UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM N-PX
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES
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Investment Company Act File Number: |
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811-00750 |
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Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter: |
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Delaware Group® Equity Funds II |
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Address of principal executive offices: |
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2005 Market Street |
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Philadelphia, PA 19103 |
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Name and address of agent for service: |
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David F. Connor, Esq. |
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2005 Market Street |
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Philadelphia, PA 19103 |
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Registrant’s telephone number: |
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(800) 523-1918 |
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Date of fiscal year end: |
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November 30 |
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Date of reporting period: |
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July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018 |
ITEM 1. PROXY VOTING RECORD.
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ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Ticker: ABT Security ID: 002824100
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 28, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Robert J. Alpern For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Roxanne S. Austin For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Sally E. Blount For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Edward M. Liddy For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Nancy McKinstry For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Phebe N. Novakovic For For Management
1.7 Elect Director William A. Osborn For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Samuel C. Scott, III For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Daniel J. Starks For For Management
1.10 Elect Director John G. Stratton For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Glenn F. Tilton For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Miles D. White For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder
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ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY
Ticker: ADM Security ID: 039483102
Meeting Date: MAY 03, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 12, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Alan L. Boeckmann For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Michael S. Burke For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Terrell K. Crews For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Pierre Dufour For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Donald E. Felsinger For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Suzan F. Harrison For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Juan R. Luciano For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Patrick J. Moore For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Francisco J. Sanchez For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Debra A. Sandler For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Daniel T. Shih For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Kelvin R. Westbrook For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Approve Qualified Employee Stock For For Management
Purchase Plan
5 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder
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AT&T INC.
Ticker: T Security ID: 00206R102
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 27, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Randall L. Stephenson For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Samuel A. Di Piazza, Jr. For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Richard W. Fisher For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Scott T. Ford For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Glenn H. Hutchins For For Management
1.6 Elect Director William E. Kennard For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Michael B. McCallister For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Beth E. Mooney For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Joyce M. Roche For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Matthew K. Rose For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Cynthia B. Taylor For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Laura D'Andrea Tyson For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Geoffrey Y. Yang For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Amend Stock Purchase and Deferral Plan For For Management
5 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
6 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against For Shareholder
7 Amend Proxy Access Right Against For Shareholder
8 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder
9 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against For Shareholder
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BB&T CORPORATION
Ticker: BBT Security ID: 054937107
Meeting Date: APR 24, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 14, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Jennifer S. Banner For For Management
1.2 Elect Director K. David Boyer, Jr. For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Anna R. Cablik For For Management
1.4 Elect Director I. Patricia Henry For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Eric C. Kendrick For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Kelly S. King For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Louis B. Lynn For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Charles A. Patton For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Nido R. Qubein For For Management
1.10 Elect Director William J. Reuter For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Tollie W. Rich, Jr. For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Christine Sears For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Thomas E. Skains For For Management
1.14 Elect Director Thomas N. Thompson For For Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Eliminate Supermajority Vote For For Management
Requirement
5 Reduce Ownership Threshold for Against For Shareholder
Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
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CA, INC.
Ticker: CA Security ID: 12673P105
Meeting Date: AUG 09, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUN 12, 2017
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1A Elect Director Jens Alder For For Management
1B Elect Director Raymond J. Bromark For For Management
1C Elect Director Michael P. Gregoire For For Management
1D Elect Director Rohit Kapoor For For Management
1E Elect Director Jeffrey G. Katz For For Management
1F Elect Director Kay Koplovitz For For Management
1G Elect Director Christopher B. Lofgren For For Management
1H Elect Director Richard Sulpizio For For Management
1I Elect Director Laura S. Unger For For Management
1J Elect Director Arthur F. Weinbach For For Management
1K Elect Director Renato (Ron) Zambonini For For Management
2 Ratify KPMG LLP as 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 One Year Management
5 Amendment to Increase Number of Shares For For Management
Issuable Under the 2012 Non-Employee
Stock Plan
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CARDINAL HEALTH, INC.
