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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
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FORM N-PX
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ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY
Investment Company Act File Number: 811-05620
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VIRTUS GLOBAL DIVIDEND & INCOME FUND INC.
(fka THE ZWEIG TOTAL RETURN FUND, INC.)
(exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
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101 Munson Street, Greenfield, MA 01301
(Address of principal executive offices)
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William Renahan, Esq., Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. 100 Pearl Street,
Hartford, CT 06103
(Name and Address of agent for service)
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 800-243-1574
Date of Fiscal Year End: 12/31
Date of Reporting Period: 07/01/2016 - 06/30/2017
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ICA File Number: 811-05620
Reporting Period: 07/01/2016 - 06/30/2017
Virtus Global Dividend and Income Fund Inc.
(fka The Zweig Total Return Fund, Inc.)
================ Virtus Global Dividend and Income Fund Inc. ===================
(fka The Zweig Total Return Fund, Inc.)
ALCOA INC.
Ticker: AA Security ID: 013817101
Meeting Date: OCT 05, 2016 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: AUG 03, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Reverse Stock Split For For Management
2 Amend Articles For For Management
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ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
Ticker: BABA Security ID: 01609W102
Meeting Date: OCT 13, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: AUG 19, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Daniel Yong Zhang as Director For Against Management
1.2 Elect Chee Hwa Tung as Director For For Management
1.3 Elect Jerry Yang as Director For For Management
1.4 Elect Wan Ling Martello as Director For For Management
1.5 Elect Eric Xiandong Jing as Director For Against Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers as For For Management
Auditors
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ALTRIA GROUP, INC.
Ticker: MO Security ID: 02209S103
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 27, 2017
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Gerald L. Baliles For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Martin J. Barrington For For Management
1.3 Elect Director John T. Casteen, III For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Dinyar S. Devitre For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Thomas F. Farrell, II For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Debra J. Kelly-Ennis For For Management
1.7 Elect Director W. Leo Kiely, III For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Kathryn B. McQuade For For Management
1.9 Elect Director George Munoz For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Nabil Y. Sakkab For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Virginia E. Shanks 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 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
5 Cease Tobacco-Related Advertising Against Against Shareholder
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ANALOG DEVICES, INC.
Ticker: ADI Security ID: 032654105
Meeting Date: MAR 08, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JAN 09, 2017
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Ray Stata For For Management
1b Elect Director Vincent Roche For For Management
1c Elect Director James A. Champy For For Management
1d Elect Director Bruce R. Evans For For Management
1e Elect Director Edward H. Frank For For Management
1f Elect Director Mark M. Little For For Management
1g Elect Director Neil Novich For For Management
1h Elect Director Kenton J. Sicchitano For For Management
1i Elect Director Lisa T. Su 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 Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
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ASTRAZENECA PLC
Ticker: AZN Security ID: 046353108
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 16, 2017
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Dividends For For Management
3 Appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
4 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
5a Re-elect Leif Johansson as Director For For Management
5b Re-elect Pascal Soriot as Director For For Management
5c Re-elect Marc Dunoyer as Director For For Management
5d Re-elect Genevieve Berger as Director For For Management
5e Elect Philip Broadley as Director For For Management
5f Re-elect Bruce Burlington as Director For For Management
5g Re-elect Graham Chipchase as Director For For Management
5h Re-elect Rudy Markham as Director For For Management
5i Re-elect Shriti Vadera as Director For For Management
5j Re-elect Marcus Wallenberg as Director For For Management
6 Approve Remuneration Report For Against Management
7 Approve Remuneration Policy For For Management
8 Approve EU Political Donations and For For Management
Expenditure
9 Authorise Issue of Equity with For For Management
Pre-emptive Rights
10 Authorise Issue of Equity without For For Management
Pre-emptive Rights
11 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary For For Management
Shares
12 Authorise the Company to Call General For For Management
Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice
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AT&T INC.
