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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 811-21443

Name of Fund: BlackRock Equity Dividend Trust (BDV)

Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

Name and address of agent for service: John Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Equity Dividend Trust, 55 East 52nd Street, New York City, NY 10055.

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 882-0052, Option 4

Date of fiscal year end: 10/31

Date of reporting period: 07/01/2011 – 06/30/2012

 

 

 


Item 1 – Proxy Voting Record – Attached hereto.




******************************* FORM N-Px REPORT *******************************

ICA File Number: 811-21443
Reporting Period: 07/01/2011 - 06/30/2012
BlackRock Equity Dividend Trust









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ACE LIMITED

Ticker:       ACE            Security ID:  H0023R105
Meeting Date: JAN 09, 2012   Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:  NOV 30, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Approve Dividend Distribution from      For       For          Management
      Legal Reserves


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AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.

Ticker:       APD            Security ID:  009158106
Meeting Date: JAN 26, 2012   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  NOV 30, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Elect Director Mario L. Baeza           For       For          Management
2     Elect Director Susan K. Carter          For       For          Management
3     Elect Director John E. McGlade          For       For          Management
4     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
5     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation


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AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.

Ticker:       AEP            Security ID:  025537101
Meeting Date: APR 24, 2012   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 27, 2012

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Elect Director Nicholas K. Akins        For       For          Management
2     Elect Director David J. Anderson        For       For          Management
3     Elect Director James F. Cordes          For       For          Management
4     Elect Director Ralph D. Crosby, Jr.     For       For          Management
5     Elect Director Linda A. Goodspeed       For       For          Management
6     Elect Director Thomas E. Hoaglin        For       For          Management
7     Elect Director Michael G. Morris        For       For          Management
8     Elect Director Richard C. Notebaert     For       For          Management
9     Elect Director Lionel L. Nowell, III    For       For          Management
10    Elect Director Richard L. Sandor        For       For          Management
11    Elect Director Sara Martinez Tucker     For       For          Management
12    Elect Director John F. Turner           For       For          Management
13    Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan  For       For          Management
14    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
15    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation


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AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING, INC.

Ticker:       ADP            Security ID:  053015103
Meeting Date: NOV 08, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  SEP 09, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Gregory D. Brenneman     For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Leslie A. Brun           For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Gary C. Butler           For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Richard T. Clark         For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Eric C. Fast             For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Linda R. Gooden          For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director R. Glenn Hubbard         For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director John P. Jones            For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director Enrique T. Salem         For       For          Management
1.10  Elect Director Gregory L. Summe         For       For          Management
2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
4     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  Three Years  Management


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BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA

Ticker:       BNS            Security ID:  064149107
Meeting Date: APR 03, 2012   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 07, 2012

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Ronald A. Brenneman      For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director C.J. Chen                For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director David A. Dodge           For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director N. Ashleigh Everett      For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director John C. Kerr             For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director John T. Mayberry         For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Thomas C. O'Neill        For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Indira V. Samarasekera   For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director Susan L. Segal           For       For          Management
1.10  Elect Director Allan C. Shaw            For       For          Management
1.11  Elect Director Paul D. Sobey            For       For          Management
1.12  Elect Director Barbara S. Thomas        For       For          Management
1.13  Elect Director Richard E. Waugh         For       For          Management
2     Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors             For       For          Management
3     Advisory Vote on Executive              For       For          Management
      Compensation Approach
4     SP1: Performance-Based Equity Awards    Against   Against      Shareholder
5     SP 2: Increase Disclosure of Executive  Against   Against      Shareholder
      Compensation
6     SP 3: Qualifications of Compensation    Against   Against      Shareholder
      Committee Members