Ticker: CAH Security ID: 14149Y108
Meeting Date: NOV 08, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 11, 2017
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director David J. Anderson For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Colleen F. Arnold For For Management
1.3 Elect Director George S. Barrett For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Carrie S. Cox For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Calvin Darden For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Bruce L. Downey For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Patricia A. Hemingway For For Management
Hall
1.8 Elect Director Clayton M. Jones For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Gregory B. Kenny For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Nancy Killefer For For Management
1.11 Elect Director David P. King For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as 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 One Year Management
5 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder
6 Provide For Confidential Running Vote Against Against Shareholder
Tallies On Executive Pay Matters
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CHEVRON CORPORATION
Ticker: CVX Security ID: 166764100
Meeting Date: MAY 30, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 02, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Wanda M. Austin For For Management
1b Elect Director John B. Frank For For Management
1c Elect Director Alice P. Gast For For Management
1d Elect Director Enrique Hernandez, Jr. For For Management
1e Elect Director Charles W. Moorman, IV For For Management
1f Elect Director Dambisa F. Moyo For For Management
1g Elect Director Ronald D. Sugar For For Management
1h Elect Director Inge G. Thulin For For Management
1i Elect Director D. James Umpleby, III For For Management
1j Elect Director Michael K. Wirth For For Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against For Shareholder
5 Report on Risks of Doing Business in Against Against Shareholder
Conflict-Affected Areas
6 Report on Transition to a Low Carbon Against Against Shareholder
Business Model
7 Report on Methane Emissions Against For Shareholder
8 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder
9 Require Director Nominee with Against For Shareholder
Environmental Experience
10 Reduce Ownership Threshold for Against For Shareholder
Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
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CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
Ticker: CSCO Security ID: 17275R102
Meeting Date: DEC 11, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: OCT 13, 2017
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Carol A. Bartz For For Management
1b Elect Director M. Michele Burns For For Management
1c Elect Director Michael D. Capellas For For Management
1d Elect Director Amy L. Chang For For Management
1e Elect Director John L. Hennessy For For Management
1f Elect Director Kristina M. Johnson For For Management
1g Elect Director Roderick C. McGeary For For Management
1h Elect Director Charles H. Robbins For For Management
1i Elect Director Arun Sarin For For Management
1j Elect Director Brenton L. Saunders For For Management
1k Elect Director Steven M. West For For Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
3 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus 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 One Year Management
6 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
7 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against For Shareholder
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CONOCOPHILLIPS
Ticker: COP Security ID: 20825C104
Meeting Date: MAY 15, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 19, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Charles E. Bunch For For Management
1b Elect Director Caroline Maury Devine For For Management
1c Elect Director John V. Faraci For For Management
1d Elect Director Jody Freeman For For Management
1e Elect Director Gay Huey Evans For For Management
1f Elect Director Ryan M. Lance For For Management
1g Elect Director Sharmila Mulligan For For Management
1h Elect Director Arjun N. Murti For For Management
1i Elect Director Robert A. Niblock For For Management
1j Elect Director Harald J. Norvik For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Use GAAP for Executive Compensation Against Against Shareholder
Metrics
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CVS HEALTH CORPORATION
Ticker: CVS Security ID: 126650100
Meeting Date: MAR 13, 2018 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: FEB 05, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Issue Shares in Connection with Merger For For Management
2 Adjourn Meeting For For Management
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CVS HEALTH CORPORATION
Ticker: CVS Security ID: 126650100
Meeting Date: JUN 04, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 10, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Richard M. Bracken For For Management
1b Elect Director C. David Brown, II For For Management
1c Elect Director Alecia A. DeCoudreaux For For Management
1d Elect Director Nancy-Ann M. DeParle For For Management
1e Elect Director David W. Dorman For For Management
1f Elect Director Anne M. Finucane For For Management
1g Elect Director Larry J. Merlo For For Management
1h Elect Director Jean-Pierre Millon For For Management
1i Elect Director Mary L. Schapiro For For Management
1j Elect Director Richard J. Swift For For Management
1k Elect Director William C. Weldon For For Management
1l Elect Director Tony L. White For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Reduce Ownership Threshold for For For Management
Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
5 Provide For Confidential Running Vote Against Against Shareholder
Tallies On Executive Pay Matters
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DOLLAR TREE, INC.
