Nuveen Preferred Income Opportunities Fund

 

FORM N-PX

 

ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF

REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number 811-21293

 

Nuveen Preferred Income Opportunities Fund


(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606


(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Gifford R. Zimmerman – Chief Administrative Officer


(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 312-917-7700

 

Date of fiscal year-end: July 31

 

Date of reporting period: June 30, 2015

 



Item 1. Proxy Voting Record

 


Nuveen Preferred Income Opportunities Fund

 

Company Name

  

Ticker

  

Security ID

  

Meeting Type

  

Meeting Date

  

Proponent

 

Proposal

  

Management
Recommendation

  

Vote
Instruction

Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc.    HTGC    427096508    Annual    08-Jul-14    Management   Elect Director Robert P. Badavas    For    For
Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc.    HTGC    427096508    Annual    08-Jul-14    Management   Ratify Auditors    For    For
Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc.    HTGC    427096508    Annual    08-Jul-14    Management   Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation    For    For
Arlington Asset Investment Corp.    AI    041356205    Annual    15-Jul-14    Management   Elect Director Eric F. Billings    For    For
Arlington Asset Investment Corp.    AI    041356205    Annual    15-Jul-14    Management   Elect Director Daniel J. Altobello    For    For
Arlington Asset Investment Corp.    AI    041356205    Annual    15-Jul-14    Management   Elect Director Daniel E. Berce    For    For
Arlington Asset Investment Corp.    AI    041356205    Annual    15-Jul-14    Management   Elect Director David W. Faeder    For    For
Arlington Asset Investment Corp.    AI    041356205    Annual    15-Jul-14    Management   Elect Director Peter A. Gallagher    For    For
Arlington Asset Investment Corp.    AI    041356205    Annual    15-Jul-14    Management   Elect Director Ralph S. Michael, III    For    For
Arlington Asset Investment Corp.    AI    041356205    Annual    15-Jul-14    Management   Elect Director J. Rock Tonkel, Jr.    For    For
Arlington Asset Investment Corp.    AI    041356205    Annual    15-Jul-14    Management   Approve Omnibus Stock Plan    For    For
Arlington Asset Investment Corp.    AI    041356205    Annual    15-Jul-14    Management   Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation    For    For
Arlington Asset Investment Corp.    AI    041356205    Annual    15-Jul-14    Management   Ratify Auditors    For    For
Gladstone Investment Corporation    GAIN    376546206    Annual    07-Aug-14    Management   Elect Director Anthony W. Parker    For    For
Gladstone Investment Corporation    GAIN    376546206    Annual    07-Aug-14    Management   Elect Director Michela A. English    For    For
Gladstone Investment Corporation    GAIN    376546206    Annual    07-Aug-14    Management   Approve Issuance of Shares Below Net Asset Value (NAV)    For    For
NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.    NRF    66704R704    Annual    05-Sep-14    Management   Elect Director David T. Hamamoto    For    For
NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.    NRF    66704R704    Annual    05-Sep-14    Management   Elect Director Judith A. Hannaway    For    Withhold
NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.    NRF    66704R704    Annual    05-Sep-14    Management   Elect Director Wesley D. Minami    For    For
NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.    NRF    66704R704    Annual    05-Sep-14    Management   Elect Director Louis J. Paglia    For    Withhold
NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.    NRF    66704R704    Annual    05-Sep-14    Management   Elect Director Charles W. Schoenherr    For    For
NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.    NRF    66704R704    Annual    05-Sep-14    Management   Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation    For    Against
NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.    NRF    66704R704    Annual    05-Sep-14    Management   Ratify Auditors    For    For
