UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM N-PX
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT
COMPANY
INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT FILE NUMBER: 811-23268
NAME OF REGISTRANT: Highland Floating Rate Opportunities
Fund
ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES: 200 Crescent Court
Suite 700
Dallas, TX 75201
NAME AND ADDRESS OF AGENT FOR SERVICE: Highland Capital Management
Fund Advisors, L.P.
200 Crescent Court
Suite 700
Dallas, TX 75201
REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER: 972-628-4100
DATE OF FISCAL YEAR END: 06/30
DATE OF REPORTING PERIOD: 07/01/2017 - 06/30/2018
Highland Floating Rate Opportunities Fund
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ARCH COAL, INC. Agenda Number: 934741910
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Security: 039380407
Meeting Type: Annual
Meeting Date: 30-Apr-2018
Ticker: ARCH
ISIN: US0393804077
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Prop.# Proposal Proposal Proposal Vote For/Against
Type Management
1a. Election of Director: Patrick J. Bartels, Mgmt For For
Jr.
1b. Election of Director: James N. Chapman Mgmt For For
1c. Election of Director: John W. Eaves Mgmt For For
1d. Election of Director: Sherman K. Edmiston Mgmt For For
III
1e. Election of Director: Patrick A. Mgmt For For
Kriegshauser
1f. Election of Director: Richard A. Navarre Mgmt For For
1g. Election of Director: Scott D. Vogel Mgmt For For
2. Advisory approval of the Company's named Mgmt Against Against
executive officer compensation.
3. Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Mgmt For For
Young LLP as independent registered public
accounting firm for the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2018.
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CENTRAL PUERTO S.A. Agenda Number: 934792056
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Security: 155038201
Meeting Type: Annual
Meeting Date: 27-Apr-2018
Ticker: CEPU
ISIN: US1550382014
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Prop.# Proposal Proposal Proposal Vote For/Against
Type Management
1. Appointment of two shareholders to sign the Mgmt For For
minutes.
2. Consideration of the Annual Report and its Mgmt For For
Annex, the Statement of Income, the
Statement of Comprehensive Income, the
Statement of Financial Position, the
Statement of Changes in Equity,the
Statement of Cash Flow, Notes to the
Financial Statements and Annexes,
Information Report, Additional Information
to the Notes to Financial Statements-
Section no. 12, Chapter III, Title IV, EG
no. 622/2013, Argentine securities
regulator (Comision Nacional de Valores)
and Section 68 of the Listing ...(due to
space limits, see proxy material for full
proposal).
3. Consideration of the income (loss) for the Mgmt For For
fiscal year and the remaining retained
earnings and the Board of Directors'
proposal, which consists on increasing the
legal reserve by Ps. 149,624 thousand,
allocating Ps. 0. 70 per share for the
payment of dividends, allocating the
remainder of the income (loss) for the
fiscal year to increase the voluntary
reserve so as to increase the Company's
solvency by Ps. 2,293,606 thousand.
4. Consideration of the performance of the Mgmt For For
Company's Board of Directors during the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2017.
5. Consideration of the performance of the Mgmt For For
Company's Supervisory Committee during the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2017.
6. Consideration of the remuneration to the Mgmt Abstain Against
Company's Board of Directors for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2017 with due
regard to the limitations in connection
with the Company's net income pursuant to
section 261 of Law no. 19550 and the
Argentine securities Regulator Rules.
Consideration of the advance payment of
Directors' fees for the fiscal year to end
December 31, 2018.
7. Consideration of the remuneration to the Mgmt Abstain Against
Company's Supervisory Committee for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 and the
fees' regime for the fiscal year to end
December 31, 2018.
8. Determination of the number of Alternate Mgmt Abstain Against
Directors and, appointment of Directors and
Alternate Directors. Consideration of the
continuity of the current Chairman until
the appointment to be made by the Company's
Board of Directors.
9. Appointment of the members and alternate Mgmt Abstain Against
members of the Company's Supervisory
Committee for the fiscal period to end
December 31, 2018.
10. Consideration of the Company's certifying Mgmt For For
accountant's fees with respect to the
annual accounting documents for the fiscal
period ended on December 31, 2017.
11. Appointment of the Company's certifying Mgmt For For
accountant for the fiscal period to end
December 31, 2018 and determination of its
remuneration.
12. Approval of the Annual Budget for the Audit Mgmt Abstain Against
Committee.