Ticker: DLTR Security ID: 256746108
Meeting Date: JUN 14, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 13, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Arnold S. Barron For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Gregory M. Bridgeford For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Mary Anne Citrino For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Conrad M. Hall For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Lemuel E. Lewis For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Jeffrey G. Naylor For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Gary M. Philbin For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Bob Sasser For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Thomas A. Saunders, III For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Stephanie P. Stahl For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Thomas E. Whiddon For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Carl P. Zeithaml For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
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DOWDUPONT INC.
Ticker: DWDP Security ID: 26078J100
Meeting Date: APR 25, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 26, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Lamberto Andreotti For For Management
1b Elect Director James A. Bell For For Management
1c Elect Director Edward D. Breen For For Management
1d Elect Director Robert A. Brown For For Management
1e Elect Director Alexander M. Cutler For For Management
1f Elect Director Jeff M. Fettig For For Management
1g Elect Director Marillyn A. Hewson For For Management
1h Elect Director Lois D. Juliber For For Management
1i Elect Director Andrew N. Liveris For For Management
1j Elect Director Raymond J. Milchovich For For Management
1k Elect Director Paul Polman For For Management
1l Elect Director Dennis H. Reilley For For Management
1m Elect Director James M. Ringler For For Management
1n Elect Director Ruth G. Shaw For For Management
1o Elect Director Lee M. Thomas For For Management
1p Elect Director Patrick J. Ward 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 One Year Management
4 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors
5 Eliminate Supermajority Vote Against For Shareholder
Requirement
6 Report on Pay Disparity Against Against Shareholder
7 Assess Feasibility of Including Against Against Shareholder
Sustainability as a Performance
Measure for Senior Executive
Compensation
8 Report on Impact of the Bhopal Against Against Shareholder
Chemical Explosion
9 Reduce Ownership Threshold for Against For Shareholder
Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
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EDISON INTERNATIONAL
Ticker: EIX Security ID: 281020107
Meeting Date: APR 26, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 01, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Michael C. Camunez For For Management
1b Elect Director Vanessa C.L. Chang For For Management
1c Elect Director James T. Morris For For Management
1d Elect Director Timothy T. O'Toole For For Management
1e Elect Director Pedro J. Pizarro For For Management
1f Elect Director Linda G. Stuntz For For Management
1g Elect Director William P. Sullivan For For Management
1h Elect Director Ellen O. Tauscher For For Management
1i Elect Director Peter J. Taylor For For Management
1j Elect Director Brett White For For Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Amend Proxy Access Right Against For Shareholder
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EQUITY RESIDENTIAL
Ticker: EQR Security ID: 29476L107
Meeting Date: JUN 14, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 29, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Charles L. Atwood For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Linda Walker Bynoe For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Connie K. Duckworth For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Mary Kay Haben For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Bradley A. Keywell For For Management
1.6 Elect Director John E. Neal For For Management
1.7 Elect Director David J. Neithercut For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Mark S. Shapiro For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Gerald A. Spector For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Stephen E. Sterrett For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Samuel Zell For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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EXPRESS SCRIPTS HOLDING COMPANY
Ticker: ESRX Security ID: 30219G108
Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 13, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Maura C. Breen For For Management
1b Elect Director William J. DeLaney For For Management
1c Elect Director Elder Granger For For Management
1d Elect Director Nicholas J. LaHowchic For For Management
1e Elect Director Thomas P. Mac Mahon For For Management
1f Elect Director Kathleen M. Mazzarella For For Management
1g Elect Director Frank Mergenthaler For For Management
1h Elect Director Woodrow A. Myers, Jr. For For Management
1i Elect Director Roderick A. Palmore For For Management
1j Elect Director George Paz For For Management
1k Elect Director William L. Roper For For Management
1l Elect Director Seymour Sternberg For For Management
1m Elect Director Timothy Wentworth For For Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Report on Gender Pay Gap Against Against Shareholder
5 Report on Measures Taken to Manage and Against For Shareholder
Mitigate Cyber Risk
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HALLIBURTON COMPANY
Ticker: HAL Security ID: 406216101
