ClearBridge Energy MLP Total Return Fund Inc.

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-PX

ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF

REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number 811-22693

ClearBridge Energy MLP Total Return Fund Inc.

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

620 EIGHTH AVENUE, 49TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10018

 

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Robert I. Frenkel, Esq.

100 First Stamford Place

Stamford, Connecticut 06902

 

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-888-777-0102

Date of fiscal year end: November 30

Date of reporting period: July 1, 2017–June 30, 2018

 

 

 


Item 1. Proxy Voting Record

 



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ICA File Number: 811-22693
Reporting Period: 07/01/2017 - 06/30/2018
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BUCKEYE PARTNERS, L.P.

Ticker:       BPL            Security ID:  118230101
Meeting Date: JUN 05, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 09, 2018

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Pieter Bakker            For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Barbara M. Baumann       For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Mark C. McKinley         For       For          Management
2     Amend Partnership Agreement             For       For          Management
3     Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as         For       For          Management
      Auditors
4     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation


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GOLAR LNG PARTNERS LP

Ticker:       GMLP           Security ID:  Y2745C102
Meeting Date: SEP 27, 2017   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  AUG 04, 2017

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Elect Director Carl Steen               For       For          Management


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KNOT OFFSHORE PARTNERS LP

Ticker:       KNOP           Security ID:  Y48125101
Meeting Date: AUG 09, 2017   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  JUL 11, 2017

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Elect Director Hans Petter Aas          For       For          Management
2     Please vote FOR if Units are Owned by   None      Against      Management
      a Resident of Norway for Purposes of
      the Tax Act on Income And Wealth, or
      vote AGAINST if Units are Not Held by
      a Resident of Norway for Purposes of
      the Tax Act on Income and Wealth


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MACQUARIE INFRASTRUCTURE CORPORATION

Ticker:       MIC            Security ID:  55608B105
Meeting Date: MAY 16, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 21, 2018

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Norman H. Brown, Jr.     For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director George W. Carmany, III   For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director James Hooke              For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Ronald Kirk              For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director H.E. (Jack) Lentz        For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Ouma Sananikone          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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MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, L.P.

Ticker:       MMP            Security ID:  559080106
Meeting Date: APR 26, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 26, 2018

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Robert G. Croyle         For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Stacy P. Methvin         For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Barry R. Pearl           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


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ONEOK, INC.

Ticker:       OKE            Security ID:  682680103
Meeting Date: MAY 23, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 26, 2018

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Brian L. Derksen         For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Julie H. Edwards         For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director John W. Gibson           For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Randall J. Larson        For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Steven J. Malcolm        For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Jim W. Mogg              For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Pattye L. Moore          For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Gary D. Parker           For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director Eduardo A. Rodriguez     For       For          Management
1.10  Elect Director Terry K. Spencer         For       For          Management
2     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as    For       For          Management
      Auditors
3     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan              For       For          Management
4     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation


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PLAINS ALL AMERICAN PIPELINE, L.P.

Ticker:       PAA            Security ID:  726503105
Meeting Date: MAY 15, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 20, 2018

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Bobby S. Shackouls       For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Christopher M. Temple    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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PLAINS GP HOLDINGS, L.P.

Ticker:       PAGP           Security ID:  72651A207
Meeting Date: MAY 15, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 20, 2018

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Bobby S. Shackouls       For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Christopher M. Temple    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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SEMGROUP CORPORATION

Ticker:       SEMG           Security ID:  81663A105
Meeting Date: MAY 16, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 29, 2018

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Ronald A. Ballschmiede   For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Sarah M. Barpoulis       For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Carlin G. Conner         For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Karl F. Kurz             For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director James H. Lytal           For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director William J. McAdam        For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Thomas R. McDaniel       For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Ratify Grant Thornton LLP as Auditors   For       For          Management
4     Increase Authorized Common Stock        For       For          Management


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SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS, L.P.

Ticker:       SPH            Security ID:  864482104
Meeting Date: MAY 15, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 19, 2018

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Harold R. Logan, Jr.     For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director John Hoyt Stookey        For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Jane Swift               For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Lawrence C. Caldwell     For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Matthew J. Chanin        For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Terence J. Connors       For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director William M. Landuyt       For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Michael A. Stivala       For       For          Management
2     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as    For       For          Management
      Auditors
3     Approve Restricted Stock Plan           For       For          Management
4     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation


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TALLGRASS ENERGY PARTNERS, LP

Ticker:       TEP            Security ID:  874697105
Meeting Date: JUN 26, 2018   Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:  MAY 18, 2018

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Approve Merger Agreement                For       For          Management


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TARGA RESOURCES CORP.

Ticker:       TRGP           Security ID:  87612G101
Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2018   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 02, 2018

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Robert B. Evans          For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Joe Bob Perkins          For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Ershel C. Redd, Jr.      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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VTTI ENERGY PARTNERS LP

Ticker:       VTTI           Security ID:  Y9384M101
Meeting Date: SEP 13, 2017   Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:  JUL 17, 2017

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Approve Merger Plan                     For       For          Management
2     Adjourn Meeting                         For       For          Management


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WESTERN GAS PARTNERS, LP

Ticker:       WES            Security ID:  958254104
Meeting Date: OCT 17, 2017   Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:  SEP 05, 2017

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan              For       Against      Management
2     Adjourn Meeting                         For       Against      Management


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WESTERN REFINING LOGISTICS, LP

Ticker:       WNRL           Security ID:  95931Q205
Meeting Date: OCT 27, 2017   Meeting Type: Written Consent
Record Date:  SEP 28, 2017

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Approve Merger Agreement                For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote on Golden Parachutes      For       For          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.

 

ClearBridge Energy MLP Total Return Fund Inc.

 

By:  

/s/ Jane Trust

Jane Trust

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

Date:   August 13, 2018