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BHP BILLITON LIMITED

Ticker:       BHP            Security ID:  088606108
Meeting Date: NOV 17, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  SEP 15, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Accept Financial Statements and         For       For          Management
      Statutory Reports for BHP Billiton
      Limited and BHP Billiton Plc
2     Elect Lindsay Maxsted as a Director of  For       For          Management
      BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton
      Plc
3     Elect Shriti Vadera as a Director of    For       For          Management
      BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton
      Plc
4     Elect Malcolm Broomhead as a Director   For       For          Management
      of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP
      Billiton Plc
5     Elect John Buchanan as a Director of    For       For          Management
      BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton
      Plc
6     Elect Carlos Cordeiro as a Director of  For       For          Management
      BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton
      Plc
7     Elect David Crawford as a Director of   For       For          Management
      BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton
      Plc
8     Elect Carolyn Hewson as a Director of   For       For          Management
      BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton
      Plc
9     Elect Marius Kloppers as a Director of  For       For          Management
      BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton
      Plc
10    Elect Wayne Murdy as a Director of BHP  For       For          Management
      Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc
11    Elect Keith Rumble as a Director of     For       For          Management
      BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton
      Plc
12    Elect John Schubert as a Director of    For       For          Management
      BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton
      Plc
13    Elect Jacques Nasser as a Director of   For       For          Management
      BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton
      Plc
14    Appoint KPMG Audit Plc as Auditors of   For       For          Management
      BHP Billiton Plc
15    Approve the Authority to Issue Shares   For       For          Management
      in BHP Biliton Plc
16    Approve the Authority to Issue Shares   For       For          Management
      in BHP Biliton Plc for Cash
17    Approve the Repurchase of Up to 213.62  For       For          Management
      Million Shares in BHP Billiton Plc
18    Approve the Remuneration Report         For       For          Management
19    Approve the Termination Benefits for    For       For          Management
      Group Management Committee Members
20    Approve the Grant of Awards to Marius   For       For          Management
      Kloppers under the Group Incentive
      Scheme and the Long Term Incentive Plan


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BLACKROCK CORPORATE HIGH YIELD FUND VI, INC.

Ticker:       HYT            Security ID:  09255P107
Meeting Date: JUL 28, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAY 31, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Paul L. Audet            For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Michael J. Castellano    For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Richard E. Cavanagh      For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Frank J. Fabozzi         For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Kathleen F. Feldstein    For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director James T. Flynn           For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Henry Gabbay             For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Jerrold B. Harris        For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director R. Glenn Hubbard         For       For          Management
1.10  Elect Director W. Carl Kester           For       For          Management
1.11  Elect Director Karen P. Robards         For       For          Management


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BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATION INCOME TRUST II, INC.

Ticker:       PSY            Security ID:  09255H105
Meeting Date: JUL 28, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAY 31, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Paul L. Audet            For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Michael J. Castellano    For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Richard E. Cavanagh      For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Frank J. Fabozzi         For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Kathleen F. Feldstein    For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director James T. Flynn           For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Henry Gabbay             For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Jerrold B. Harris        For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director R. Glenn Hubbard         For       For          Management
1.10  Elect Director W. Carl Kester           For       For          Management
1.11  Elect Director Karen P. Robards         For       For          Management


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BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATION INCOME TRUST IV

Ticker:       BTZ            Security ID:  092508100
Meeting Date: JUL 28, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAY 31, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Paul L. Audet            For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Michael J. Castellano    For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Glenn Hubbard            For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director W. Carl Kester           For       For          Management


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BLACKROCK ENERGY AND RESOURCES TRUST

Ticker:       BGR            Security ID:  09250U101
Meeting Date: JUL 28, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAY 31, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Paul L. Audet            For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Michael J. Castellano    For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director R. Glenn Hubbard         For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director W. Carl Kester           For       For          Management


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BLACKROCK ENHANCED EQUITY DIVIDEND TRUST

Ticker:       BDJ            Security ID:  09251A104
Meeting Date: JUL 28, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAY 31, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Paul L. Audet            For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Michael J. Castellano    For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director R. Glenn Hubbard         For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director W. Carl Kester           For       For          Management


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BLACKROCK ENHANCED EQUITY DIVIDEND TRUST

Ticker:       BDJ            Security ID:  09251A104
Meeting Date: JAN 26, 2012   Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:  OCT 26, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Issue Shares in Connection with         For       For          Management
      Acquisition
2     Issue Shares in Connection with         For       For          Management
      Acquisition