Meeting Date: MAY 16, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 19, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Abdulaziz F. Al Khayyal For For Management
1b Elect Director William E. Albrecht For For Management
1c Elect Director Alan M. Bennett For For Management
1d Elect Director James R. Boyd For For Management
1e Elect Director Milton Carroll For For Management
1f Elect Director Nance K. Dicciani For For Management
1g Elect Director Murry S. Gerber For For Management
1h Elect Director Jose C. Grubisich For For Management
1i Elect Director David J. Lesar For For Management
1j Elect Director Robert A. Malone For For Management
1k Elect Director Jeffrey A. Miller For For Management
1l Elect Director Debra L. Reed For For Management
2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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INTEL CORPORATION
Ticker: INTC Security ID: 458140100
Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 19, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Aneel Bhusri For For Management
1b Elect Director Andy D. Bryant For For Management
1c Elect Director Reed E. Hundt For For Management
1d Elect Director Omar Ishrak For For Management
1e Elect Director Brian M. Krzanich For For Management
1f Elect Director Risa Lavizzo-Mourey For For Management
1g Elect Director Tsu-Jae King Liu For For Management
1h Elect Director Gregory D. Smith For For Management
1i Elect Director Andrew Wilson For For Management
1j Elect Director Frank D. Yeary For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against For Shareholder
5 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder
6 Report on Costs and Benefits of Against Against Shareholder
Poltical Contributions
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JOHNSON & JOHNSON
Ticker: JNJ Security ID: 478160104
Meeting Date: APR 26, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 27, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Mary C. Beckerle For For Management
1b Elect Director D. Scott Davis For For Management
1c Elect Director Ian E. L. Davis For For Management
1d Elect Director Jennifer A. Doudna For For Management
1e Elect Director Alex Gorsky For For Management
1f Elect Director Mark B. McClellan For For Management
1g Elect Director Anne M. Mulcahy For For Management
1h Elect Director William D. Perez For For Management
1i Elect Director Charles Prince For For Management
1j Elect Director A. Eugene Washington For For Management
1k Elect Director Ronald A. Williams For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
4 Prohibit Adjusting Compensation Against Against Shareholder
Metrics for Legal or Compliance Costs
5 Reduce Ownership Threshold for Against For Shareholder
Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
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LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC.
Ticker: LOW Security ID: 548661107
Meeting Date: JUN 01, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 23, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Raul Alvarez For For Management
1.2 Elect Director David H. Batchelder For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Angela F. Braly For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Sandra B. Cochran For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Laurie Z. Douglas For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Richard W. Dreiling For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Marshall O. Larsen For For Management
1.8 Elect Director James H. Morgan For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Robert A. Niblock For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Brian C. Rogers For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Bertram L. Scott For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Lisa W. Wardell For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Eric C. Wiseman For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors
4 Reduce Ownership Threshold for Against For Shareholder
Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
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MARATHON OIL CORPORATION
Ticker: MRO Security ID: 565849106
Meeting Date: MAY 30, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 02, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Gregory H. Boyce For For Management
1b Elect Director Chadwick C. Deaton For For Management
1c Elect Director Marcela E. Donadio For For Management
1d Elect Director Douglas L. Foshee For For Management
1e Elect Director M. Elise Hyland For For Management
1f Elect Director Michael E. J. Phelps - None None Management
Withdrawn Resolution
1g Elect Director Dennis H. Reilley For For Management
1h Elect Director Lee M. Tillman For For Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management
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MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES, INC.
Ticker: MMC Security ID: 571748102
Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 19, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Anthony K. Anderson For For Management
1b Elect Director Oscar Fanjul For For Management
1c Elect Director Daniel S. Glaser For For Management
1d Elect Director H. Edward Hanway For For Management
1e Elect Director Deborah C. Hopkins For For Management
1f Elect Director Elaine La Roche For For Management
1g Elect Director Steven A. Mills For For Management
1h Elect Director Bruce P. Nolop For For Management
1i Elect Director Marc D. Oken For For Management
1j Elect Director Morton O. Schapiro For For Management
1k Elect Director Lloyd M. Yates For For Management
1l Elect Director R. David Yost For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors
4 Amend Qualified Employee Stock For For Management
Purchase Plan
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MERCK & CO., INC.
