BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust

 

 

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: 811-21656

Name of Fund: BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust (BGR)

Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

Name and address of agent for service: John Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust, 55 East 52nd Street, New York City, NY 10055.

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 882-0052, Option 4

Date of fiscal year end: 12/31

Date of reporting period: 07/01/2014 – 06/30/2015

 

 

 


Item 1 – Proxy Voting Record – Attached hereto.




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ICA File Number: 811-21656
Reporting Period: 07/01/2014 - 06/30/2015
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ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION

Ticker:       APC            Security ID:  032511107
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2015   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 17, 2015

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1a  Elect Director Anthony R. Chase         For       For          Management
1.1b  Elect Director Kevin P. Chilton         For       For          Management
1.1c  Elect Director H. Paulett Eberhart      For       For          Management
1.1d  Elect Director Peter J. Fluor           For       For          Management
1.1e  Elect Director Richard L. George        For       For          Management
1.1f  Elect Director Joseph W. Gorder         For       For          Management
1.1g  Elect Director John R. Gordon           For       For          Management
1.1h  Elect Director Mark C. McKinley         For       For          Management
1.1i  Elect Director Eric D. Mullins          For       For          Management
1.1j  Elect Director R. A. Walker             For       For          Management
2     Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors             For       For          Management
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
4     Adopt Proxy Access Right                Against   For          Shareholder
5     Report on Plans to Address Stranded     Against   Against      Shareholder
      Carbon Asset Risks


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BG GROUP PLC

Ticker:       BG.            Security ID:  G1245Z108
Meeting Date: MAY 05, 2015   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 30, 2015

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Accept Financial Statements and         For       For          Management
      Statutory Reports
2     Approve Remuneration Report             For       For          Management
3     Approve Final Dividend                  For       For          Management
4     Elect Helge Lund as Director            For       For          Management
5     Re-elect Vivienne Cox as Director       For       For          Management
6     Re-elect Pam Daley as Director          For       For          Management
7     Re-elect Martin Ferguson as Director    For       For          Management
8     Re-elect Andrew Gould as Director       For       For          Management
9     Re-elect Baroness Hogg as Director      For       For          Management
10    Re-elect Sir John Hood as Director      For       For          Management
11    Re-elect Caio Koch-Weser as Director    For       For          Management
12    Re-elect Lim Haw-Kuang as Director      For       For          Management
13    Re-elect Simon Lowth as Director        For       For          Management
14    Re-elect Sir David Manning as Director  For       For          Management
15    Re-elect Mark Seligman as Director      For       For          Management
16    Re-elect Patrick Thomas as Director     For       For          Management
17    Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For       For          Management
18    Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix    For       For          Management
      Remuneration of Auditors
19    Authorise EU Political Donations and    For       For          Management
      Expenditure
20    Authorise Issue of Equity with          For       For          Management
      Pre-emptive Rights
21    Authorise Issue of Equity without       For       For          Management
      Pre-emptive Rights
22    Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary   For       For          Management
      Shares
23    Authorise the Company to Call EGM with  For       For          Management
      Two Weeks' Notice


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BP PLC

Ticker:       BP.            Security ID:  G12793108
Meeting Date: APR 16, 2015   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 14, 2015

