UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM N-PX
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES
| Investment Company Act File Number: | 811-00750 |
| Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter: | Delaware Group® Equity Funds II |
| Address of principal executive offices: | 2005 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 |
| Name and address of agent for service: | David F. Connor, Esq. 2005 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 |
| Registrant’s telephone number: | (800) 523-1918 |
| Date of fiscal year end: | November 30 |
| Date of reporting period: | July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2020 |
ITEM 1. PROXY VOTING RECORD.
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ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Ticker: ABT Security ID: 002824100
Meeting Date: APR 24, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 26, 2020
# 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 Robert B. Ford For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Michelle A. Kumbier For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Edward M. Liddy For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Darren W. McDew For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Nancy McKinstry For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Phebe N. Novakovic For For Management
1.10 Elect Director William A. Osborn For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Daniel J. Starks For For Management
1.12 Elect Director John G. Stratton For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Glenn F. Tilton For For Management
1.14 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 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against Against Shareholder
5 Increase Disclosure of Compensation Against For Shareholder
Adjustments
6 Require Shareholder Approval of Bylaw Against Against Shareholder
Amendments Adopted by the Board of
Directors
7 Adopt Simple Majority Vote Against For Shareholder
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AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
Ticker: AIG Security ID: 026874784
Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 18, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director W. Don Cornwell For For Management
1b Elect Director Brian Duperreault For For Management
1c Elect Director John H. Fitzpatrick For For Management
1d Elect Director William G. Jurgensen For For Management
1e Elect Director Christopher S. Lynch For For Management
1f Elect Director Henry S. Miller For For Management
1g Elect Director Linda A. Mills For For Management
1h Elect Director Thomas F. Motamed For For Management
1i Elect Director Peter R. Porrino For For Management
1j Elect Director Amy L. Schioldager For For Management
1k Elect Director Douglas M. Steenland For For Management
1l Elect Director Therese M. Vaughan For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Amend Securities Transfer Restrictions For For Management
4 Ratify NOL Rights Plan (NOL Pill) For For Management
5 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
6 Reduce Ownership Threshold for Against For Shareholder
Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
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ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY
Ticker: ADM Security ID: 039483102
Meeting Date: MAY 07, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 16, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Michael S. Burke For For Management
1b Elect Director Terrell K. Crews For For Management
1c Elect Director Pierre Dufour For For Management
1d Elect Director Donald E. Felsinger For For Management
1e Elect Director Suzan F. Harrison For For Management
1f Elect Director Juan R. Luciano For For Management
1g Elect Director Patrick J. Moore For For Management
1h Elect Director Francisco J. Sanchez For For Management
1i Elect Director Debra A. Sandler For For Management
1j Elect Director Lei Z. Schlitz For For Management
1k 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 Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
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AT&T INC.
Ticker: T Security ID: 00206R102
Meeting Date: APR 24, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 26, 2020
# 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 Debra L. Lee For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Stephen J. Luczo For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Michael B. McCallister For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Beth E. Mooney For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Matthew K. Rose For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Cynthia B. Taylor 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 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder
5 Approve Nomination of Employee Against Against Shareholder
Representative Director
6 Improve Guiding Principles of Against Against Shareholder
Executive Compensation
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BB&T CORPORATION
Ticker: BBT Security ID: 054937107
Meeting Date: JUL 30, 2019 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: JUN 24, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Issue Shares in Connection with Merger For For Management
2 Change Company Name to Truist For For Management
Financial Corporation
3 Adjourn Meeting For For Management
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BROADCOM INC.
Ticker: AVGO Security ID: 11135F101
Meeting Date: MAR 30, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 06, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Hock E. Tan For For Management
1b Elect Director Henry Samueli For For Management
1c Elect Director Eddy W. Hartenstein For For Management
1d Elect Director Diane M. Bryant For For Management
1e Elect Director Gayla J. Delly For For Management
1f Elect Director Raul J. Fernandez For For Management
1g Elect Director Check Kian Low For For Management
1h Elect Director Justine F. Page For For Management
1i Elect Director Harry L. You For For Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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CARDINAL HEALTH, INC.
