Nuveen Diversified Dividend & Income Fund

N-PX 1 dnpx.htm NUVEEN DIVERSIFIED DIVIDEND & INCOME FUND Nuveen Diversified Dividend & Income Fund

FORM N-PX

ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF

REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number 811-21407

Nuveen Diversified Dividend & Income Fund

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Gifford R. Zimmerman – Chief Administrative Officer

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 312-917-7700

Date of fiscal year-end: December 31

Date of reporting period: June 30, 2005

Nuveen Diversified Dividend and Income Fund - Proxy Voting

July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2005

Security Name

Ticker

Cusip

Meeting

Date

Ballot

Item
Number

Management or

Shareholder
Proposal

Item Description

Management

Recommended

Vote

Cast

Camden Property Trust

CPT

133131102

2/28/2005

Management

Issue Shares in Connection with an Acquisition

For

AMLI Residential Properties Trust

AML

001735109

4/25/2005

1.1

Management

Elect Director Bruce P. Bickner

For

4/25/2005

1.2

Management

Elect Director Laura D. Gates

For

4/25/2005

1.3

Management

Elect Director Marc S. Heilweil

For

4/25/2005

1.4

Management

Elect Director Gregory T. Mutz

For

4/25/2005

Management

Declassify the Board of Directors

For

4/25/2005

Management

Ratify Auditors

For

Nationwide Health Properties, Inc.

NHP

638620104

4/27/2005

1.1

Management

Elect Director R. Bruce Andrews

For

4/27/2005

1.2

Management

Elect Director Charles D. Miller

For

4/27/2005

Management

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

Brandywine Realty Trust

BDN

105368203

5/2/2005

1.1

Management

Elect Trustee Walter D’Alessio

For

5/2/2005

1.2

Management

Elect Trustee D. Pike Aloian

For

5/2/2005

1.3

Management

Elect Trustee Donald E. Axinn

For

5/2/2005

1.4

Management

Elect Trustee Wyche Fowler

For

5/2/2005

1.5

Management

Elect Trustee Michael J. Joyce

For

5/2/2005

1.6

Management

Elect Trustee Anthony A. Nichols Sr.

For

5/2/2005

1.7

Management

Elect Trustee Charles P. Pizzi

For

5/2/2005

1.8

Management

Elect Trustee Gerard H. Sweeney

For

5/2/2005

Management

Ratify Auditors

For

5/2/2005

Management

Amend Omnibus Stock Plan

For

Federal Realty Investment Trust

FRT

313747206

5/4/2005

1.1

Management

Elect Director Mark S. Ordan

For

5/4/2005

1.2

Management

Elect Director Donald C. Wood

For

5/4/2005

Management

Ratify Auditors

For

5/4/2005

Shareholder

Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors

Against

For

Archstone Smith Trust

ASN

039583109

5/4/2005

1.1

Management

Elect Trustee James A. Cardwell

For

5/4/2005

1.2

Management

Elect Trustee Robert P. Kogod

For

5/4/2005

1.3

Management

Elect Trustee Director James H. Polk, III

For

5/4/2005

Management

Declassify the Board of Trustees

For

5/4/2005

Management

Ratify Auditors

For

Camden Property Trust

CPT

133131102

5/6/2005

1.1

Management

Elect Director Richard J. Campo

For

5/6/2005

1.2

Management

Elect Director William R. Cooper

For

5/6/2005

1.3

Management

Elect Director George A. Hrdlicka

For

5/6/2005

1.4

Management

Elect Director Scott S. Ingraham

For

5/6/2005

1.5

Management

Elect Director Lewis A. Levey

For

5/6/2005

1.6

Management

Elect Director William B. McGuire, Jr.

For

5/6/2005

1.7

Management

Elect Director D. Keith Oden

For

5/6/2005

1.8

Management

Elect Director F. Gardner Parker

For

5/6/2005

1.9

Management

Elect Director William F. Paulsen

For

5/6/2005

1.10

Management

Elect Director Steven A. Webster

For

Shurgard Storage Centers, Inc.