Ticker: T Security ID: 00206R102
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 28, 2017
# 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 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
5 Report on Indirect Political Against For Shareholder
Contributions
6 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against For Shareholder
7 Amend Proxy Access Right Against For Shareholder
8 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against For Shareholder
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BANK OF HAWAII CORPORATION
Ticker: BOH Security ID: 062540109
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 28, 2017
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director S. Haunani Apoliona For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Mary G. F. Bitterman For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Mark A. Burak For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Michael J. Chun For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Clinton R. Churchill For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Peter S. Ho For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Robert Huret For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Kent T. Lucien For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Alicia E. Moy For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Victor K. Nichols For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Barbara J. Tanabe For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Raymond P. Vara, Jr. For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Robert W. Wo 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 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
5 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
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BASF SE
Ticker: BAS Security ID: 055262505
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2017
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2016
(Non-Voting)
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 3.00 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2016
4 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2016
5 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors for Fiscal For For Management
2017
6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of
Repurchased Shares
7 Approve Issuance of Warrants/Bonds For For Management
with Warrants Attached/Convertible
Bonds without Preemptive Rights up to
Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 10
Billion; Approve Creation of EUR 117.6
Million Pool of Capital to Guarantee
Conversion Rights
8 Approve Remuneration of Supervisory For For Management
Board
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BCE INC.
Ticker: BCE Security ID: 05534B760
Meeting Date: APR 26, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 13, 2017
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Barry K. Allen For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Sophie Brochu For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Robert E. Brown For For Management
1.4 Elect Director George A. Cope For For Management
1.5 Elect Director David F. Denison For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Robert P. Dexter For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Ian Greenberg For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Katherine Lee For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Monique F. Leroux For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Gordon M. Nixon For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Calin Rovinescu For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Karen Sheriff For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Robert C. Simmonds For For Management
1.14 Elect Director Paul R. Weiss For For Management
2 Ratify Deloitte LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote on Executive For For Management
Compensation Approach
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CI FINANCIAL CORP.
Ticker: CIX Security ID: 125491100
Meeting Date: APR 20, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: FEB 21, 2017
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Peter W. Anderson For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Sonia A. Baxendale For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Paul W. Derksen For For Management
1.4 Elect Director William T. Holland For For Management
1.5 Elect Director David P. Miller For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Stephen T. Moore For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Tom P. Muir For For Management
2 Approve Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
and Authorize Board to Fix Their
Remuneration
3 Approve Restricted Share Unit Plan For For Management
4 Amend Quorum Requirements For For Management
5 Advisory Vote on Executive For For Management
Compensation Approach
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CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Ticker: CINF Security ID: 172062101
Meeting Date: MAY 06, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 07, 2017
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director William F. Bahl For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Gregory T. Bier For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Linda W. Clement-Holmes For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Dirk J. Debbink For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Steven J. Johnston For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Kenneth C. Lichtendahl For For Management
1.7 Elect Director W. Rodney McMullen For For Management
1.8 Elect Director David P. Osborn For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Gretchen W. Price For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Thomas R. Schiff For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Douglas S. Skidmore For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Kenneth W. Stecher For For Management
1.13 Elect Director John F. Steele, Jr. For For Management
1.14 Elect Director Larry R. Webb For For Management
2 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors
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
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CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
Ticker: CSCO Security ID: 17275R102
Meeting Date: DEC 12, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: OCT 14, 2016
# 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 John T. Chambers For For Management
1e Elect Director Amy L. Chang For For Management
1f Elect Director John L. Hennessy For For Management
1g Elect Director Kristina M. Johnson For For Management
1h Elect Director Roderick C. McGeary For For Management
1i Elect Director Charles H. Robbins For For Management
1j Elect Director Arun Sarin For For Management
1k Elect Director Steven M. West 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 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against For Shareholder
5 Report on Arab and non-Arab Employees Against Against Shareholder
using EEO-1 Categories
6 Establish Board Committee on Against Against Shareholder
Operations in Israeli Settlements
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CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL CORP.
