Rmr Preferred Dividend Fund - Annual report of proxy voting record for management investment companies (N-PX)
27 Août 2008 - 8:51PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM N-PX
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANY
Investment
Company Act file number
: 811-21671
RMR PREFERRED DIVIDEND FUND
(Exact name of registrant as
specified in charter)
400 CENTRE STREET
NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02458
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
(Name and Address of Agent
for
Service)
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Copy to:
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Adam D. Portnoy, President
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Thomas A. DeCapo, Esq.
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RMR
Preferred Dividend Fund
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Skadden,
Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
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400
Centre Street
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One
Beacon Street
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Newton,
Massachusetts 02458
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Boston,
Massachusetts 02108
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Christina T. Simmons, Esq.
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State
Street Bank and Trust Company
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4
Copley Place, 5
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Floor
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Boston,
Massachusetts 02116
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Registrants
telephone number, including area code:
(617)
332-9530
Date
of fiscal year end:
December 31
Date
of reporting period:
June 30, 2008
Voting Record
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Abingdon
Investment Limited
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Ticker:
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Cusip:
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Meeting Date:
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8/13/2007
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Record Date:
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8/11/2007
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1.00
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That the Articles of Association
of the Guernsey Company be amended as more particularly described in the
Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting contained in the Proxy
Statement/Private Offering Memorandum.
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Management
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2.00
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That the Share Exchange
Agreement (as that term is defined in the Proxy Statement/Private Offering
Memorandum attached to the Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting is
attached) substantially in the form of the draft attached as Exhibit A
to the Proxy Statement/Private Offering Memorandum be and is hereby approved.
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3.00
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That the Company be and is
hereby authorized to execute the Share Exchange Agreement, and such other
documents and agreements that are reasonably necessary in the judgement of
the directors of the Guernsey Company to implement the Share Exchange (as
described in the Share Exchange Agreement), as agents for and on behalf of
all the holders of shares of the Guernsey Company.
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4.00
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That the Secretary of the
Company be and is hereby authorized on completion of the Share Exchange to
make the necessary entries in the register of Members to give full effect to
the Share Exchange.
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Alesco
Financial Inc.
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Ticker:
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AFN
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Cusip:
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014485106
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Meeting Date:
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6/18/2008
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Record Date:
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4/24/2008
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1.00
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Directors Recommend: A vote
for election of the following nominees: 01-Rodney E. Bennett; 02-Marc
Chayette; 03-Daniel G. Cohen; 04-Thomas P. Costello; 05-G. Steven Dawson;
06-Jack Haraburda; 07-James J. McEntee, III; 08-Lance Ullom; 09-Charles
W. Wolcott.
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2.00
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To amend the Companys 2006
Long-Term Incentive Plan to increase the total number of shares of common
stock available to be granted under the plan, as described in the
accompanying proxy statement.
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3.00
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To ratify the appointment
of Ernst & Young LLP as the Companys independent registered public
accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2008.
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Alpine
Total Dynamic Dividend Fund
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Ticker:
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AOD
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Cusip:
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021060108
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Meeting Date:
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3/14/2008
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Record Date:
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1/24/2008
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1.00
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Directors Recommend: A vote
for election of the following nominees: 01-Jeffrey E. Wacksman.
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American
Capital Strategies, Ltd.
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Ticker:
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ACAS
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Cusip:
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024937104
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Meeting Date:
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5/19/2008
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Record Date:
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3/20/2008
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1.00
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Directors Recommend: A vote
for election of the following nominees: 01-Mary C. Baskin; 02-Neil M. Hahl;
03-Philip R. Harper; 04-John A. Koskinen; 05-Stan Lundine; 06-Kenneth D.
Peterson; 07-Alvin N. Puryear; 08-Malon Wilkus.
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2.00
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Approval of the amendment
to our Bylaws to require majority vote to elect directors in uncontested
elections.
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3.00
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Approval of the 2008 Stock
Option Plan.
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4.00
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Approval of the amendment
to the Incentive Bonus Plan.
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5.00
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Approval of the ability to
issue convertible securities.
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6.00
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Approval of the amendment
and restatement of our Certificate of Incorporation.
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For
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7.00
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Ratification of appointment
of Ernst & Young LLP as auditors for the year ending December 31,
2008.