Ticker: MRK Security ID: 58933Y105
Meeting Date: MAY 22, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 28, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Leslie A. Brun For For Management
1b Elect Director Thomas R. Cech For For Management
1c Elect Director Pamela J. Craig For For Management
1d Elect Director Kenneth C. Frazier For For Management
1e Elect Director Thomas H. Glocer For For Management
1f Elect Director Rochelle B. Lazarus For For Management
1g Elect Director John H. Noseworthy For For Management
1h Elect Director Paul B. Rothman For For Management
1i Elect Director Patricia F. Russo For For Management
1j Elect Director Craig B. Thompson For For Management
1k Elect Director Inge G. Thulin For For Management
1l Elect Director Wendell P. Weeks For For Management
1m Elect Director Peter C. Wendell For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
4 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against For Shareholder
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MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Ticker: MDLZ Security ID: 609207105
Meeting Date: MAY 16, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 12, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Lewis W.K. Booth For For Management
1b Elect Director Charles E. Bunch For For Management
1c Elect Director Debra A. Crew For For Management
1d Elect Director Lois D. Juliber For For Management
1e Elect Director Mark D. Ketchum For For Management
1f Elect Director Peter W. May For For Management
1g Elect Director Jorge S. Mesquita For For Management
1h Elect Director Joseph Neubauer For For Management
1i Elect Director Fredric G. Reynolds For For Management
1j Elect Director Christiana S. Shi For For Management
1k Elect Director Patrick T. Siewert For For Management
1l Elect Director Jean-Francois M. L. van For For Management
Boxmeer
1m Elect Director Dirk Van de Put For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
4 Assess Environmental Impact of Against For Shareholder
Non-Recyclable Packaging
5 Create a Committee to Prepare a Report Against Against Shareholder
Regarding the Impact of Plant Closures
on Communities
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NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
Ticker: NOC Security ID: 666807102
Meeting Date: MAY 16, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 20, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Wesley G. Bush For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Marianne C. Brown For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Donald E. Felsinger For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Ann M. Fudge For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Bruce S. Gordon For For Management
1.6 Elect Director William H. Hernandez For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Madeleine A. Kleiner For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Karl J. Krapek For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Gary Roughead For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Thomas M. Schoewe For For Management
1.11 Elect Director James S. Turley For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Mark A. Welsh, III For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors
4 Reduce Ownership Threshold for Against For Shareholder
Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
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OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
Ticker: OXY Security ID: 674599105
Meeting Date: MAY 04, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 09, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Spencer Abraham For For Management
1b Elect Director Howard I. Atkins For For Management
1c Elect Director Eugene L. Batchelder For For Management
1d Elect Director John E. Feick For For Management
1e Elect Director Margaret M. Foran For For Management
1f Elect Director Carlos M. Gutierrez For For Management
1g Elect Director Vicki Hollub For For Management
1h Elect Director William R. Klesse For For Management
1i Elect Director Jack B. Moore For For Management
1j Elect Director Avedick B. Poladian For For Management
1k Elect Director Elisse B. Walter For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
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ORACLE CORPORATION
Ticker: ORCL Security ID: 68389X105
Meeting Date: NOV 15, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 18, 2017
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Jeffrey S. Berg For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Michael J. Boskin For Withhold Management
1.3 Elect Director Safra A. Catz For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Bruce R. Chizen For Withhold Management
1.5 Elect Director George H. Conrades For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Lawrence J. Ellison For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Hector Garcia-Molina For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Jeffrey O. Henley For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Mark V. Hurd For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Renee J. James For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Leon E. Panetta For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Naomi O. Seligman For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
5 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
6 Political Contributions Disclosure Against For Shareholder
7 Gender Pay Gap Against For Shareholder
8 Amend Proxy Access Right Against For Shareholder
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PFIZER INC.