Ticker: CAH Security ID: 14149Y108
Meeting Date: NOV 06, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 09, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Colleen F. Arnold For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Carrie S. Cox For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Calvin Darden For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Bruce L. Downey For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Patricia A. Hemingway For For Management
Hall
1.6 Elect Director Akhil Johri For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Michael C. Kaufmann For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Gregory B. Kenny For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Nancy Killefer For For Management
1.10 Elect Director J. Michael Losh For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Dean A. Scarborough For For Management
1.12 Elect Director John H. Weiland 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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CATERPILLAR INC.
Ticker: CAT Security ID: 149123101
Meeting Date: JUN 10, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 13, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Kelly A. Ayotte For For Management
1.2 Elect Director David L. Calhoun For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Daniel M. Dickinson For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Juan Gallardo For For Management
1.5 Elect Director William A. Osborn For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Debra L. Reed-Klages For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Edward B. Rust, Jr. For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Susan C. Schwab For For Management
1.9 Elect Director D. James Umpleby, III For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Miles D. White For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Rayford Wilkins, Jr. For For Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers 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 Require Independent Board Chair Against Against Shareholder
6 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against For Shareholder
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CIGNA CORPORATION
Ticker: CI Security ID: 125523100
Meeting Date: APR 22, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 24, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director David M. Cordani For For Management
1.2 Elect Director William J. DeLaney For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Eric J. Foss For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Elder Granger For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Isaiah Harris, Jr. For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Roman Martinez, IV For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Kathleen M. Mazzarella For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Mark B. McClellan For For Management
1.9 Elect Director John M. Partridge For For Management
1.10 Elect Director William L. Roper For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Eric C. Wiseman For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Donna F. Zarcone 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 Reduce Ownership Threshold for Against For Shareholder
Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
5 Report on Gender Pay Gap Against Against Shareholder
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CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
Ticker: CSCO Security ID: 17275R102
Meeting Date: DEC 10, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: OCT 11, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director M. Michele Burns For For Management
1b Elect Director Wesley G. Bush For For Management
1c Elect Director Michael D. Capellas For For Management
1d Elect Director Mark Garrett For For Management
1e Elect Director Kristina M. Johnson For For Management
1f Elect Director Roderick C. McGeary For For Management
1g Elect Director Charles H. Robbins For For Management
1h Elect Director Arun Sarin For For Management
1i Elect Director Brenton L. Saunders For For Management
1j Elect Director Carol B. Tome 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 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder
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COMCAST CORPORATION
Ticker: CMCSA Security ID: 20030N101
Meeting Date: JUN 03, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 03, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Kenneth J. Bacon For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Madeline S. Bell For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Naomi M. Bergman For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Edward D. Breen For Withhold Management
1.5 Elect Director Gerald L. Hassell For Withhold Management
1.6 Elect Director Jeffrey A. Honickman For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Maritza G. Montiel For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Asuka Nakahara For For Management
1.9 Elect Director David C. Novak For Withhold Management
1.10 Elect Director Brian L. Roberts For For Management
2 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditor For For Management
3 Amend Stock Option Plan For For Management
4 Amend Restricted Stock Plan For For Management
5 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
6 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against For Shareholder
7 Require Independent Board Chair Against For Shareholder
8 Report on Risks Posed by Failing to Against Against Shareholder
Prevent Sexual Harassment
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CONAGRA BRANDS, INC.