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2
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Care
Investment Trust Inc.
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Ticker:
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CRE
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Cusip:
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141657106
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Meeting Date:
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6/3/2008
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Record Date:
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4/28/2008
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1.00
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Directors Recommend: A vote
for election of the following nominees: 01-Flint D. Besecker; 02-G. E. Bisbee, Jr..
Ph.D.; 03-Kirk E. Gorman; 04-Alexandria Lebenthal; 05-Walter J. Owens;
06-Karen P. Robards; 07-J. Rainer Twiford.
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2.00
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Directors Proposal -
Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the
Companys independent registered auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31,
2008.
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Colonial
Properties Trust
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Ticker:
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CLP
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Cusip:
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195872106
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Meeting Date:
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4/23/2008
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Record Date:
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2/15/2008
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1.00
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Directors Recommend: A vote
for election of the following nominees: 01-Weston M. Andress; 02-Carl F.
Bailey; 03-M. Miller Gorrie; 04-William M. Johnson; 05-Glade M. Knight;
06-James K. Lowder; 07-Thomas H. Lowder; 08-Herbert A. Meisler; 09-Claude B.
Nielsen; 10-Harold W. Ripps; 11-Donald T. Senterfitt; 12-John W. Spiegel;
13-C. R. Thompson, III.
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2.00
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To approve the Colonial
Properties Trust 2008 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
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3.00
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To ratify the appointment
of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting
firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008.
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Cornerstone
Strategic Value Fund-
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Ticker:
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CLM
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Cusip:
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21924B104
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Meeting Date:
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4/15/2008
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Record Date:
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2/19/2008
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1.00
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Directors Recommend: A vote
for election of the following nominees: 01-Edwin Meese III; 02-Ralph W.
Bradshaw.
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Digital
Realty Trust, Inc.
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Ticker:
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DLR
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Cusip:
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253868202
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Meeting Date:
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5/5/2008
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Record Date:
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3/6/2008
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1.00
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Directors Recommend: A vote
for election of the following nominees: 01-Richard A. Magnuson; 02-Michael F.
Foust; 03-Laurence A. Chapman; 04-Kathleen Earley; 05-Ruann F. Ernst, Ph.D.;
06-Dennis E. Singleton.
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2.00
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Ratifying the selection of
KPMG LLP as the Companys independent auditors for the year ended December 31,2008.
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Feldman
Mall Properties, Inc.
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Ticker:
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FMLP
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Cusip:
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314308107
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Meeting Date:
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12/28/2007
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Record Date:
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11/19/2007
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1.00
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Directors Recommend: A vote
for election of the following nominees: 01-Lawrence Feldman; 02-Lawrence S.
Kaplan; 03-Bruce E. Moore; 04-Paul H. McDowell.
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Proposal to approve the
appointment of KPMG LLP as the Companys independent registered public accounting
firm for the fiscal year 2007.
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Proposal to approve the
convertibility feature of our 6.85% Series A Cumulative Contingently
Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share.
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Proposal to approve a
stockholder proposal that the Company engage an investment bank to pursue
strategic alternatives.
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Iowa
Telecommunications Services,
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Ticker:
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IWA
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Cusip:
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462594201
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Meeting Date:
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6/12/2008
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Record Date:
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4/22/2008
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1.00
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Directors Recommend: A vote
for election of the following nominees: 01-Brian G. Hart*; 02-Alan L. Wells*;
03-Kenneth R. Cole**. Note: * = Class I
Expires in 2011; ** = Class II Expires in 2009.
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Approval and ratification
of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent
registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2008
(Proposal No. 2).
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LMP Real
Estate Income Fund Inc.
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Ticker:
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RIT
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Cusip:
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50208C108
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Meeting Date:
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4/28/2008
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Record Date:
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3/3/2008
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1.00
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Directors Recommend: A vote
for election of the following nominees: 01-Daniel P. Cronin; 02-Paolo M.
Cucchi; 03-Riordan Roett.
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Medical
Properties Trust, Inc.