SHU

82567D104

5/6/2005

1.1

Management

Elect Director Anna Karin Andrews

For

5/6/2005

1.2

Management

Elect Director David K. Grant

For

5/6/2005

1.3

Management

Elect Director Raymond A. Johnson

For

5/6/2005

1.4

Management

Elect Director W. Thomas Porter

For

5/6/2005

1.5

Management

Elect Director Gary E. Pruitt

For

5/6/2005

Management

Declassify the Board of Directors

For

5/6/2005

Management

Ratify Auditors

For

5/6/2005

Shareholder

Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors

Against

For

HRPT Properties Trust

HRP

40426W101

5/10/2005

1.1

Management

Elect Director Barry M. Portnoy

For

5/10/2005

1.2

Management

Elect Director F.N. Zeytoonjian

For

Senior Housing Properties Trust

SNH

81721M109

5/10/2005

1.1

Management

Elect Director F.N. Zeytoonjian

For

New Plan Excel Realty Trust, Inc.

NXL

648053106

5/11/2005

1.1

Management

Elect Director Raymond H. Bottorf

For

5/11/2005

1.2

Management

Elect Director Matthew Goldstein

For

5/11/2005

1.3

Management

Elect Director Gregory White

For

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

AVB

053484101

5/11/2005

1.1

Management

Elect Director Bryce Blair

For

5/11/2005

1.2

Management

Elect Director Bruce A. Choate

For

5/11/2005

1.3

Management

Elect Director John J. Healy, Jr.

For

5/11/2005

1.4

Management

Elect Director Gilbert M. Meyer

For

5/11/2005

1.5

Management

Elect Director Charles D. Peebler, Jr.

For

5/11/2005

1.6

Management

Elect Director Lance R. Primis

For

5/11/2005

1.7

Management

Elect Director Allan D. Schuster

For

5/11/2005

1.8

Management

Elect Director Amy P. Williams

For

5/11/2005

Management

Ratify Auditors

For

Simon Property Group, Inc.

SPG

828806109

5/11/2005

1.1

Management

Elect Director Birch Bayh

For

5/11/2005

1.2

Management

Elect Director Melvyn E. Bergstein

For

5/11/2005

1.3

Management

Elect Director Linda Walker Bynoe

For

5/11/2005

1.4

Management

Elect Director Karen N. Horn, Ph.D.

For

5/11/2005

1.5

Management

Elect Director Reuben S. Leibowitz

For

5/11/2005

1.6

Management

Elect Director J. Albert Smith, Jr.

For

5/11/2005

1.7

Management

Elect Director Pieter S. Van Den Berg

For

5/11/2005

Management

Ratify Auditors

For

5/11/2005

Shareholder

Report on Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Energy Efficiency

Against

Kite Realty Group Trust

KRG

49803T102

5/13/2005

1.1

Management

Elect Director Alvin E. Kite, Jr.

For

5/13/2005

1.2

Management

Elect Director John A. Kite

For

5/13/2005

1.3

Management

Elect Director William E. Bindley

For

5/13/2005

1.4

Management

Elect Director Dr. Richard A. Cosier

For

5/13/2005

1.5

Management

Elect Director Eugene Golub

For

5/13/2005

1.6

Management

Elect Director Gerald L. Moss

For

5/13/2005

1.7

Management

Elect Director Michael L. Smith

For

Gables Residential Trust

GBP

362418105

5/17/2005

1.1

Management

Elect Trustee David D. Fitch

For

5/17/2005

1.2

Management

Elect Trustee John W. McIntyre

For

5/17/2005

1.3

Management

Elect Trustee Chris D. Wheeler

For

First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.

32054K103

5/18/2005

1.1

Management

Elect Director Michael W. Brennan

For

5/18/2005

1.2

Management

Elect Director Michael G. Damone

For

5/18/2005

1.3

Management

Elect Director Kevin W. Lynch

For

5/18/2005

Management

Ratify Auditors

For

CRT Properties Inc

CRO

22876P109

5/18/2005

1.1

Management

Elect Director D. Pike Aloian

For

5/18/2005

1.2

Management

Elect Director Benjamin C. Bishop, Jr.

For

5/18/2005

1.3

Management

Elect Director Thomas J. Crocker

For

5/18/2005

1.4

Management

Elect Director Peter J. Farrell

For

5/18/2005

1.5

Management

Elect Director David B. Hiley

For

5/18/2005

1.6

Management

Elect Director Victor A. Hughes, Jr.