Ticker: CCI Security ID: 22822V101
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 27, 2017
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director P. Robert Bartolo For For Management
1b Elect Director Jay A. Brown For For Management
1c Elect Director Cindy Christy For For Management
1d Elect Director Ari Q. Fitzgerald For For Management
1e Elect Director Robert E. Garrison, II For For Management
1f Elect Director Lee W. Hogan For For Management
1g Elect Director Edward C. Hutcheson, Jr. For For Management
1h Elect Director J. Landis Martin For For Management
1i Elect Director Robert F. McKenzie For For Management
1j Elect Director Anthony J. Melone For For Management
1k Elect Director W. Benjamin Moreland 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 Adopt Proxy Access Right Against For Shareholder
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FASTENAL COMPANY
Ticker: FAST Security ID: 311900104
Meeting Date: APR 25, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 24, 2017
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Willard D. Oberton For For Management
1b Elect Director Michael J. Ancius For For Management
1c Elect Director Michael J. Dolan For For Management
1d Elect Director Stephen L. Eastman For For Management
1e Elect Director Daniel L. Florness For For Management
1f Elect Director Rita J. Heise For For Management
1g Elect Director Darren R. Jackson For For Management
1h Elect Director Daniel L. Johnson For For Management
1i Elect Director Scott A. Satterlee For For Management
1j Elect Director Reyne K. Wisecup For For Management
2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors 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
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GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC
Ticker: GSK Security ID: 37733W105
Meeting Date: MAY 04, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 27, 2017
# 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 Remuneration Policy For For Management
4 Elect Emma Walmsley as Director For For Management
5 Elect Dr Vivienne Cox as Director For For Management
6 Elect Dr Patrick Vallance as Director For For Management
7 Re-elect Philip Hampton as Director For For Management
8 Re-elect Sir Roy Anderson as Director For For Management
9 Re-elect Vindi Banga as Director For For Management
10 Re-elect Simon Dingemans as Director For For Management
11 Re-elect Lynn Elsenhans as Director For For Management
12 Re-elect Dr Jesse Goodman as Director For For Management
13 Re-elect Judy Lewent as Director For For Management
14 Re-elect Urs Rohner as Director For For Management
15 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP For For Management
as Auditors
16 Authorise the Audit & Risk Committee For For Management
to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
17 Authorise EU Political Donations and For For Management
Expenditure
18 Authorise Issue of Equity with For For Management
Pre-emptive Rights
19 Authorise Issue of Equity without For For Management
Pre-emptive Rights
20 Authorise Issue of Equity with For For Management
Pre-emptive Rights in Connection with
an Acquisition or Other Capital
Investment
21 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary For For Management
Shares
22 Approve the Exemption from Statement For For Management
of the Name of the Senior Statutory
Auditor in Published Copies of the
Auditors' Reports
23 Authorise the Company to Call General For For Management
Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice
24 Approve Performance Share Plan For For Management
25 Approve Deferred Annual Bonus Plan For For Management
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HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
Ticker: HSBA Security ID: 404280406
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 13, 2017
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3(a) Elect David Nish as Director For For Management
3(b) Elect Jackson Tai as Director For For Management
3(c) Re-elect Phillip Ameen as Director For For Management
3(d) Re-elect Kathleen Casey as Director For For Management
3(e) Re-elect Laura Cha as Director For For Management
3(f) Re-elect Henri de Castries as Director For For Management
3(g) Re-elect Lord Evans of Weardale as For For Management
Director
3(h) Re-elect Joachim Faber as Director For For Management
3(i) Re-elect Douglas Flint as Director For For Management
3(j) Re-elect Stuart Gulliver as Director For For Management
3(k) Re-elect Irene Lee as Director For Against Management
3(l) Re-elect John Lipsky as Director For For Management
3(m) Re-elect Iain Mackay as Director For For Management
3(n) Re-elect Heidi Miller as Director For For Management
3(o) Re-elect Marc Moses as Director For For Management
3(p) Re-elect Jonathan Symonds as Director For For Management
3(q) Re-elect Pauline van der Meer Mohr as For For Management
Director
3(r) Re-elect Paul Walsh as Director For Against Management
4 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP For For Management
as Auditors
5 Authorise the Group Audit Committee to For For Management
Fix Remuneration of Auditors
6 Authorise EU Political Donations and For For Management
Expenditure
7 Authorise Issue of Equity with For For Management
Pre-emptive Rights
8 Authorise Issue of Equity without For For Management
Pre-emptive Rights
9 Authorise Issue of Equity without For For Management
Pre-emptive Rights in Connection with
an Acquisition or Other Capital
Investment
10 Authorise Directors to Allot Any For For Management
Repurchased Shares
11 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary For For Management
Shares
12 Authorise Issue of Equity in Relation For For Management
to Contingent Convertible Securities
13 Authorise Issue of Equity without For For Management
Pre-emptive Rights in Relation to
Contingent Convertible Securities
14 Authorise the Company to Call General For For Management
Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice
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ISHARES TRUST
Ticker: Security ID: 464287242
Meeting Date: JUN 19, 2017 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: MAY 02, 2017
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Jane D. Carlin For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Richard L. Fagnani For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Drew E. Lawton For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Madhav V. Rajan For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Mark Wiedman For For Management
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KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION
Ticker: KMB Security ID: 494368103
Meeting Date: APR 20, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 21, 2017
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director John F. Bergstrom For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Abelardo E. Bru For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Robert W. Decherd For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Thomas J. Falk For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Fabian T. Garcia For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Michael D. Hsu For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Mae C. Jemison For For Management
1.8 Elect Director James M. Jenness For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Nancy J. Karch For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Christa S. Quarles For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Ian C. Read For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Marc J. Shapiro For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Michael D. White For For Management
2 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors
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
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LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP.