Oxford Lane Capital Corp.    OXLC    691543300    Annual    09-Sep-14    Management   Elect Director John Reardon    For    For
Oxford Lane Capital Corp.    OXLC    691543409    Annual    09-Sep-14    Management   Elect Director John Reardon    For    For
Seadrill Limited    SDRL    G7945E105    Annual    19-Sep-14    Management   Reelect John Fredriksen as Director    For    For
Seadrill Limited    SDRL    G7945E105    Annual    19-Sep-14    Management   Reelect Tor Troim as Director    For    Against
Seadrill Limited    SDRL    G7945E105    Annual    19-Sep-14    Management   Reelect Kate Blankenship as Director    For    For
Seadrill Limited    SDRL    G7945E105    Annual    19-Sep-14    Management   Reelect Kathrine Fredriksen as Director    For    For
Seadrill Limited    SDRL    G7945E105    Annual    19-Sep-14    Management   Reelect Carl Steen as Director    For    For
Seadrill Limited    SDRL    G7945E105    Annual    19-Sep-14    Management   Reelect Bert Bekker as Director    For    For
Seadrill Limited    SDRL    G7945E105    Annual    19-Sep-14    Management   Reelect Paul Leland Jr. as Director    For    For
Seadrill Limited    SDRL    G7945E105    Annual    19-Sep-14    Management   Reelect PricewaterhouseCoopers as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration    For    For
Seadrill Limited    SDRL    G7945E105    Annual    19-Sep-14    Management   Approve Remuneration of Directors in the Aggregate Maximum Amount of USD 1.5 Million    For    For
MFS Intermediate Income Trust    MIN    55273C107    Annual    02-Oct-14    Management   Elect Director Steven E. Buller    For    For
MFS Intermediate Income Trust    MIN    55273C107    Annual    02-Oct-14    Management   Elect Director William R. Gutow    For    For
MFS Intermediate Income Trust    MIN    55273C107    Annual    02-Oct-14    Management   Elect Director Michael Hegarty    For    For
MFS Intermediate Income Trust    MIN    55273C107    Annual    02-Oct-14    Management   Elect Director John P. Kavanaugh    For    For
MFS Intermediate Income Trust    MIN    55273C107    Annual    02-Oct-14    Management   Elect Director Robert W. Uek    For    For
New Residential Investment Corp.    NRZ    64828T102    Special    15-Oct-14    Management   Approve Reverse Stock Split    For    Against
Kinder Morgan, Inc.    KMI    49456B101    Special    20-Nov-14    Management   Increase Authorized Common Stock    For    For
Kinder Morgan, Inc.    KMI    49456B101    Special    20-Nov-14    Management   Issue Shares in Connection with Mergers    For    For
Kinder Morgan, Inc.    KMI    49456B101    Special    20-Nov-14    Management   Adjourn Meeting    For    For
NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.    NRF    66704R704    Special    28-Nov-14    Management   Issue Shares in Connection with Acquisition    For    For
NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.    NRF    66704R704    Special    28-Nov-14    Management   Adjourn Meeting    For    For
Monsanto Company    MON    61166W101    Annual    30-Jan-15    Management   Elect Director Gregory H. Boyce    For    For
Monsanto Company    MON    61166W101    Annual    30-Jan-15    Management   Elect Director Janice L. Fields    For    For
Monsanto Company    MON    61166W101    Annual    30-Jan-15    Management   Elect Director Hugh Grant    For    For
Monsanto Company    MON    61166W101    Annual    30-Jan-15    Management   Elect Director Laura K. Ipsen    For    For
Monsanto Company    MON    61166W101    Annual    30-Jan-15    Management   Elect Director Marcos M. Lutz    For    For
Monsanto Company    MON    61166W101    Annual    30-Jan-15    Management   Elect Director C. Steven McMillan    For    For
Monsanto Company    MON    61166W101    Annual    30-Jan-15    Management   Elect Director William U. Parfet    For    For
Monsanto Company    MON    61166W101    Annual    30-Jan-15    Management   Elect Director George H. Poste    For    For
Monsanto Company    MON    61166W101    Annual    30-Jan-15    Management   Elect Director Robert J. Stevens    For    For
Monsanto Company    MON    61166W101    Annual    30-Jan-15    Management   Ratify Auditors    For    For