13. Renewal of the power granted to the Board Mgmt For For
of Directors to set the issuance period,
amount, term and any other conditions for
class and/or series of the Company's simple
short-term, mid- term and long-term
negotiable obligations (non-convertible
into shares) under the Company's Program
for a maximum amount of up to US$
1,000,000,000 (one billion U.S. dollars)
(or its equivalent in other currencies); to
update the prospectus of the Program, with
powers to delegate such power to one or
more ...(due to space limits, see proxy
material for full proposal).
14. Granting of authorizations. Mgmt For For
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CORPORACION AMERICA AIRPORTS S.A. Agenda Number: 934813571
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Security: L1995B107
Meeting Type: Annual
Meeting Date: 30-May-2018
Ticker: CAAP
ISIN: LU1756447840
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Prop.# Proposal Proposal Proposal Vote For/Against
Type Management
1. Approval of the Financial Statements and Mgmt For For
the management report and acknowledgement
of independent auditors report.
2. Allocation of results for 2017 Financial Mgmt For For
Year.
3. Discharge (quitus) of the members of the Mgmt For For
Board for the exercise of their mandate for
the 2017 Financial Year.
4. Authorization of the remuneration of the Mgmt For For
Members of the Board.
5. Appointment of the independent auditor Mgmt For For
(cabinet de revision agree)for the
financial year ending on December 31, 2018.
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KINDER MORGAN, INC. Agenda Number: 934748990
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Security: 49456B101
Meeting Type: Annual
Meeting Date: 09-May-2018
Ticker: KMI
ISIN: US49456B1017
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Prop.# Proposal Proposal Proposal Vote For/Against
Type Management
1a. Election of Director: Richard D. Kinder Mgmt For For
1b. Election of Director: Steven J. Kean Mgmt For For
1c. Election of Director: Kimberly A. Dang Mgmt For For
1d. Election of Director: Ted A. Gardner Mgmt For For
1e. Election of Director: Anthony W. Hall, Jr. Mgmt For For
1f. Election of Director: Gary L. Hultquist Mgmt For For
1g. Election of Director: Ronald L. Kuehn, Jr. Mgmt For For
1h. Election of Director: Deborah A. Macdonald Mgmt For For
1i. Election of Director: Michael C. Morgan Mgmt For For
1j. Election of Director: Arthur C. Mgmt For For
Reichstetter
1k. Election of Director: Fayez Sarofim Mgmt For For
1l. Election of Director: C. Park Shaper Mgmt For For
1m. Election of Director: William A. Smith Mgmt For For
1n. Election of Director: Joel V. Staff Mgmt For For
1o. Election of Director: Robert F. Vagt Mgmt For For
1p. Election of Director: Perry M. Waughtal Mgmt For For
2. Ratification of the selection of Mgmt For For
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our
independent registered public accounting
firm for 2018
3. Approval, on an advisory basis, of the Mgmt For For
compensation of our named executive
officers, as disclosed in the Proxy
Statement
4. Frequency with which we will hold an Mgmt 1 Year Against
advisory vote on the compensation of our
named executive officers
5. Stockholder proposal relating to a report Shr For Against
on methane emissions
6. Stockholder proposal relating to an annual Shr For Against
sustainability report
7. Stockholder proposal relating to an Shr For Against
assessment of the long-term portfolio
impacts of scenarios consistent with global
climate change policies
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NEXPOINT FUNDS Agenda Number: 934841099
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Security: 65340G205
Meeting Type: Annual
Meeting Date: 22-Jun-2018
Ticker: NHF
ISIN: US65340G2057
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Prop.# Proposal Proposal Proposal Vote For/Against
Type Management
1. DIRECTOR
John Honis Mgmt For For
Dustin Norris Mgmt For For
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TARGA RESOURCES CORP. Agenda Number: 934775579
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Security: 87612G101
Meeting Type: Annual
Meeting Date: 24-May-2018
Ticker: TRGP
ISIN: US87612G1013
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Prop.# Proposal Proposal Proposal Vote For/Against
Type Management
1.1 Election of Director: Robert B. Evans Mgmt For For
1.2 Election of Director: Joe Bob Perkins Mgmt For For
1.3 Election of Director: Ershel C. Redd Jr. Mgmt For For
2. Ratification of Selection of Independent Mgmt For For
Accountants
3. Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Mgmt For For
Compensation
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THE MACERICH COMPANY Agenda Number: 934834311
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Security: 554382101
Meeting Type: Annual
Meeting Date: 21-Jun-2018
Ticker: MAC
ISIN: US5543821012
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Prop.# Proposal Proposal Proposal Vote For/Against
Type Management
1a. Election of Director: Peggy Alford Mgmt For For
1b. Election of Director: John H. Alschuler Mgmt For For
1c. Election of Director: Eric K. Brandt Mgmt For For
1d. Election of Director: Edward C. Coppola Mgmt For For
1e. Election of Director: Steven R. Hash Mgmt For For
1f. Election of Director: Daniel J. Hirsch Mgmt For For
1g. Election of Director: Diana M. Laing Mgmt For For
1h. Election of Director: Thomas E. O'Hern Mgmt For For
1i. Election of Director: Steven L. Soboroff Mgmt For For
1j. Election of Director: Andrea M. Stephen Mgmt For For
2. Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP Mgmt For For
as our independent registered public
accounting firm for the year ending
December 31, 2018.