For

5/18/2005

1.7

Management

Elect Director Randall E. Paulson

For

5/18/2005

1.8

Management

Elect Director George F. Staudter

For

5/18/2005

Management

Change State of Incorporation from Florida to Maryland

For

5/18/2005

Management

Approve Nonqualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan

For

5/18/2005

Management

Ratify Auditors

For

Post Properties, Inc.

PPS

737464107

5/19/2005

1.1

Management

Elect Director Robert C. Goddard, III

For

5/19/2005

1.2

Management

Elect Director David P. Stockert

For

5/19/2005

1.3

Management

Elect Director Herschel M. Bloom

For

5/19/2005

1.4

Management

Elect Director Douglas Crocker II

For

5/19/2005

1.5

Management

Elect Director Walter M. Deriso, Jr.

For

5/19/2005

1.6

Management

Elect Director Russell R. French

For

5/19/2005

1.7

Management

Elect Director Nicholas B. Paumgarten

For

5/19/2005

1.8

Management

Elect Director Charles E. Rice

For

5/19/2005

1.9

Management

Elect Director Ronald de Waal

For

5/19/2005

Management

Approve Nonqualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan

For

Reckson Associates Realty Corp.

75621K106

5/19/2005

1.1

Management

Elect Director Scott H. Rechler

For

5/19/2005

1.2

Management

Elect Director Douglas Crocker Ii

For

5/19/2005

1.3

Management

Elect Director Elizabeth Mccaul

For

5/19/2005

1.4

Management

Elect Director Ronald H. Menaker

For

5/19/2005

1.5

Management

Elect Director Peter Quick

For

5/19/2005

1.6

Management

Elect Director Lewis S. Ranieri

For

5/19/2005

1.7

Management

Elect Director John F. Ruffle

For

5/19/2005

1.8

Management

Elect Director Stanley Steinberg

For

5/19/2005

Management

Increase Authorized Common Stock

For

5/19/2005

Management

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

5/19/2005

Management

Ratify Auditors

For

The Macerich Co.

MAC

554382101

5/19/2005

1.1

Management

Elect Director Dana K. Anderson

For

5/19/2005

1.2

Management

Elect Director Diana M. Laing

For

5/19/2005

1.3

Management

Elect Director Stanley A. Moore

For

5/19/2005

Management

Ratify Auditors

For

Spirit Finance Corporaton

848568309

5/20/2005

1.1

Management

Elect Director Morton H. Fleischer

For

5/20/2005

1.2

Management

Elect Director Christopher H. Volk

For

5/20/2005

1.3

Management

Elect Director Linda J. Blessing, Ph.D.

For

5/20/2005

1.4

Management

Elect Director Willie R. Barnes

For

5/20/2005

1.5

Management

Elect Director Dennis E. Mitchem

For

5/20/2005

1.6

Management

Elect Director Paul F. Oreffice

For

5/20/2005

1.7

Management

Elect Director Jim R. Parish

For

5/20/2005

1.8

Management

Elect Director Kenneth B. Roath

For

5/20/2005

1.9

Management

Elect Director Casey J. Sylla

For

5/20/2005

1.10

Management

Elect Director Shelby Yastrow

For

5/20/2005

Management

Amend Articles

For

5/20/2005

Management

Amend Omnibus Stock Plan

For

5/20/2005

Management

Ratify Auditors

For

Cedar Shopping Centers, Inc.

CDR

150602209

5/20/2005

1.1

Management

Elect Director James J. Burns

For

5/20/2005

1.2

Management

Elect Director Richard Homburg

For

5/20/2005

1.3

Management

Elect Director J.A.M.H. der Kinderen

For

5/20/2005

1.4

Management

Elect Director Everett B. Miller, III

For

5/20/2005

1.5

Management

Elect Director Leo S. Ullman

For

5/20/2005

1.6

Management

Elect Director Brenda J. Walker

For

5/20/2005

1.7

Management

Elect Director Roger M. Widmann

For

5/20/2005

Management

Ratify Auditors

For

Arden Realty, Inc.