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Accept Financial Statements and         For       For          Management
      Statutory Reports
2     Approve Remuneration Report             For       For          Management
3     Re-elect Bob Dudley as Director         For       For          Management
4     Re-elect Dr Brian Gilvary as Director   For       For          Management
5     Re-elect Paul Anderson as Director      For       For          Management
6     Elect Alan Boeckmann as Director        For       For          Management
7     Re-elect Frank Bowman as Director       For       For          Management
8     Re-elect Antony Burgmans as Director    For       For          Management
9     Re-elect Cynthia Carroll as Director    For       For          Management
10    Re-elect Ian Davis as Director          For       For          Management
11    Re-elect Dame Ann Dowling as Director   For       For          Management
12    Re-elect Brendan Nelson as Director     For       For          Management
13    Re-elect Phuthuma Nhleko as Director    For       For          Management
14    Re-elect Andrew Shilston as Director    For       For          Management
15    Re-elect Carl-Henric Svanberg as        For       For          Management
      Director
16    Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as          For       For          Management
      Auditors and Authorise Their
      Remuneration
17    Authorise the Renewal of the Scrip      For       For          Management
      Dividend Programme
18    Approve Share Award Plan 2015           For       For          Management
19    Authorise EU Political Donations and    For       For          Management
      Expenditure
20    Authorise Issue of Equity with          For       For          Management
      Pre-emptive Rights
21    Authorise Issue of Equity without       For       For          Management
      Pre-emptive Rights
22    Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary   For       For          Management
      Shares
23    Adopt New Articles of Association       For       For          Management
24    Authorise the Company to Call EGM with  For       For          Management
      Two Weeks' Notice
25    Approve Strategic Climate Change        For       For          Shareholder
      Resilience for 2035 and Beyond


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CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION

Ticker:       COG            Security ID:  127097103
Meeting Date: APR 23, 2015   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 02, 2015

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1a  Elect Director Rhys J. Best             For       For          Management
1.1b  Elect Director Dan O. Dinges            For       For          Management
1.1c  Elect Director James R. Gibbs           For       For          Management
1.1d  Elect Director Robert L. Keiser         For       For          Management
1.1e  Elect Director Robert Kelley            For       For          Management
1.1f  Elect Director W. Matt Ralls            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     Report on Political Contributions       Against   Against      Shareholder
      Disclosure
5     Proxy Access                            Against   For          Shareholder


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CAIRN ENERGY PLC

Ticker:       CNE            Security ID:  G17528269
Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2015   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAY 12, 2015

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Accept Financial Statements and         For       For          Management
      Statutory Reports
2     Approve Remuneration Report             For       For          Management
3     Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP    For       For          Management
      as Auditors
4     Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of  For       For          Management
      Auditors
5     Re-elect Ian Tyler as Director          For       For          Management
6     Re-elect Todd Hunt as Director          For       For          Management
7     Re-elect Iain McLaren as Director       For       For          Management
8     Re-elect Alexander Berger as Director   For       For          Management
9     Re-elect Jacqueline Sheppard as         For       For          Management
      Director
10    Re-elect Simon Thomson as Director      For       For          Management
11    Elect James Smith as Director           For       For          Management
12    Authorise Issue of Equity with          For       For          Management
      Pre-emptive Rights
13    Authorise Issue of Equity without       For       For          Management
      Pre-emptive Rights
14    Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary   For       For          Management
      Shares
15    Authorise the Company to Call EGM with  For       For          Management
      Two Weeks' Notice
16    Approve Any Disposals by the Company    For       For          Management
      or Any Subsidiary Undertaking of the
      Company of Any or All Shares in Cairn
      India Limited


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CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LIMITED

Ticker:       CNQ            Security ID:  136385101
Meeting Date: MAY 07, 2015   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 18, 2015

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Elect Catherine M. Best, N. Murray      For       For          Management
      Edwards, Timothy W. Faithfull, Gary A.
      Filmon, Christopher L. Fong, Gordon D.
      Giffin, Wilfred A. Gobert, Steve W.
      Laut, Frank J. McKenna, David A. Tuer,
      and Annette M. Verschuren as Directors
1.1   Elect Director Catherine M. Best        For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director N. Murray Edwards        For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Timothy W. Faithfull     For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Gary A. Filmon           For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Christopher L. Fong      For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Gordon D. Giffin         For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Wilfred A. Gobert        For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Steve W. Laut            For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director Frank J. McKenna         For       For          Management
1.10  Elect Director David A. Tuer            For       For          Management
1.11  Elect Director Annette M. Verschuren    For       For          Management
2     Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as   For       For          Management
      Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix
      Their Remuneration
3     Advisory Vote on Executive              For       For          Management
      Compensation Approach


