Mgmt For For For
9 Elect Hixonia Nyasulu Mgmt For For For
10 Elect John Rishton Mgmt For For For
11 Elect Feike Sijbesma Mgmt For For For
12 Elect Michael Treschow Mgmt For For For
13 Elect Nils Smedegaard Mgmt For For For
Andersen
14 Elect Vittorio Colao Mgmt For For For
15 Elect Judith Hartmann Mgmt For For For
16 Appointment of Auditor Mgmt For For For
17 Authority to Set Mgmt For For For
Auditor's
Fees
18 Authority to Issue Mgmt For For For
Shares w/ Preemptive
Rights
19 Authority to Issue Mgmt For For For
Shares w/o Preemptive
Rights
20 Authority to Repurchase Mgmt For For For
Shares
21 Authorisation of Mgmt For For For
Political
Donations
22 Authority to Set Mgmt For Against Against
General Meeting Notice
Period at 14
Days
________________________________________________________________________________
United Parcel Service, Inc.
Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status
UPS CUSIP 911312106 05/07/2015 Voted
Meeting Type Country of Trade
Annual United States
Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against
Mgmt
1 Elect David P. Abney Mgmt For For For
2 Elect Rodney C. Adkins Mgmt For For For
3 Elect Michael J. Burns Mgmt For For For
4 Elect D. Scott Davis Mgmt For For For
5 Elect William R. Johnson Mgmt For For For
6 Elect Candace Kendle Mgmt For For For
7 Elect Ann M. Livermore Mgmt For For For
8 Elect Rudy H.P. Markham Mgmt For For For
9 Elect Clark T. Randt, Mgmt For For For
Jr.
10 Elect John T. Stankey Mgmt For For For
11 Elect Carol B. Tome Mgmt For For For
12 Elect Kevin M. Warsh Mgmt For For For
13 Approval of the 2015 Mgmt For For For
Omnibus Incentive
Equity Compensation
Plan
14 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For
15 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For
Regarding Lobbying
Report
16 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against
Regarding
Recapitalization
17 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against
Regarding Tax Gross-Up
Payments
________________________________________________________________________________
Verizon Communications Inc.
Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status
VZ CUSIP 92343V104 05/07/2015 Voted
Meeting Type Country of Trade
Annual United States
Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against
Mgmt
1 Elect Shellye L. Mgmt For For For
Archambeau
2 Elect Mark T. Bertolini Mgmt For For For
3 Elect Richard L. Carrion Mgmt For For For
4 Elect Melanie L. Healey Mgmt For For For
5 Elect M. Frances Keeth Mgmt For For For
6 Elect Lowell C. McAdam Mgmt For For For
7 Elect Donald T. Mgmt For For For
Nicolaisen
8 Elect Clarence Otis, Jr. Mgmt For For For
9 Elect Rodney E. Slater Mgmt For For For
10 Elect Kathryn A. Tesija Mgmt For For For
11 Elect Gregory D. Wasson Mgmt For For For
12 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For
13 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For
Executive
Compensation
14 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For
Regarding Network
Neutrality
15 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against
Regarding Lobbying
Report
16 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For
Regarding Approval of
Severance
Agreements
17 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For
Regarding Retention of
Shares Until
Retirement
18 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against
Regarding Right to Act
by Written
Consent
________________________________________________________________________________
Wells Fargo & Company
Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status
WFC CUSIP 949746101 04/28/2015 Voted
Meeting Type Country of Trade
Annual United States
Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against
Mgmt
1 Elect John D. Baker II Mgmt For For For
2 Elect Elaine L. Chao Mgmt For For For
3 Elect John S. Chen Mgmt For For For
4 Elect Lloyd H. Dean Mgmt For For For
5 Elect Elizabeth A. Duke Mgmt For For For
6 Elect Susan E. Engel Mgmt For For For
7 Elect Enrique Mgmt For For For
Hernandez,
Jr.
8 Elect Donald M. James Mgmt For For For
9 Elect Cynthia H. Mgmt For Against Against
Milligan
10 Elect Federico F. Pena Mgmt For For For
11 Elect James H. Quigley Mgmt For For For
12 Elect Judith M. Runstad Mgmt For For For
13 Elect Stephen W. Sanger Mgmt For For For
14 Elect John G. Stumpf Mgmt For For For
15 Elect Susan G. Swenson Mgmt For For For
16 Elect Suzanne M. Mgmt For For For
Vautrinot
17 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For
Executive
Compensation
18 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For
19 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against
Regarding Independent
Board
Chairman
20 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For
Regarding Lobbying
Report
Registrant : Sterling Capital Variable Insurance Funds
Fund Name : STERLING CAPITAL SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES VIF
________________________________________________________________________________
Activision Blizzard, Inc.
Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status
ATVI CUSIP 00507V109 06/03/2015 Voted
Meeting Type Country of Trade
Annual United States
Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against
Mgmt
1 Elect Robert J. Corti Mgmt For Against Against
2 Elect Brian G. Kelly Mgmt For For For
3 Elect Robert A. Kotick Mgmt For For For
4 Elect Barry Meyer Mgmt For For For
5 Elect Robert J. Morgado Mgmt For Against Against
6 Elect Peter Nolan Mgmt For Against Against
7 Elect Richard Sarnoff Mgmt For For For
8 Elect Elaine P. Wynn Mgmt For Against Against
9 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For Against Against
Executive
Compensation
10 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For
________________________________________________________________________________
Akamai Technologies, Inc.
Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status
AKAM CUSIP 00971T101 05/13/2015 Voted
Meeting Type Country of Trade
Annual United States
Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against
Mgmt
1 Elect George H. Conrades Mgmt For For For
2 Elect Jill A. Greenthal Mgmt For Against Against
3 Elect F. Thomson Mgmt For For For
Leighton
4 Amendment to the 2013 Mgmt For For For
Stock Incentive
Plan
5 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For
Executive
Compensation
6 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For
________________________________________________________________________________
American Campus Communities, Inc.
Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status
ACC CUSIP 024835100 05/07/2015 Voted
Meeting Type Country of Trade
Annual United States
Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against
Mgmt
1 Elect William C. Mgmt For For For
Bayless,
Jr.
2 Elect R.D. Burck Mgmt For For For
3 Elect G. Steven Dawson Mgmt For For For
4 Elect Cydney Donnell Mgmt For For For
5 Elect Dennis G. Lopez Mgmt For For For
6 Elect Edward Lowenthal Mgmt For For For
7 Elect Oliver Luck Mgmt For For For
8 Elect C. Patrick Oles Mgmt For For For
Jr.
9 Elect Winston W. Walker Mgmt For For For
10 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For
11 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For
Executive
Compensation
________________________________________________________________________________
Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation
Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status
COG CUSIP 127097103 04/23/2015 Voted
Meeting Type Country of Trade
Annual United States
Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against
Mgmt
1 Elect Rhys J. Best Mgmt For For For
2 Elect Dan O. Dinges Mgmt For For For
3 Elect James R. Gibbs Mgmt For For For
4 Elect Robert L. Keiser Mgmt For For For
5 Elect Robert Kelley Mgmt For For For
6 Elect W. Matt Ralls Mgmt For For For
7 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For
8 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For
Executive
Compensation
9 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against
Regarding Political
Contributions and
Expenditures
Report
10 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against
Regarding Proxy
Access
________________________________________________________________________________
Capital One Financial Corporation
Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status
COF CUSIP 14040H105 04/30/2015 Voted
Meeting Type Country of Trade
Annual United States
Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against
Mgmt
1 Elect Richard D. Mgmt For For For
Fairbank
2 Elect Patrick W. Gross Mgmt For For For
3 Elect Ann Fritz Hackett Mgmt For For For
4 Elect Lewis Hay, III Mgmt For For For
5 Elect Benjamin P. Mgmt For For For
Jenkins,
III
6 Elect Pierre E. Leroy Mgmt For For For
7 Elect Peter E. Raskind Mgmt For For For
8 Elect Mayo A. Shattuck Mgmt For For For
III
9 Elect Bradford H. Warner Mgmt For For For
10 Elect Catherine G. West Mgmt For For For
11 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For
12 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For
Executive
Compensation
13 Management Proposal Mgmt For For For
Regarding Right to
Call a Special
Meeting
14 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For
Regarding Right to
Call a Special
Meeting
________________________________________________________________________________
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status
CSCO CUSIP 17275R102 11/20/2014 Voted
Meeting Type Country of Trade
Annual United States
Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against
Mgmt
1 Elect Carol A. Bartz Mgmt For For For
2 Elect M. Michele Burns Mgmt For For For
3 Elect Michael D. Mgmt For For For
Capellas
4 Elect John T. Chambers Mgmt For For For
5 Elect Brian L. Halla Mgmt For For For
6 Elect John L. Hennessy Mgmt For Against Against
7 Elect Kristina M. Mgmt For For For
Johnson
8 Elect Roderick C. Mgmt For For For
McGeary
9 Elect Arun Sarin Mgmt For For For
10 Elect Steven M. West Mgmt For For For
11 Amendment to the Mgmt For For For
Employee Stock
Purchase
Plan
12 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For
Executive
Compensation
13 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For
14 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For
Regarding Formation of
a Public Policy
Committee of the
Board
15 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For
Regarding Proxy
Access
16 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against
Regarding Political
Contributions and
Expenditures
Report
________________________________________________________________________________
Citrix Systems, Inc.
Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status
CTXS CUSIP 177376100 05/28/2015 Voted
Meeting Type Country of Trade
Annual United States
Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against
Mgmt
1 Elect Thomas F. Bogan Mgmt For For For
2 Elect Robert M. Mgmt For For For
Calderoni
3 Elect Nanci E. Caldwell Mgmt For For For
4 Elect Robert D. Daleo Mgmt For For For
5 Elect Murray J. Demo Mgmt For For For
6 Elect Francis deSouza Mgmt For For For
7 Elect Asiff S. Hirji Mgmt For For For
8 2015 Employee Stock Mgmt For For For
Purchase
Plan
9 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For
10 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For
Executive
Compensation
________________________________________________________________________________
Comcast Corporation
Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status
CMCSA CUSIP 20030N101 05/21/2015 Voted
Meeting Type Country of Trade
Annual United States
Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against
Mgmt
1.1 Elect Kenneth J. Bacon Mgmt For For For
1.2 Elect Sheldon M. Mgmt For For For
Bonovitz
1.3 Elect Edward D. Breen Mgmt For For For
1.4 Elect Joseph J. Collins Mgmt For Withhold Against
1.5 Elect J. Michael Cook Mgmt For For For
1.6 Elect Gerald L. Hassell Mgmt For Withhold Against
1.7 Elect Jeffrey A. Mgmt For For For
Honickman
1.8 Elect Eduardo G. Mestre Mgmt For For For
1.9 Elect Brian L. Roberts Mgmt For For For
1.10 Elect Ralph J. Roberts Mgmt For For For
1.11 Elect Johnathan A. Mgmt For For For
Rodgers
1.12 Elect Judith Rodin Mgmt For Withhold Against
2 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For
3 Amendment to the 2006 Mgmt For For For
Cash Bonus
Plan
4 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For
Regarding Lobbying
Report
5 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against
Regarding Compensation
in the Event of a
Change in
Control
6 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against
Regarding
Recapitalization
________________________________________________________________________________
EBay Inc.
Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status
EBAY CUSIP 278642103 05/01/2015 Voted
Meeting Type Country of Trade
Annual United States
Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against
Mgmt
1 Elect Fred D. Anderson Mgmt For For For
2 Elect Anthony J. Bates Mgmt For For For
3 Elect Edward W. Barnholt Mgmt For For For
4 Elect Jonathan Mgmt For For For
Christodoro
5 Elect Scott D. Cook Mgmt For For For
6 Elect John J. Donahoe Mgmt For For For
7 Elect David Dorman Mgmt For For For
8 Elect Bonnie S. Hammer Mgmt For For For
9 Elect Gail J. McGovern Mgmt For For For
10 Elect Kathleen C. Mitic Mgmt For For For
11 Elect David M. Moffett Mgmt For For For
12 Elect Pierre M. Omidyar Mgmt For For For
13 Elect Thomas J. Tierney Mgmt For For For
14 Elect Perry M. Traquina Mgmt For For For
15 Elect Frank D. Yeary Mgmt For For For
16 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For
Executive
Compensation
17 Amendment to Incentive Mgmt For For For
Plan
18 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For
19 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against
Regarding Right to Act
by Written
Consent
20 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against
Regarding Proxy
Access
21 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For
Regarding Gender Pay
Equity
Report
________________________________________________________________________________
EOG Resources, Inc.
Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status
EOG CUSIP 26875P101 04/30/2015 Voted
Meeting Type Country of Trade
Annual United States
Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against
Mgmt
1 Elect Janet F. Clark Mgmt For For For
2 Elect Charles R. Crisp Mgmt For For For
3 Elect James C. Day Mgmt For For For
4 Elect H. Leighton Mgmt For For For
Steward
5 Elect Donald F. Textor Mgmt For For For
6 Elect William R. Thomas Mgmt For For For
7 Elect Frank G. Wisner Mgmt For For For
8 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For
9 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For
Executive
Compensation
10 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against
Regarding Proxy
Access
11 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For
Regarding Methane
Emissions Reporting
and Reduction
Target
________________________________________________________________________________
Expeditors International Of Washington, Inc.
Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status
EXPD CUSIP 302130109 05/21/2015 Voted
Meeting Type Country of Trade
Annual United States
Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against
Mgmt
1 Elect Robert R. Wright Mgmt For Against Against
2 Elect Mark A. Emmert Mgmt For For For
3 Elect Dan P. Mgmt For For For
Kourkoumelis
4 Elect Michael J. Malone Mgmt For Against Against
5 Elect Richard B. McCune Mgmt For For For
6 Elect John W. Meisenbach Mgmt For Against Against
7 Elect Jeffrey S. Musser Mgmt For For For
8 Elect Liane J. Pelletier Mgmt For For For
9 Elect James L.K. Wang Mgmt For For For
10 Elect Tay Yoshitani Mgmt For For For
11 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For Against Against
Executive
Compensation
12 2015 Stock Option Plan Mgmt For For For
13 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For
14 Management Proposal Mgmt For For For
Regarding Proxy
Access
15 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For
Regarding Proxy
Access
16 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For
Regarding Shareholder
Approval of Specific
Performance Metrics in
Equity Compensation
Plans
17 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against
Regarding Compensation
in the Event of a
Change in
Control
18 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For
Regarding Retention of
Shares Until
Retirement
19 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For
Regarding Recoupment
of Unearned
Bonuses
________________________________________________________________________________
Ford Motor Company
Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status
F CUSIP 345370860 05/14/2015 Voted
Meeting Type Country of Trade
Annual United States
Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against
Mgmt
1 Elect Stephen G. Butler Mgmt For For For
2 Elect Kimberly A. Mgmt For For For
Casiano
3 Elect Anthony F. Mgmt For For For
Earley,
Jr.
4 Elect Mark Fields Mgmt For For For
5 Elect Edsel B. Ford II Mgmt For Against Against
6 Elect William Clay Mgmt For For For
Ford,
Jr.
7 Elect James P. Hackett Mgmt For For For
8 Elect James H. Hance, Mgmt For For For
Jr.
9 Elect William W. Helman Mgmt For For For
IV
10 Elect Jon M. Huntsman, Mgmt For For For
Jr.
11 Elect William E. Kennard Mgmt For For For
12 Elect John C. Lechleiter Mgmt For For For
13 Elect Ellen R. Marram Mgmt For For For
14 Elect Gerald L. Shaheen Mgmt For Against Against
15 Elect John L. Thornton Mgmt For For For
16 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For
17 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For
Executive
Compensation
18 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against
Regarding
Recapitalization
19 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against For Against
Regarding Right to
Call a Special
Meeting
________________________________________________________________________________
Halliburton Company
Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status
HAL CUSIP 406216101 03/27/2015 Voted
Meeting Type Country of Trade
Special United States
Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against
Mgmt
1 Merger/Acquisition Mgmt For For For
2 Right to Adjourn Meeting Mgmt For For For
________________________________________________________________________________
Halliburton Company
Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status
HAL CUSIP 406216101 05/20/2015 Voted
Meeting Type Country of Trade
Annual United States
Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against
Mgmt
1 Elect Abdulaziz F. Al Mgmt For For For
Khayyal
2 Elect Alan M. Bennett Mgmt For For For
3 Elect James R. Boyd Mgmt For For For
4 Elect Milton Carroll Mgmt For Against Against
5 Elect Nance K. Dicciani Mgmt For For For
6 Elect Murry S. Gerber Mgmt For For For
7 Elect Jose C. Grubisich Mgmt For For For
8 Elect David J. Lesar Mgmt For For For
9 Elect Robert A. Malone Mgmt For For For
10 Elect J. Landis Martin Mgmt For For For
11 Elect Jeffrey A. Miller Mgmt For For For
12 Elect Debra L. Reed Mgmt For For For
13 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For
14 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For
Executive
Compensation
15 Amendment to the Stock Mgmt For For For
and Incentive
Plan
16 Amendment to the Mgmt For For For
Employee Stock
Purchase
Plan
________________________________________________________________________________
HCA Holdings, Inc.
Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status
HCA CUSIP 40412C101 04/30/2015 Voted
Meeting Type Country of Trade
Annual United States
Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against
Mgmt
1.1 Elect R. Milton Johnson Mgmt For For For
1.2 Elect Robert J. Dennis Mgmt For For For
1.3 Elect Nancy-Ann DeParle Mgmt For For For
1.4 Elect Thomas F. Frist Mgmt For For For
III
1.5 Elect William R. Frist Mgmt For For For
1.6 Elect Ann H. Lamont Mgmt For For For
1.7 Elect Jay O. Light Mgmt For For For
1.8 Elect Geoffrey G. Meyers Mgmt For For For
1.9 Elect Michael W. Mgmt For For For
Michelson
1.10 Elect Wayne J. Riley Mgmt For For For
1.11 Elect John W. Rowe Mgmt For For For
2 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For
3 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For
Executive
Compensation
________________________________________________________________________________
Intuit Inc.
Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status
INTU CUSIP 461202103 01/22/2015 Voted
Meeting Type Country of Trade
Annual United States
Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against
Mgmt
1 Elect William V. Mgmt For For For
Campbell
2 Elect Scott D. Cook Mgmt For For For
3 Elect Richard Dalzell Mgmt For For For
4 Elect Diane B. Greene Mgmt For For For
5 Elect Edward A. Kangas Mgmt For For For
6 Elect Suzanne Nora Mgmt For For For
Johnson
7 Elect Dennis D. Powell Mgmt For For For
8 Elect Brad D. Smith Mgmt For For For
9 Elect Jeff Weiner Mgmt For For For
10 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For
11 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For
Executive
Compensation
12 Amendment to the Mgmt For For For
Employee Stock
Purchase
Plan
________________________________________________________________________________
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.
Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status
JBHT CUSIP 445658107 04/23/2015 Voted
Meeting Type Country of Trade
Annual United States
Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against
Mgmt
1 Elect Douglas G. Duncan Mgmt For For For
2 Elect Francesca M. Mgmt For For For
Edwardson
3 Elect Wayne Garrison Mgmt For For For
4 Elect Sharilyn S. Mgmt For For For
Gasaway
5 Elect Gary C. George Mgmt For For For
6 Elect Bryan Hunt Mgmt For Against Against
7 Elect Coleman H. Mgmt For For For
Peterson
8 Elect John N. Roberts Mgmt For For For
III
9 Elect James L. Robo Mgmt For For For
10 Elect Kirk Thompson Mgmt For For For
11 Elect John A. White Mgmt For For For
12 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For
13 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For
Regarding Reporting
and Reducing
Greenhouse Gas
Emissions
________________________________________________________________________________
Mednax, Inc.
Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status
MD CUSIP 58502B106 05/07/2015 Voted
Meeting Type Country of Trade
Annual United States
Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against
Mgmt
1.1 Elect Cesar L. Alvarez Mgmt For Withhold Against
1.2 Elect Karey D. Barker Mgmt For For For
1.3 Elect Waldemar A. Carlo Mgmt For For For
1.4 Elect Michael B. Mgmt For For For
Fernandez
1.5 Elect Paul G. Gabos Mgmt For For For
1.6 Elect Pascal J. Mgmt For For For
Goldschmidt
1.7 Elect Manuel Kadre Mgmt For For For
1.8 Elect Roger J. Medel Mgmt For For For
1.9 Elect Donna E. Shalala Mgmt For For For
1.10 Elect Enrique J. Sosa Mgmt For For For
2 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For
3 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For
Executive
Compensation
________________________________________________________________________________
Mondelez International Inc.
Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status
MDLZ CUSIP 609207105 05/20/2015 Voted
Meeting Type Country of Trade
Annual United States
Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against
Mgmt
1 Elect Stephen F. Mgmt For For For
Bollenbach
2 Elect Lewis W.K. Booth Mgmt For For For
3 Elect Lois D. Juliber Mgmt For For For
4 Elect Mark D. Ketchum Mgmt For For For
5 Elect Jorge S. Mesquita Mgmt For For For
6 Elect Joseph Neubauer Mgmt For For For
7 Elect Nelson Peltz Mgmt For For For
8 Elect Fredric G. Mgmt For For For
Reynolds
9 Elect Irene B. Rosenfeld Mgmt For For For
10 Elect Patrick Siewert Mgmt For For For
11 Elect Ruth J. Simmons Mgmt For For For
12 Elect Jean-Francois M. Mgmt For For For
L. van
Boxmeer
13 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For
Executive
Compensation
14 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For
15 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For
Regarding Reporting on
the Use of
Non-Recyclable
Packaging
________________________________________________________________________________
Myriad Genetics, Inc.
Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status
MYGN CUSIP 62855J104 12/04/2014 Voted
Meeting Type Country of Trade
Annual United States
Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against
Mgmt
1.1 Elect Walter Gilbert Mgmt For For For
1.2 Elect Dennis H. Langer Mgmt For Withhold Against
1.3 Elect Lawrence C. Best Mgmt For For For
2 Amendment to the 2010 Mgmt For Against Against
Employee, Director and
Consultant Equity
Incentive
Plan
3 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For
4 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For
Executive
Compensation
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NCR Corporation
Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status
NCR CUSIP 62886E108 04/22/2015 Voted
Meeting Type Country of Trade
Annual United States
Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against
Mgmt
1.1 Elect William R. Nuti Mgmt For For For
1.2 Elect Gary J. Daichendt Mgmt For For For
1.3 Elect Robert P. DeRodes Mgmt For For For
1.4 Elect Richard T. McGuire Mgmt For For For
2 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For
3 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For
Executive
Compensation
4 Amendment to the Mgmt For For For
Economic Profit
Plan
5 Elimination of Mgmt For For For
Supermajority
Requirement
6 Repeal of Classified Mgmt For For For
Board
7 Transaction of Other Mgmt For Against Against
Business
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Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC
Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status
OZM CUSIP 67551U105 05/07/2015 Voted
Meeting Type Country of Trade
Annual United States
Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against
Mgmt
1.1 Elect David Windreich Mgmt For For For
1.2 Elect J. Barry Griswell Mgmt For For For
1.3 Elect Georganne C. Mgmt For For For
Proctor
2 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For
________________________________________________________________________________
Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc.
Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status
RHP CUSIP 78377T107 05/07/2015 Voted
Meeting Type Country of Trade
Annual United States
Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against
Mgmt
1 Elect Michael J Bender Mgmt For For For
2 Elect E. K. Gaylord, II Mgmt For For For
3 Elect D. Ralph Horn Mgmt For For For
4 Elect Ellen R. Levine Mgmt For For For
5 Elect Patrick Q. Moore Mgmt For For For
6 Elect Robert S. Mgmt For For For
Prather,
Jr.
7 Elect Colin V. Reed Mgmt For For For
8 Elect Michael D. Rose Mgmt For For For
9 Elect Michael I. Roth Mgmt For For For
10 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For
Executive
Compensation
11 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For
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UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status
UNH CUSIP 91324P102 06/01/2015 Voted
Meeting Type Country of Trade
Annual United States
Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against
Mgmt
1 Elect William C. Mgmt For For For
Ballard,
Jr.
2 Elect Edson Bueno Mgmt For For For
3 Elect Richard T. Burke Mgmt For For For
4 Elect Robert J. Darretta Mgmt For For For
5 Elect Stephen J. Hemsley Mgmt For For For
6 Elect Michele J. Hooper Mgmt For For For
7 Elect Rodger A. Lawson Mgmt For For For
8 Elect Glenn M. Renwick Mgmt For For For
9 Elect Kenneth I. Shine Mgmt For For For
10 Elect Gail R. Wilensky Mgmt For For For
11 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For
Executive
Compensation
12 Amendment to the 2011 Mgmt For For For
Stock Incentive
Plan
13 Reincorporation from Mgmt For Against Against
Minnesota to
Delaware
14 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For
15 Shareholder Proposal ShrHoldr Against Against For
Regarding Independent
Board
Chairman
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Verisk Analytics, Inc.
Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status
VRSK CUSIP 92345Y106 05/20/2015 Voted
Meeting Type Country of Trade
Annual United States
Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against
Mgmt
1.1 Elect J. Hyatt Brown Mgmt For For For
1.2 Elect Samuel G. Liss Mgmt For For For
1.3 Elect Therese M. Vaughan Mgmt For For For
1.4 Elect Bruce Hansen Mgmt For For For
2 Amendment to Company's Mgmt For For For
Bylaws to Implement
Majority Vote for
Election of
Directors
3 Amend governing Mgmt For For For
documents to eliminate
references to Class B
common stock, and
rename the Class A
common
stock
4 Advisory Vote on Mgmt For For For
Executive
Compensation
5 Ratification of Auditor Mgmt For For For
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 Sterling Capital Variable Insurance Funds
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By (Signature and Title)* /s/ James T. Gillespie
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James T. Gillespie, President
(principal executive officer)
Date August 14, 2015
* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.