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Ticker:
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MPW
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Cusip:
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58463J304
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Meeting Date:
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5/22/2008
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Record Date:
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4/1/2008
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Directors Recommend: A vote
for election of the following nominees: 01-Edward K. Aldag, Jr.; 02-Virginia
A. Clarke; 03-G. Steven Dawson; 04-R. Steven Hamner; 05-Robert E. Holmes,
Ph.D.; 06-Sherry A. Kellett; 07-William G. McKenzie; 08-L. Glenn Orr, Jr.
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2.00
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To ratify the appointment
of KPMG LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal
year ending December 31, 2008.
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MFA
Mortgage Investments, Inc.
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Ticker:
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MFA
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Cusip:
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55272X201
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Meeting Date:
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5/21/2008
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Record Date:
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3/25/2008
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1.00
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Directors Recommend: A vote
for election of the following nominees: 01-Stephen R. Blank; 02-Edison C.
Buchanan.
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2.00
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Ratification of the
appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as MFAs independent registered
public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008.
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Neuberger
Berman R/E Sec Income-
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Ticker:
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NRO
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Cusip:
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64190A103
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Meeting Date:
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1/25/2008
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Record Date:
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11/29/2007
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1.00
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To approve an agreement and
plan of reorganization pursuant to which Neuberger Berman Realty Income Fund
Inc. would transfer its assets to Neuberger Berman Real Estate Securities
Income Fund Inc. in exchange for shares of common stock and preferred stock
of NRO and the assumption by NRO of NRIs liabilities and NRI would dissolve
under applicable state law.
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Neuberger
Berman R/E Securities
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Ticker:
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NRO
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Cusip:
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64190A103
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Meeting Date:
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5/28/2008
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Record Date:
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3/27/2008
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1.00
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Directors Recommend: A vote
for election of the following nominees: 01-Martha C. Goss; 02-Robert A.
Kavesh; 03-Edward J. OBrien; 04-William E. Rulon; 05-Candace L. Straight.
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2.00
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To consider, if properly presented
at the meeting, a stockholder proposal to request that the Board of Directors
establish a special committee to investigate suitable alternatives to replace
the Funds investment manager, Neuberger Berman Management.
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Against
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Against
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Shareholder(s)
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Company
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Neuberger
Berman Realty Income Fd-
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Ticker:
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NRO
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Cusip:
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64126G109
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Meeting Date:
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1/25/2008
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Record Date:
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11/29/2008
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Management
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#
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Proposal
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Recommendation
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Vote Cast
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Sponsor
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1.00
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To approve an agreement and
plan of reorganization pursuant to which Neuberger Berman Realty Income Fund
Inc. (NRI) wowuld transfer its assets to Neuberger Berman Real Estate
Securities Income Fund Inc. (NRO) in exchange for shares of common stock
and preferred stock of NRO and the assumption by NRO of NRIs liabilities and
NRI would dissolve under applicable state laws.
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For
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For
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Management
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Company
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The Zweig
Total Return Fund, Inc.
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Ticker:
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ZTR
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Cusip:
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989837109
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Meeting Date:
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5/6/208
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Record Date:
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3/11/2008
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Management
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#
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Proposal
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Recommendation
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Vote Cast
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Sponsor
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1.00
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Directors Recommend: A vote
for election of the following nominees: 01-Wendy Luscombe; 02-R. Keith
Walton.
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For
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For
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Management
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Company
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U-Store-It
Trust
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Ticker:
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YSI
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Cusip:
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91274F104
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Meeting Date:
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5/6/2008
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Record Date:
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3/24/2008
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Management
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#
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Proposal
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Recommendation
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Vote Cast
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Sponsor
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1.00
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Directors Recommend: A vote
for election of the following nominees: 01-J. C. (Jack) Dannemiller; 02-W. M.
Diefenderfer III; 03-Harold S. Haller; 04-Daniel B. Hurwitz; 05-Dean
Jernigan; 06-Marianne M. Keller; 07-David J. LaRue.
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For
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For
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Management
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2.00
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Ratification of the
appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditor for the
year ending December 31, 2008.
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For
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For
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Management
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7
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.
RMR Preferred
Dividend Fund
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/s/ Adam D. Portnoy
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/s/ Mark L. Kleifges
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Adam D.
Portnoy
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Mark L.
Kleifges
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President
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Treasurer
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Date: August 27, 2008
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