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CHEVRON CORPORATION

Ticker:       CVX            Security ID:  166764100
Meeting Date: MAY 27, 2015   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 01, 2015

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Alexander B. Cummings,   For       For          Management
      Jr.
1b    Elect Director Linnet F. Deily          For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Robert E. Denham         For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Alice P. Gast            For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Enrique Hernandez, Jr.   For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Jon M. Huntsman, Jr.     For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Charles W. Moorman, IV   For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director John G. Stumpf           For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Ronald D. Sugar          For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Inge G. Thulin           For       For          Management
1k    Elect Director Carl Ware                For       For          Management
1l    Elect Director John S. Watson           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     Report on Charitable Contributions      Against   Against      Shareholder
5     Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy  Against   Against      Shareholder
6     Prohibit Political Spending             Against   Against      Shareholder
7     Increase Return of Capital to           Against   Against      Shareholder
      Shareholders in Light of  Climate
      Change Risks
8     Adopt Quantitative GHG Goals for        Against   Against      Shareholder
      Products and Operations
9     Report on the Result of Efforts to      Against   Against      Shareholder
      Minimize Hydraulic Fracturing Impacts
10    Proxy Access                            Against   For          Shareholder
11    Require Independent Board Chairman      Against   Against      Shareholder
12    Require Director Nominee with           Against   Against      Shareholder
      Environmental Experience
13    Amend Bylaws -- Call Special Meetings   Against   Against      Shareholder


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CIMAREX ENERGY CO.

Ticker:       XEC            Security ID:  171798101
Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2015   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 18, 2015

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Joseph R. Albi           For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Michael J. Sullivan      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     Proxy Access                            Against   For          Shareholder


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CONOCOPHILLIPS

Ticker:       COP            Security ID:  20825C104
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2015   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 13, 2015

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Richard L. Armitage      For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Richard H. Auchinleck    For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Charles E. Bunch         For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director James E. Copeland, Jr.   For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director John V. Faraci           For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Jody L. Freeman          For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Gay Huey Evans           For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Ryan M. Lance            For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Arjun N. Murti           For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Robert A. Niblock        For       For          Management
1k    Elect Director Harald J. Norvik         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     Pro-rata Vesting of Equity Plan         Against   Against      Shareholder
6     Remove or Adjust Reserve Metrics used   Against   Against      Shareholder
      for Executive Compensation
7     Adopt Proxy Access Right                Against   For          Shareholder


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DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION

Ticker:       DVN            Security ID:  25179M103
Meeting Date: JUN 03, 2015   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 06, 2015

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Barbara M. Baumann       For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director John E. Bethancourt      For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Robert H. Henry          For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Michael M. Kanovsky      For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Robert A. Mosbacher, Jr. For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director J. Larry Nichols         For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Duane C. Radtke          For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Mary P. Ricciardello     For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director John Richels             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
5     Adopt Proxy Access Right                Against   For          Shareholder
6     Review Public Policy Advocacy on        Against   Against      Shareholder
      Climate Change
7     Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy  Against   Against      Shareholder
8     Report on Financial Risks of Climate    Against   Against      Shareholder
      Change


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ENBRIDGE INC.

Ticker:       ENB            Security ID:  29250N105
Meeting Date: MAY 06, 2015   Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:  MAR 12, 2015

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Elect Director David A. Arledge         For       For          Management
2     Elect Director James J. Blanchard       For       For          Management
3     Elect Director Marcel R. Coutu          For       For          Management
4     Elect Director J. Herb England          For       For          Management
5     Elect Director Charles W. Fischer       For       For          Management
6     Elect Director V. Maureen Kempston      For       For          Management
      Darkes
7     Elect Director Al Monaco                For       For          Management
8     Elect Director George K. Petty          For       For          Management
9     Elect Director Rebecca B. Roberts       For       For          Management
10    Elect Director Dan C. Tutcher           For       For          Management
11    Elect Director Catherine L. Williams    For       For          Management
12    Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as    For       For          Management
      Auditors
13    Approve Advance Notice Policy           For       For          Management
14    Advisory Vote on Executive              For       For          Management
      Compensation Approach


