EX-99.77C VOTES 2 b_meeting77c.htm SHAREHOLDER MEETING b_meeting77c.htm

 

Ex NSAR Item 77C: Submission of matters to a vote of security holders

 

 

BTO

 

Shareholder meeting

 

 

The fund held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on February 18, 2014. The following proposal was considered by the shareholders:

 

Proposal: Election of four (4) Trustees to serve for a three-year term ending at the 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Each Trustee was re-elected by the fund’s shareholders and the votes cast with respect to each Trustee are set forth below.

 

 

 

Votes For

Votes Withheld

Independent Trustees

 

 

William H. Cunningham

14,449,230.696

418,128.994

Grace K. Fey

14,451,731.632

415,628.058

Hassell H. McClellan

14,451,957.036

415,402.654

Gregory A. Russo

14,465,749.802

401.609.888

             

Trustees whose term of office continued after the Annual Meeting of Shareholders because they were not up for election are: Charles L. Bardelis, Craig Bromley, Peter S. Burgess, Theron S. Hoffman, Deborah C. Jackson, James M. Oates, Steven R. Pruchansky and Warren A. Thomson.