Ticker: CAG Security ID: 205887102
Meeting Date: SEP 19, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUL 30, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Anil Arora For For Management
1b Elect Director Thomas "Tony" K. Brown For For Management
1c Elect Director Stephen G. Butler For For Management
1d Elect Director Sean M. Connolly For For Management
1e Elect Director Joie A. Gregor For For Management
1f Elect Director Rajive Johri For For Management
1g Elect Director Richard H. Lenny For For Management
1h Elect Director Melissa Lora For For Management
1i Elect Director Ruth Ann Marshall For For Management
1j Elect Director Craig P. Omtvedt For For Management
1k Elect Director Scott Ostfeld For For Management
2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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CONOCOPHILLIPS
Ticker: COP Security ID: 20825C104
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 16, 2020
# 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 Jeffrey A. Joerres For For Management
1g Elect Director Ryan M. Lance For For Management
1h Elect Director William H. McRaven For For Management
1i Elect Director Sharmila Mulligan For For Management
1j Elect Director Arjun N. Murti For For Management
1k Elect Director Robert A. Niblock For For Management
1l Elect Director David T. Seaton For For Management
1m Elect Director R. A. Walker For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditor For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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CVS HEALTH CORPORATION
Ticker: CVS Security ID: 126650100
Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 18, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Fernando Aguirre 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 Roger N. Farah For For Management
1g Elect Director Anne M. Finucane For For Management
1h Elect Director Edward J. Ludwig For For Management
1i Elect Director Larry J. Merlo For For Management
1j Elect Director Jean-Pierre Millon For For Management
1k Elect Director Mary L. Schapiro For For Management
1l Elect Director William C. Weldon For For Management
1m 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 Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
5 Amend Qualified Employee Stock For For Management
Purchase Plan
6 Amend Shareholder Written Consent Against Against Shareholder
Provisions
7 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder
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DOLLAR TREE, INC.
Ticker: DLTR Security ID: 256746108
Meeting Date: JUN 11, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 09, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Arnold S. Barron For For Management
1b Elect Director Gregory M. Bridgeford For For Management
1c Elect Director Thomas W. Dickson For For Management
1d Elect Director Lemuel E. Lewis For For Management
1e Elect Director Jeffrey G. Naylor For For Management
1f Elect Director Gary M. Philbin For For Management
1g Elect Director Bob Sasser For For Management
1h Elect Director Thomas A. Saunders, III For For Management
1i Elect Director Stephanie P. Stahl For For Management
1j Elect Director Carrie A. Wheeler For For Management
1k Elect Director Thomas E. Whiddon For For Management
1l 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
4 Report on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Against For Shareholder
Goals
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DUPONT DE NEMOURS, INC.
Ticker: DD Security ID: 26614N102
Meeting Date: MAY 27, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 06, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Amy G. Brady For For Management
1b Elect Director Edward D. Breen For For Management
1c Elect Director Ruby R. Chandy For For Management
1d Elect Director Franklin K. Clyburn, Jr. For For Management
1e Elect Director Terrence R. Curtin For For Management
1f Elect Director Alexander M. Cutler For For Management
1g Elect Director Eleuthere I. du Pont For For Management
1h Elect Director Rajiv L. Gupta For For Management
1i Elect Director Luther C. Kissam For For Management
1j Elect Director Frederick M. Lowery For For Management
1k Elect Director Raymond J. Milchovich For For Management
1l Elect Director Steven M. Sterin For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
5 Reduce Ownership Threshold for Against For Shareholder
Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
6 Approve Creation of an Employee Board Against Against Shareholder
Advisory Position
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EDISON INTERNATIONAL
Ticker: EIX Security ID: 281020107
Meeting Date: APR 23, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 25, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Jeanne Beliveau-Dunn For For Management
1b Elect Director Michael C. Camunez For For Management
1c Elect Director Vanessa C.L. Chang For For Management
1d Elect Director James T. Morris For For Management
1e Elect Director Timothy T. O'Toole For For Management
1f Elect Director Pedro J. Pizarro For For Management
1g Elect Director Carey A. Smith For For Management
1h Elect Director Linda G. Stuntz For For Management
1i Elect Director William P. Sullivan For For Management
1j Elect Director Peter J. Taylor For For Management
