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: | 610 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19106 |
| Name and address of agent for service: | David F. Connor, Esq. 610 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19106 |
| Registrant’s telephone number: | (800) 523-1918 |
| Date of fiscal year end: | November 30 |
| Date of reporting period: | July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021 |
ITEM 1. PROXY VOTING RECORD.
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AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
Ticker: AIG Security ID: 026874784
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 17, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director James Cole, Jr. For For Management
1b Elect Director W. Don Cornwell For For Management
1c Elect Director Brian Duperreault For For Management
1d Elect Director John H. Fitzpatrick For For Management
1e Elect Director William G. Jurgensen For For Management
1f Elect Director Christopher S. Lynch 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
1m Elect Director Peter S. Zaffino 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 Against Shareholder
Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
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ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY
Ticker: ADM Security ID: 039483102
Meeting Date: MAY 06, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 15, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Michael S. Burke For For Management
1b Elect Director Theodore Colbert For For Management
1c Elect Director Terrell K. Crews For For Management
1d Elect Director Pierre Dufour For For Management
1e Elect Director Donald E. Felsinger For For Management
1f Elect Director Suzan F. Harrison For For Management
1g Elect Director Juan R. Luciano For For Management
1h Elect Director Patrick J. Moore For For Management
1i Elect Director Francisco J. Sanchez For For Management
1j Elect Director Debra A. Sandler For For Management
1k Elect Director Lei Z. Schlitz For For Management
1l 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 Amend Proxy Access Right Against For Shareholder
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AT&T INC.
Ticker: T Security ID: 00206R102
Meeting Date: APR 30, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 02, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director William E. Kennard For For Management
1b Elect Director Samuel A. Di Piazza, Jr. For For Management
1c Elect Director Scott T. Ford For For Management
1d Elect Director Glenn H. Hutchins For For Management
1e Elect Director Debra L. Lee For For Management
1f Elect Director Stephen J. Luczo For For Management
1g Elect Director Michael B. McCallister For For Management
1h Elect Director Beth E. Mooney For For Management
1i Elect Director Matthew K. Rose For For Management
1j Elect Director John T. Stankey For For Management
1k Elect Director Cynthia B. Taylor For For Management
1l 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 Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Lower Ownership Threshold for Action Against For Shareholder
by Written Consent
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BROADCOM INC.
Ticker: AVGO Security ID: 11135F101
Meeting Date: APR 05, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 08, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Diane M. Bryant For For Management
1b Elect Director Gayla J. Delly For For Management
1c Elect Director Raul J. Fernandez For For Management
1d Elect Director Eddy W. Hartenstein For For Management
1e Elect Director Check Kian Low For For Management
1f Elect Director Justine F. Page For For Management
1g Elect Director Henry Samueli For For Management
1h Elect Director Hock E. Tan For For Management
1i Elect Director Harry L. You For For Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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CARDINAL HEALTH, INC.
Ticker: CAH Security ID: 14149Y108
Meeting Date: NOV 04, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 08, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Carrie S. Cox For For Management
1b Elect Director Calvin Darden For For Management
1c Elect Director Bruce L. Downey For For Management
1d Elect Director Sheri H. Edison For For Management
1e Elect Director David C. Evans For For Management
1f Elect Director Patricia A. Hemingway For For Management
Hall
1g Elect Director Akhil Johri For For Management
1h Elect Director Michael C. Kaufmann For For Management
1i Elect Director Gregory B. Kenny For For Management
1j Elect Director Nancy Killefer For For Management
1k Elect Director J. Michael Losh For For Management
1l Elect Director Dean A. Scarborough For For Management
1m 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
4 Reduce Ownership Threshold for For For Management
Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
5 Reduce Ownership Threshold for Against For Shareholder
Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
6 Require Independent Board Chair Against For Shareholder
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CATERPILLAR INC.