Ticker: LVS Security ID: 517834107
Meeting Date: JUN 08, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 10, 2017
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Charles D. Forman For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Steven L. Gerard For For Management
1.3 Elect Director George Jamieson For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Lewis Kramer For For Management
2 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
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LEGGETT & PLATT, INCORPORATED
Ticker: LEG Security ID: 524660107
Meeting Date: MAY 09, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 03, 2017
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Robert E. Brunner For For Management
1b Elect Director Robert G. Culp, III For For Management
1c Elect Director R. Ted Enloe, III For For Management
1d Elect Director Manuel A. Fernandez For For Management
1e Elect Director Matthew C. Flanigan For For Management
1f Elect Director Karl G. Glassman For For Management
1g Elect Director Joseph W. McClanathan For For Management
1h Elect Director Judy C. Odom For For Management
1i Elect Director Phoebe A. Wood 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 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
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NATIONAL GRID PLC
Ticker: NG. Security ID: 636274300
Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2017 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: APR 12, 2017
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Share Consolidation For For Management
2 Authorise Issue of Equity with For For Management
Pre-emptive Rights
3 Authorise Issue of Equity without For For Management
Pre-emptive Rights
4 Authorise Issue of Equity without For For Management
Pre-emptive Rights in Connection with
an Acquisition or Other Capital
Investment
5 Authorise Market Purchase of New For For Management
Ordinary Shares
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PAYCHEX, INC.
Ticker: PAYX Security ID: 704326107
Meeting Date: OCT 12, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: AUG 15, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director B. Thomas Golisano For For Management
1b Elect Director Joseph G. Doody For For Management
1c Elect Director David J.S. Flaschen For For Management
1d Elect Director Phillip Horsley For For Management
1e Elect Director Grant M. Inman For For Management
1f Elect Director Pamela A. Joseph For For Management
1g Elect Director Martin Mucci For For Management
1h Elect Director Joseph M. Tucci For For Management
1i Elect Director Joseph M. Velli For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
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PPL CORPORATION
Ticker: PPL Security ID: 69351T106
Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 28, 2017
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Rodney C. Adkins For For Management
1.2 Elect Director John W. Conway For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Steven G. Elliott For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Raja Rajamannar For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Craig A. Rogerson For For Management
1.6 Elect Director William H. Spence For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Natica von Althann For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Keith H. Williamson For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Armando Zagalo de Lima 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 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
5 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors
6 Assess Portfolio Impacts of Policies Against For Shareholder
to Meet 2 Degree Scenario
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REALTY INCOME CORPORATION
Ticker: O Security ID: 756109104
Meeting Date: MAY 16, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 09, 2017
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Kathleen R. Allen For For Management
1b Elect Director John P. Case For For Management
1c Elect Director A. Larry Chapman For For Management
1d Elect Director Priya Cherian Huskins For Against Management
1e Elect Director Michael D. McKee For Against Management
1f Elect Director Gregory T. McLaughlin For For Management
1g Elect Director Ronald L. Merriman For Against Management
1h Elect Director Stephen E. Sterrett 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
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ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
Ticker: RY Security ID: 780087102
Meeting Date: APR 06, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 08, 2017
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Andrew A. Chisholm For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Jacynthe Cote For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Toos N. Daruvala For For Management
1.4 Elect Director David F. Denison For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Richard L. George For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Alice D. Laberge For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Michael H. McCain For For Management