1k Elect Director Keith Trent 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 Require Shareholder Approval of Bylaw Against Against Shareholder
Amendments Adopted by the Board of
Directors
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EQUITY RESIDENTIAL
Ticker: EQR Security ID: 29476L107
Meeting Date: JUN 25, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Raymond Bennett 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 Tahsinul Zia Huque For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Bradley A. Keywell For For Management
1.7 Elect Director John E. Neal For For Management
1.8 Elect Director David J. Neithercut For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Mark J. Parrell For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Mark S. Shapiro For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Stephen E. Sterrett For For Management
1.12 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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GOLDMAN SACHS TRUST
Ticker: Security ID: 38141W273
Meeting Date: JAN 23, 2020 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: NOV 04, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Dwight L. Bush For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Kathryn A. Cassidy For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Joaquin Delgado For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Gregory G. Weaver For For Management
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INTEL CORPORATION
Ticker: INTC Security ID: 458140100
Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 16, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director James J. Goetz For For Management
1b Elect Director Alyssa Henry For For Management
1c Elect Director Omar Ishrak For For Management
1d Elect Director Risa Lavizzo-Mourey For For Management
1e Elect Director Tsu-Jae King Liu For For Management
1f Elect Director Gregory D. Smith For For Management
1g Elect Director Robert 'Bob' H. Swan For For Management
1h Elect Director Andrew Wilson For For Management
1i 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 Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Amend Qualified Employee Stock For For Management
Purchase Plan
5 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against For Shareholder
6 Report on Global Median Gender/Racial Against Against Shareholder
Pay Gap
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JOHNSON & JOHNSON
Ticker: JNJ Security ID: 478160104
Meeting Date: APR 23, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 25, 2020
# 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 Marillyn A. Hewson For For Management
1g Elect Director Hubert Joly For For Management
1h Elect Director Mark B. McClellan For For Management
1i Elect Director Anne M. Mulcahy For For Management
1j Elect Director Charles Prince For For Management
1k Elect Director A. Eugene Washington For For Management
1l Elect Director Mark A. Weinberger For For Management
1m 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 Amend Certificate of Incorporation to For For Management
Permit Removal of Directors With or
Without Cause
5 Require Independent Board Chair Against For Shareholder
6 Report on Governance Measures Against For Shareholder
Implemented Related to Opioids
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LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC.
Ticker: LOW Security ID: 548661107
Meeting Date: MAY 29, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 23, 2020
# 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 Marvin R. Ellison For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Brian C. Rogers For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Bertram L. Scott For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Lisa W. Wardell For For Management
1.11 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 Auditor For For Management
4 Reduce Ownership Threshold for For For Management
Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
5 Approve Qualified Employee Stock For For Management
Purchase Plan
6 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 27, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2020
# 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 Jason B. Few For For Management
1e Elect Director Douglas L. Foshee For For Management
1f Elect Director M. Elise Hyland For For Management
1g Elect Director Lee M. Tillman For For Management
1h Elect Director J. Kent Wells For For Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES, INC.
Ticker: MMC Security ID: 571748102
Meeting Date: MAY 21, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 23, 2020
# 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 Tamara Ingram For For Management
1g Elect Director Jane H. Lute For For Management
1h Elect Director Steven A. Mills For For Management
1i Elect Director Bruce P. Nolop For For Management
1j Elect Director Marc D. Oken For For Management
1k Elect Director Morton O. Schapiro For For Management
1l Elect Director Lloyd M. Yates For For Management
1m 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 Auditor For For Management
4 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
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MERCK & CO., INC.