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BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCOME TRUST

Ticker:       BGT            Security ID:  091941104
Meeting Date: JUL 28, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAY 31, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Paul L. Audet            For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Michael J. Castellano    For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director R. Glenn Hubbard         For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director W. Carl Kester           For       For          Management


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BLACKROCK INTERNATIONAL GROWTH AND INCOME TRUST

Ticker:       BGY            Security ID:  092524107
Meeting Date: JUL 28, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAY 31, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Paul L. Audet            For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Michael J. Castellano    For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director R. Glenn Hubbard         For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director W. Carl Kester           For       For          Management


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BLACKROCK LIMITED DURATION INCOME TRUST

Ticker:       BLW            Security ID:  09249W101
Meeting Date: JUL 28, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAY 31, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Paul L. Audet            For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Michael J. Castellano    For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director R. Glenn Hubbard         For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director W. Carl Kester           For       For          Management


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DEERE & COMPANY

Ticker:       DE             Security ID:  244199105
Meeting Date: FEB 29, 2012   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  DEC 31, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Elect Director Crandall C. Bowles       For       For          Management
2     Elect Director Vance D. Coffman         For       For          Management
3     Elect Director Charles O. Holliday, Jr. For       For          Management
4     Elect Director Dipak C. Jain            For       For          Management
5     Elect Director Clayton M. Jones         For       For          Management
6     Elect Director Joachim Milberg          For       For          Management
7     Elect Director Richard B. Myers         For       For          Management
8     Elect Director Thomas H. Patrick        For       For          Management
9     Elect Director Sherry M. Smith          For       For          Management
10    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
11    Approve Non-Employee Director           For       For          Management
      Restricted Stock Plan
12    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management


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DIAGEO PLC

Ticker:       DGE            Security ID:  25243Q205
Meeting Date: OCT 19, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  SEP 09, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Accept Financial Statements and         For       For          Management
      Statutory Reports
2     Approve Remuneration Report             For       For          Management
3     Approve Final Dividend                  For       For          Management
4     Re-elect Peggy Bruzelius as Director    For       For          Management
5     Re-elect Laurence Danon as Director     For       For          Management
6     Re-elect Lord Davies of Abersoch as     For       For          Management
      Director
7     Re-elect Betsy Holden as Director       For       For          Management
8     Re-elect Dr Franz Humer as Director     For       For          Management
9     Re-elect Deirdre Mahlan as Director     For       For          Management
10    Re-elect Philip Scott as Director       For       For          Management
11    Re-elect Todd Stitzer as Director       For       For          Management
12    Re-elect Paul Walsh as Director         For       For          Management
13    Reappoint KPMG Audit plc as Auditors    For       For          Management
      of the Company
14    Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of  For       For          Management
      Auditors
15    Authorise Issue of Equity with          For       For          Management
      Pre-emptive Rights
16    Authorise Issue of Equity without       For       For          Management
      Pre-emptive Rights
17    Authorise Market Purchase               For       For          Management
18    Authorise EU Political Donations and    For       For          Management
      Expenditure
19    Authorise the Company to Call EGM with  For       For          Management
      Two Weeks' Notice


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DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION

Ticker:       DUK            Security ID:  26441C105
Meeting Date: AUG 23, 2011   Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:  JUL 05, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Approve Reverse Stock Split             For       For          Management
2     Issue Shares in Connection with         For       For          Management
      Acquisition
3     Adjourn Meeting                         For       For          Management


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EQT CORPORATION

Ticker:       EQT            Security ID:  26884L109
Meeting Date: APR 18, 2012   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 15, 2012

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Kenneth M. Burke         For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Margaret K. Dorman       For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Philip G. Behrman        For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director A. Bray Cary, Jr.        For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Lee T. Todd, Jr.         For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
4     Declassify the Board of Directors       Against   For          Shareholder


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GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

Ticker:       GE             Security ID:  369604103
Meeting Date: APR 25, 2012   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 27, 2012