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ENCANA CORPORATION

Ticker:       ECA            Security ID:  292505104
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2015   Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:  MAR 23, 2015

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Peter A. Dea             For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Fred J. Fowler           For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Howard J. Mayson         For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Lee A. McIntire          For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Margaret A. McKenzie     For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Suzanne P. Nimocks       For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Jane L. Peverett         For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Brian G. Shaw            For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director Douglas J. Suttles       For       For          Management
1.10  Elect Director Bruce G. Waterman        For       For          Management
1.11  Elect Director Clayton H. Woitas        For       For          Management
2     Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as   For       For          Management
      Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix
      Their Remuneration
3     Amend Stock Option Plan                 For       For          Management
4     Authorize New Class of Preferred Stock  For       For          Management
5     Advisory Vote on Executive              For       For          Management
      Compensation Approach


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EOG RESOURCES, INC.

Ticker:       EOG            Security ID:  26875P101
Meeting Date: APR 30, 2015   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 02, 2015

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1a  Elect Director Janet F. Clark           For       For          Management
1.1b  Elect Director Charles R. Crisp         For       For          Management
1.1c  Elect Director James C. Day             For       For          Management
1.1d  Elect Director H. Leighton Steward      For       For          Management
1.1e  Elect Director Donald F. Textor         For       For          Management
1.1f  Elect Director William R. Thomas        For       For          Management
1.1g  Elect Director Frank G. Wisner          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
4     Proxy Access                            Against   For          Shareholder
5     Report on Methane Emissions Management  Against   Against      Shareholder
      and Reduction Targets


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EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION

Ticker:       XOM            Security ID:  30231G102
Meeting Date: MAY 27, 2015   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 07, 2015

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Michael J. Boskin        For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Peter Brabeck-Letmathe   For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Ursula M. Burns          For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Larry R. Faulkner        For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Jay S. Fishman           For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Henrietta H. Fore        For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Kenneth C. Frazier       For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Douglas R. Oberhelman    For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director Samuel J. Palmisano      For       For          Management
1.10  Elect Director Steven S. Reinemund      For       For          Management
1.11  Elect Director Rex W. Tillerson         For       For          Management
1.12  Elect Director William C. Weldon        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   Against      Shareholder
5     Adopt Proxy Access Right                Against   For          Shareholder
6     Require Director Nominee with           Against   Against      Shareholder
      Environmental Experience
7     Increase the Number of Females on the   Against   Against      Shareholder
      Board
8     Disclose Percentage of Females at Each  Against   Against      Shareholder
      Percentile of Compensation
9     Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy  Against   Against      Shareholder
10    Adopt Quantitative GHG Goals for        Against   Against      Shareholder
      Products and Operations
11    Report on the Result of Efforts to      Against   Against      Shareholder
      Minimize Hydraulic Fracturing Impacts


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HALLIBURTON COMPANY

Ticker:       HAL            Security ID:  406216101
Meeting Date: MAR 27, 2015   Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:  FEB 17, 2015

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Issue Shares in Connection with         For       For          Management
      Acquisition
2     Adjourn Meeting                         For       For          Management


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HALLIBURTON COMPANY

Ticker:       HAL            Security ID:  406216101
Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2015   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 23, 2015

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Abdulaziz F. Al Khayyal  For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Alan M. Bennett          For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director James R. Boyd            For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Milton Carroll           For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Nance K. Dicciani        For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Murry S. Gerber          For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Jose C. Grubisich        For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director David J. Lesar           For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director Robert A. Malone         For       For          Management
1.10  Elect Director J. Landis Martin         For       For          Management
1.11  Elect Director Jeffrey A. Miller        For       For          Management
1.12  Elect Director Debra L. Reed            For       For          Management
2     Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors             For       For          Management
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
4     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For          Management
5     Amend Qualified Employee Stock          For       For          Management
      Purchase Plan


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KOSMOS ENERGY LTD.