Monsanto Company    MON    61166W101    Annual    30-Jan-15    Management   Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation    For    For
Monsanto Company    MON    61166W101    Annual    30-Jan-15    Share Holder   Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy    Against    For
Monsanto Company    MON    61166W101    Annual    30-Jan-15    Share Holder   Adopt Proxy Access Right    Against    For
Monsanto Company    MON    61166W101    Annual    30-Jan-15    Share Holder   Require Independent Board Chairman    Against    Against
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd.    PFLT    70806A106    Annual    03-Feb-15    Management   Elect Director Marshall Brozost    For    For
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd.    PFLT    70806A106    Annual    03-Feb-15    Management   Elect Director Samuel L. Katz    For    For
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd.    PFLT    70806A106    Annual    03-Feb-15    Management   Ratify Auditors    For    For
Gladstone Capital Corporation    GLAD    376535308    Annual    12-Feb-15    Management   Elect Director Terry L. Brubaker    For    For
Gladstone Capital Corporation    GLAD    376535308    Annual    12-Feb-15    Management   Elect Director Caren D. Merrick    For    For
Gladstone Capital Corporation    GLAD    376535308    Annual    12-Feb-15    Management   Elect Director Walter H. Wilkinson, Jr.    For    For
Gladstone Capital Corporation    GLAD    376535308    Annual    12-Feb-15    Management   Approve Issuance of Shares Below Net Asset Value (NAV)    For    For
Medley Capital Corporation    MCC    58503F106    Annual    24-Feb-15    Management   Elect Director Jeff Tonkel    For    For
Medley Capital Corporation    MCC    58503F106    Annual    24-Feb-15    Management   Elect Director Robert Lyons    For    For
Medley Capital Corporation    MCC    58503F106    Annual    24-Feb-15    Management   Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors    For    For
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd.    PFLT    70806A106    Special    24-Feb-15    Management   Approve Issuance of Shares Below Net Asset Value (NAV)    For    Against
Apple Inc.    AAPL    037833100    Annual    10-Mar-15    Management   Elect Director Tim Cook    For    For
Apple Inc.    AAPL    037833100    Annual    10-Mar-15    Management   Elect Director Al Gore    For    For
Apple Inc.    AAPL    037833100    Annual    10-Mar-15    Management   Elect Director Bob Iger    For    For
Apple Inc.    AAPL    037833100    Annual    10-Mar-15    Management   Elect Director Andrea Jung    For    For
Apple Inc.    AAPL    037833100    Annual    10-Mar-15    Management   Elect Director Art Levinson    For    For
Apple Inc.    AAPL    037833100    Annual    10-Mar-15    Management   Elect Director Ron Sugar    For    For
Apple Inc.    AAPL    037833100    Annual    10-Mar-15    Management   Elect Director Sue Wagner    For    For
Apple Inc.    AAPL    037833100    Annual    10-Mar-15    Management   Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors    For    For
Apple Inc.    AAPL    037833100    Annual    10-Mar-15    Management   Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation    For    For
Apple Inc.    AAPL    037833100    Annual    10-Mar-15    Management   Approve Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan    For    For
Apple Inc.    AAPL    037833100    Annual    10-Mar-15    Share Holder   Report on Risks Associated with Repeal of Climate Change Policies    Against    Against
Apple Inc.    AAPL    037833100    Annual    10-Mar-15    Share Holder   Adopt Proxy Access Right    Against    Against
PACCAR Inc    PCAR    693718108    Annual    21-Apr-15    Management   Elect Director Mark C. Pigott    For    For