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Elect Director W. Geoffrey Beattie      For       For          Management
2     Elect Director James I. Cash, Jr.       For       For          Management
3     Elect Director Ann M. Fudge             For       For          Management
4     Elect Director Susan Hockfield          For       For          Management
5     Elect Director Jeffrey R. Immelt        For       For          Management
6     Elect Director Andrea Jung              For       For          Management
7     Elect Director Alan G. Lafley           For       For          Management
8     Elect Director Robert W. Lane           For       For          Management
9     Elect Director Ralph S. Larsen          For       For          Management
10    Elect Director Rochelle B. Lazarus      For       For          Management
11    Elect Director James J. Mulva           For       For          Management
12    Elect Director Sam Nunn                 For       For          Management
13    Elect Director Roger S. Penske          For       For          Management
14    Elect Director Robert J. Swieringa      For       For          Management
15    Elect Director James S. Tisch           For       Against      Management
16    Elect Director Douglas A. Warner, III   For       For          Management
17    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
18    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
19    Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For          Management
20    Approve Material Terms of Senior        For       For          Management
      Officer Performance Goals
21    Provide for Cumulative Voting           Against   Against      Shareholder
22    Phase Out Nuclear Activities            Against   Against      Shareholder
23    Require Independent Board Chairman      Against   Against      Shareholder
24    Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against   For          Shareholder


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GENERAL MILLS, INC.

Ticker:       GIS            Security ID:  370334104
Meeting Date: SEP 26, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  JUL 28, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Elect Director Bradbury H. Anderson     For       For          Management
2     Elect Director R. Kerry Clark           For       For          Management
3     Elect Director Paul Danos               For       For          Management
4     Elect Director William T. Esrey         For       For          Management
5     Elect Director Raymond V. Gilmartin     For       For          Management
6     Elect Director Judith Richards Hope     For       For          Management
7     Elect Director Heidi G. Miller          For       For          Management
8     Elect Director Hilda Ochoa-Brillembourg For       For          Management
9     Elect Director Steve Odland             For       For          Management
10    Elect Director Kendall J. Powell        For       For          Management
11    Elect Director Michael D. Rose          For       For          Management
12    Elect Director Robert L. Ryan           For       For          Management
13    Elect Director Dorothy A. Terrell       For       For          Management
14    Approve Omnibus Stock Plan              For       For          Management
15    Approve Non-Employee Director Omnibus   For       For          Management
      Stock Plan
16    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
17    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  Three Years  Management
18    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management


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HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.

Ticker:       HON            Security ID:  438516106
Meeting Date: APR 23, 2012   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 24, 2012

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Elect Director Gordon M. Bethune        For       For          Management
2     Elect Director Kevin Burke              For       For          Management
3     Elect Director Jaime Chico Pardo        For       For          Management
4     Elect Director David M. Cote            For       For          Management
5     Elect Director D. Scott Davis           For       For          Management
6     Elect Director Linnet F. Deily          For       For          Management
7     Elect Director Judd Gregg               For       For          Management
8     Elect Director Clive R. Hollick         For       For          Management
9     Elect Director George Paz               For       For          Management
10    Elect Director Bradley T. Sheares       For       For          Management
11    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
12    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
13    Require Independent Board Chairman      Against   For          Shareholder
14    Report on Political Contributions       Against   Against      Shareholder


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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

Ticker:       IBM            Security ID:  459200101
Meeting Date: APR 24, 2012   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 24, 2012

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Elect Director Alain J.P. Belda         For       For          Management
2     Elect Director William R. Brody         For       For          Management
3     Elect Director Kenneth I. Chenault      For       For          Management
4     Elect Director Michael L. Eskew         For       For          Management
5     Elect Director David N. Farr            For       For          Management
6     Elect Director Shirley Ann Jackson      For       Against      Management
7     Elect Director Andrew N. Liveris        For       For          Management
8     Elect Director W. James McNerney, Jr.   For       For          Management
9     Elect Director James W. Owens           For       For          Management
10    Elect Director Samuel J. Palmisano      For       For          Management
11    Elect Director Virginia M. Rometty      For       For          Management
12    Elect Director Joan E. Spero            For       For          Management
13    Elect Director Sidney Taurel            For       For          Management
14    Elect Director Lorenzo H. Zambrano      For       For          Management
15    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
16    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
17    Provide for Cumulative Voting           Against   Against      Shareholder
18    Report on Political Contributions       Against   Against      Shareholder
19    Report on Lobbying Expenses             Against   Against      Shareholder


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JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC.