Ticker:       KOS            Security ID:  G5315B107
Meeting Date: JUN 03, 2015   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 10, 2015

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Andrew G. Inglis         For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Brian F. Maxted          For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Richard B. Dearlove      For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director David I. Foley           For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director David B. Krieger         For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Joseph P. Landy          For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Prakash A. Melwani       For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Adebayo ('Bayo') O.      For       For          Management
      Ogunlesi
1.9   Elect Director Chris Tong               For       For          Management
1.10  Elect Director Christopher A. Wright    For       For          Management
2     Approve Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors   For       For          Management
      and Authorize Board to Fix Their
      Remuneration Auditors
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
4     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For          Management


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MARATHON OIL CORPORATION

Ticker:       MRO            Security ID:  565849106
Meeting Date: APR 29, 2015   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 02, 2015

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1a  Elect Director Gregory H. Boyce         For       For          Management
1.1b  Elect Director Pierre Brondeau          For       For          Management
1.1c  Elect Director Chadwick C. Deaton       For       For          Management
1.1d  Elect Director Marcela E. Donadio       For       For          Management
1.1e  Elect Director Philip Lader             For       For          Management
1.1f  Elect Director Michael E. J. Phelps     For       For          Management
1.1g  Elect Director Dennis H. Reilley        For       For          Management
1.1h  Elect Director Lee M. Tillman           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     Proxy Access                            Against   For          Shareholder
5     Report on Capital Expenditure Strategy  Against   Against      Shareholder
      with Respect to Climate Change Policy


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MURPHY OIL CORPORATION

Ticker:       MUR            Security ID:  626717102
Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2015   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 16, 2015

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director T. Jay Collins           For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Steven A. Cosse          For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Claiborne P. Deming      For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Lawrence R. Dickerson    For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Roger W. Jenkins         For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director James V. Kelley          For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Walentin Mirosh          For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director R. Madison Murphy        For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Jeffrey W. Nolan         For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Neal E. Schmale          For       For          Management
1k    Elect Director Laura A. Sugg            For       For          Management
1l    Elect Director Caroline G. Theus        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     Proxy Access                            Against   For          Shareholder


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NOBLE ENERGY, INC.

Ticker:       NBL            Security ID:  655044105
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2015   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 04, 2015

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Jeffrey L. Berenson      For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Michael A. Cawley        For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Edward F. Cox            For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Thomas J. Edelman        For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Eric P. Grubman          For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Kirby L. Hedrick         For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director David L. Stover          For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Scott D. Urban           For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director William T. Van Kleef     For       For          Management
1.10  Elect Director Molly K. Williamson      For       For          Management
2     Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors             For       For          Management
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
4     Increase Authorized Common Stock        For       For          Management
5     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For          Management
6     Approve Non-Employee Director Omnibus   For       For          Management
      Stock Plan
7     Adopt Proxy Access Right                Against   For          Shareholder
8     Report on Impacts of and Plans to       Against   Against      Shareholder
      Align with Global Climate Change Policy


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OIL SEARCH LTD.

Ticker:       OSH            Security ID:  Y64695110
Meeting Date: MAY 15, 2015   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAY 13, 2015

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
2     Elect Gerea Aopi as Director            For       For          Management
3     Elect Rick Lee as Director              For       For          Management
4     Elect Bart Philemon as Director         For       For          Management
5     Appoint Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu as     For       For          Management
      Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix
      Their Remuneration
1     Approve the Grant of 236,000            For       For          Management
      Performance Rights to Peter Botten,
      Managing Director of the Company
2     Approve the Grant of 51,400             For       For          Management
      Performance Rights to Gerea Aopi,
      Executive Director of the Company
3     Approve the Grant of 226,043            For       For          Management
      Restricted Shares to Peter Botten,
      Managing Director of the Company
4     Approve the Grant of 39,593 Restricted  For       For          Management
      Shares to Gerea Aopi, Executive
      Director of the Company