Ticker: CAT Security ID: 149123101
Meeting Date: JUN 09, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 12, 2021
# 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 Gerald Johnson For For Management
1.5 Elect Director David W. MacLennan 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 Climate Policy Against For Shareholder
5 Report on Diversity and Inclusion Against Against Shareholder
Efforts
6 Amend Certificate of Incorporate to Against Against Shareholder
become Public Benefit Corporation
7 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against For Shareholder
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CIGNA CORPORATION
Ticker: CI Security ID: 125523100
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 08, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director David M. Cordani For For Management
1b Elect Director William J. DeLaney For For Management
1c Elect Director Eric J. Foss For For Management
1d Elect Director Elder Granger For For Management
1e Elect Director Isaiah Harris, Jr. For For Management
1f Elect Director George Kurian For For Management
1g Elect Director Kathleen M. Mazzarella For For Management
1h Elect Director Mark B. McClellan For For Management
1i Elect Director John M. Partridge For For Management
1j Elect Director Kimberly A. Ross For For Management
1k Elect Director Eric C. Wiseman For For Management
1l Elect Director Donna F. Zarcone 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 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
5 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against For Shareholder
6 Report on Gender Pay Gap Against Against Shareholder
7 Disclose Board Matrix Including Against Against Shareholder
Ideological Perspectives
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CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
Ticker: CSCO Security ID: 17275R102
Meeting Date: DEC 10, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: OCT 12, 2020
# 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 - Withdrawn None None Management
1i Elect Director Brenton L. Saunders For For Management
1j Elect Director Lisa T. Su For For Management
2 Change State of Incorporation from For For Management
California to Delaware
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
5 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
6 Require Independent Board Chair Against Against Shareholder
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COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
Ticker: CTSH Security ID: 192446102
Meeting Date: JUN 01, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 05, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Zein Abdalla For For Management
1b Elect Director Vinita Bali For For Management
1c Elect Director Maureen Breakiron-Evans For For Management
1d Elect Director Archana Deskus For For Management
1e Elect Director John M. Dineen For For Management
1f Elect Director Brian Humphries For For Management
1g Elect Director Leo S. Mackay, Jr. For For Management
1h Elect Director Michael Patsalos-Fox For For Management
1i Elect Director Joseph M. Velli For For Management
1j Elect Director Sandra S. Wijnberg 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 Against Shareholder
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COMCAST CORPORATION
Ticker: CMCSA Security ID: 20030N101
Meeting Date: JUN 02, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 05, 2021
# 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 For Management
1.5 Elect Director Gerald L. Hassell For For 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 For Management
1.10 Elect Director Brian L. Roberts 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 Risks Posed by the Failing Against Against Shareholder
to Prevent Workplace Sexual Harassment
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CONAGRA BRANDS, INC.
Ticker: CAG Security ID: 205887102
Meeting Date: SEP 23, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: AUG 03, 2020
# 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 Sean M. Connolly For For Management
1d Elect Director Joie A. Gregor For For Management
1e Elect Director Rajive Johri For For Management
1f Elect Director Richard H. Lenny For For Management
1g Elect Director Melissa Lora For For Management
1h Elect Director Ruth Ann Marshall For For Management
1i Elect Director Craig P. Omtvedt For For Management
1j 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: JAN 15, 2021 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: DEC 11, 2020
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Issue Shares in Connection with Merger For For Management
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CONOCOPHILLIPS
Ticker: COP Security ID: 20825C104
Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 15, 2021
# 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 Timothy A. Leach For For Management
1i Elect Director William H. McRaven For For Management
1j Elect Director Sharmila Mulligan For For Management
1k Elect Director Eric D. Mullins For For Management
1l Elect Director Arjun N. Murti For For Management
1m Elect Director Robert A. Niblock For For Management
1n Elect Director David T. Seaton For For Management
1o 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
4 Adopt Simple Majority Vote For For Shareholder
5 Emission Reduction Targets Against For Shareholder
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CVS HEALTH CORPORATION
Ticker: CVS Security ID: 126650100
Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 17, 2021
# 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 Karen S. Lynch 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 For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Reduce Ownership Threshold for Against For Shareholder
Shareholders to Request Action by
Written Consent
5 Require Independent Board Chair Against Against Shareholder
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DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES
Ticker: DFS Security ID: 254709108
Meeting Date: MAY 05, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 08, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Jeffrey S. Aronin For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Mary K. Bush For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Gregory C. Case For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Candace H. Duncan For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Joseph F. Eazor For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Cynthia A. Glassman For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Roger C. Hochschild For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Thomas G. Maheras For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Michael H. Moskow For For Management
1.10 Elect Director David L. Rawlinson, II For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Mark A. Thierer For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Jennifer L. Wong 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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DOLLAR TREE, INC.