Ticker:       JCI            Security ID:  478366107
Meeting Date: JAN 25, 2012   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  NOV 17, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Dennis W. Archer         For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Mark P. Vergnano         For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Richard Goodman          For       For          Management
2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
4     Declassify the Board of Directors       Against   For          Shareholder


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MARATHON OIL CORPORATION

Ticker:       MRO            Security ID:  565849106
Meeting Date: APR 25, 2012   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 27, 2012

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Elect Director Gregory H. Boyce         For       For          Management
2     Elect Director Pierre Brondeau          For       For          Management
3     Elect Director Clarence P. Cazalot, Jr. For       For          Management
4     Elect Director Linda Z. Cook            For       For          Management
5     Elect Director Shirley Ann Jackson      For       Against      Management
6     Elect Director Philip Lader             For       For          Management
7     Elect Director Michael E. J. Phelps     For       For          Management
8     Elect Director Dennis H. Reilley        For       For          Management
9     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
10    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
11    Approve Omnibus Stock Plan              For       For          Management


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MARATHON PETROLEUM CORPORATION

Ticker:       MPC            Security ID:  56585A102
Meeting Date: APR 25, 2012   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 27, 2012

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director David A. Daberko         For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Donna A. James           For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Charles R. Lee           For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Seth E. Schofield        For       For          Management
2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
3     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan              For       For          Management
4     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
5     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  Three Years  Management


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MICROSOFT CORPORATION

Ticker:       MSFT           Security ID:  594918104
Meeting Date: NOV 15, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  SEP 02, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Elect Director Steven A. Ballmer        For       For          Management
2     Elect Director Dina Dublon              For       For          Management
3     Elect Director William H. Gates, III    For       For          Management
4     Elect Director Raymond V. Gilmartin     For       For          Management
5     Elect Director Reed Hastings            For       For          Management
6     Elect Director Maria M. Klawe           For       For          Management
7     Elect Director David F. Marquardt       For       For          Management
8     Elect Director Charles H. Noski         For       For          Management
9     Elect Director Helmut Panke             For       For          Management
10    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
11    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  Three Years  Management
12    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
13    Amend Bylaws to Establish a Board       Against   Against      Shareholder
      Committee on Environmental
      Sustainability


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NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA

Ticker:       NA             Security ID:  633067103
Meeting Date: APR 04, 2012   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 17, 2012

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Maryse Bertrand          For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Lawrence S. Bloomberg    For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Andre Caille             For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Gerard Coulombe          For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Bernard Cyr              For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Gillian H. Denham        For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Jean Douville            For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Paul Gobeil              For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director Jean Houde               For       For          Management
1.10  Elect Director Louise Laflamme          For       For          Management
1.11  Elect Director Roseann Runte            For       For          Management
1.12  Elect Director Lino A. Saputo, Jr.      For       For          Management
1.13  Elect Director Pierre Thabet            For       For          Management
1.14  Elect Director Louis Vachon             For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote on Executive              For       For          Management
      Compensation Approach
3     Ratify Samson Belair/Deloitte & Touche  For       For          Management
      as Auditors
4     Re-approve Stock Option Plan            For       For          Management
5     SP 1: Performance-Based Equity Awards   Against   Against      Shareholder
6     SP 2: Increase Disclosure of Executive  Against   Against      Shareholder
      Compensation
7     SP 3: Disclose Information on           Against   Against      Shareholder
      Compensation Consultant
8     SP 4: Establish a Separate Risk         Against   Against      Shareholder
      Management Committee


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PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP INCORPORATED

Ticker:       PEG            Security ID:  744573106
Meeting Date: APR 17, 2012   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 17, 2012