1.8 Elect Director David McKay For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Heather Munroe-Blum For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Thomas A. Renyi For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Kathleen Taylor For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Bridget A. van Kralingen For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Thierry Vandal For For Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote on Executive For For Management
Compensation Approach
4 SP 1: Adopt a Policy of Withdrawal Against Against Shareholder
from Tax Havens or Jurisdictions with
Low Tax Rates
5 SP 2: Approve Annual Disclosure of Against For Shareholder
Lobbying-Related Matters
6 SP 3: Approve Simplification and Against Against Shareholder
Improvement of the Management
Disclosure on Executive Compensation
7 SP 4: Approve Board Size By-Law Against Against Shareholder
8 SP 5: Adopt Proxy Access Bylaw Against For Shareholder
9 SP 6: Approve Retirement and Severance Against Against Shareholder
Agreements
10 SP 7: Approve Placement of Shareholder Against Against Shareholder
Proposals in Circular
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ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC
Ticker: RDSA Security ID: 780259107
Meeting Date: MAY 23, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 13, 2017
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Policy For For Management
3 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
4 Elect Catherine Hughes as Director For For Management
5 Elect Roberto Setubal as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Ben van Beurden as Director For For Management
7 Re-elect Guy Elliott as Director For For Management
8 Re-elect Euleen Goh as Director For For Management
9 Re-elect Charles Holliday as Director For For Management
10 Re-elect Gerard Kleisterlee as Director For For Management
11 Re-elect Sir Nigel Sheinwald as For For Management
Director
12 Re-elect Linda Stuntz as Director For For Management
13 Elect Jessica Uhl as Director For For Management
14 Re-elect Hans Wijers as Director For For Management
15 Re-elect Gerrit Zalm as Director For For Management
16 Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
17 Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix For For Management
Remuneration of Auditors
18 Authorise Issue of Equity with For For Management
Pre-emptive Rights
19 Authorise Issue of Equity without For For Management
Pre-emptive Rights
20 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary For For Management
Shares
21 Request Shell to Set and Publish Against Against Shareholder
Targets for Reducing Greenhouse Gas
(GHG) Emissions
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TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL CO. LTD.
Ticker: 4502 Security ID: 874060205
Meeting Date: JUN 28, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2017
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a For For Management
Final Dividend of JPY 90
2.1 Elect Director Christophe Weber For For Management
2.2 Elect Director Iwasaki, Masato For For Management
2.3 Elect Director Andrew Plump For For Management
2.4 Elect Director James Kehoe For For Management
2.5 Elect Director Fujimori, Yoshiaki For For Management
2.6 Elect Director Higashi, Emiko For For Management
2.7 Elect Director Michel Orsinger For For Management
2.8 Elect Director Sakane, Masahiro For For Management
2.9 Elect Director Shiga, Toshiyuki For For Management
3 Approve Annual Bonus For For Management
4 Amend Articles to Add Provisions Against For Shareholder
Prohibiting Appointment of Corporate
Counselors or Advisors Who Will Give
Advice to Representative Directors
5 Remove Director and Chairman Yasuchika Against Against Shareholder
Hasegawa from Office
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THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY
Ticker: DOW Security ID: 260543103
Meeting Date: JUL 20, 2016 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: JUN 02, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Merger Agreement For For Management
2 Adjourn Meeting For For Management
3 Advisory Vote on Golden Parachutes For For Management
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THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
Ticker: PG Security ID: 742718109
Meeting Date: OCT 11, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: AUG 12, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Francis S. Blake For For Management
1b Elect Director Angela F. Braly For For Management
1c Elect Director Kenneth I. Chenault For For Management
1d Elect Director Scott D. Cook For For Management
1e Elect Director Terry J. Lundgren For For Management
1f Elect Director W. James McNerney, Jr. For For Management
1g Elect Director David S. Taylor For For Management
1h Elect Director Margaret C. Whitman For For Management
1i Elect Director Patricia A. Woertz For For Management
1j Elect Director Ernesto Zedillo For For Management
2 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Report on Consistency Between Against Against Shareholder
Corporate Values and Political
Activities
5 Report on Application of Company Against Against Shareholder
Non-Discrimination Policies in States
with Pro-Discrimination Laws
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TOTAL SA
Ticker: FP Security ID: 89151E109
Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: APR 24, 2017
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Consolidated Financial For For Management
Statements and Statutory Reports