ARI

039793104

5/25/2005

1.1

Management

Elect Director Richard S. Ziman

For

5/25/2005

1.2

Management

Elect Director Victor J. Coleman

For

5/25/2005

Management

Ratify Auditors

For

5/25/2005

Management

Amend Omnibus Stock Plan

For

5/25/2005

Shareholder

Submit Severance Agreement (Change-in-Control) to Shareholder Vote

Against

Hersha Hospitality Trust

427825104

5/26/2005

1.1

Management

Elect Director Hasu P. Shah

For

5/26/2005

1.2

Management

Elect Director Michael A. Leven

For

5/26/2005

1.3

Management

Elect Director K.D. Patel

For

5/26/2005

1.4

Management

Elect Director John M. Sabin

For

5/26/2005

Management

Ratify Auditors

For

U-STORE-IT TRUST

91274F104

5/31/2005

1.1

Management

Elect Director Robert J. Amsdell

For

5/31/2005

1.2

Management

Elect Director Barry L. Amsdell

For

5/31/2005

1.3

Management

Elect Director Thomas A. Commes

For

5/31/2005

1.4

Management

Elect Director J.C. ‘Jack’ Dannemiller

For

5/31/2005

1.5

Management

Elect Director W.M. Diefenderfer III

For

5/31/2005

1.6

Management

Elect Director Harold S. Haller

For

5/31/2005

1.7

Management

Elect Director David J. Larue

For

Maguire Properties, Inc.

MPG

559775101

6/7/2005

1.1

Management

Elect Director Robert F. Maguire III

For

6/7/2005

1.2

Management

Elect Director Richard I. Gilchrist

For

6/7/2005

1.3

Management

Elect Director Lawrence S. Kaplan

For

6/7/2005

1.4

Management

Elect Director Caroline S. Mcbride

For

6/7/2005

1.5

Management

Elect Director Andrea L. Van De Kamp

For

6/7/2005

1.6

Management

Elect Director Walter L. Weisman

For

6/7/2005

Management

Ratify Auditors

For

Mack-Cali Realty Corp.

CLI

554489104

6/23/2005

1.1

Management

Elect Director Nathan Gantcher

For

6/23/2005

1.2

Management

Elect Director David S. Mack

For

6/23/2005

1.3

Management

Elect Director William L. Mack

For

6/23/2005

1.4

Management

Elect Director Alan G. Philibosian

For

6/23/2005

Management

Ratify Auditors

For

6/23/2005

Shareholder

Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors

Against

For

Proxy Voting Report

July 1, 2004 - June 30, 2005

Nuveen Diversified Dividend and Income Fund

Mtg Date

Company/Ballot Issues

Security

Mgmt Rec

Vote Cast

Record Date

Prpnent

Shares Voted

07/12/04

J Sainsbury Plc

466249109

06/10/04

69,500

Meeting for Holders of ADRs

SUBJECT TO THE ADMISSION TO THE OFFICIAL LIST AND TO TRADING ON THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE PLC S MARKET FOR LISTED SECURITIES BY 8:00 A.M. ON 19 JULY 2004 OF REDEEMABLE NON-CUMULATIVE PREFERENCE SHARES OF 35P EACH AND ORDINARY SHARES OF 284/7 PENCE EACH.

For

Mgmt

SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF SPECIAL RESOLUTION 1, APPROVAL OF THE COMPANY TO MAKE MARKET PURCHASES OF NEW ORDINARY SHARES OF 35 PENCE EACH IN THE COMPANY AS CONTEMPLATED AND ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF SECTION 163(3) AND SECTION 166 OF THE COMPANIES ACT

For

Mgmt

07/29/04

Tate & Lyle Plc

876570607

06/22/04

82,000

Meeting for Holders of ADRs

TO RECEIVE THE REPORT AND ACCOUNTS.

For

Mgmt

TO APPROVE THE DIRECTORS REMUNERATION REPORT.

For

Mgmt

TO DECLARE A FINAL DIVIDEND ON THE ORDINARY SHARES.

For

Mgmt

TO RE-ELECT RICHARD DELBRIDGE AS A DIRECTOR.

For

Mgmt

TO RE-ELECT LARRY PILLARD AS A DIRECTOR.

For

Mgmt

TO RE-ELECT DAVID FISH AS A DIRECTOR.

For

Mgmt

TO RE-ELECT EVERT HENKES AS A DIRECTOR.

For

Mgmt

Ratify Auditors

For

Mgmt

TO AUTHORISE THE DIRECTORS TO SET THE AUDITORS REMUNERATION.