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Elect Director Albert R. Gamper, Jr.    For       For          Management
2     Elect Director Conrad K. Harper         For       For          Management
3     Elect Director William V. Hickey        For       For          Management
4     Elect Director Ralph Izzo               For       For          Management
5     Elect Director Shirley Ann Jackson      For       Against      Management
6     Elect Director David Lilley             For       For          Management
7     Elect Director Thomas A. Renyi          For       For          Management
8     Elect Director Hak Cheol Shin           For       For          Management
9     Elect Director Richard J. Swift         For       Against      Management
10    Elect Director Susan Tomasky            For       For          Management
11    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
12    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management


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ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC.

Ticker:       ROK            Security ID:  773903109
Meeting Date: FEB 07, 2012   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  DEC 12, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Betty C. Alewine         For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Verne G. Istock          For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director David B. Speer           For       For          Management
2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
3     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan              For       For          Management
4     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation


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ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC.

Ticker:       COL            Security ID:  774341101
Meeting Date: FEB 03, 2012   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  DEC 05, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director A.J. Carbone             For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director C.M. Jones               For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director C.L. Shavers             For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management


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SCHLUMBERGER LIMITED

Ticker:       SLB            Security ID:  806857108
Meeting Date: APR 11, 2012   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 22, 2012

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Peter L.S. Currie        For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Tony Isaac               For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director K. Vaman Kamath          For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Paal Kibsgaard           For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Nikolay Kudryavtsev      For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Adrian Lajous            For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Michael E. Marks         For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Elizabeth Moler          For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director Lubna S. Olayan          For       For          Management
1.10  Elect Director Leo Rafael Reif          For       For          Management
1.11  Elect Director Tore I. Sandvold         For       For          Management
1.12  Elect Director Henri Seydoux            For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Adopt and Approve Financials and        For       For          Management
      Dividends
4     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as    For       For          Management
      Auditors
5     Amend Non-Employee Director Omnibus     For       For          Management
      Stock Plan


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TEMPLE-INLAND INC.

Ticker:       TIN            Security ID:  879868107
Meeting Date: DEC 07, 2011   Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:  OCT 14, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Approve Merger Agreement                For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote on Golden Parachutes      For       Against      Management
3     Adjourn Meeting                         For       Against      Management


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THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION

Ticker:       BK             Security ID:  064058100
Meeting Date: APR 10, 2012   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 10, 2012

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Elect Director Ruth E. Bruch            For       For          Management
2     Elect Director Nicholas M. Donofrio     For       For          Management
3     Elect Director Gerald L. Hassell        For       For          Management
4     Elect Director Edmund F. Kelly          For       For          Management
5     Elect Director Richard J. Kogan         For       For          Management
6     Elect Director Michael J. Kowalski      For       For          Management
7     Elect Director John A. Luke, Jr.        For       For          Management
8     Elect Director Mark A. Nordenberg       For       For          Management
9     Elect Director Catherine A. Rein        For       For          Management
10    Elect Director William C. Richardson    For       For          Management
11    Elect Director Samuel C. Scott, III     For       For          Management
12    Elect Director Wesley W. von Schack     For       For          Management
13    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
14    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
15    Require Independent Board Chairman      Against   Against      Shareholder
16    Restore or Provide for Cumulative       Against   Against      Shareholder
      Voting


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THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY

Ticker:       PG             Security ID:  742718109
Meeting Date: OCT 11, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  AUG 12, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Elect Director Angela F. Braly          For       For          Management
2     Elect Director Kenneth I. Chenault      For       For          Management
3     Elect Director Scott D. Cook            For       For          Management
4     Elect Director Susan Desmond-Hellmann   For       For          Management
5     Elect Director Robert A. McDonald       For       For          Management
6     Elect Director W. James McNerney, Jr.   For       For          Management
7     Elect Director Johnathan A. Rodgers     For       For          Management
8     Elect Director Margaret C. Whitman      For       For          Management
9     Elect Director Mary Agnes Wilderotter   For       For          Management
10    Elect Director Patricia A. Woertz       For       For          Management
11    Elect Director Ernesto Zedillo          For       For          Management
12    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
13    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
14    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  Three Years  Management
15    Amend Articles of Incorporation         For       For          Management
16    Provide for Cumulative Voting           Against   Against      Shareholder
17    Phase Out Use of Laboratory Animals in  Against   Against      Shareholder
      Pet Food Product Testing
18    Report on Political Contributions and   Against   Against      Shareholder
      Provide Advisory Vote