Ticker: DLTR Security ID: 256746108
Meeting Date: JUN 10, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 09, 2021
# 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 Winnie Y. Park For For Management
1g Elect Director Bob Sasser For For Management
1h Elect Director Stephanie P. Stahl For For Management
1i Elect Director Carrie A. Wheeler For For Management
1j Elect Director Thomas E. Whiddon For For Management
1k Elect Director Michael A. Witynski 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 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
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DUPONT DE NEMOURS, INC.
Ticker: DD Security ID: 26614N102
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 08, 2021
# 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 Luther C. Kissam For For Management
1i Elect Director Frederick M. Lowery For For Management
1j Elect Director Raymond J. Milchovich For For Management
1k Elect Director Deanna M. Mulligan 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 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
4 Reduce Ownership Threshold for For For Management
Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
5 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against For Shareholder
6 Adopt Policy to Annually Disclose Against For Shareholder
EEO-1 Data
7 Report on Plastic Pollution Against For Shareholder
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EDISON INTERNATIONAL
Ticker: EIX Security ID: 281020107
Meeting Date: APR 22, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 01, 2021
# 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 Approve Qualified Employee Stock For For Management
Purchase Plan
5 Amend Proxy Access Right Against For Shareholder
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EQUITY RESIDENTIAL
Ticker: EQR Security ID: 29476L107
Meeting Date: JUN 17, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Angela M. Aman For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Raymond Bennett For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Linda Walker Bynoe For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Connie K. Duckworth For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Mary Kay Haben For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Tahsinul Zia Huque 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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FIDELITY NATIONAL INFORMATION SERVICES, INC.
Ticker: FIS Security ID: 31620M106
Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 25, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Ellen R. Alemany For For Management
1b Elect Director Jeffrey A. Goldstein For For Management
1c Elect Director Lisa A. Hook For For Management
1d Elect Director Keith W. Hughes For For Management
1e Elect Director Gary L. Lauer For For Management
1f Elect Director Gary A. Norcross For For Management
1g Elect Director Louise M. Parent For For Management
1h Elect Director Brian T. Shea For For Management
1i Elect Director James B. Stallings, Jr. For For Management
1j Elect Director Jeffrey E. Stiefler 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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HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
Ticker: HON Security ID: 438516106
Meeting Date: MAY 21, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 26, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1A Elect Director Darius Adamczyk For For Management
1B Elect Director Duncan B. Angove For For Management
1C Elect Director William S. Ayer For For Management
1D Elect Director Kevin Burke For For Management
1E Elect Director D. Scott Davis For For Management
1F Elect Director Deborah Flint For For Management
1G Elect Director Judd Gregg For For Management
1H Elect Director Grace D. Lieblein For For Management
1I Elect Director Raymond T. Odierno For For Management
1J Elect Director George Paz For For Management
1K Elect Director Robin L. Washington 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 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against For Shareholder
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JOHNSON & JOHNSON
Ticker: JNJ Security ID: 478160104
Meeting Date: APR 22, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 23, 2021
# 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 Nadja Y. West For For Management
1n 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 Report on Government Financial Support Against For Shareholder
and Access to COVID-19 Vaccines and
Therapeutics
5 Require Independent Board Chair Against Against Shareholder
6 Report on Civil Rights Audit Against Against Shareholder
7 Adopt Policy on Bonus Banking Against Against Shareholder
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LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC.