PACCAR Inc    PCAR    693718108    Annual    21-Apr-15    Management   Elect Director Charles R. Williamson    For    For
PACCAR Inc    PCAR    693718108    Annual    21-Apr-15    Management   Elect Director Ronald E. Armstrong    For    For
PACCAR Inc    PCAR    693718108    Annual    21-Apr-15    Share Holder   Declassify the Board of Directors    Against    For
PACCAR Inc    PCAR    693718108    Annual    21-Apr-15    Share Holder   Proxy Access    Against    For
Pfizer Inc.    PFE    717081103    Annual    23-Apr-15    Management   Elect Director Dennis A. Ausiello    For    For
Pfizer Inc.    PFE    717081103    Annual    23-Apr-15    Management   Elect Director W. Don Cornwell    For    For
Pfizer Inc.    PFE    717081103    Annual    23-Apr-15    Management   Elect Director Frances D. Fergusson    For    For
Pfizer Inc.    PFE    717081103    Annual    23-Apr-15    Management   Elect Director Helen H. Hobbs    For    For
Pfizer Inc.    PFE    717081103    Annual    23-Apr-15    Management   Elect Director James M. Kilts    For    For
Pfizer Inc.    PFE    717081103    Annual    23-Apr-15    Management   Elect Director Shantanu Narayen    For    For
Pfizer Inc.    PFE    717081103    Annual    23-Apr-15    Management   Elect Director Suzanne Nora Johnson    For    For
Pfizer Inc.    PFE    717081103    Annual    23-Apr-15    Management   Elect Director Ian C. Read    For    For
Pfizer Inc.    PFE    717081103    Annual    23-Apr-15    Management   Elect Director Stephen W. Sanger    For    For
Pfizer Inc.    PFE    717081103    Annual    23-Apr-15    Management   Elect Director James C. Smith    For    For
Pfizer Inc.    PFE    717081103    Annual    23-Apr-15    Management   Elect Director Marc Tessier-Lavigne    For    For
Pfizer Inc.    PFE    717081103    Annual    23-Apr-15    Management   Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors    For    For
Pfizer Inc.    PFE    717081103    Annual    23-Apr-15    Management   Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation    For    For
Pfizer Inc.    PFE    717081103    Annual    23-Apr-15    Share Holder   Review and Assess Membership of Lobbying Organizations    Against    Against
Ares Capital Corporation    ARCC    04010L103    Special    29-Apr-15    Management   Approve Issuance of Shares Below Net Asset Value (NAV)    For    Against
Ares Capital Corporation    ARCC    04010L103    Annual    29-Apr-15    Management   Elect Director Steve Bartlett    For    For
Ares Capital Corporation    ARCC    04010L103    Annual    29-Apr-15    Management   Elect Director Robert L. Rosen    For    For
Ares Capital Corporation    ARCC    04010L103    Annual    29-Apr-15    Management   Elect Director Bennett Rosenthal    For    For
Ares Capital Corporation    ARCC    04010L103    Annual    29-Apr-15    Management   Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors    For    For
Gilead Sciences, Inc.    GILD    375558103    Annual    06-May-15    Management   Elect Director John F. Cogan    For    For
Gilead Sciences, Inc.    GILD    375558103    Annual    06-May-15    Management   Elect Director Etienne F. Davignon    For    For
Gilead Sciences, Inc.    GILD    375558103    Annual    06-May-15    Management   Elect Director Carla A. Hills    For    For
Gilead Sciences, Inc.    GILD    375558103    Annual    06-May-15    Management   Elect Director Kevin E. Lofton    For    For
Gilead Sciences, Inc.    GILD    375558103    Annual    06-May-15    Management   Elect Director John W. Madigan    For    For
Gilead Sciences, Inc.    GILD    375558103    Annual    06-May-15    Management   Elect Director John C. Martin    For    For
Gilead Sciences, Inc.    GILD    375558103    Annual    06-May-15    Management   Elect Director Nicholas G. Moore    For    For