For

Mgmt

TO RENEW THE COMPANY S AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE ITS OWN SHARES.

For

Mgmt

TO RENEW THE DIRECTORS AUTHORITY TO ALLOT SHARES.

For

Mgmt

TO RENEW THE DIRECTORS AUTHORITY TO DISAPPLY PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS.

For

Mgmt

TO APPROVE AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION.

For

Mgmt

03/11/05

KT Corp (formerly Korea
Telecom Corporation)

48268K101

12/31/04

90,000

Meeting for Holders of ADRs

APPROVAL OF BALANCE SHEET, INCOME STATEMENT AND STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATION OF RETAINED EARNINGS FOR THE 23RD FISCAL YEAR, AS SET FORTH IN THE COMPANY S NOTICE OF MEETING ENCLOSED HEREWITH.

For

Mgmt

APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, AS SET FORTH IN THE COMPANY S NOTICE OF MEETING ENCLOSED HEREWITH.

For

Mgmt

JEONG SOO SUH (NOMINATED BY THE PRESIDENT WITH CONSENT OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS)

For

Mgmt

STUART B. SOLOMON (NOMINATED BY OUTSIDE DIRECTOR RECOMMENDATION COMMITTEE)

For

Mgmt

THAE SURN KHWARG (NOMINATED BY OUTSIDE DIRECTOR RECOMMENDATIONY COMMITTEE)

For

Mgmt

BYOUNG HOON LEE (SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL - PRACTICALLY INITIATED BY LABOR UNION OF KT)

Against

ShrHoldr

APPROVAL OF LIMIT ON REMUNERATION OF DIRECTORS, AS SET FORTH IN THE COMPANY S NOTICE OF MEETING ENCLOSED HEREWITH.

For

Mgmt

04/14/05

Rio Tinto Plc (Formerly Rtz
Corp. Plc)

767204100

03/07/05

26,500

Meeting for Holders of ADR’s

AUTHORITY TO ALLOT RELEVANT SECURITIES UNDER SECTION 80 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985

For

Mgmt

AUTHORITY TO ALLOT EQUITY SECURITIES FOR CASH UNDER SECTION 89 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985

For

Mgmt

AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE RIO TINTO PLC SHARES BY THE COMPANY OR RIO TINTO LIMITED

For

Mgmt

AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE RIO TINTO LIMITED SHARES, OFF MARKET BY TENDER, BY RIO TINTO LIMITED