Ticker: PFE Security ID: 717081103
Meeting Date: APR 26, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 27, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Dennis A. Ausiello For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Ronald E. Blaylock For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Albert Bourla For For Management
1.4 Elect Director W. Don Cornwell For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Joseph J. Echevarria For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Helen H. Hobbs For For Management
1.7 Elect Director James M. Kilts For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Dan R. Littman For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Shantanu Narayen For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Suzanne Nora Johnson For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Ian C. Read For For Management
1.12 Elect Director James C. Smith For For Management
2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
5 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against For Shareholder
6 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder
7 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against For Shareholder
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QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED
Ticker: DGX Security ID: 74834L100
Meeting Date: MAY 15, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 16, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Jenne K. Britell For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Vicky B. Gregg For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Jeffrey M. Leiden For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Timothy L. Main For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Gary M. Pfeiffer For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Timothy M. Ring For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Stephen H. Rusckowski For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Daniel C. Stanzione For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Helen I. Torley For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Gail R. Wilensky For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
4 Amend Right to Call Special Meeting For For Management
5 Amend Bylaws -- Call Special Meetings Against For Shareholder
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RAYTHEON COMPANY
Ticker: RTN Security ID: 755111507
Meeting Date: MAY 31, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 02, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Tracy A. Atkinson For For Management
1b Elect Director Robert E. Beauchamp For For Management
1c Elect Director Adriane M. Brown For For Management
1d Elect Director Vernon E. Clark For For Management
1e Elect Director Stephen J. Hadley For For Management
1f Elect Director Thomas A. Kennedy For For Management
1g Elect Director Letitia A. Long For For Management
1h Elect Director George R. Oliver For For Management
1i Elect Director Dinesh C. Paliwal For For Management
1j Elect Director William R. Spivey For For Management
1k Elect Director James A. Winnefeld, Jr. For For Management
1l Elect Director Robert O. Work For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
4 Amend Proxy Access Right Against For Shareholder
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THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION
Ticker: ALL Security ID: 020002101
Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 13, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Kermit R. Crawford For For Management
1b Elect Director Michael L. Eskew For For Management
1c Elect Director Margaret M. Keane For For Management
1d Elect Director Siddharth N. (Bobby) For For Management
Mehta
1e Elect Director Jacques P. Perold For For Management
1f Elect Director Andrea Redmond For For Management
1g Elect Director Gregg M. Sherrill For For Management
1h Elect Director Judith A. Sprieser For For Management
1i Elect Director Perry M. Traquina For For Management
1j Elect Director Thomas J. Wilson For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors
4 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder
5 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder
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THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION
Ticker: BK Security ID: 064058100
Meeting Date: APR 10, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 09, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Steven D. Black For For Management
1b Elect Director Linda Z. Cook For For Management
1c Elect Director Joseph J. Echevarria For For Management
1d Elect Director Edward P. Garden For For Management
1e Elect Director Jeffrey A. Goldstein For For Management
1f Elect Director John M. Hinshaw For For Management
1g Elect Director Edmund F. "Ted" Kelly For For Management
1h Elect Director Jennifer B. Morgan For For Management
1i Elect Director Mark A. Nordenberg For For Management
1j Elect Director Elizabeth E. Robinson For For Management
1k Elect Director Charles W. Scharf For For Management
1l Elect Director Samuel C. Scott, III For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
4 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against For Shareholder
5 Report on and Assess Proxy Voting Against Against Shareholder
Policies in Relation to Climate Change
Position
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VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC.
Ticker: VZ Security ID: 92343V104
Meeting Date: MAY 03, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 05, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Shellye L. Archambeau For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Mark T. Bertolini For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Richard L. Carrion For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Melanie L. Healey For For Management
1.5 Elect Director M. Frances Keeth For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Lowell C. McAdam For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Clarence Otis, Jr. For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Rodney E. Slater For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Kathryn A. Tesija For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Gregory D. Wasson For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Gregory G. Weaver For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Amend Bylaws -- Call Special Meetings Against For Shareholder
5 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against For Shareholder
6 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder
7 Assess Feasibility of Cyber Security Against Against Shareholder
and Data Privacy as a Performance
Measure for Senior Executive
Compensation
8 Clawback of Incentive Payments Against For Shareholder
9 Eliminate Above-Market Earnings in Against For Shareholder
Executive Retirement Plans
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WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.
Ticker: WM Security ID: 94106L109
Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 19, 2018
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Bradbury H. Anderson - None None Management
Withdrawn Resolution
1b Elect Director Frank M. Clark, Jr. For For Management
1c Elect Director James C. Fish, Jr. For For Management
1d Elect Director Andres R. Gluski For For Management
1e Elect Director Patrick W. Gross For For Management
1f Elect Director Victoria M. Holt For For Management
1g Elect Director Kathleen M. Mazzarella For For Management
1h Elect Director John C. Pope For For Management
1i Elect Director Thomas H. Weidemeyer For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Pro-rata Vesting of Equity Awards Against For Shareholder
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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.
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DELAWARE GROUP® EQUITY FUNDS II |
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