Gilead Sciences, Inc.    GILD    375558103    Annual    06-May-15    Management   Elect Director Richard J. Whitley    For    For
Gilead Sciences, Inc.    GILD    375558103    Annual    06-May-15    Management   Elect Director Gayle E. Wilson    For    For
Gilead Sciences, Inc.    GILD    375558103    Annual    06-May-15    Management   Elect Director Per Wold-Olsen    For    For
Gilead Sciences, Inc.    GILD    375558103    Annual    06-May-15    Management   Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors    For    For
Gilead Sciences, Inc.    GILD    375558103    Annual    06-May-15    Management   Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan    For    For
Gilead Sciences, Inc.    GILD    375558103    Annual    06-May-15    Management   Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation    For    For
Gilead Sciences, Inc.    GILD    375558103    Annual    06-May-15    Share Holder   Provide Right to Act by Written Consent    Against    For
Gilead Sciences, Inc.    GILD    375558103    Annual    06-May-15    Share Holder   Require Independent Board Chairman    Against    For
Gilead Sciences, Inc.    GILD    375558103    Annual    06-May-15    Share Holder   Report on Sustainability    Against    Against
Gilead Sciences, Inc.    GILD    375558103    Annual    06-May-15    Share Holder   Report on Specialty Drug Pricing Risks    Against    Against
Phillips 66    PSX    718546104    Annual    06-May-15    Management   Elect Director J. Brian Ferguson    For    For
Phillips 66    PSX    718546104    Annual    06-May-15    Management   Elect Director Harold W. McGraw, III    For    For
Phillips 66    PSX    718546104    Annual    06-May-15    Management   Elect Director Victoria J. Tschinkel    For    For
Phillips 66    PSX    718546104    Annual    06-May-15    Management   Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors    For    For
Phillips 66    PSX    718546104    Annual    06-May-15    Management   Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation    For    For
Phillips 66    PSX    718546104    Annual    06-May-15    Management   Declassify the Board of Directors    For    For
Phillips 66    PSX    718546104    Annual    06-May-15    Share Holder   Adopt Quantitative GHG Goals for Operations    Against    Against
CVS Health Corporation    CVS    126650100    Annual    07-May-15    Management   Elect Director Richard M. Bracken    For    For
CVS Health Corporation    CVS    126650100    Annual    07-May-15    Management   Elect Director C. David Brown, II    For    For
CVS Health Corporation    CVS    126650100    Annual    07-May-15    Management   Elect Director Alecia A. DeCoudreaux    For    For
CVS Health Corporation    CVS    126650100    Annual    07-May-15    Management   Elect Director Nancy-Ann M. DeParle    For    For
CVS Health Corporation    CVS    126650100    Annual    07-May-15    Management   Elect Director David W. Dorman    For    For
CVS Health Corporation    CVS    126650100    Annual    07-May-15    Management   Elect Director Anne M. Finucane    For    For
CVS Health Corporation    CVS    126650100    Annual    07-May-15    Management   Elect Director Larry J. Merlo    For    For
CVS Health Corporation    CVS    126650100    Annual    07-May-15    Management   Elect Director Jean-Pierre Millon    For    For
CVS Health Corporation    CVS    126650100    Annual    07-May-15    Management   Elect Director Richard J. Swift    For    For
CVS Health Corporation    CVS    126650100    Annual    07-May-15    Management   Elect Director William C. Weldon    For    For
CVS Health Corporation    CVS    126650100    Annual    07-May-15    Management   Elect Director Tony L. White    For    For
CVS Health Corporation    CVS    126650100    Annual    07-May-15    Management   Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors    For    For