For

Mgmt

AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF THE COMPANY AND THE CONSTITUTION OF RIO TINTO LIMITED

For

Mgmt

AMENDMENTS TO THE DLC MERGER SHARING AGREEMENT

For

Mgmt

APPROVAL OF THE RIO TINTO SHARE SAVINGS PLAN

For

Mgmt

ELECTION OF RICHARD GOODMANSON AS A DIRECTOR

For

Mgmt

ELECTION OF ASHTON CALVERT AS A DIRECTOR

For

Mgmt

ELECTION OF VIVIENNE COX AS A DIRECTOR

For

Mgmt

RE-ELECTION OF PAUL SKINNER AS A DIRECTOR

For

Mgmt

Ratify Auditors

For

Mgmt

APPROVAL OF REMUNERATION REPORT

For

Mgmt

RECEIVE THE ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2004 *

For

Mgmt

04/19/05

Citigroup Inc. *C*

172967101

02/25/05

75,000

Elect Directors

For

Mgmt

Ratify Auditors

For

Mgmt

Amend Omnibus Stock Plan

For

Mgmt

Limit/Prohibit Awards to Executives

Against

ShrHoldr

Report on Political Contributions

Against

ShrHoldr

Prohibit Chairman From Management Duties, Titles or Responsibilities

Against

For

ShrHoldr

Limit Executive Compensation

Against

ShrHoldr

Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors

Against

For

ShrHoldr

Review/Limit Executive Compensation

Against

ShrHoldr

Adopt Simple Majority Vote

Against

For

ShrHoldr

04/21/05

Weyerhaeuser Co. *WY*

962166104

02/25/05

40,000

Elect Directors

For

Split

Mgmt

1.1

Elect Director D. Michael Steuart — For

1.2

Elect Director Martha R. Ingram — Withhold

1.3

Elect Director John I. Kieckhefer — Withhold

1.4

Elect Director Arnold G. Langbo — Withhold

1.5

Elect Director Charles R. Williamson — For

Expense Stock Options

Against

For

ShrHoldr

Declassify the Board of Directors

Against

For

ShrHoldr

Performance- Based/Indexed Options

Against

For

ShrHoldr

Report on Eliminating the Purchase of Timber from National Forests

Against

ShrHoldr

Ratify Auditors

For

Mgmt

04/26/05

Merck & Co., Inc. *MRK*

589331107

02/25/05

85,000

Elect Directors

For

Mgmt

Ratify Auditors

For

Mgmt

Prohibit Awards to Executives

Against

ShrHoldr

Limit Executive Compensation

Against

ShrHoldr

Eliminate Animal Testing

Against

ShrHoldr

Separate Chairman and CEO Positions

Against

For

ShrHoldr

Report on Product Availability in Canada

Against

For

ShrHoldr

Report on Political Contributions

Against

ShrHoldr

Report on Operational Impact of HIV/AIDS, TB, and Malaria Pandemic

Against

ShrHoldr

04/27/05

Alumina Ltd (formerly Wmc
Limited)

022205108

03/21/05

146,000

Meeting for Holders of ADR’s

TO RE-ELECT MR. R J MCNEILLY AS A DIRECTOR MR. MCNEILLY RETIRES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMPANY S CONSTITUTION. BEING ELIGIBLE, MR. MCNEILLY OFFERS HIMSELF FOR RELECTION.

For

Mgmt

TO RE-ELECT MR M R RAYNER AS A DIRECTOR MR RAYNER RETIRES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMPANY S CONSTITUTION, BEING ELIGIBLE, MR RAYNER OFFERS HIMSELF FOR RE-ELECTION

For

Mgmt

TO CONSIDER AND, IF THOUGHT FIT, TO PASS THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION: THAT, PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 136(2) AND 648G OF THE CORPORATIONS ACT 2001 (CTH), RULE 139 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE COMPANY IS RENEWED.