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 2.45 per Share
4 Approve Stock Dividend Program (Cash For For Management
or New Shares)
5 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 For For Management
Percent of Issued Share Capital
6 Reelect Patricia Barbizet as Director For For Management
7 Reelect Marie-Christine For For Management
Coisne-Roquette as Director
8 Elect Mark Cutifani as Director For For Management
9 Elect Carlos Tavares as Director For Against Management
10 Receive Auditors' Special Report on For For Management
Related-Party Transactions Mentioning
the Absence of New Transactions
11 Non-Binding Vote on Compensation of For For Management
Patrick Pouyanne, CEO and Chairman
12 Approve Remuneration Policy of For For Management
Chairman and CEO
13 Authorize Decrease in Share Capital For For Management
via Cancellation of Repurchased Shares
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UNILEVER PLC
Ticker: ULVR Security ID: 904767704
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 10, 2017
# 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 Remuneration Policy For For Management
4 Approve Performance Share Plan For For Management
5 Re-elect Nils Andersen as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Laura Cha as Director For For Management
7 Re-elect Vittorio Coal as Director For For Management
8 Re-elect Dr Marijn Dekkers as Director For For Management
9 Re-elect Ann Fudge as Director For For Management
10 Re-elect Dr Judith Hartmann as Director For For Management
11 Re-elect Mary Ma as Director For For Management
12 Re-elect Strive Masiyiwa as Director For For Management
13 Re-elect Youngme Moon as Director For For Management
14 Re-elect Graeme Pitkethly as Director For For Management
15 Re-elect Paul Polman as Director For For Management
16 Re-elect John Rishton as Director For For Management
17 Re-elect Feike Sijbesma as Director For For Management
18 Reappoint KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
19 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
20 Authorise EU Political Donations and For For Management
Expenditure
21 Authorise Issue of Equity with For For Management
Pre-emptive Rights
22 Authorise Issue of Equity without For For Management
Pre-emptive Rights
23 Authorise Issue of Equity without For For Management
Pre-emptive Rights in Connection with
an Acquisition or Other Capital
Investment
24 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary For For Management
Shares
25 Authorise the Company to Call General For For Management
Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice
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VERMILION ENERGY INC.
Ticker: VET Security ID: 923725105
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 10, 2017
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Fix Number of Directors at Nine For For Management
2.1 Elect Director Lorenzo Donadeo For For Management
2.2 Elect Director Larry J. Macdonald For For Management
2.3 Elect Director Loren M. Leiker For For Management
2.4 Elect Director William F. Madison For For Management
2.5 Elect Director Timothy R. Marchant For For Management
2.6 Elect Director Anthony W. Marino For For Management
2.7 Elect Director Robert B. Michaleski For For Management
2.8 Elect Director Sarah E. Raiss For For Management
2.9 Elect Director Catherine L. Williams For For Management
3 Approve Deloitte LLP as Auditors and For For Management
Authorize Board to Fix Their
Remuneration
4 Advisory Vote on Executive For For Management
Compensation Approach
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WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.
Ticker: WM Security ID: 94106L109
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 15, 2017
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Bradbury H. Anderson For For Management
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 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
5 Pro-rata Vesting of Equity Awards Against For Shareholder
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WEC ENERGY GROUP, INC.
Ticker: WEC Security ID: 92939U106
Meeting Date: MAY 04, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 23, 2017
# 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 William J. Brodsky For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Albert J. Budney, Jr. For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Patricia W. Chadwick For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Curt S. Culver For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Thomas J. Fischer For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Paul W. Jones For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Gale E. Klappa For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Henry W. Knueppel For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Allen L. Leverett For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Ulice Payne, Jr. For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Mary Ellen Stanek For For Management
2 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors
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
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
(Registrant) Virtus Global Dividend & Income Fund Inc.
(fka The Zweig Total Return Fund, Inc.)
By: /s/ George R. Aylward
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George R. Aylward, President
Date: August 22, 2017