CVS Health Corporation    CVS    126650100    Annual    07-May-15    Management   Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation    For    For
CVS Health Corporation    CVS    126650100    Annual    07-May-15    Management   Amend Omnibus Stock Plan    For    For
CVS Health Corporation    CVS    126650100    Annual    07-May-15    Share Holder   Report on Consistency Between Corporate Values and Political Contributions    Against    Against
GlaxoSmithKline plc    GSK    37733W105    Annual    07-May-15    Management   Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports    For    For
GlaxoSmithKline plc    GSK    37733W105    Annual    07-May-15    Management   Approve Remuneration Report    For    For
GlaxoSmithKline plc    GSK    37733W105    Annual    07-May-15    Management   Elect Sir Philip Hampton as Director    For    For
GlaxoSmithKline plc    GSK    37733W105    Annual    07-May-15    Management   Elect Urs Rohner as Director    For    For
GlaxoSmithKline plc    GSK    37733W105    Annual    07-May-15    Management   Re-elect Sir Andrew Witty as Director    For    For
GlaxoSmithKline plc    GSK    37733W105    Annual    07-May-15    Management   Re-elect Sir Roy Anderson as Director    For    For
GlaxoSmithKline plc    GSK    37733W105    Annual    07-May-15    Management   Re-elect Dr Stephanie Burns as Director    For    For
GlaxoSmithKline plc    GSK    37733W105    Annual    07-May-15    Management   Re-elect Stacey Cartwright as Director    For    For
GlaxoSmithKline plc    GSK    37733W105    Annual    07-May-15    Management   Re-elect Simon Dingemans as Director    For    For
GlaxoSmithKline plc    GSK    37733W105    Annual    07-May-15    Management   Re-elect Lynn Elsenhans as Director    For    For
GlaxoSmithKline plc    GSK    37733W105    Annual    07-May-15    Management   Re-elect Judy Lewent as Director    For    For
GlaxoSmithKline plc    GSK    37733W105    Annual    07-May-15    Management   Re-elect Sir Deryck Maughan as Director    For    For
GlaxoSmithKline plc    GSK    37733W105    Annual    07-May-15    Management   Re-elect Dr Daniel Podolsky as Director    For    For
GlaxoSmithKline plc    GSK    37733W105    Annual    07-May-15    Management   Re-elect Dr Moncef Slaoui as Director    For    For
GlaxoSmithKline plc    GSK    37733W105    Annual    07-May-15    Management   Re-elect Hans Wijers as Director    For    For
GlaxoSmithKline plc    GSK    37733W105    Annual    07-May-15    Management   Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors    For    For
GlaxoSmithKline plc    GSK    37733W105    Annual    07-May-15    Management   Authorise the Audit & Risk Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors    For    For
GlaxoSmithKline plc    GSK    37733W105    Annual    07-May-15    Management   Authorise EU Political Donations and Expenditure    For    For
GlaxoSmithKline plc    GSK    37733W105    Annual    07-May-15    Management   Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights    For    For
GlaxoSmithKline plc    GSK    37733W105    Annual    07-May-15    Management   Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights    For    For
GlaxoSmithKline plc    GSK    37733W105    Annual    07-May-15    Management   Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares    For    For
GlaxoSmithKline plc    GSK    37733W105    Annual    07-May-15    Management   Approve the Exemption from Statement of the Name of the Senior Statutory Auditor in Published Copies of the Auditors’ Reports    For    For
GlaxoSmithKline plc    GSK    37733W105    Annual    07-May-15    Management   Authorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks’ Notice    For    For
GlaxoSmithKline plc    GSK    37733W105    Annual    07-May-15    Management   Approve Share Value Plan    For    For
United Parcel Service, Inc.    UPS    911312106    Annual    07-May-15    Management   Elect Director David P. Abney    For    For