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THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK

Ticker:       TD             Security ID:  891160509
Meeting Date: MAR 29, 2012   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 01, 2012

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director William E. Bennett       For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Hugh J. Bolton           For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director John L. Bragg            For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Amy W. Brinkley          For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director W. Edmund Clark          For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Colleen A. Goggins       For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Henry H. Ketcham         For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Brian M. Levitt          For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director Harold H. MacKay         For       For          Management
1.10  Elect Director Karen E. Maidment        For       For          Management
1.11  Elect Director Irene R. Miller          For       For          Management
1.12  Elect Director Nadir H. Mohamed         For       For          Management
1.13  Elect Director Wilbur J. Prezzano       For       For          Management
1.14  Elect Director Helen K. Sinclair        For       For          Management
1.15  Elect Director John M. Thompson         For       For          Management
2     Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors    For       For          Management
3     Advisory Vote on Executive              For       For          Management
      Compensation Approach
4     Re-approve 2000 Stock Incentive Plan    For       For          Management
5     Amend 2000 Stock Incentive Plan         For       For          Management
6     SP A: Increase Disclosure of Executive  Against   Against      Shareholder
      Compensation
7     SP B: Require Independence of Directors Against   Against      Shareholder
8     SP C: Establish Director Stock          Against   Against      Shareholder
      Ownership Requirement


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THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY

Ticker:       DIS            Security ID:  254687106
Meeting Date: MAR 13, 2012   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  JAN 13, 2012

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Elect Director Susan E. Arnold          For       Against      Management
2     Elect Director John S. Chen             For       Against      Management
3     Elect Director Judith L. Estrin         For       For          Management
4     Elect Director Robert A. Iger           For       For          Management
5     Elect Director Fred H. Langhammer       For       Against      Management
6     Elect Director Aylwin B. Lewis          For       Against      Management
7     Elect Director Monica C. Lozano         For       For          Management
8     Elect Director Robert W. Matschullat    For       For          Management
9     Elect Director Sheryl Sandberg          For       For          Management
10    Elect Director Orin C. Smith            For       Against      Management
11    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
12    Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For          Management
13    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       Against      Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation


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U.S. BANCORP

Ticker:       USB            Security ID:  902973304
Meeting Date: APR 17, 2012   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 21, 2012

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Elect Director Douglas M. Baker, Jr.    For       For          Management
2     Elect Director Y. Marc Belton           For       For          Management
3     Elect Director Victoria Buyniski        For       For          Management
      Gluckman
4     Elect Director Arthur D. Collins, Jr.   For       For          Management
5     Elect Director Richard K. Davis         For       For          Management
6     Elect Director Roland A. Hernandez      For       For          Management
7     Elect Director Joel W. Johnson          For       For          Management
8     Elect Director Olivia F. Kirtley        For       For          Management
9     Elect Director Jerry W. Levin           For       For          Management
10    Elect Director David B. O'Maley         For       For          Management
11    Elect Director O'dell M. Owens, M.D.,   For       For          Management
      M.P.H.
12    Elect Director Craig D. Schnuck         For       For          Management
13    Elect Director Patrick T. Stokes        For       For          Management
14    Elect Director Doreen Woo Ho            For       For          Management
15    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
16    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation


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UNILEVER NV

Ticker:       UN             Security ID:  904784709
Meeting Date: SEP 16, 2011   Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:  AUG 15, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Authorize Board to Repurchase           For       For          Management
      Outstanding 6 Percent and 7 Percent
      Cumulative Preference Shares


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UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

Ticker:       UTX            Security ID:  913017109
Meeting Date: APR 11, 2012   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 15, 2012