Ticker: LOW Security ID: 548661107
Meeting Date: MAY 28, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 22, 2021
# 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 Daniel J. Heinrich For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Brian C. Rogers For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Bertram L. Scott For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Mary Beth West 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 Amend Proxy Access Right Against For Shareholder
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MERCK & CO., INC.
Ticker: MRK Security ID: 58933Y105
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 26, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Leslie A. Brun For For Management
1b Elect Director Mary Ellen Coe 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 Risa J. Lavizzo-Mourey For For Management
1g Elect Director Stephen L. Mayo 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 Access to COVID-19 Products Against Against Shareholder
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METLIFE, INC.
Ticker: MET Security ID: 59156R108
Meeting Date: JUN 15, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 22, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Cheryl W. Grise For For Management
1b Elect Director Carlos M. Gutierrez For For Management
1c Elect Director Gerald L. Hassell For For Management
1d Elect Director David L. Herzog For For Management
1e Elect Director R. Glenn Hubbard For For Management
1f Elect Director Edward J. Kelly, III For For Management
1g Elect Director William E. Kennard For For Management
1h Elect Director Michel A. Khalaf For For Management
1i Elect Director Catherine R. Kinney For For Management
1j Elect Director Diana L. McKenzie For For Management
1k Elect Director Denise M. Morrison For For Management
1l Elect Director Mark A. Weinberger 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
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MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Ticker: MDLZ Security ID: 609207105
Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 12, 2021
# 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 Lois D. Juliber For For Management
1d Elect Director Peter W. May For For Management
1e Elect Director Jorge S. Mesquita For For Management
1f Elect Director Jane Hamilton Nielsen For For Management
1g Elect Director Fredric G. Reynolds For For Management
1h Elect Director Christiana S. Shi For For Management
1i Elect Director Patrick T. Siewert For For Management
1j Elect Director Michael A. Todman For For Management
1k Elect Director Jean-Francois M. L. van For For Management
Boxmeer
1l 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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MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.
Ticker: MSI Security ID: 620076307
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 19, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Gregory Q. Brown For For Management
1b Elect Director Kenneth D. Denman For For Management
1c Elect Director Egon P. Durban For Against Management
1d Elect Director Clayton M. Jones For For Management
1e Elect Director Judy C. Lewent For For Management
1f Elect Director Gregory K. Mondre For Against Management
1g Elect Director Joseph M. Tucci For For Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditor
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
Ticker: NOC Security ID: 666807102
Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 23, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Kathy J. Warden For For Management
1.2 Elect Director David P. Abney For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Marianne C. Brown For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Donald E. Felsinger For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Ann M. Fudge 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 For Shareholder
Shareholders to Request Action by
Written Consent
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ORACLE CORPORATION
Ticker: ORCL Security ID: 68389X105
Meeting Date: NOV 04, 2020 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 08, 2020
# 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 For 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 Jeffrey O. Henley For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Renee J. James For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Charles W. Moorman, IV For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Leon E. Panetta For Withhold Management
1.12 Elect Director William G. Parrett For Withhold Management
1.13 Elect Director Naomi O. Seligman For For Management
1.14 Elect Director Vishal Sikka For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
5 Report on Gender Pay Gap Against For Shareholder
6 Require Independent Board Chair Against For Shareholder
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RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Ticker: RTX Security ID: 75513E101
Meeting Date: APR 26, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 02, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Tracy A. Atkinson For For Management
1b Elect Director Gregory J. Hayes For For Management
1c Elect Director Thomas A. Kennedy For For Management