United Parcel Service, Inc.    UPS    911312106    Annual    07-May-15    Management   Elect Director Rodney C. Adkins    For    For
United Parcel Service, Inc.    UPS    911312106    Annual    07-May-15    Management   Elect Director Michael J. Burns    For    For
United Parcel Service, Inc.    UPS    911312106    Annual    07-May-15    Management   Elect Director D. Scott Davis    For    For
United Parcel Service, Inc.    UPS    911312106    Annual    07-May-15    Management   Elect Director William R. Johnson    For    For
United Parcel Service, Inc.    UPS    911312106    Annual    07-May-15    Management   Elect Director Candace Kendle    For    For
United Parcel Service, Inc.    UPS    911312106    Annual    07-May-15    Management   Elect Director Ann M. Livermore    For    For
United Parcel Service, Inc.    UPS    911312106    Annual    07-May-15    Management   Elect Director Rudy H.P. Markham    For    For
United Parcel Service, Inc.    UPS    911312106    Annual    07-May-15    Management   Elect Director Clark T. Randt, Jr.    For    For
United Parcel Service, Inc.    UPS    911312106    Annual    07-May-15    Management   Elect Director John T. Stankey    For    For
United Parcel Service, Inc.    UPS    911312106    Annual    07-May-15    Management   Elect Director Carol B. Tome    For    For
United Parcel Service, Inc.    UPS    911312106    Annual    07-May-15    Management   Elect Director Kevin M. Warsh    For    For
United Parcel Service, Inc.    UPS    911312106    Annual    07-May-15    Management   Approve Omnibus Stock Plan    For    For
United Parcel Service, Inc.    UPS    911312106    Annual    07-May-15    Management   Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors    For    For
United Parcel Service, Inc.    UPS    911312106    Annual    07-May-15    Share Holder   Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy    Against    Against
United Parcel Service, Inc.    UPS    911312106    Annual    07-May-15    Share Holder   Approve Recapitalization Plan for all Stock to Have One-vote per Share    Against    For
United Parcel Service, Inc.    UPS    911312106    Annual    07-May-15    Share Holder   Adopt Anti Gross-up Policy    Against    For
National General Holdings Corp.    NGHC    636220709    Annual    08-May-15    Management   Elect Director Ephraim Brecher    For    For
National General Holdings Corp.    NGHC    636220709    Annual    08-May-15    Management   Elect Director Donald T. DeCarlo    For    For
National General Holdings Corp.    NGHC    636220709    Annual    08-May-15    Management   Elect Director Patrick Fallon    For    For
National General Holdings Corp.    NGHC    636220709    Annual    08-May-15    Management   Elect Director Michael Karfunkel    For    Withhold
National General Holdings Corp.    NGHC    636220709    Annual    08-May-15    Management   Elect Director Barry Karfunkel    For    For
National General Holdings Corp.    NGHC    636220709    Annual    08-May-15    Management   Elect Director Barbara Paris    For    For
National General Holdings Corp.    NGHC    636220709    Annual    08-May-15    Management   Elect Director Barry Zyskind    For    Withhold
National General Holdings Corp.    NGHC    636220709    Annual    08-May-15    Management   Ratify BDO USA, LLP as Auditors    For    For
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc.    HASI    41068X100    Annual    12-May-15    Management   Elect Director Jeffrey W. Eckel    For    For
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc.    HASI    41068X100    Annual    12-May-15    Management   Elect Director Mark J. Cirilli    For    Withhold
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc.    HASI    41068X100    Annual    12-May-15    Management   Elect Director Charles M. O’Neil    For    Withhold
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc.    HASI    41068X100    Annual    12-May-15    Management   Elect Director Richard J. Osborne    For    For
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc.    HASI    41068X100    Annual    12-May-15    Management   Elect Director Steven G. Osgood    For    For
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc.    HASI    41068X100    Annual    12-May-15    Management   Elect Director Jackalyne Pfannenstiel    For    Withhold
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc.    HASI    41068X100    Annual    12-May-15    Management   Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors    For    For
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc.    HASI    41068X100    Annual    12-May-15    Management   Other Business    For    Against
Ford Motor Company    F    345370860    Annual    14-May-15    Management   Elect Director Stephen G. Butler    For    For
Ford Motor Company    F    345370860    Annual    14-May-15    Management   Elect Director Kimberly A. Casiano    For    For
Ford Motor Company    F    345370860    Annual    14-May-15    Management   Elect Director Anthony F. Earley, Jr.    For    For
Ford Motor Company    F    345370860    Annual    14-May-15    Management   Elect Director Mark Fields    For    For
Ford Motor Company    F    345370860    Annual    14-May-15    Management   Elect Director Edsel B. Ford II    For    For
Ford Motor Company    F    345370860    Annual    14-May-15    Management   Elect Director William Clay Ford, Jr.    For    For
Ford Motor Company    F    345370860    Annual    14-May-15    Management   Elect Director James P. Hackett    For    For
Ford Motor Company    F    345370860    Annual    14-May-15    Management   Elect Director James H. Hance, Jr.    For    For
Ford Motor Company    F    345370860    Annual    14-May-15    Management   Elect Director William W. Helman Iv    For    For
Ford Motor Company    F    345370860    Annual    14-May-15    Management   Elect Director Jon M. Huntsman, Jr.    For    For
Ford Motor Company    F    345370860    Annual    14-May-15    Management   Elect Director William E. Kennard    For    For
Ford Motor Company    F    345370860    Annual    14-May-15    Management   Elect Director John C. Lechleiter    For    For
Ford Motor Company    F    345370860    Annual    14-May-15    Management   Elect Director Ellen R. Marram    For    For
Ford Motor Company    F    345370860    Annual    14-May-15    Management   Elect Director Gerald L. Shaheen    For    For
Ford Motor Company    F    345370860    Annual    14-May-15    Management   Elect Director John L. Thornton    For    For
Ford Motor Company    F    345370860    Annual    14-May-15    Management   Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLPas Auditors    For    For
Ford Motor Company    F    345370860    Annual    14-May-15    Management   Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation    For    For
Ford Motor Company    F    345370860    Annual    14-May-15    Share Holder   Approve Recapitalization Plan for all Stock to Have One-vote per Share    Against    For
Ford Motor Company    F    345370860    Annual    14-May-15    Share Holder   Amend Bylaws to Call Special Meetings    Against    For
Paramount Group, Inc.    PGRE    69924R108    Annual    21-May-15    Management   Elect Director Albert Behler    For    For
Paramount Group, Inc.    PGRE    69924R108    Annual    21-May-15    Management   Elect Director Thomas Armbrust    For    Against
Paramount Group, Inc.    PGRE    69924R108    Annual    21-May-15    Management   Elect Director Dan Emmett    For    For
Paramount Group, Inc.    PGRE    69924R108    Annual    21-May-15    Management   Elect Director Lizanne Galbreath    For    Against
Paramount Group, Inc.    PGRE    69924R108    Annual    21-May-15    Management   Elect Director Peter Linneman    For    Against
Paramount Group, Inc.    PGRE    69924R108    Annual    21-May-15    Management   Elect Director David O’Connor    For    For
Paramount Group, Inc.    PGRE    69924R108    Annual    21-May-15    Management   Elect Director Katharina Otto-Bernstein    For    For