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Elect Director Louis R. Chenevert       For       For          Management
2     Elect Director John V. Faraci           For       For          Management
3     Elect Director Jean-Pierre Garnier, Ph. For       For          Management
      D.
4     Elect Director Jamie S. Gorelick        For       For          Management
5     Elect Director Edward A. Kangas         For       Against      Management
6     Elect Director Ellen J. Kullman         For       For          Management
7     Elect Director Richard D. McCormick     For       For          Management
8     Elect Director Harold McGraw, III       For       For          Management
9     Elect Director Richard B. Myers         For       For          Management
10    Elect Director H. Patrick Swygert       For       For          Management
11    Elect Director Andre Villeneuve         For       For          Management
12    Elect Director Christine Todd Whitman   For       For          Management
13    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
14    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation


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UNIVERSAL CORPORATION

Ticker:       UVV            Security ID:  913456109
Meeting Date: AUG 04, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  JUN 15, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director George C. Freeman, III   For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Eddie N. Moore, Jr.      For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  Three Years  Management
4     Establish Range For Board Size          For       For          Management
5     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For          Management


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WELLS FARGO & COMPANY

Ticker:       WFC            Security ID:  949746101
Meeting Date: APR 24, 2012   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 24, 2012

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Elect Director John D. Baker, II        For       For          Management
2     Elect Director Elaine L. Chao           For       For          Management
3     Elect Director John S. Chen             For       For          Management
4     Elect Director Lloyd H. Dean            For       For          Management
5     Elect Director Susan E. Engel           For       For          Management
6     Elect Director Enrique Hernandez, Jr.   For       For          Management
7     Elect Director Donald M. James          For       For          Management
8     Elect Director Cynthia H. Milligan      For       For          Management
9     Elect Director Nicholas G. Moore        For       For          Management
10    Elect Director Federico F. Pena         For       For          Management
11    Elect Director Philip J. Quigley        For       For          Management
12    Elect Director Judith M. Runstad        For       For          Management
13    Elect Director Stephen W. Sanger        For       For          Management
14    Elect Director John G. Stumpf           For       For          Management
15    Elect Director Susan G. Swenson         For       For          Management
16    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
17    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
18    Require Independent Board Chairman      Against   Against      Shareholder
19    Provide for Cumulative Voting           Against   Against      Shareholder
20    Adopt Proxy Access Right                Against   Against      Shareholder
21    Require Audit Committee Review and      Against   Against      Shareholder
      Report on Controls Related to Loans,
      Foreclosure and Securitizations


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WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY

Ticker:       WY             Security ID:  962166104
Meeting Date: APR 12, 2012   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 17, 2012

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Elect Director Debra A. Cafaro          For       For          Management
2     Elect Director Mark A. Emmert           For       For          Management
3     Elect Director Daniel S. Fulton         For       For          Management
4     Elect Director John I. Kieckhefer       For       For          Management
5     Elect Director Wayne W. Murdy           For       For          Management
6     Elect Director Nicole W. Piasecki       For       For          Management
7     Elect Director Charles R. Williamson    For       For          Management
8     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
9     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management


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WISCONSIN ENERGY CORPORATION

Ticker:       WEC            Security ID:  976657106
Meeting Date: MAY 03, 2012   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 23, 2012

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director John F. Bergstrom        For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Barbara L. Bowles        For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Patricia W. Chadwick     For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Robert A. Cornog         For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Curt S. Culver           For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Thomas J. Fischer        For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Gale E. Klappa           For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Ulice Payne, Jr.         For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director Mary Ellen Stanek        For       For          Management
2     Adopt Majority Voting for Uncontested   For       For          Management
      Election of Directors
3     Adopt Majority Voting for Uncontested   For       For          Management
      Election of Directors
4     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
5     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation

========== END NPX REPORT


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.

BlackRock Equity Dividend Trust

 

By:  

/s/ John Perlowski

  John Perlowski
  Chief Executive Officer of
  BlackRock Equity Dividend Trust
Date:     August 27, 2012