For

Mgmt

04/27/05

Bank of America Corp. *BAC*

060505104

03/04/05

69,200

Elect Directors

For

Split

Mgmt

1.1

Elect Director William Barnet, III — For

1.2

Elect Director Charles W. Coker — For

1.3

Elect Director John T. Collins — For

1.4

Elect Director Gary L. Countryman — Withhold

1.5

Elect Director Paul Fulton — For

1.6

Elect Director Charles K. Gifford — For

1.7

Elect Director W. Steven Jones — For

1.8

Elect Director Kenneth D. Lewis — For

1.9

Elect Director Walter E. Massey — For

1.10

Elect Director Thomas J. May — For

1.11

Elect Director Patricia E. Mitchell — For

1.12

Elect Director Edward L. Romero — For

1.13

Elect Director Thomas M. Ryan — Withhold

1.14

Elect Director O. Temple Sloan, Jr. — For

1.15

Elect Director Meredith R. Spangler — For

1.16

Elect Director Robert L. Tillman — For

1.17

Elect Director Jackie M. Ward — For

Ratify Auditors

For

Mgmt

Report on Political Contributions

Against

ShrHoldr

Director Nominee Amendment

Against

ShrHoldr

04/27/05

CHEVRON CORP *CVX*

166764100

03/01/05

33,000

Elect Directors

For

Mgmt

Ratify Auditors

For

Mgmt

Limit Executive Compensation

Against

ShrHoldr

Submit Severance Agreement (Change-in-Control) to Shareholder Vote

Against

For

ShrHoldr

Expense Stock Options

Against

For

ShrHoldr

Eliminate Animal Testing

Against

ShrHoldr

Report on Drilling in Protected Areas

Against

ShrHoldr

Report on Remediation Programs in Ecuador

Against

ShrHoldr

04/27/05

IndyMac Bancorp, Inc. *NDE*

456607100

02/28/05

94,100

Elect Directors

For

Mgmt

Ratify Auditors

For

Mgmt

04/28/05

Altria Group, Inc. *MO*

02209S103

03/07/05

88,200

Elect Directors

For

Split

Mgmt

1.1

Elect Director Elizabeth E. Bailey — For

1.2

Elect Director Harold Brown — For

1.3

Elect Director Mathis Cabiallavetta — For

1.4

Elect Director Louis C. Camilleri — For

1.5

Elect Director J. Dudley Fishburn — For

1.6

Elect Director Robert E. R. Huntley — For

1.7

Elect Director Thomas W. Jones — Withhold

1.8

Elect Director George Munoz — For

1.9

Elect Director Lucio A. Noto — For

1.10

Elect Director John S. Reed — For

1.11

Elect Director Carlos Slim Helu — For

1.12

Elect Director Stephen M. Wolf — For

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

Mgmt

Amend Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan

For

Mgmt

Ratify Auditors

For

Mgmt

Eliminate Animal Testing

Against

ShrHoldr

Product Warnings for Pregnant Women

Against

ShrHoldr

Cease Use of Light and Ultra Light in Cigarette Marketing

Against

ShrHoldr

Apply Fire Safety Standards for Cigarettes

Against

ShrHoldr

04/28/05

Kimberly-Clark Corp. *KMB*

494368103

02/28/05

48,000

Elect Directors

For

Mgmt

Ratify Auditors

For

Mgmt

Adopt ILO Based Code of Conduct

Against

ShrHoldr

04/28/05

Lockheed Martin Corp. *LMT*

539830109

03/01/05

50,000

Elect Directors

For

Split

Mgmt

1.1

Elect Director E.C. ‘Pete’ Aldridge, Jr. — For

1.2

Elect Director Nolan D. Archibald — For

1.3

Elect Director Marcus C. Bennett — For

1.4

Elect Director James O. Ellis, Jr. — For

1.5

Elect Director Gwendolyn S. King — For

1.6

Elect Director Douglas H. McCorkindale — For

1.7

Elect Director Eugene F. Murphy — For

1.8

Elect Director Joseph W. Ralston — Withhold

1.9

Elect Director Frank Savage — Withhold

1.10

Elect Director Anne Stevens — For

1.11

Elect Director Robert J. Stevens — For

1.12

Elect Director James R. Ukropina — For

1.13

Elect Director Douglas C. Yearley — For

Ratify Auditors

For

Mgmt

Amend Omnibus Stock Plan

For

Mgmt

Performance-Based/Indexed Options

Against

ShrHoldr

Adopt Simple Majority Vote Requirement for All Issues

Against

For

ShrHoldr

Report on Pay Disparity

Against

ShrHoldr

and amend its code of conduct and policies related to bidding Review Code of Conduct on Military Contracts