Paramount Group, Inc.    PGRE    69924R108    Annual    21-May-15    Management   Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors    For    For
TPG Specialty Lending, Inc.    TSLX    87265K102    Annual    21-May-15    Management   Elect Director Richard Higginbotham    For    For
TPG Specialty Lending, Inc.    TSLX    87265K102    Annual    21-May-15    Management   Elect Director Ronald Tanemura    For    For
TPG Specialty Lending, Inc.    TSLX    87265K102    Annual    21-May-15    Management   Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors    For    For
Unum Group    UNM    91529Y106    Annual    21-May-15    Management   Elect Director Cynthia L. Egan    For    For
Unum Group    UNM    91529Y106    Annual    21-May-15    Management   Elect Director Pamela H. Godwin    For    For
Unum Group    UNM    91529Y106    Annual    21-May-15    Management   Elect Director Timothy F. Keaney    For    For
Unum Group    UNM    91529Y106    Annual    21-May-15    Management   Elect Director Thomas Kinser    For    For
Unum Group    UNM    91529Y106    Annual    21-May-15    Management   Elect Director Gloria C. Larson    For    For
Unum Group    UNM    91529Y106    Annual    21-May-15    Management   Elect Director A.S. (Pat) MacMillan, Jr.    For    For
Unum Group    UNM    91529Y106    Annual    21-May-15    Management   Elect Director Richard P. McKenney    For    For
Unum Group    UNM    91529Y106    Annual    21-May-15    Management   Elect Director Edward J. Muhl    For    For
Unum Group    UNM    91529Y106    Annual    21-May-15    Management   Elect Director William J. Ryan    For    For
Unum Group    UNM    91529Y106    Annual    21-May-15    Management   Elect Director Thomas R. Watjen    For    For
Unum Group    UNM    91529Y106    Annual    21-May-15    Management   Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation    For    For
Unum Group    UNM    91529Y106    Annual    21-May-15    Management   Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors    For    For
NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.    NRF    66704R704    Annual    27-May-15    Management   Elect Director David T. Hamamoto    For    For
NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.    NRF    66704R704    Annual    27-May-15    Management   Elect Director Judith A. Hannaway    For    Withhold
NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.    NRF    66704R704    Annual    27-May-15    Management   Elect Director Wesley D. Minami    For    For
NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.    NRF    66704R704    Annual    27-May-15    Management   Elect Director Louis J. Paglia    For    Withhold
NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.    NRF    66704R704    Annual    27-May-15    Management   Elect Director Charles W. Schoenherr    For    Withhold
NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.    NRF    66704R704    Annual    27-May-15    Management   Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation    For    Against
NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.    NRF    66704R704    Annual    27-May-15    Management   Ratify Grant Thornton LLP as Auditors    For    For
New Residential Investment Corp.    NRZ    64828T201    Annual    28-May-15    Management   Elect Director Michael Nierenberg    For    For
New Residential Investment Corp.    NRZ    64828T201    Annual    28-May-15    Management   Elect Director Kevin J. Finnerty    For    For
New Residential Investment Corp.    NRZ    64828T201    Annual    28-May-15    Management   Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors    For    For
Arlington Asset Investment Corp.    AI    041356205    Annual    10-Jun-15    Management   Elect Director Eric F. Billings    For    For
Arlington Asset Investment Corp.    AI    041356205    Annual    10-Jun-15    Management   Elect Director Daniel J. Altobello    For    For
Arlington Asset Investment Corp.    AI    041356205    Annual    10-Jun-15    Management   Elect Director Daniel E. Berce    For    For
Arlington Asset Investment Corp.    AI    041356205    Annual    10-Jun-15    Management   Elect Director David W. Faeder    For    For
Arlington Asset Investment Corp.    AI    041356205    Annual    10-Jun-15    Management   Elect Director Peter A. Gallagher    For    For
Arlington Asset Investment Corp.    AI    041356205    Annual    10-Jun-15    Management   Elect Director Ralph S. Michael, III    For    For
Arlington Asset Investment Corp.    AI    041356205    Annual    10-Jun-15    Management   Elect Director Anthony P. Nader, III    For    For
Arlington Asset Investment Corp.    AI    041356205    Annual    10-Jun-15    Management   Elect Director J. Rock Tonkel, Jr.    For    For
Arlington Asset Investment Corp.    AI    041356205    Annual    10-Jun-15    Management   Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors    For    For
Caterpillar Inc.    CAT    149123101    Annual    10-Jun-15    Management   Elect Director David L. Calhoun    For    For
Caterpillar Inc.    CAT    149123101    Annual    10-Jun-15    Management   Elect Director Daniel M. Dickinson    For    For
Caterpillar Inc.    CAT    149123101    Annual    10-Jun-15    Management   Elect Director Juan Gallardo    For    Against
Caterpillar Inc.    CAT    149123101    Annual    10-Jun-15    Management   Elect Director Jesse J. Greene, Jr.    For    For
Caterpillar Inc.    CAT    149123101    Annual    10-Jun-15    Management   Elect Director Jon M. Huntsman, Jr.    For    For
Caterpillar Inc.    CAT    149123101    Annual    10-Jun-15    Management   Elect Director Dennis A. Muilenburg    For    For
Caterpillar Inc.    CAT    149123101    Annual    10-Jun-15    Management   Elect Director Douglas R. Oberhelman    For    For
Caterpillar Inc.    CAT    149123101    Annual    10-Jun-15    Management   Elect Director William A. Osborn    For    For
Caterpillar Inc.    CAT    149123101    Annual    10-Jun-15    Management   Elect Director Debra L. Reed    For    For
Caterpillar Inc.    CAT    149123101    Annual    10-Jun-15    Management   Elect Director Edward B. Rust, Jr.    For    For
Caterpillar Inc.    CAT    149123101    Annual    10-Jun-15    Management   Elect Director Susan C. Schwab    For    For
Caterpillar Inc.    CAT    149123101    Annual    10-Jun-15    Management   Elect Director Miles D. White    For    For
Caterpillar Inc.    CAT    149123101    Annual    10-Jun-15    Management   Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors    For    For
Caterpillar Inc.    CAT    149123101    Annual    10-Jun-15    Management   Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation    For    Against
Caterpillar Inc.    CAT    149123101    Annual    10-Jun-15    Share Holder   Require Independent Board Chairman    Against    For
Caterpillar Inc.    CAT    149123101    Annual    10-Jun-15    Share Holder   Provide Right to Act by Written Consent    Against    For
Caterpillar Inc.    CAT    149123101    Annual    10-Jun-15    Share Holder   Review and Amend Human Rights Policies    Against    For
Caterpillar Inc.    CAT    149123101    Annual    10-Jun-15    Share Holder   Amend Policies to Allow Employees to Participate in Political Process with No Retribution    Against    Against


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.

 


Nuveen Preferred Income Opportunities Fund

 

By  

/s/ Gifford R. Zimmerman


   

Gifford R. Zimmerman – Chief Administrative Officer

Date

   

 

August 13, 2015