Ticker: MRK Security ID: 58933Y105
Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 27, 2020
# 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 Mary Ellen Coe For For Management
1d Elect Director Pamela J. Craig For For Management
1e Elect Director Kenneth C. Frazier For For Management
1f Elect Director Thomas H. Glocer For For Management
1g Elect Director Risa J. Lavizzo-Mourey For For Management
1h Elect Director Paul B. Rothman For For Management
1i Elect Director Patricia F. Russo For For Management
1j Elect Director Christine E. Seidman For For Management
1k Elect Director Inge G. Thulin For For Management
1l Elect Director Kathy J. Warden 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
5 Report on Corporate Tax Savings Against Against Shareholder
Allocation
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MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Ticker: MDLZ Security ID: 609207105
Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 12, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Lewis W.K. Booth For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Charles E. Bunch For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Debra A. Crew For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Lois D. Juliber For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Peter W. May For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Jorge S. Mesquita For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Fredric G. Reynolds For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Christiana S. Shi For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Patrick T. Siewert For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Michael A. Todman For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Jean-Francois M. L. van For For Management
Boxmeer
1.12 Elect Director Dirk Van de Put 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 Consider Pay Disparity Between Against Against Shareholder
Executives and Other Employees
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NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
Ticker: NOC Security ID: 666807102
Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 24, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Kathy J. Warden 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 Report on Human Rights Impact Against For Shareholder
Assessment
5 Reduce Ownership Threshold for Against Against Shareholder
Shareholders to Request Action by
Written Consent
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OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
Ticker: OXY Security ID: 674599105
Meeting Date: DEC 31, 2019 Meeting Type: Proxy Contest
Record Date: JUL 11, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
Management Proxy (White Proxy Card) None
1 Revoke Consent to Request to Fix a For Did Not Vote Shareholder
Record Date
# Proposal Diss Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
Dissident Card None
1 Consent to Request to Fix a Record Date For Did Not Vote Shareholder
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OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
Ticker: OXY Security ID: 674599105
Meeting Date: MAY 29, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 03, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Stephen I. Chazen For For Management
1b Elect Director Andrew Gould For For Management
1c Elect Director Nicholas Graziano For For Management
1d Elect Director Carlos M. Gutierrez For For Management
1e Elect Director Vicki Hollub For For Management
1f Elect Director William R. Klesse For For Management
1g Elect Director Andrew N. Langham For For Management
1h Elect Director Jack B. Moore For For Management
1i Elect Director Margarita For For Management
Palau-Hernandez
1j Elect Director Avedick B. Poladian For For Management
1k Elect Director Robert M. Shearer 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 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
5 Approve Issuance of the Warrant Shares For For Management
Upon Exercise of the Warrant
6 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management
7 Amend Charter to Enhance Shareholders' For For Management
Ability to Act by Written Consent
8 Reduce Ownership Threshold for For For Management
Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
and Approve Certain Additional
Amendments
9 Approve Shareholder Rights Plan For For Management
(Poison Pill)
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ORACLE CORPORATION
Ticker: ORCL Security ID: 68389X105
Meeting Date: NOV 19, 2019 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 20, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Jeffrey S. Berg For Withhold Management
1.2 Elect Director Michael J. Boskin For For 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 Withhold Management
1.6 Elect Director Lawrence J. Ellison For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Rona A. Fairhead For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Hector Garcia-Molina None None Management
*Withdrawn Resolution*
1.9 Elect Director Jeffrey O. Henley For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Mark V. Hurd - Deceased None None Management
1.11 Elect Director Renee J. James For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Charles W. Moorman, IV For Withhold Management
1.13 Elect Director Leon E. Panetta For Withhold Management
1.14 Elect Director William G. Parrett For For Management
1.15 Elect Director Naomi O. Seligman For Withhold Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
4 Report on Gender Pay Gap Against For Shareholder
5 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder
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PFIZER INC.