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PHILLIPS 66

Ticker:       PSX            Security ID:  718546104
Meeting Date: MAY 06, 2015   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 13, 2015

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director J. Brian Ferguson        For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Harold W. McGraw, III    For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Victoria J. Tschinkel    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     Declassify the Board of Directors       For       For          Management
5     Adopt Quantitative GHG Goals for        Against   Against      Shareholder
      Operations


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PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES COMPANY

Ticker:       PXD            Security ID:  723787107
Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2015   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 26, 2015

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Edison C. Buchanan       For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Andrew F. Cates          For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Timothy L. Dove          For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Phillip A. Gobe          For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Larry R. Grillot         For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Stacy P. Methvin         For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Royce W. Mitchell        For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Frank A. Risch           For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director Scott D. Sheffield       For       For          Management
1.10  Elect Director J. Kenneth Thompson      For       For          Management
1.11  Elect Director Phoebe A. Wood           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     Adopt Proxy Access Right                Against   For          Shareholder


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RANGE RESOURCES CORPORATION

Ticker:       RRC            Security ID:  75281A109
Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2015   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 27, 2015

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Anthony V. Dub           For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director V. Richard Eales         For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Allen Finkelson          For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director James M. Funk            For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Christopher A. Helms     For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Jonathan S. Linker       For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Mary Ralph Lowe          For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Kevin S. McCarthy        For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director John H. Pinkerton        For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Jeffrey L. Ventura       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     Proxy Access                            Against   For          Shareholder


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ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC

Ticker:       RDSA           Security ID:  780259206
Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2015   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 09, 2015

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Accept Financial Statements and         For       For          Management
      Statutory Reports
2     Approve Remuneration Report             For       For          Management
3     Re-elect Ben van Beurden as Director    For       For          Management
4     Re-elect Guy Elliott as Director        For       For          Management
5     Re-elect Euleen Goh as Director         For       For          Management
6     Re-elect Simon Henry as Director        For       For          Management
7     Re-elect Charles Holliday as Director   For       For          Management
8     Re-elect Gerard Kleisterlee as Director For       For          Management
9     Re-elect Sir Nigel Sheinwald as         For       For          Management
      Director
10    Re-elect Linda Stuntz as Director       For       For          Management
11    Re-elect Hans Wijers as Director        For       For          Management
12    Re-elect Patricia Woertz as Director    For       For          Management
13    Re-elect Gerrit Zalm as Director        For       For          Management
14    Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP    For       For          Management
      as Auditors
15    Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of  For       For          Management
      Auditors
16    Authorise Issue of Equity with          For       For          Management
      Pre-emptive Rights
17    Authorise Issue of Equity without       For       For          Management
      Pre-emptive Rights
18    Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary   For       For          Management
      Shares
19    Approve Scrip Dividend Scheme           For       For          Management
20    Authorise EU Political Donations and    For       For          Management
      Expenditure
21    Approve Strategic Resilience for 2035   For       For          Shareholder
      and Beyond


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SCHLUMBERGER LIMITED

Ticker:       SLB            Security ID:  806857108
Meeting Date: APR 08, 2015   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 11, 2015

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Peter L.S. Currie as Director     For       For          Management
1b    Elect K. Vaman Kamath as Director       For       For          Management
1c    Elect V. Maureen Kempston Darkes as     For       Against      Management
      Director
1d    Elect Paal Kibsgaard as Director        For       For          Management
1e    Elect Nikolay Kudryavtsev as Director   For       For          Management
1f    Elect Michael E. Marks as Director      For       For          Management
1g    Elect Indra K. Nooyi as Director        For       For          Management
1h    Elect Lubna S. Olayan as Director       For       For          Management
1i    Elect Leo Rafael Reif as Director       For       For          Management
1j    Elect Tore I. Sandvold as Director      For       For          Management
1k    Elect Henri Seydoux as Director         For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Adopt and Approve Financials and        For       For          Management
      Dividends
4     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as    For       For          Management
      Auditors