Against

ShrHoldr

04/29/05

SBC Communications Inc. *SBC*

78387G103

03/01/05

110,500

Elect Directors

For

Mgmt

Ratify Auditors

For

Mgmt

Approve Nonqualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan

For

Mgmt

Report on Political Contributions

Against

ShrHoldr

Report on Executive Compensation

Against

ShrHoldr

Performance- Based/Indexed Options

Against

ShrHoldr

Adopt Simple Majority Vote

Against

For

ShrHoldr

05/04/05

Packaging Corporation of
America *PKG*

695156109

03/15/05

121,300

Elect Directors

For

Mgmt

Ratify Auditors

For

Mgmt

Amend Omnibus Stock Plan

For

Mgmt

05/04/05

Raytheon Co. *RTN*

755111507

03/09/05

85,000

Elect Directors

For

Mgmt

Ratify Auditors

For

Mgmt

Declassify the Board of Directors

For

Mgmt

Amend Omnibus Stock Plan

For

Mgmt

Amend Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Plan

For

Mgmt

Adopt MacBride Principles

Against

ShrHoldr

Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors

Against

For

ShrHoldr

Require Director Nominee Qualifications

Against

ShrHoldr

05/05/05

ConocoPhillips *COP*

20825C104

03/10/05

20,900

Elect Directors

For

Mgmt

Ratify Auditors

For

Mgmt

Limit Executive Compensation

Against

ShrHoldr

Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors

Against

For

ShrHoldr

05/05/05

Verizon Communications *VZ*

92343V104

03/07/05

110,600

Elect Directors

For

Split

Mgmt

1.1

Elect Director James R. Barker — For

1.2

Elect Director Richard L. Carrion — For

1.3

Elect Director Robert W. Lane — For

1.4

Elect Director Sandra O. Moose — For

1.5

Elect Director Joseph Neubauer — Withhold

1.6

Elect Director Thomas H. O’ Brien — For

1.7

Elect Director Hugh B. Price — For

1.8

Elect Director Ivan G. Seidenberg — For

1.9

Elect Director Walter V. Shipley — For

1.10

Elect Director John R. Stafford — For

1.11

Elect Director Robert D. Storey — For

Ratify Auditors

For

Mgmt

Provide for Cumulative Voting

Against

For

ShrHoldr

Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors

Against

For

ShrHoldr

Require Majority of Independent Directors on Board

Against

ShrHoldr

Separate Chairman and CEO Positions

Against

For

ShrHoldr

Amend Director/Officer Liability/Indemnifications Provisions

Against

ShrHoldr

Report on Political Contributions

Against

ShrHoldr

05/09/05

Pitney Bowes Inc. *PBI*

724479100

03/11/05

65,000

Elect Directors

For

Mgmt

Ratify Auditors

For

Mgmt

05/10/05

International Paper Co. *IP*

460146103

03/17/05

55,500

Elect Directors

For

Mgmt

Ratify Auditors

For

Mgmt

Limit Executive Compensation

Against

ShrHoldr

05/10/05

Loews Corp. *LTR*

540424207

03/14/05

113,000

Elect Directors

For

Mgmt

Ratify Auditors

For

Mgmt

Amend Stock Option Plan

For

Mgmt

Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan

For

Mgmt

Provide for Cumulative Voting

Against

ShrHoldr

Report on Political Contributions

Against

ShrHoldr

Support Legislation and Make Public Statements on Environmental Tobacco Smoke

Against

ShrHoldr

Apply Fire Safety Standards for Cigarettes

Against

ShrHoldr

05/11/05

Newell Rubbermaid Inc. *NWL*

651229106

03/15/05

77,000

Elect Directors

For

Mgmt

Ratify Auditors

For

Mgmt

Declassify the Board of Directors

Against

For

ShrHoldr

05/13/05

MFA Mortgage Investments

Inc *MFA*

55272X102

03/31/05

220,000

Elect Directors

For

Mgmt

Ratify Auditors

For

Mgmt

05/17/05

JPMorgan Chase & Co. *JPM*

46625H100

03/22/05

85,000

Elect Directors

For

Mgmt

Ratify Auditors

For

Mgmt

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

Against

Mgmt

Establish Term Limits for Directors

Against

ShrHoldr

Separate Chairman and CEO Positions

Against

For

ShrHoldr

Limit Executive Compensation

Against

ShrHoldr

Adopt Executive Benefit Policy

Against

For

ShrHoldr

05/18/05

The Hartford Financial

Services Group, Inc. *HIG*

416515104

03/22/05

30,000

Elect Directors

For

Mgmt

Ratify Auditors

For

Mgmt

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

Mgmt

Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan

For

Mgmt

05/20/05

Aon Corp. *AOC*

037389103

03/23/05

145,000

Elect Directors

For

Mgmt

Ratify Auditors

For

Mgmt

06/02/05

Albertson’s, Inc. *ABS*

013104104

04/13/05

135,000

Elect Directors

For

Split

Mgmt

1.1

Elect Director Henry I. Bryant — Withhold

1.2

Elect Director Bonnie G. Hill — Withhold

1.3

Elect Director Lawrence R. Johnston — Withhold

1.4

Elect Director Kathi P. Siefert — For

Ratify Auditors

For

Mgmt

Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors

Against

For

ShrHoldr

Adopt Simply Majority Vote Requirement

Against

For

ShrHoldr

Submit Severance Agreement (Change-in-Control) to Shareholder Vote

Against

For

ShrHoldr

Separate Chairman and CEO Positions

Against

For

ShrHoldr

Performance- Based/Indexed Options

Against

For

ShrHoldr

06/07/05

Kerr-McGee Corp. *KMG*

492386107

03/11/05

74,000

Elect Directors

For

Mgmt

Ratify Auditors

For

Mgmt

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

Mgmt

Increase Authorized Common Stock

For

Mgmt

Establish Office of the Board of Directors

Against

ShrHoldr

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.

Nuveen Diversified Dividend & Income Fund

/s/ Gifford R. Zimmerman – Chief Administrative Officer

Date

August 30, 2005