Ticker: PFE Security ID: 717081103
Meeting Date: APR 23, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 25, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Ronald E. Blaylock For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Albert Bourla For For Management
1.3 Elect Director W. Don Cornwell For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Joseph J. Echevarria For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Scott Gottlieb For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Helen H. Hobbs For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Susan Hockfield For For Management
1.8 Elect Director James M. Kilts For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Dan R. Littman For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Shantanu Narayen For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Suzanne Nora Johnson For For Management
1.12 Elect Director James Quincey For For Management
1.13 Elect Director James C. Smith For For Management
2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditor For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against Against Shareholder
5 Amend Proxy Access Right Against For Shareholder
6 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against Against Shareholder
7 Require Independent Board Chair Against Against Shareholder
8 Report on Gender Pay Gap Against For Shareholder
9 Elect Director Susan Desmond-Hellmann For For Management
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RAYTHEON COMPANY
Ticker: RTN Security ID: 755111507
Meeting Date: OCT 11, 2019 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: SEP 10, 2019
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Merger Agreement For For Management
2 Advisory Vote on Golden Parachutes For For Management
3 Adjourn Meeting For For Management
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THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION
Ticker: ALL Security ID: 020002101
Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 20, 2020
# 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
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THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION
Ticker: BK Security ID: 064058100
Meeting Date: APR 15, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 18, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Linda Z. Cook For For Management
1b Elect Director Joseph J. Echevarria For For Management
1c Elect Director Thomas P. "Todd" Gibbons For For Management
1d Elect Director Jeffrey A. Goldstein For For Management
1e Elect Director Edmund F. "Ted" Kelly For For Management
1f Elect Director Jennifer B. Morgan For For Management
1g Elect Director Elizabeth E. Robinson For For Management
1h Elect Director Samuel C. Scott, III For For Management
1i Elect Director Frederick O. Terrell For For Management
1j Elect Director Alfred W. "AI" Zollar 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 Report on Gender Pay Gap Against Against Shareholder
5 Require Shareholder Approval of Bylaw Against Against Shareholder
Amendments Adopted by the Board of
Directors
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TRUIST FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Ticker: TFC Security ID: 89832Q109
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 21, 2020
# 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 Agnes Bundy Scanlan For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Anna R. Cablik For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Dallas S. Clement For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Paul D. Donahue For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Paul R. Garcia For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Patrick C. Graney, III For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Linnie M. Haynesworth For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Kelly S. King For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Easter A. Maynard For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Donna S. Morea For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Charles A. Patton For For Management
1.14 Elect Director Nido R. Qubein For For Management
1.15 Elect Director David M. Ratcliffe For For Management
1.16 Elect Director William H. Rogers, Jr. For For Management
1.17 Elect Director Frank P. Scruggs, Jr. For For Management
1.18 Elect Director Christine Sears For For Management
1.19 Elect Director Thomas E. Skains For For Management
1.20 Elect Director Bruce L. Tanner For For Management
1.21 Elect Director Thomas N. Thompson For For Management
1.22 Elect Director Steven C. Voorhees 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 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder
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VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC.
Ticker: VZ Security ID: 92343V104
Meeting Date: MAY 07, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 09, 2020
# 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 Vittorio Colao For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Melanie L. Healey For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Clarence Otis, Jr. For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Daniel H. Schulman For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Rodney E. Slater For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Hans E. Vestberg For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Gregory G. Weaver For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
4 Eliminate Above-Market Earnings in Against For Shareholder
Executive Retirement Plans
5 Reduce Ownership Threshold for Against For Shareholder
Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
6 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against For Shareholder
7 Assess Feasibility of Data Privacy as Against For Shareholder
a Performance Measure for Senior
Executive Compensation
8 Submit Severance Agreement Against For Shareholder
(Change-in-Control) to Shareholder Vote
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WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.
Ticker: WM Security ID: 94106L109
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 16, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Frank M. Clark, Jr. For For Management
1b Elect Director James C. Fish, Jr. For For Management
1c Elect Director Andres R. Gluski For For Management
1d Elect Director Victoria M. Holt For For Management
1e Elect Director Kathleen M. Mazzarella For For Management
1f Elect Director William B. Plummer For For Management
1g Elect Director John C. Pope For For Management
1h 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 Amend Qualified Employee Stock For For Management
Purchase Plan
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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.
DELAWARE GROUP® EQUITY FUNDS II
| By: | Shawn K. Lytle |
| Name: | Shawn K. Lytle |
| Title: | President/ Chief Executive Officer |
| Date: | August 27, 2020 |