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SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COMPANY

Ticker:       SWN            Security ID:  845467109
Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2015   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 23, 2015

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director John D. Gass             For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Catherine A. Kehr        For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Greg D. Kerley           For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Vello A. Kuuskraa        For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Kenneth R. Mourton       For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Steven L. Mueller        For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Elliott Pew              For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Terry W. Rathert         For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director Alan H. Stevens          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     Amend Bylaws-- Call Special Meetings    Against   Against      Shareholder
5     Proxy Access                            Against   For          Shareholder


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STATOIL ASA

Ticker:       STL            Security ID:  R8413J103
Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2015   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Open Meeting                            None      None         Management
2     Registration of Attending Shareholders  None      None         Management
      and Proxies
3     Elect Chairman of Meeting               For       Did Not Vote Management
4     Approve Notice of Meeting and Agenda    For       Did Not Vote Management
5     Designate Inspector(s) of Minutes of    For       Did Not Vote Management
      Meeting
6     Accept Financial Statements and         For       Did Not Vote Management
      Statutory Reports; Approve Allocation
      of Income and Dividends of NOK 7.20
      Per Share
7     Implement Strategic Resilience for      For       Did Not Vote Shareholder
      2035 and Beyond
8     Assess Statoil's Project Within the     Against   Did Not Vote Shareholder
      Portfolio For its Resilience Against
      IPCC's AR5 Scenarios and Report to
      Shareholders
9     Implement New Strategy for a More       Against   Did Not Vote Shareholder
      Sustainable Development and
      Administration of the Company's
      Resources and Business
10    Approve Company's Corporate Governance  For       Did Not Vote Management
      Statement
11    Approve Remuneration Policy And Other   For       Did Not Vote Management
      Terms of Employment For Executive
      Management
12    Approve Remuneration of Auditors        For       Did Not Vote Management
13    Elect Bjorn Haavik as Deputy Member of  For       Did Not Vote Management
      Nominating Committee
14    Approve Remuneration of Corporate       For       Did Not Vote Management
      Assembly
15    Approve Remuneration of Nominating      For       Did Not Vote Management
      Committee
16    Approve Distribution of Dividends       For       Did Not Vote Management
17    Approve Equity Plan Financing           For       Did Not Vote Management
18    Authorize Share Repurchase Program and  For       Did Not Vote Management
      Cancellation of Repurchased Shares


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TOTAL SA

Ticker:       FP             Security ID:  F92124100
Meeting Date: MAY 29, 2015   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAY 26, 2015

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Approve Financial Statements and        For       For          Management
      Statutory Reports
2     Approve Consolidated Financial          For       For          Management
      Statements and Statutory Reports
3     Approve Allocation of Income and        For       For          Management
      Dividends of EUR 2.44 per Share
4     Approve Stock Dividend Program (Cash    For       For          Management
      or New Shares)
5     Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10        For       For          Management
      Percent of Issued Share Capital
6     Reelect Patrick Artus as Director       For       For          Management
7     Reelect Anne-Marie Idrac as Director    For       For          Management
8     Elect Patrick Pouyanne as Director      For       For          Management
9     Approve Agreement with Patrick          For       For          Management
      Pouyanne, CEO
10    Advisory Vote on Compensation of        For       For          Management
      Thierry Desmarest, Chairman since Oct.
      22, 2014
11    Advisory Vote on Compensation of        For       For          Management
      Patrick Pouyanne, CEO since Oct. 22,
      2014
12    Advisory Vote on Compensation of        For       For          Management
      Christophe de Margerie, CEO and
      Chairman until Oct. 20, 2014
A     Address the Matter of a Fair Sharing    Against   Against      Shareholder
      of Costs between Shareholders and
      Company Employees

========== END NPX REPORT


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.

BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust

 

By:  

/s/ John Perlowski

  John Perlowski
  Chief Executive Officer of
  BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust

Date: August 26, 2015