1d Elect Director Marshall O. Larsen For For Management
1e Elect Director George R. Oliver For For Management
1f Elect Director Robert K. (Kelly) For For Management
Ortberg
1g Elect Director Margaret L. O'Sullivan For For Management
1h Elect Director Dinesh C. Paliwal For For Management
1i Elect Director Ellen M. Pawlikowski For For Management
1j Elect Director Denise L. Ramos For For Management
1k Elect Director Fredric G. Reynolds For For Management
1l Elect Director Brian C. Rogers For For Management
1m Elect Director James A. Winnefeld, Jr. For For Management
1n Elect Director Robert O. Work For Against Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
4 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
5 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
6 Amend Proxy Access Right Against For Shareholder
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THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION
Ticker: ALL Security ID: 020002101
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 26, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Donald E. Brown For For Management
1b Elect Director Kermit R. Crawford For For Management
1c Elect Director Michael L. Eskew For For Management
1d Elect Director Richard T. Hume For For Management
1e Elect Director Margaret M. Keane For For Management
1f Elect Director Siddharth N. (Bobby) For For Management
Mehta
1g Elect Director Jacques P. Perold For For Management
1h Elect Director Andrea Redmond For For Management
1i Elect Director Gregg M. Sherrill For For Management
1j Elect Director Judith A. Sprieser For For Management
1k Elect Director Perry M. Traquina For For Management
1l 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 Amend Proxy Access Right Against For Shareholder
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THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY
Ticker: DIS Security ID: 254687106
Meeting Date: MAR 09, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JAN 11, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Susan E. Arnold For For Management
1b Elect Director Mary T. Barra For For Management
1c Elect Director Safra A. Catz For For Management
1d Elect Director Robert A. Chapek For For Management
1e Elect Director Francis A. deSouza For For Management
1f Elect Director Michael B.G. Froman For For Management
1g Elect Director Robert A. Iger For For Management
1h Elect Director Maria Elena Lagomasino For For Management
1i Elect Director Mark G. Parker For For Management
1j Elect Director Derica W. Rice For For Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against For Shareholder
5 Adopt a Policy to Include Against Against Shareholder
Non-Management Employees as
Prospective Director Candidates
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TRUIST FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Ticker: TFC Security ID: 89832Q109
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 18, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Jennifer S. Banner For For Management
1b Elect Director K. David Boyer, Jr. For For Management
1c Elect Director Agnes Bundy Scanlan For For Management
1d Elect Director Anna R. Cablik For For Management
1e Elect Director Dallas S. Clement For For Management
1f Elect Director Paul D. Donahue For For Management
1g Elect Director Paul R. Garcia For For Management
1h Elect Director Patrick C. Graney, III For For Management
1i Elect Director Linnie M. Haynesworth For For Management
1j Elect Director Kelly S. King For For Management
1k Elect Director Easter A. Maynard For For Management
1l Elect Director Donna S. Morea For For Management
1m Elect Director Charles A. Patton For For Management
1n Elect Director Nido R. Qubein For For Management
1o Elect Director David M. Ratcliffe For For Management
1p Elect Director William H. Rogers, Jr. For For Management
1q Elect Director Frank P. Scruggs, Jr. For For Management
1r Elect Director Christine Sears For For Management
1s Elect Director Thomas E. Skains For For Management
1t Elect Director Bruce L. Tanner For For Management
1u Elect Director Thomas N. Thompson For For Management
1v 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
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VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC.
Ticker: VZ Security ID: 92343V104
Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 15, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Shellye L. Archambeau For For Management
1b Elect Director Roxanne S. Austin For For Management
1c Elect Director Mark T. Bertolini For For Management
1d Elect Director Melanie L. Healey For For Management
1e Elect Director Clarence Otis, Jr. For For Management
1f Elect Director Daniel H. Schulman For For Management
1g Elect Director Rodney E. Slater For For Management
1h Elect Director Hans E. Vestberg For For Management
1i 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 Lower Ownership Threshold for Action Against For Shareholder
by Written Consent
5 Amend Senior Executive Compensation Against For Shareholder
Clawback Policy
6 Submit Severance Agreement Against For Shareholder
(Change-in-Control) to Shareholder Vote
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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 25, 2021 |