3. Advisory vote to approve our named Mgmt Against Against
executive officer compensation as described
in our Proxy Statement.
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THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. Agenda Number: 934785265
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Security: 969457100
Meeting Type: Annual
Meeting Date: 10-May-2018
Ticker: WMB
ISIN: US9694571004
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Prop.# Proposal Proposal Proposal Vote For/Against
Type Management
1a. Election of Director: Alan S. Armstrong Mgmt For For
1b. Election of Director: Stephen W. Bergstrom Mgmt For For
1c. Election of Director: Stephen I. Chazen Mgmt For For
1d. Election of Director: Charles I. Cogut Mgmt For For
1e. Election of Director: Kathleen B. Cooper Mgmt For For
1f. Election of Director: Michael A. Creel Mgmt For For
1g. Election of Director: Peter A. Ragauss Mgmt For For
1h. Election of Director: Scott D. Sheffield Mgmt For For
1i. Election of Director: Murray D. Smith Mgmt For For
1j. Election of Director: William H. Spence Mgmt For For
2. Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as Mgmt For For
auditors for 2018.
3. Approval, by nonbinding advisory vote, of Mgmt For For
the company's executive compensation.
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VISTRA ENERGY CORP Agenda Number: 934725788
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Security: 92840M102
Meeting Type: Special
Meeting Date: 02-Mar-2018
Ticker: VST
ISIN: US92840M1027
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Prop.# Proposal Proposal Proposal Vote For/Against
Type Management
1. Adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger, Mgmt For For
dated as of October 29, 2017 (the "Merger
Agreement"), by and between Vistra Energy
Corp., a Delaware corporation ("Vistra
Energy"), and Dynegy Inc., a Delaware
corporation ("Dynegy"), as it may be
amended from time to time, pursuant to
which, among other things, Dynegy will
merge with and into Vistra Energy (the
"Merger"), with Vistra Energy continuing as
the surviving corporation (the "Merger
Proposal").
2. Approve the issuance of shares of Vistra Mgmt For For
Energy common stock to Dynegy stockholders
in connection with the Merger, as
contemplated by the Merger Agreement (the
"Stock Issuance Proposal").
3. Approve the adjournment of the Vistra Mgmt For For
Energy special meeting, if necessary or
appropriate, for the purpose of soliciting
additional votes for the approval of the
Merger Proposal and the Stock Issuance
Proposal.
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VISTRA ENERGY CORP Agenda Number: 934774200
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Security: 92840M102
Meeting Type: Annual
Meeting Date: 01-May-2018
Ticker: VST
ISIN: US92840M1027
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Prop.# Proposal Proposal Proposal Vote For/Against
Type Management
1. DIRECTOR
Hilary E. Ackermann* Mgmt For For
Brian K. Ferraioli* Mgmt For For
Jeff D. Hunter* Mgmt For For
Brian K. Ferraioli# Mgmt For For
Jeff D. Hunter# Mgmt For For
3. Approve, on an advisory basis, named Mgmt For For
executive officer compensation.
4. Approve, on an advisory basis, the Mgmt 1 Year For
frequency of future advisory votes on named
executive officer compensation.
5. Ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche Mgmt For For
LLP as our independent registered public
accounting firm for the year ending
December 31, 2018.
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MGM HOLDINGS INC. Agenda Number: 000000000
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Security: M014CLSA
Meeting Type: Annual
Meeting Date: 20-Dec-2017
Ticker: 562340Q
ISIN: US5916101000
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Prop.# Proposal Proposal Proposal Vote For/Against
Type Management
1. DIRECTOR
Gary Barber* Mgmt For For
James Dondero* Mgmt For For
David Krane* Mgmt For For
Ann Mather* Mgmt For For
Fredric G. Reynolds* Mgmt For For
Nancy Tellem* Mgmt For For
Kevin Ulrich* Mgmt For For
* Management position unknown
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) Highland Floating Rate Opportunities Fund
By (Signature) /s/ Dustin Norris
Name Dustin Norris
Title Secretary
Date 08/23/2018